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Netanyahu’s Plan for Gaza City Has Skeptics in Israeli Military
ByAdam Rasgon August 8, 2025

The military leadership has said it prefers a new cease-fire instead of renewed fighting, and the military’s chief of staff previously raised concerns about troop exhaustion.

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Netanyahu’s Plan for Gaza City Has Skeptics in Israeli Military
ByAdam Rasgon August 8, 2025August 9, 2025

The military leadership has said it prefers a new cease-fire instead of renewed fighting, and the military’s chief of staff previously raised concerns about troop exhaustion.

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Israel Says It’s Preparing to Take Control of Gaza City. What Does That Mean?
ByEphrat Livni August 8, 2025August 8, 2025

The decision to expand operations in the enclave went against the recommendations of the military.

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Netanyahu Broadly Criticized at Home and Abroad After New Gaza Plan
ByAdam Rasgon August 8, 2025August 9, 2025

International allies and families of hostages condemned Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to take control of Gaza City, with the British prime minister calling it “wrong.”

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With Gaza City Plan, Netanyahu Risks Ending Up in Familiar Deadlock
ByPatrick Kingsley August 8, 2025August 8, 2025

Time and again, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has pledged to defeat Hamas by force. The decision to capture Gaza City repeats a strategy that has failed in the past.

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After Weeks of Sectarian Clashes in Syria, an Uneasy Truce Takes Hold
ByCarlotta Gall and Nicole Tung August 6, 2025August 6, 2025

The fighting has stopped in the southern city of Sweida, three weeks after a deadly eruption of violence. But the area remains tense as clashes continue beyond the city.

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Iran Is Holding at Least 4 US Citizens, Rights Groups and Families Say
ByFarnaz Fassihi August 2, 2025August 2, 2025

Two were seized after Israel and the United States attacked Iranian targets in June, and two others have been held since 2024.

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Anger Over Starvation in Gaza Leaves Israel Increasingly Isolated
BySteven Erlanger July 31, 2025August 1, 2025

Global outrage at the Netanyahu government’s actions has grown since the war began, and the suffering of children in the enclave has accelerated the disdain.

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What Would Recognizing a Palestinian State Mean?
ByEphrat Livni July 29, 2025July 30, 2025

The announcements reflect deep frustrations with Israel’s conduct in Gaza and in the occupied West Bank, experts say.

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‘Revenge Is Not a Policy’: Israelis Voice Dissent Against the War in Gaza
ByIsabel Kershner July 28, 2025

After a long silence, prominent Israelis and activists are increasingly raising alarms about potential war crimes being carried out by the government.

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