Security cabinet to meet Sunday • Iran rejects Arab Gaza plan • Hamas says it sees 'positive indicators' over deal talks • IAF strikes Hezbollah terrorists
Israelis demonstrate for the return of all remaining hostages in captivity in Gaza, March 8, 2025.(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI)
Netanyahu expected to hold talks on Gaza future, exit options for Palestinians
The Israeli Security Cabinet is expected to approve the expansion of the voluntary exit option for Palestinians from Gaza to third countries.
ByAMICHAI STEINIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in front of a map of Gaza (illustration).(photo credit: FLASH90/CANVA, REUTERS, SHUTTERSTOCK)Go to the full article > >
Netanyahu to hold situation assessment on Gaza deal negotiations
Houthis threaten to resume attacks on Israel over Gaza aid blockade
Houthis seek bigger role in Gaza war, threaten missile and drone strikes.
BySETH J. FRANTZMANTHE ‘CORDELIA MOON’ oil tanker bursts into flames after being hit in a Houthi missile attack off Yemen’s Hodeidah Port last October. (photo credit: Houthi Military Media/Reuters)Go to the full article > >
Iran rejects Arab plan, calls for one-state solution in Gaza conflict
Iran says a two-state solution won’t secure Palestinian rights.
BySETH J. FRANTZMANIRAN’S SUPREME Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with Yahya Sinwar of Hamas, in Tehran, 2012.(photo credit: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA via REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Massacres in Latakia test Syria’s new government amid rising violence - analysis
Massacre reports put pressure on Syria’s new leadership to respond.
BySETH J. FRANTZMAN Attendees gather during a national dialogue, a key milestone in the transition to a new political system after decades of Assad rule, in Damascus, Syria February 25, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/KHALIL ASHAWI)Go to the full article > >
Security forces confiscate vehicle containing weapons in West Bank
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Weapons security forces confiscated from a vehicle that was also confiscated in the West Bank, March 8, 2025.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Hamas sees 'positive indicators' over Gaza ceasefire talks
IDF troops thwart drug smuggling attempt on Egypt border
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF The drone the IDF thwarted which was smuggling drugs from Egypt into Israel on the border between the two countries, March 8, 2025.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)Go to the full article > >
IDF strikes in southern Lebanon, killing one - report
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 Supernova 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 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
