Israel's war cabinet convenes as Gaza talks in Qatar with Hamas set to begin ■ IDF names officer killed on Oct. 7 who was previously considered captured ■ Israeli army says suspicious aerial object crossed into Israel from Red Sea, fell in open area in Eilat

Slow progress in negotiations for a hostage release deal may be motivated for Netanyahu by fear of angering the far right, leading the defense minister to call his own meeting over the weekend in defiance of the PM's foot-dragging

As tensions between Democrats and Netanyahu grow exponentially, in step with the death toll in Gaza, Israel's prime minister is hoping that Trump and the GOP, eager to use the crisis to bash Biden, will offer him a political life raft

Negotiations will be conducted 'directly with Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar' and not with mediators, and are expected to take 'at least two weeks,' according to a senior Israeli political source

Speaking shortly after President Biden concluded his first call with Netanyahu in over a month, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said the Israeli prime minister's position that opposing a major military operation in Rafah is akin to opposing the total defeat of Hamas was 'nonsense'