Casablanca - Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz gravely warned on Friday that Gaza City would be destroyed if Hamas refuses to disarm and release all Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz gravely warned on Friday that Gaza City would be destroyed if Hamas refuses to disarm and release all hostages,

Israel's ambassador to the US discusses security control over Gaza, destroying Hamas, and bringing hostages home. He denies blocking food aid.

Israel relied on its existing refueling fleet of aging converted Boeing 707 tankers and Lockheed Martin KC-130 Hercules during its 12-day air campaign against Iran in June.

Mughrabi TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel’s military announced the first steps of an operation to take over Gaza City on Wednesday and called up tens of thousands of reservists while the government considered a new ceasefire proposal to pause nearly two years of war.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has ordered negotiations for the release of all hostages and an end to the war in Gaza “on terms acceptable to Israel.”

Even with ceasefire talks ongoing, Israel is pressing ahead with plans to capture Gaza City, the densely populated heart of the enclave. Mr Netanyahu confirmed earlier this month that the security cabinet had approved an operation to retake the city despite growing international condemnation.

Police officers arrested 18 people at worker-led protests at Microsoft headquarters Wednesday as the tech company promises an “urgent” review of the Israeli military's use of its technology during the ongoing war in Gaza.

Morale is a growing issue. A recent survey from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, reported in The Times of Israel, found that close to 40% of serving reservists felt slightly or significantly less motivated than they did at the beginning of the conflict. Almost half said they disapproved of the government's handling of the war.