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Joshua Marks is a news editor on the Jerusalem desk at JNS.org, where he covers Jewish affairs, the Middle East and global news. He is an experienced journalist who has written and produced content for major media outlets in both the United States and Israel.

The plan includes a joint U.S.-Israeli Gaza operations center and targeted raids on Hamas in the city.
Israel is bracing for intensifying demonstrations this week after Saturday night saw one of the largest anti-government gatherings since Oct. 7.
The prominent U.S. lawyer and commentator is keeping an “open mind” due to the Biden administration’s Israel policies.
The national security minister told The New York Times that the US president is “enormously mistaken” to pressure Israel over its military campaign against Hamas.
The terrorist group insists on “permanent ceasefire.”
“Hamas hijacked the Shifa Hospital and hides behind the sick and injured,” said IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari.
The foreign minister slammed the world body’s leader after the latter blamed Jerusalem for the suffering in Gaza.
Five months into Israel’s war with Hamas, nearly three-quarters of Palestinians in Gaza, Judea and Samaria support the Oct. 7 attack.
The Biden administration received the written guarantees ahead of Sunday’s deadline, according to a U.S. official.
The United States is trying to avoid a clash over the last Hamas stronghold • Most Israelis support a Rafah offensive.
The agency’s largest donor country paused its contributions in January after Israel revealed its terror ties, including to the Oct. 7 massacre.
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee also claimed that “any Jewish person that votes for Democrats hates their religion.”