UNSC approves resolution backing hostage deal in 14-0 vote, Hamas agrees to work with mediators
The UN Security Council approved a resolution supporting Biden's three-phase hostage deal, with Hamas ready to work with mediators despite not formally accepting the deal yet.
ByTOVAH LAZAROFF THE UN Security Council meets, last month, prior to voting on a resolution demanding an immediate Gaza ceasefire for Ramadan leading to a permanent sustainable ceasefire and for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. The resolution passed.(photo credit: Andrew Kelly/Reuters)Go to the full article > >
Watch: How Yamam rescued the hostages under heavy enemy fire
Police published footage of the daring firefight in the middle of Gaza on Monday, around the same time that the IDF revealed their first moments of freedom inside the rescue helicopter.
Helmet camera footage of Shin Bet operatives and Israel Police Counterterrorism Unit Yamam rescuing hostages under heavy fire and kill terrorists, June 10, 2024. (credit: Israel Police)
Smotrich pledges to thwart creation of Palestinian state as Blinken arrives in Israel
Finance Minister Smotrich's comments come one day after Minister-without-portfolio Benny Gantz resigned from Netanyahu's emergency government.
ByTOVAH LAZAROFF Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks during a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem on August 9, 2023. (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBEG/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Family of reservist who committed suicide fights for him to be recognized as IDF fallen soldier
Eliran Mizrachi committed suicide after receiving a reservist's emergency call-up (Tzav 8), just two days before he was supposed to report for duty, according to Kan.
Watch: IDF kills RPG-armed Hamas terrorists that emerge from tunnels in Gaza
Soldiers engaged in an attack both above and below ground, simultaneously destroying terrorist infrastructure and rocket launch sites in the surrounding areas.
Biden adm. discusses holding unilateral talks with Hamas on release of American hostages - report
According to the report, the negotiations would be held via Qatari mediators and would not include Israel.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFUS President Joe Biden participates in a bilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the 78th U.N. General Assembly in New York City, US, September 20, 2023. (photo credit: KEVIN LAMARQUE)Go to the full article > >
Turkey’s foreign minister meets Hamas leader in Doha
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Hamas leadership in Doha over the weekend. Turkey’s current leadership are backers of Hamas, and they have hosted Hamas leaders numerous times.
BySETH J. FRANTZMAN Turkey's newly appointed Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during a handover ceremony in Ankara, Turkey June 5, 2023.(photo credit: REUTERS/CAGLA GURDOGAN)Go to the full article > >
Hamas official urges US to pressure Israel to end Gaza war
As US Secretary of State Antrony Blinken is set to visit Israel on Monday, a Hamas official called upon the US to pressure Israel into ending the war.
ByREUTERS Hamas spokesman Sami Abu-Zuhri.(photo credit: REUTERS/OSMAN ORSAL)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
120 hostages remain in Gaza
43 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says