Officials unsure why Trump suggested some hostages 'not around any longer'; Smotrich said to tell IDF chief anyone in Gaza City who doesn't evacuate ‘can die of hunger or surrender'

Weekly demonstrations come as Netanyahu says Israel to negotiate for all captives after Hamas okayed phased deal, even as Gaza City takeover still looms

Palestine Action reports hundreds of thousands of protesters, including politicians and journalists, in dozens of locations; police dispute reported numbers

Some officials in Tehran said to show flexibility on talks with European powers, as Iran broadcasts bellicose rhetoric toward Israel

Reported terms with Damascus would see Syrian Golan demilitarized, ban on weapons that would threaten Israel, while Syria would be rehabilitated by US and UAE

Arrests follow the detention of two other settlers on similar charges during an uptick in far-right violence in the West Bank

Full, normal service to resume across Israel by September 1, Israel Railways says, but some routes to require additional transfers until then

Ya'alon pleads for legal bodies to prevent 'moral and ethical deterioration' of Israel * GOP firebrand accuses Israel of using US taxpayers’ money ‘to pay for genocide’ in Gaza