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Akiva Van Koningsveld

Akiva Van Koningsveld is a news desk editor for JNS.org. Originally from The Hague, he made the big move from the Netherlands to Israel in 2020. Before joining JNS, he worked as a policy officer at the Center for Information and Documentation Israel, a Dutch organization dedicated to fighting antisemitism and spreading awareness about the Arab-Israel conflict. With a passion for storytelling and justice, he studied journalism at the University of Applied Sciences Utrecht and later earned a law degree from Utrecht University, focusing on human rights and civil liability.

The U.S. president said the contacts were “in depth, detailed and constructive,” and could lead to a “complete and total resolution” of the conflict.
“We cannot let them have this, and that means we need to do everything we can to bring calm to the area,” said the defense minister.
Hamas used the structure to redeploy terrorists from battalion to battalion.
IDF Northern Command head Maj. Gen. Uri Gordin met with civilian security teams in Israel’s north ahead of a possible further escalation there.
“They can surrender, release the hostages, and this way, the citizens of Gaza can celebrate the holy holiday of Ramadan,” said the War Cabinet member.
“Hamas is not a terrorist group, for us, of course, as you know, it’s a political movement,” U.N. Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths said.
Sources in Ramallah said Hamas approved a plan leading to the Gaza-based terror group joining the PLO.
“Everybody goes to Tel Aviv begging, but Netanyahu doesn’t listen to anyone” said E.U. High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell.
“It is undeniable that there is a clear risk the exported F-35 parts are used in serious violations of international humanitarian law,” the court said.