In an escalating international dispute, Israel launched a series of diplomatic attacks against several of its Western allies as they prepare to recognize a Palestinian state next month.

Israel is studying Hamas' response to a proposal for a 60-day ceasefire and release of half the hostages still held in Gaza, two Israeli officials said, although one source reiterated that all Israeli captives must be freed for the war to end.

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

Ahead of a World Cup qualifier with Israel, Norway's soccer federation says it "cannot remain indifferent" to humanitarian suffering in Gaza.

In the world of antisemitism, “libel” refers to all of those antisemitic tropes by which Jews were charged with horrible things, whether it was the deliberate and gleeful ritual killing of non-Jewish children, or the accusation that Jews manipulated foreign governments, controlled the press, and ultimately strove to control the world.

Australia and Israel have taken diplomatic efforts against each other as tensions between the two nations over the war in Gaza grow.

Israel has hit back at Norway’s pledge to hand over World Cup qualifier profits to Gaza by warning against raising cash for “terrorist organisations”.