Netanyahu denies trip to Cairo for hostage talks as deal edges closer
Houthi missile activates sirens in northern Israel • Israel likely to respond to Houthi attack
Demonstrators call for the return of the Gaza hostages in a hostage deal, December 14, 2024.(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/MAARIV)
Gaza hostage deal can be reached within a month, sources tell 'Post'
Hamas fears one possible outcome in particular - that Trump may allow Netanyahu to automatically resume military operations in Gaza.
ByAMICHAI STEIN A rally calling for the release of the Israeli hostages held captive by Hamas in Gaza, at the Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, December 14, 2024(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
The wild highs and lows of hostage deal talks - and what's left to nail down - analysis
In short, a deal is likely imminent for the first time since July, but until Hamas has actually handed over the hostages, everyone will need to continue to hold their breath.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen next to a hostage ribbon (illustrative)(photo credit: YOSSI ZELIGER/POOL/REUTERS/SHUTTERSTOCK/CANVA)Go to the full article > >
IDF announces death of soldier in Rafah building collapse
During the incident in which Maj. Rozenwald fell, an additional soldier was killed.
Hamas calls for 'mobilization' to repel PA security forces amid West Bank ops.
"We emphasize that the continuation of the PA's security operation indicates that it is turning a deaf ear to all Palestinian voices," the terror group claimed.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF A member of the Palestinian security forces aims a weapon during clashes with gunmen in Jenin in the West Bank, December 14, 2024.(photo credit: REUTERS/RANEEN SAWAFTA)Go to the full article > >
'Israel will maintain security control over Gaza,' Defense Minister Katz clarifies
Katz's statement comes following an N12 report which claims Katz told a US official that Israel was not interested in controlling Gaza after the war.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Israel Katz attends a replacing ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on November 10, 2024. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Houthis fire ballistic missile at Tel Aviv, fragments crash into Jerusalem apartment
The IDF added that the missile did not cross into Israeli territory, however, alerts sounded due to concerns over falling interception debris.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF An anti-missile system fires interception missiles as rockets fired from Lebanon, near the Israeli border with Lebanon, October 22, 2024. (photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Netanyahu meets with Trump's envoy for hostage affairs
Israel is likely to finally respond to Yemen's Houthis, 'Post' has learned
The Jerusalem Post learned that Israel has lost patience with the Houthis and may be ready to act.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB Supporters of Yemen's Houthis attend a rally in solidarity "with the people of Gaza" in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa on December 13, 2024.(photo credit: Mohammed Huwais/AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
Security cabinet kept in the dark on hostage deal negotiations
The proposed deal reportedly includes the release of women, ailing individuals, and hostages aged over 50.
ByAMICHAI STEIN A man walks past posters of hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 25, 2024.(photo credit: REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)Go to the full article > >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
100 hostages remain in Gaza
49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says
The IDF launched a ground invasion of Lebanon on September 30
The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire came into effect on November 27 at 4:00 a.m.
