An Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday killed a well-known Palestinian journalist whom it accused of working with Hamas and was recovering in hospital from an earlier strike, the territory's health ministry said.

Despite ceasefire efforts and a hostage release, Netanyahu vowed a full-force Israeli military operation in Gaza to defeat Hamas. Hamas attributed the hostage release to US negotiations, not military pressure.

As Israel sets out to expand military operations in Gaza, a senior Israeli official told Newsweek that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sticking behind U.S. President Donald Trump 's vision of transforming the war-torn Palestinian territory into a coveted Middle East destination.

The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile that was launched from Yemen towards Israel on Tuesday evening, and Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis claimed responsibility.

At least six people were killed and 40 wounded, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health, which did not name Muhammad Sinwar as one of the dead.

In a rare public display of cooperation, Israeli troops participate in Africa's largest military exercise alongside Arab states, as Morocco showcases diplomatic ties with Israel despite regional tensions.

Some reports have cast this disconnect as indicative of a chasm between Trump and Israel. But this is a misreading. The divide is not between the president and Israel so much as between the president and Israel’s leader.

Israeli officials have put a brave face on U.S. President Donald Trump bypassing them on a Middle East trip this week, but his decision to do so is the latest to sow doubt in Israel about where it stands in Washington's priorities.