Nearly two years of demonstrations have failed to push Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a deal with Hamas that would end the war and free the remaining captives.

An NBC News analysis of satellite imagery and social media videos reveals Israel's network of fortifications outside its borders with Lebanon, Syria and Gaza.

In July 2024, the Israeli military said it had detained and was questioning nine soldiers over the alleged sexual abuse of a Palestinian detainee at the infamous Sde Teiman prison facility, which was set up to detain people arrested in Gaza.

Israel is stepping up pressure on the Islamic group Hamas. The Israel Defense Forces announced on Wednesday that it has approved the main framework for the operational plan to take control of Gaza City.

Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir has pushed back against a proposal to control Gaza City, according to officials. One hard-right member of the government suggested he could be dismissed.

The U.N. chief has warned Israel that the United Nations has “credible information” of sexual violence and other violations by Israeli forces against detained Palestinians

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier said that Israel intends to take control of all of Gaza but does not want to "keep" or govern the territory, and instead wants to hand it over to "Arab forces.

The Israeli prime minister has served longer and feuded more bitterly with his generals than any prime minister in Israeli history.

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, said "this further escalation will result in more killing, more unbearable suffering, senseless destruction."

We will agree to a deal on the condition that all the hostages are released in a single phase and in accordance with our terms for ending the war,” read a statement from Netanyahu’s