Protesters in Israel escalated their ongoing campaign on Sunday to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza.

Thousands took to the streets across Israel on Sunday to start a nationwide general strike, backed by the families of the hostages, demanding a cease-fire deal to free the captives and end the war

Qatar has stressed the urgency of brokering a ceasefire in Gaza after Hamas showed a “positive response” to a proposal from Arab countries, but Israel has yet to weigh in as its military prepares an offensive in some of the territory's most densely populated areas.

Israeli forces eliminated a Gaza terrorist involved in the Oct. 7 Kibbutz Nir Oz invasion and Yarden Bibas kidnapping during an Aug. 10 airstrike, the IDF and Shin Bet announced.

Families of hostages held in Gaza are stepping up their campaign to secure their release by holding a strike across Israel.

Nearly two years of demonstrations have failed to push Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a deal with Hamas that would end the war and free the remaining captives.

The Israeli military says it struck an armed group posing as aid workers and using a vehicle marked with the logo of the World Central Kitchen (WCK), a US-based non-profit.

Some universities, municipalities and high-tech companies in Israel are shutting down on Sunday to demand an end to the war in Gaza.

The ICC's prosecution alleges Benjamin Netanyahu is responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Israel's offensive in Gaza.

German prosecutors have announced terrorism charges against a man who they say may have planned to attack the Israeli Embassy in Berlin.

Newly released footage shows a 12-year-old Palestinian girl killed by an Israeli missile while carrying water for her family in northern Gaza, highlighting systematic targeting of children by Israeli occupation forces.