ISRAEL: Netanyahu meets Trump in Washington; Hostages' relatives in U.S. push for deal's implementation ■ GAZA: Israeli army says it fired at Palestinians who approached troops in Gaza ■ U.S.: Trump proposes to take over Gaza, displace its Palestinian residents

The prime minister will be in a completely different political arena when he returns to Israel Sunday afternoon. No longer a sitting duck with a feeble coalition, but a man who has been reborn, with the far right on his side again

'The hostage issue cannot be tied to problems with Iran, Saudi Arabia, or the Palestinians': Trump's announcement that the U.S. intends to control Gaza might help Netanyahu derail the cease-fire, and the hostages' families are worried they will never see their loved ones return

The West believes that Tehran seeks an alibi in case it assembles a nuclear bomb. At this point, Trump doesn't seem willing to talk about a military strike against Iran

The Civil Service Commission has instructed the ministry's director general to reconsider his deputy's appointment in light of the allegations, which pertain to incidents that allegedly took place more than a decade ago

Hamas' onslaught on October 7 happened while 'Embassy Down,' called 'Tahrir' in Hebrew, was still in production. The series borrows from a real-life attack on the Israeli Embassy in Cairo, but alas the series doesn't perceive Israel's deeds as a factor in shaping reality

'We're in a window of opportunity,' the sister of one hostage said, 'the likes of which we haven't seen since the war began.' But she warned that despite hope, it's a 'window that can close and determine the fate of the remaining hostages'

In an interview with Haaretz, top executive Jason Isaacson says that as 'stakeholders,' the American Jewish Committee felt compelled to warn of the legal and other dangers posed by the displacement of huge numbers of Palestinians