The current wave of demonstrations poses a challenge to Netanyahu, for the first time since the war began ■ Hamas' demand to allow Palestinian residents to return freely to northern Gaza are at the center of debate on the Israeli side of hostage negotiations

As talks of postwar Gaza become more urgent, the question of which military entity will rebuild the Strip after the war becomes more complicated – the Americans are reluctant, the PA unable, and any Arab state willing to send troops will be accused of collaborating with the occupation

The Israeli army encourages the reopening of two high schools in Israel's evacuated north, but ambiguity about students' journeys to and from the institutions is forcing parents to stay in the limbo created by temporary educational frameworks

Hundreds of tents have been set up in Jerusalem for a four-day protest as demonstrators, angry that the government is going into spring recess, call for new elections. For some, though, it was a missed opportunity

Netanyahu's coalition set aside an earlier version of the law in November out of concern that it may undermine Qatar's mediation efforts in the hostage talks between Israel and Hamas

The police identified the attacker as Mumeen Al-Khalil, 19, from the West Bank village of Dora ■ A senior police officer said that he attacked three young men in a café next to a shopping center in the southern town of Gan Yavne

IDF says suspicious aircraft entered Israel and crashed near southern city of Eilat; no casualties reported ■ Thousands protest outside the Knesset, calling for early elections ■ Israeli delegation arrives in Cairo for talks on cease-fire, hostage release deal ■ CENTCOM: U.S. conducted humanitarian assistance air drop in northern Gaza