The Japan Times
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Israel will immediately resume talks for the release of all hostages held in the Gaza Strip and an end to the nearly 2-year-old war, but on terms acceptable to it, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/22/world/politics/netanyahu-gaza-negotiations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #israelhamaswar #benjaminnetanyahu #palestinians #hamas
The Japan Times
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Israel’s military announced the first steps of an operation to take over Gaza City, calling up tens of thousands of reservists while the government considered a new ceasefire proposal to pause nearly two years of war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/21/world/israel-military-gaza-city/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expands the war in the Gaza Strip, some reservists are growing more disillusioned with the political leaders sending them back into battle. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/20/world/politics/netanyahu-gaza-war-reservists/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu
The Japan Times
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Israel is studying Hamas' response to a proposal for a 60-day ceasefire and release of half the hostages still held in Gaza, though one source said all Israeli captives must be freed for the war to end. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/20/world/politics/israel-hamas-gaza-truce-hostages/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu
The Japan Times
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Hundreds of thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Sunday to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to expand operations in the Gaza Strip, rather than attempt to negotiate an end to the war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/18/world/protest-israel-gaza-city-operation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Israeli planes and tanks overnight bombardment of Gaza City have killed at least 11 people, as Hamas leader Khalil Al-Hayya arrives in Cairo for talks to revive a U.S.-backed ceasefire plan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/world/politics/israel-gaza-hamas-cairo-ceasefire/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

A growing willingness among Israeli news media to critically explore the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip has all but disappeared in recent weeks after Hamas released videos of two emaciated Israeli hostages. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/12/world/politics/hamas-hostage-video-israel-gaza-aid/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu
The Japan Times
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Israel's military said it targeted and killed a Hamas cell leader posing as an Al Jazeera journalist in an airstrike on Gaza City on Sunday, a claim condemned by the Qatari broadcaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/11/world/israel-al-jazeera-journalist-hamas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #aljazeera #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his plan for a military sweep against the final Hamas strongholds in Gaza is the best available option for recovering hostages while safeguarding his country’s security. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/11/world/politics/netanyahu-gaza-plan-condemned/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu
The Japan Times
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Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday night to oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to escalate the nearly two-year Gaza war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/10/world/tel-aviv-protest-netanyahu/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #israel #hamas #israelhamaswar #benjaminnetanyahu
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel intends to take military control of all of Gaza, despite intensifying criticism at home and abroad over the war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/08/world/netanyahu-gaza-control/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu
The Japan Times
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The Trump administration plans to scale back criticism of El Salvador, Israel and Russia over human rights, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing drafts of the State Department's annual human rights report. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/07/world/politics/us-human-rights-el-salvador-israel-russia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #humanrights #elsalvador #israel #russia #us #donaldtrump #republicans #benjaminnetanyahu #lgbtq