Mazal Mualem

Israel war cabinet members Benny Gantz and Gadi Eisenkot are not hiding their frustration with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's refusal to discuss the future of the Gaza Strip and a potential deal for the release of remaining hostages in Gaza.

In preparation for the next elections, the Israeli far right is already campaigning to resettle the Jewish communities evacuated during the 2005 withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.

Despite the Likud's plunge in the polls, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party preserved most of its power in this week's municipal elections.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu keeps using his well-used method of convincing his right-wing base that he is the only one able to stand up against American pressure.

Almost seven months after Hamas' attack, electoral support for the Israeli prime minister is slowly building against all odds.

There is broad understanding in Israel that shutting down Al Jazeera's local outfit is not only technologically impossible but also harmful to Israel's international image.

Benny Gantz walking out of Israel's war cabinet would shake things up but not force Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into early elections.

Hundreds of thousands of people come out to support the families of the hostages in their call for a deal to release them, but fewer join rallies calling for the Netanyahu government to resign over the failures of Oct. 7.

Israel's military has long been called the army of the people, but its unity is being increasingly destabilized as the political rift expands.

A divided, polarized and more right-wing-than-ever Israeli Jewish society marks the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre.