What is the IDF, Shin Bet narrative against Netanyahu for Oct. 7? - analysis
While the IDF and the Shin Bet have plenty to answer for, so does Netanyahu. What are all the sides to Netanyahu's narrative after October 7?
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB Illustrative image of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu(photo credit: Canva, MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST, REUTERS/Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa)Go to the full article > >
Israel to fight in Gaza 'within days' if more hostages not freed, Israeli officials tell 'Post'
"We are willing to give a chance of a few days, but we won't let it drag on indefinitely," Israeli officials told The Jerusalem Post.
'A wild new era': IDF's foothold over Syria, Gaza and Lebanon may change Middle East - analysis
Options and pitfalls: What do Israel's military positions in Syria, Gaza, and Lebanon mean for the future of the Middle East?
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB(L-R) IDF soldiers seen operating in the Gaza Strip and Mount Hermon, overlooking Syria (illustrative)(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)Go to the full article > >
Hamas is more isolated than ever, and nobody will come to their rescue - analysis
If fighting is renewed, it will be done with Trump in the White House, who will not constrain Israel in the way Biden did.
ByHERB KEINON Hostage negotiators (L) Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and (R) Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer.(photo credit: Getty Images/Alex Wong, Reuters/witkoff Evelyn Hockstein/Pool, Mlenny from Getty Images Signature)Go to the full article > >
Hamas believes Israel backed into a corner, forced to continue Gaza ceasefire - analysis
One can tell that Hamas expects things to remain calm by how it is behaving - this is all part of the terror group's plan.
BySETH J. FRANTZMAN Members of the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, and mourners attend the funeral of al-Qassam fighters who were killed during the war between Israel and Hamas in the al-Shati camp, in Gaza City, February 28, 2025.(photo credit: Khalil Kahlout/Flash90)Go to the full article > >
Israel completes counterterror op. in northen West Bank, arrests 350 wanted people
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF IDF counterterrorism operation in the West Bank throughout the month of February 2025. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT)
Now a ceasefire is taking place without any return for Israel - hostage families
"We demand to abandon the Witkoff framework and return to the Trump framework – all together or unleash hell on Hamas," the Tikva Forum said in a statement.
ByEVE YOUNGIsraelis attend a rally calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, March 1, 2025(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Israel's bold new defense policy: Will buffer zones bring security or more conflict? - analysis
Weak regimes produce a power vacuum, and ungoverned spaces lead to extremist groups exploiting the situation.
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
