A number of high-profile former allies have threatened action against Israel after it launched an "unprecedented" offensive in Gaza, amid warnings of looming famine.On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "minimal" humanitarian aid would be allowed to enter the Palestinian territory for the first time since Israel imposed a blockade on March 2.

The rape trial of an ex-Israeli hostage caught worldwide attention on social media, with comments saying, “it was safer for her when she was with Hamas,” Israeli media said on Thursday.

Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu – who the International Criminal Court (ICC) alleges is responsible for war crimes in Gaza – responded angrily. He accused the leaders in London, Ottawa and Paris of offering Hamas a “huge prize” for its October 7 attack on Israel.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for a “Golden Dome” to protect the United States from long-range missiles was at least partly inspired by Israel’s multitiered missile defenses.

The EU, Italy, Spain, France, and Belgium condemned the incident and are demanding explanations – Any threat to the lives of diplomats is "unacceptable," said the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs,

What happened on Wednesday night in Washington was different. The horrific killing of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim — a beautiful couple about to get engaged — was devastating, but to those of us who’ve worked in Israel’s diplomatic missions, and to members of America’s Jewish communities, it was not a surprise.

All in all, the Trump administration has been in direct talks with three of Israel’s main adversaries — Hamas, Iran, and the Houthis — to cut deals without Israel’s input, a nearly unprecedented situation according to longtime observers of relations between the two countries.

For decades, Israel has leveraged its special relationship with the United States to serve as a gatekeeper to Washington.

Israeli media outlets have highlighted significant rifts between the US administration and the Israeli government, particularly . Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stemming from