Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that the military campaign in Gaza is designed “to defeat Hamas.”Israeli officials have told The Times of Israel repeatedly that it is meant to pressure Hamas to ...

By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will convene his security cabinet on Sunday to discuss the expansion of the Gaza offensive and a possible resumption ...

Notably, in the days before the Israeli security cabinet greenlit the expanded war effort, Netanyahu’s wife and close adviser, Sara, sought to downplay the number of living hostages. When ...