Why has the Gaza war lasted so long? In a blockbuster investigative profile published this morning, the Times Magazine explains how Benjamin Netanyahu prolonged it partly for personal political reasons.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu signalled that Israel's war against Hamas is far from over, asserting that even a temporary ceasefire will not deter his government from pursuing its ultimate goal: the complete dismantling of Hamas's military.

A parody news account shared a fabricated image of Syrian Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and falsely suggested Syrian leader had been speaking Hebrew.

An initial IDF probe found that infantry soldiers on foot were hit by a roadside bomb in Beit Hanoun and came under fire while evacuating the wounded, the report added. The Qassam brigades, the military wing of Hamas, claimed the attack, describing it as a "well-planned ambush," in an Arabic statement.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he wanted peace with Palestinians but described any future independent state as a platform to destroy Israel and for that reason sovereign power of security must remain with Israel.