A weak politician who betrayed Israel and abandoned Australia’s Jews,” read a post on the official X account of Netanyahu’s office

The deal involves a 60-day pause in fighting and the release of around half of the 50 remaining Israeli hostages, 20 of whom are believed to be alive, in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners.

There is a sizeable gap between the ceasefire deal that Hamas has agreed to, and the demands laid down by the Israeli government. The question is whether Benjamin Netanyahu is ready to negotiate. Egyptian and Qatari mediators have been holding talks with Hamas in their latest effort to broker a ceasefire,

Hamas officials said on Monday, 18 August, that they accept a proposal for a Gaza ceasefire deal that would include the release of half of the approximately 50 Israeli hostages, 20 still

My husband Omri, the father of our two gorgeous young daughters, was kidnapped from our home in Kibbutz Nahal Oz on Oct 7 2023 along with 250 other people from the region.

The fragile negotiations between Israel and Hamas have once again entered a decisive phase, marked by the unveiling of a new ceasefire-hostage release proposal brokered by Egypt and Qatar.

Some members of Israel’s coalition have ruled out a proposed hostage deal with Hamas, but the prime minister has yet to state his position.

The Qatari-Egyptian plan would see the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and would require Israel to allow aid into the enclave.

Egyptian and Qatari mediators were holding talks with Hamas in their latest effort to broker a ceasefire with Israel in the Gaza Strip, where health authorities said Monday that the Palestinian death toll from 22 months of war has passed 62,