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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.
Gaza’s Islamist rulers are demanding Israel release more terrorists in exchange for each remaining hostage.
“I don’t need help navigating our relationship with the U.S.,” said the Israeli premier, after National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir criticized Biden’s handling of the war.
“The more public this effort is, the more distant it is. The more discreet it is, the greater are its chances for success,” said the Israeli prime minister.
The embassy has not acknowledged reports that the teenager died while carrying out acts of terrorism against Israeli civilians.
The matter will now head to the Knesset plenum, where a majority of 90 out of 120 members must support the lawmaker’s impeachment.
The Israeli defense minister likened the prospect to the security paradigm in Judea and Samaria.
Troops have reportedly killed some 3,000 out of 4,000 Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in Khan Yunis.
The summit reportedly explored ways a “revitalized” Palestinian Authority could play a role in the Strip after the war with Hamas ends.