Israel-Hamas war day 185: What's happening in Gaza, Lebanon?
IDF kills Hamas offical in central Gaza • Military strikes terror targets in Syria • Iran's Foreign Minister inaugurates new building for consular services in Damascus
Israeli naval forces conduct an exercise to prepare for escalation on the northern border. April 9, 2024.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Amnesty International mourns death of terror prisoner as 'Palestinian writer'
"Walid Daqqah’s writings behind bars are a testament to a spirit never broken by decades of incarceration and oppression," the NGO said.
ByMICHAEL STARR A guard is seen at an observation tower along a wall of Gilboa Prison, from where six Palestinian prisoners escaped, on September 6.(photo credit: AMMAR AWAD/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Turkey imposes export restrictions on Israel over Gaza as tensions rise
"This decision will remain in place until Israel, under its obligations emanating from international law, urgently declares a ceasefire in Gaza and allows the unhindered flow of... aid," Turkey said.
ByREUTERS, EVE YOUNG, TOVAH LAZAROFF TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan leaves a news conference during a NATO leaders summit in Vilnius, last year.(photo credit: KACPER PEMPEL/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
WSJ: Denying weapons to Israel in the middle of a war is betrayal
"Denying weapons to an ally in the middle of a war is the definition of betrayal," the newspaper's editorial board wrote, labeling Pelosi a "sunshine ally."
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) walks to a democratic caucus meeting to nominate their own candidate for the next Speaker of the House, after Kevin McCarthy was ousted as Speaker, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 10, 2023.(photo credit: REUTERS/LEAH MILLIS)Go to the full article > >
Israeli experts believe Israel hid longest Gaza tunnel to trap Hamas
Experts believe it is likely that the tunnel was left as a trap for Hamas and that it was destroyed due to new intelligence capabilities obtained by the IDF during the ongoing ground operation.
ByDEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE IDF soldiers operate in what the military described as a Hamas command tunnel running partly under UNRWA headquarters in the Gaza Strip on February 8.(photo credit: DYLAN MARTINEZ/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Germany denies accusation of aiding a genocide in Gaza at World Court
Spain to lobby EU on Palestinian statehood, as UN weighs membership
"We want to stop the humanitarian disaster in Gaza and help kickstart a political peace process leading to the realization of the two-state solution as early as possible," a spokeswoman said.
ByREUTERS, TOVAH LAZAROFF Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez attends a joint news conference with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, at Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain April 26, 2023.(photo credit: REUTERS/JUAN MEDINA)Go to the full article > >
Hostage deal proposal includes release of 900 Palestinian prisoners - report
IDF widows of Israel-Hamas war: State help is insufficient
The war has left 230 women widowed and 532 children orphaned, according to Shlomi Nachumson, CEO of the IDF Widows and Orphans Organization.
ByEVE YOUNG Family and friends of First Class (res.) Ben Zussman mourn at his funeral at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on December 4, 2023, he was killed during a ground operation in the Gaza Strip. (photo credit: ARIE LEIB ABRAMS/FLASH 90)Go to the full article > >
Dozens of hostage family members protest outside War Cabinet meeting
The families called to liberate the hostages before Passover, the holiday of freedom.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Family members of hostages gather call for a hostage deal as war cabinet convenes. April 9, 2024.(photo credit: Hostage and Missing Families Forum)Go to the full article > >Israel-Hamas war: What you need to know
Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza
Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 in the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
133 hostages remain in Gaza
37 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says
