Eti Ben-Shimol leads a weekly, deliberately non-political protest in the southern Israeli city of Dimona, calling for a hostage deal. 'We know where we live – this is a Likud stronghold,' she says. The group's message is simple: to show hostage families that they're not alone

A reported emerging agreement calls for the withdrawal of Syrian government forces and allied Bedouin militias from the embattled Sweida province, with local Druze factions tasked with monitoring the pullout and maintaining order

Standing Together accuses Israeli media of censoring Gaza hunger coverage and framing starvation as a PR issue. Activists flood journalists with messages, protest outside news studios and help prompt rare TV reports on crisis

Backed by the Trump administration, Israel opted to expand the war in Gaza and withhold a political vision for ending the conflict, culminating in France's intention to recognize a Palestinian state

For Israeli decision-makers, starvation of the Gaza Strip was in the cards from day one of the war