PM finishes discussions on hostage deal, deadline passes without success

IDF instructed to prepare to defend Druze in Syria • Netanyahu to convene meeting on hostage deal • Hostage families call for continuation of deal

Israelis attend a rally calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, March 1, 2025
Israelis attend a rally calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, March 1, 2025
(photo credit: YAEL GADOT)

Prime Minister's Office: This is what happened on the night of October 7

ByANNA BARSKY
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 (L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi
(L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi
(photo credit: FLASH90, IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
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Israel to adopt Wiktoff's proposal for temporary ceasefire over Ramadan, Passover

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, AMICHAI STEIN
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'59 more to go': An illustrative image shows US Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
'59 more to go': An illustrative image shows US Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
(photo credit: LIOR SEGEV, REUTERS/EVELYN HOCKSTEIN, REUTERS/Nathan Howard)
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Hamas stalls Gaza ceasefire talks, betting Israel won't resume fighting – analysis

BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
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Hamas terrorists stand guard in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025
Hamas terrorists stand guard in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025
(photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90)
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Israel, Hamas fail in talks as Gaza hostage deal reaches dead end, source tells 'Post'

ByAMICHAI STEIN
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 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a background of Israeli protesters (illustrative)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a background of Israeli protesters (illustrative)
(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90, YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
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Israel attacks Damascus neighborhood - report

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Israelis call on gov't to free all hostages in Tel Aviv protests

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Netanyahu, Katz instruct IDF to prepare to defend Druze village in Syria

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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 Druze people from Israel, the Golan Heights and Syria use speakers and microphones to communicate across the Syrian-Golan Heights border, after children and teens were killed at a soccer pitch by a rocket Israel says was fired from Lebanon, near Majdal Shams, a Druze village in the Golan Heights
Druze people from Israel, the Golan Heights and Syria use speakers and microphones to communicate across the Syrian-Golan Heights border, after children and teens were killed at a soccer pitch by a rocket Israel says was fired from Lebanon, near Majdal Shams, a Druze village in the Golan Heights
(photo credit: RICARDO MORAES/REUTERS)
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Gaza hostage, ceasefire deal reaching a dead end, Israeli official tells ‘Post'

ByAMICHAI STEIN
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Chained hostages performance art on Begin Road in Tel Aviv. Sign reads: "First of ALL the hostages," March 1, 2025..
Chained hostages performance art on Begin Road in Tel Aviv. Sign reads: "First of ALL the hostages," March 1, 2025..
(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI)
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'Don't destroy our lives': Hamas propaganda video shows Iair, Eitan Horn prior to separation

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Hamas propaganda video shows hostage Eitan Horn with recently freed brother Iair, March 1, 2025. (credit: Section 27A Copyright Act)
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Gazanomics: A look at Israel's wartime economy and what could derail it - analysis

BySHLOMO MAITAL
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 Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
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