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First Yes to Ceasefire – Israel's Government Assembles

Israel's security cabinet has approved the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, announces the Prime Minister's office. Shortly, the government will meet to give its approval.

First Yes to Ceasefire – Israel's Government Assembles

The Trump Factor Decisive in Negotiations

The USA's incoming president Donald Trump was decisive when an agreement was reached between Israel and terrorist-stamped Hamas, believes political scientist Anders Persson. But it is a shaky settlement, filled with coded language.

The Trump Factor Decisive in Negotiations

Mixed reactions to possible Gaza agreement

Mediators in the Gaza War say, as they have several times before, that significant progress has been made in the negotiations for a ceasefire. Right-wing extremist forces in Israel's government are warning against the agreement.

Mixed reactions to possible Gaza agreement

Protests after hostage video from Hamas

Terror-labelled Hamas has released a recording where a hostage appeals for Israeli actions to be freed. Israel says that negotiations about the hostage have been resumed.

Protests after hostage video from Hamas

Israel guilty of genocide

Human Rights Watch (HRW) accuses Israel of committing "genocide acts" by intentionally depriving Palestinians in Gaza of adequate access to water. Israel claims it is pure lies.

Israel guilty of genocide

Iran's leader: Syria's resistance is not over

Iran's highest leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, says that the "resistance" in Syria is not over despite the former leader Bashar al-Assad's fall. .

Iran's leader: Syria's resistance is not over

Israel wants to increase settlements in occupied Golan

Israel's government has given the green light to expand the Israeli settlements on the occupied Golan Heights, which according to international law belong to Syria, several media outlets report. .

Israel wants to increase settlements in occupied Golan

The Political Map is Being Redrawn in the Region

Russia and Iran are the big losers when the Assad regime fell in Syria. Analyst Alexander Atarodi sees significant regional changes when Islamist groups took power in Damascus.

The Political Map is Being Redrawn in the Region

Hamas and Fatah: To Rule Together in Gaza

The Palestinian arch-enemies Hamas and Fatah are reported to have agreed on a cooperation to govern the Gaza Strip after the war. From the extreme faction in Israel's government, it is said that the Israeli military will stay for a longer period.

Hamas and Fatah: To Rule Together in Gaza

Expert: Israel's government is drifting towards authoritarianism

The region's only liberal democracy. This is how Israel has described its position.

Expert: Israel's government is drifting towards authoritarianism

Israel says yes to ceasefire in Lebanon

Israel's government has voted yes to the proposal for a ceasefire in Lebanon, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented on Tuesday evening. USA's President Joe Biden states that the ceasefire will come into effect on Wednesday morning at 04:00 local time.

Israel says yes to ceasefire in Lebanon

Sources: Ceasefire to be approved tomorrow

A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah can be very close, according to information to several media outlets. A source to CNN says that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "in principle" approved the proposal, which builds on a nearly 20-year-old plan.

Sources: Ceasefire to be approved tomorrow

Israel Offers Reward to Free Hostages

Israel wants to reward those who succeed in getting hostages out of Gaza. Furthermore, free passage is promised to those who have helped to free the hostages.

Israel Offers Reward to Free Hostages

Report: Israel commits crimes against humanity

Israel has caused massive forced relocations of Palestinians in Gaza since the war broke out in October last year, Human Rights Watch states. In a report, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government is accused of repeated violations of the laws of war.

Report: Israel commits crimes against humanity

"All the ingredients for a high-risk match are in place"

After last week's violence in Amsterdam, Paris is on high alert as the French national team takes on Israel. The Gaza war is spilling over into a politically charged football world where power has a hard time setting its foot down.

"All the ingredients for a high-risk match are in place"

Mother after hostage video of son: No time left

The Islamist group Islamic Jihad has released a new video featuring Sasha Trufanov, who was taken captive during the October 7 attack and has since been a hostage in Gaza. The 29-year-old's mother says she is increasingly worried about her son's situation.

Mother after hostage video of son: No time left

Higher War Budget Presented by Israel's Government

> This is an important, difficult but necessary budget during a year of war. .

Higher War Budget Presented by Israel's Government

Anti-Semitism - "Something You Can't Vaccinate Away"

Fiction keeps the wounds of the Holocaust open. In a new book, Daniel Pedersen argues that fiction literature is a path to invaluable knowledge about the Nazi concentration camps and what they did to human beings.

Anti-Semitism - "Something You Can't Vaccinate Away"

The Jewish Central Council: Still No to the Left Party

The Jewish Central Council is sticking to its exclusion of the Left Party from its memorial ceremonies. At their meeting, a long discussion was held about where the boundary between anti-Semitism and criticism of the Israeli government should be drawn.

The Jewish Central Council: Still No to the Left Party

Israeli Ex-Leader: Attack Iran's Nuclear Program - Now

Attack Iran's nuclear power plants now, urges Israel's former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Iran's Foreign Minister warns Israel against attacks on the country's infrastructure.

Israeli Ex-Leader: Attack Iran's Nuclear Program - Now

Hostage in Hamas Video: Agree to the Agreement

Agree to a ceasefire agreement that means the release of Hamas' hostages. This is what the kidnapped Eden Yerushalmi, who was later found dead, appeals to the Israeli government in a newly released video.

Hostage in Hamas Video: Agree to the Agreement

Expert: Strike may be a possible turning point for ceasefire

The general strike in Israel could lead to the country's government being pressured into a ceasefire. Exactly how crippling this strike will be remains to be seen, but it is possible that it could be a turning point, says Middle East expert Anders Persson.

Expert: Strike may be a possible turning point for ceasefire

Expert: Israel's Retaliatory Attack Well Proportioned

After threats of a powerful response to the deadly attack on the Golan Heights over the weekend, Israel has attacked a Hezbollah commander in Beirut. The attack is a clear marker – but at the same time gives the militia group the opportunity not to escalate, according to an expert.

Expert: Israel's Retaliatory Attack Well Proportioned

Israel prepares response to deadly attack

Israel's government is preparing a response to the attack on the Golan Heights where at least twelve children and young people were killed. Israeli ministers have significantly escalated their tone against Hezbollah and the concern for escalation in the region is great.

Israel prepares response to deadly attack