Netanyahu stresses IDF will enter Rafah as Israel nears Gaza hostage deal

February 25, 11:47 PM

Netanyahu wants war cabinet to approve IDF's Rafah operation tonight

“That gets us a real, real distance towards the completion of our victory, and tha t- we're not going to give it up,” Netanyahu said.

ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to a discussion and a vote on the expulsion of MK Ofer Cassif at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, February 19, 2024.

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February 25, 11:32 PM

How will ICJ genocide report, IDF chief lawyer letter impact war crimes debate?- analysis

Though only an interim report, this will be even more comprehensive than the ICJ report coming out this week. 

ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

PRO-PALESTINIAN protesters pose for a photo in front of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, last Friday. ‘The ICJ has handed Israel, however unintentional it may be, a golden public relations ticket that it so desperately needs,’ the writer argues.

(photo credit: PIROSCHKA VAN DE WOUW/REUTERS)

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February 25, 11:12 PM

Hamas distances itself from post-war Gaza government with the PA

“Mohammed Shtayyeh will step down from the prime minister position, and [Mahmoud] Abbas will appoint someone even more corrupt," a Hamas source told Al Arabiya.

BySAM HALPERN

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh in Ramallah. August 25, 2020

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February 25, 10:42 PM

Gallant: If Gaza war pauses, we will escalate fire against Hezbollah

February 25, 10:14 PM

Netanyahu demands: Send high-profile prisoners to Qatar in hostage deal - report

February 25, 9:37 PM

Jewish Agency gathers 200 leaders to discuss rebuilding Gaza border towns

February 25, 9:15 PM

Houthi official offers to trade stolen British ship for aid to Gaza

February 25, 9:00 PM

Inside the pressure cooker: Terrorists eliminated in standoff with IDF

The battle dragged into a prolonged siege on the structure before the troops managed to eliminate the embedded terrorists.

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

IDF troops operate in Western Khan Yunis. February 25, 2024.

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February 25, 8:56 PM

'Hezbollah is escalating': Israeli mayor warns northern Israelis

Avichai Stern warned residents to "not take any excess risk. For anyone still in the city, this is the time to make a phone call and leave."

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israeli police work at the area where a rocket landed in Kiryat Shmona, February 13, 2024

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February 25, 8:00 PM

WATCH: Terror cell exits Hezbollah compound, killed in airstrike