GAZA CEASE-FIRE: Hamas, U.S. in direct talks over release of American hostages held in Gaza ■ ISRAEL: IDF chief of staff to meet with families of soldiers held hostage in Gaza ■ U.S.: Freed hostages meet deputy Mideast envoy in Washington; Witkoff says Egypt's proposal for Gaza has 'a lot of compelling features'

Soldier and hostage Matan Angrest's family said the Hamas video proved he was badly wounded. Angrest addressed President Trump, calling him 'the only one who has the power to affect Netanyahu'

The relatives of hostages held by Hamas plan to spend several days outside Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv ■ The judicial coup is back on the agenda for Israeli protesters amid the government's effort to oust the attorney general

On Thursday, 517 days after their lives were ruined, Kibbutz Kfar Azza's youth voiced their pain over the last people from their Gaza border community who are still held hostage: the Berman twins

Liri Albag, who was taken hostage from an IDF base and released in January, told Israel's Channel 12 News that when humanitarian aid wasn't delivered into Gaza 'you could feel it,' adding that 'There were days when we drank salty water because there was no fresh water'

Eisenberg, who directed and starred in the Oscar-winning film about Jewish heritage and the Holocaust, said filming in Poland deepened his connection to his family's past and inspired him to seek citizenship

A video on social media showed a barefoot man holding a Palestinian flag several meters up the Big Ben tower. Police had earlier restricted a pro-Palestine rally from taking place in central London, citing possible disruption to a nearby synagogue's Shabbat service

Acting civil service commissioner Roi Kahlon is under disciplinary investigation by Israel's attorney general after writing a self-flattering recommendation letter which his predecessor – who is now a witness in the probe – refused to sign