IDF retrieves bodies from Gaza, 'Hamas obstacle to hostage deal,' sources charge
IDF kills PIJ commander • Yasser Arafat's nephew and Ehud Olmert reportedly signed agreement to achieve peace, partition Jerusalem, two states
IDF operating in Khan Yunis. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Gaza polio vaccine campaign to start Sunday, PMO says no ceasefire will occur
The PMO stressed that Israel is committed to preventing an outbreak of the disease in the Gaza strip, as well as in the entire region.
ByMAARIV A Palestinian child is vaccinated against polio, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, August 31, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)Go to the full article > >
‘Hamas obstacle to deal,’ sources charge amid reports talks may collapse
While Israel has been willing to go a long way to return the remaining hostages, negotiators say that the real obstacle is Hamas' demands, as protests in Israel continue to demand a deal.
ByTOVAH LAZAROFF Ismail Haniyeh, top leader of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, meets people offering condolences after the killing of three of his sons in an Israeli strike in Gaza City, in Doha, Qatar April 11, 2024. (photo credit: IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
IDF finds more bodies underground, likely of hostages
The exact location of where the bodies were found remains under gag order.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOBA man walks dogs near pictures of hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, August 26, 2024(photo credit: REUTERS/FLORION GOGA)Go to the full article > >
IDF St.-Sgt Elkana Navon killed battling Hamas in Jenin, West Bank
He was killed while battling terrorists, and two of his fellow soldiers were also injured in the fighting and were evacuated to the Emek Hospital in Afula.
IDF eliminates PIJ brigade commander Muhammad Katrouy
Katrouy was responsible for some of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad's rocket attacks against Israel and operated from the central Gaza Strip, the IDF said.
Schalit deal mediator says he reached agreement with Hamas to release remaining hostages
Baskin, like in his efforts to release Schalit in 2011, worked in a "system" or a "secret channel," as he described in his post, that allowed him to develop communication with those Hamas is holding.
Polio vaccination operation begins in central Gaza Strip
ByMAARIV breaking news(photo credit: JPOST STAFF)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 at the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
107 hostages remain in Gaza
48 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says