After two high-profile meetings with Donald Trump, Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu indicated that a temporary truce deal could be on the horizon,

As Israel and Hamas move closer to a ceasefire agreement, Israel says it wants to maintain troops in a southern corridor of the Gaza Strip — a condition that could derail the talks.

Five IDF soldiers were killed and 12 were wounded in an ambush in Gaza on July 7. The soldiers were part of two units operating in Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza, attempting to clear this area near the Israeli border.

Israeli occupation forces launched overnight strikes across Gaza, destroying homes in Khan Yunis, Jabaliya, and Gaza City.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that Israel, which last month fought a 12-day war with Iran, had attempted to assassinate him.

Late in the afternoon of July 15, Mike Waltz, Trump’s nominee for US ambassador to the United Nations, held a hearing. Waltz pledged to exercise his veto power against UN resolutions against Israel and added that UNRWA should be “dismantled.

Twenty people were killed Wednesday at an aid distribution site run by an Israeli and US-backed organization, while talks for a ceasefire in Gaza make little headway.