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(photo credit: YAEL GADOT)
Prime Minister's Office: This is what happened on the night of October 7
According to the statement, the prime minister was only updated on the night’s events at 6:29 AM on Saturday morning, after Hamas's attack had already begun.
ByANNA BARSKY (L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi(photo credit: FLASH90, IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)Go to the full article > >
Israel to adopt Wiktoff's proposal for temporary ceasefire over Ramadan, Passover
On the first day of the framework half of the living hostages and the remains of deceased hostages will be released.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, AMICHAI STEIN'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)Go to the full article > >
Israel, Hamas fail in talks as Gaza hostage deal reaches dead end, source tells 'Post'
Source: 'When Steve Witkoff arrives, things may happen' • Netanyahu-led discussion on hostage deal talks concluded after approximately four hours
ByAMICHAI STEIN Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a background of Israeli protesters (illustrative)(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90, YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Netanyahu, Katz instruct IDF to prepare to defend Druze village in Syria
The Druze village that is currently under attack is the town of Jaramana, which is on the outskirts of Damascus.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF 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)Go to the full article > >
Gaza hostage, ceasefire deal reaching a dead end, Israeli official tells ‘Post'
Netanyahu will convene a meeting on the hostage deal in the next several hours with senior officials and the negotiation team.
ByAMICHAI STEINChained hostages performance art on Begin Road in Tel Aviv. Sign reads: "First of ALL the hostages," March 1, 2025..(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI)Go to the full article > >
'Don't destroy our lives': Hamas propaganda video shows Iair, Eitan Horn prior to separation
The video shows the Horn brothers hugging and saying their goodbyes a day before Iair's release, in Hamas's underground tunnels.
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.
59 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.
Netanyahu confirmed the first phase of the Israel-Hamas Ceasefire on January 17, 2025
735 terrorists will be released as part of the hostage deal