People attend a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and to call for the release of hostages kidnapped in the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian Terrorist group Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 1, 2024. REUTERS/Marko Djurica TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY(photo credit: REUTERS/MARKO DJURICA)
Smotrich, Ben-Gvir refuse Biden ceasefire proposal, threaten to leave government
Later, Opposition Leader and Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid slammed their statements, calling them a betrayal to national security.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Their offices are at the bottom of the dissatisfaction list. Ministers Itamar Ben Gabir and Bezalel Smotritz(photo credit: FLASH90, official site)Go to the full article > >
Hezbollah escalates attacks amid negotiations for hostage, ceasefire deal with Hamas - analysis
The overall picture in the north is of an aggressive Hezbollah that is not deterred by a potential deal between Israel and Hamas, and is willing to expand the conflict.
BySETH J. FRANTZMAN Supporters wave flags as they wait for Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah to speak, April 8, 2024.(photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR)Go to the full article > >
Who can declare victory if a ceasefire would leave Hamas in power? - analysis
What did Israel accomplish? It didn’t even defeat a terror group that had one 20-30,000 fighters. When powerful countries fight weaker enemies the powerful country has more to lose via missteps.
BySETH J. FRANTZMAN Palestinians react after Hamas accepted a ceasefire proposal from Egypt and Qatar, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 6, 2024. In Israel, protesters block a highway demanding the immediate release of hostages.(photo credit: REUTERS, REUTERS/SHANNON STAPLETON)Go to the full article > >
Watch: Nahal soldiers discover explosive booby-trapped house in Rafah
The brigade has destroyed terrorist infrastructure, including positions from which anti-tank fire was directed at IDF forces, stored weapons, sniper positions, and terrorists.
Footage of the elimination of Salame Barake, who was a Hamas operative in the eastern Khan Yunis Battalion and Head of Finance in the Hamas Police, June 1, 2024, (IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNI t)
PM Benjamin Netanyahu: Gaza war won't end until Hamas destroyed
Yair Lapid criticized Netanyahu's comments and called for Smotrich and Ben-Gvir to leave the government.
ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARDPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on May 27, 2024(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Hamas-run Gaza health ministry: Death toll in Strip risis to 36,379
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Hamas supporters take part in a protest in support of the people of Gaza in Hebron, West Bank, December 1, 2023(photo credit: WISAM HASHLAMOUN/FLASH90)
Prabowo says Indonesia willing to send peacekeeping troops to Gaza
Prabowo Subianto said a comprehensive investigation into the humanitarian disaster in the Rafah area of Gaza was needed as well as a "just solution" to the situation in "Palestine."
ByREUTERSIndonesia’s Defence Minister and President-elect Prabowo Subianto arrives to speak at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore June 1, 2024.(photo credit: EDGAR SU/REUTERS)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
125 hostages remain in Gaza
39 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says