NYT: U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff plans another meeting with senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya, signaling Trump administration's intent to 'keep a direct line of communication'; the two last met in Cairo, where Witkoff consoled him over his son's death

At the Hostage Square rally, survivor Maxim Herkin urged a final push to free the three slain hostages still in Gaza; Nova survivor Guy Gilboa Dalal spoke for the first time about learning his friends were killed; in Sha'ar HaNegev, families said returning revived painful memories

Washington struggles to secure a Security Council majority for its Gaza stabilization force as Russia and China object, Algeria hesitates, and Israeli officials warn Palestinians are backing the US draft publicly while undermining it privately

Over 150 Palestinians from Gaza landed in Johannesburg without documents and were held for 12 hours; South Africa launched a probe; the Palestinian embassy blamed an 'unregistered, misleading' group — allegedly linked to Israel — for organizing the flight

After 24 years as an IDF casualty officer and now heading the military’s Casualties Department, Col. Meital Samet-Cohen describes the unprecedented toll of a war entering its third year, the race against social media, young widows, her own recovery from injury and the many soldiers she knows only after they fall

Moran Staviski, Bar Refaeli’s longtime makeup artist, opens up about her father’s suicide, escaping a toxic relationship, and rebuilding her life as a beauty influencer, coach, and actress. Her journey blends healing, resilience, and reinvention

Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre said Israel denied his visit aimed at securing Norway’s role in Gaza's reconstruction: 'They told me it’s not the right time'; Israeli officials confirmed the rejection, citing no reason to approve it