Israelis have marked 500 days of war in Gaza with protests demanding further progress on a ceasefire so all remaining hostages can be returned. People demonstrated in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem as

Brave New World, Israeli actress Shira Haas’ character stops the action to moon over the beauty of Tel Aviv’s beaches, mention her West Bank settler uncle Menachem and recall the wonderful day during her IDF service when she arrested a Palestinian child for throwing a stone in Jenin.

The State Attorney’s Tel Aviv District Office filed a declaration of intent on Thursday to prosecute a 20-year-old resident of eastern Jerusalem for allegedly transporting a Palestinian terrorist who stabbed a man in Tel Aviv on Jan.

Israeli tanks moved into the occupied West Bank on Sunday for the first time in decades in what Palestinian authorities called a “dangerous escalation,” after the defense minister said troops will remain in parts of the territory for a year and tens of thousands of Palestinians who have fled cannot return.

Israel has delayed the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners scheduled for Saturday, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday he has instructed the military to prepare to remain in some of the occupied West Bank’s urban refugee camps “for the coming year.

Investigation is under way as Israel ramps up raids in the West Bank following the blasts that caused no casualties.

The first phase of the ceasefire that paused 15 months of brutal warfare between Israel and Hamas militants is set to end on Saturday. It’s unclear what comes next.

This marks the first time in the deal that hostages will be released in the southern Gazan city. Other releases are expected to take place in Nuseirat.