Many Israelis feel that freeing the hostages cannot happen if the government refuses to come to terms with Hamas and pursues its policy of trying to eliminate the group militarily.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will “allow” Palestinians to leave during an upcoming military offensive in some of the territory’s most populated areas.

Hamas officials have announced their acceptance of a proposed ceasefire deal for Gaza. This is everything that we know about it. The proposed agreement involves a suspension of military operations for 60 days.

This article was created in conjunction with one of our partners. An Israeli spokesperson has torn into ABC journalist Patricia Karvelas after he was grilled over the starvation in Gaza, the release of hostages and the relationship between Australia and Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted that Israel's goal was not to occupy Gaza, but to "free Gaza."

A ustralia has hit back at Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu after he branded the country’s prime minister “weak”, with an Australian minister accusing the Israeli leader of conflating strength with killing people.

Nearly two years into the war in Gaza, the Israeli security cabinet voted for yet another military expansion: the proposed takeover of Gaza City. The plan, which was initiated and pushed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu himself,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hinting that ceasefire efforts are now focused on a comprehensive deal that would release the remaining hostages in Gaza all at once.

Meet the Israeli teens refusing Netanyahu’s war on Gaza - ON THE GROUND: The Israeli military is facing a refusal crisis from youth burning draft papers to reservists refusing to turn up for duty, wri