In the face of withering rightwing criticism, the President said that he would give the Prime Minister backing for the deal proposed by President Biden.

In the face of President Biden's insistence on a comprehensive deal, Netanyahu insisted that "Israel's conditions for ending the war have not changed."

A Lebanese paper close to Hezbollah reports that negotiations have stalled due to tensions between Israel and Egypt over Rafah.

The Prime Minister took a defiant note in the Knesset yesterday in the face of pressure to reach a hostage deal, with some demanding one no matter what the terms.

Kahana made this statement after State Camp party leader Benny Gantz threatened to leave the emergency government by mid-June if certain conditions weren't met.

The war cabinet is expected to convene today to discuss new negotiations for a deal in tandem with the CIA Director, the Mossad Director, and the Qatari Prime Minister. The cabinet will also discuss further operations in Rafah.

CNN reported that senior White House officials blamed Egypt for sabotaging  negotiations in favor of Hamas.

Just 13% believe the President's efforts to secure a deal are motivated by a desire to protect Israeli security.

The global media reports that the Israel and Hamas delegations, as well as the head of the CIA have all left Cairo.

A former hostage reveals what life in Hamas captivity is like - and why she won't rest until all the captives come home.

A new survey shows that a majority of the public thinks that Netanyahu's political survival is more important to him than the release of hostages. 

At the screening of the documentary "Screams Before Silence" at the President's residence, former abductee Amit Soussana called for the release of other hostages: "No one can really begin to understand."

Israeli officials are said to be "suspicious" that the US provided Hamas guarantees that the the IDF would withdraw from Gaza following a hostage return.

The President made this demand and others in a half-hour long conversation discussion humanitarian aid and the emerging operation in Rafah.

A senior Egyptian official involved in negotiations blames the Hamas attack on the Kerem Shalom crossing and says that it led the negotiations to a dead end. 

CIA Director William Burns will soon take an emergency flight directly to Doha after Hamas announced that they would leave the negotiations in Egypt and return Qatar.

A senior official in the terrorist organization announced that negotiations that took place in Cairo have come to an end, and that members of the organization will leave Egypt.

A source familiar with the situation claims that publications regarding problems with specific clauses of the agreement are inaccurate and that there is positive progress in the talks.

During a demonstration of bereaved families on behalf of the "Hope Forum," Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, demanded that Netanyahu: "Take Rafah now" and not "Give in to a losing deal."