Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar announces resignation date, Katz threatens to attack Iran
Netanyahu on trial • Haredim protest against IDF draft orders • Netanyahu says Iran's nuclear program must go • Hostage family provides details of captivity
IDF operating in the Gaza Strip, published April 22, 2025.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT)
Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar to step down on June 15
Bar made the announcement at the memorial event for fallen Shin Bet personnel at the Shin Bet headquarters.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFShin Bet director Ronen Bar seen at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, May 5, 2024(photo credit: FLASH90/CHAIM GOLDBERG)Go to the full article > >
Katz threatens to attack Iran as Trump tries to cut a contested nuclear deal
This comes after sources told The Jerusalem Post that Israel had potentially missed its chance to strike Iran's nuclear facilities.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB An illustration of Defense Minister Israel Katz and US President Donald Trump(photo credit: REUTERS, SHUTTERSTOCK, YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
British PM to host Palestinian Authority PM in London
Israel rejects five-year Gaza ceasefire deal that would allow Hamas 'time to rearm,' official says
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum said the Israeli officials' comment proved "the government has no plan" to free hostages.
ByAMICHAI STEIN, REUTERSIsraleis protest for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, February 15, 2025(photo credit: MIRIAM ALSTER/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Israel not involved in Iran port explosion, in touch with US over nuclear deal
Israel "maintains a dialogue with the Americans" over nuclear deal talks with Iran, a political source told The Jerusalem Post.
ByAMICHAI STEINPeople walk after an explosion at the Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas, Iran, April 26, 2025(photo credit: Mohammad Rasoul Moradi/IRNA/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
WATCH: Precision strike on Israel: Why did the IDF risk a high-stakes strike against Hezbollah?
IDF sources implied to The Jerusalem Post that air force strikes in Beirut indicated a more serious threat in Lebanon.
IDF not worthy of defending Israel if hostages not returned, Eyal Zamir says
While Zamir also mentioned in the speech achieving “victory,” a reference to defeating Hamas, he highlighted returning the hostages as his primary message.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir seen at Mount Herzl Cemetery in Jerusalem, April 28, 2025(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)Go to the full article > >
UN secretary-general whitewashes UNRWA's involvement in October 7, Sa'ar alleges
"At this very moment, the ICJ is beginning deliberations in another shameful proceeding against Israel," Sa'ar said.
ByAMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar accuses UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of whitewashing UNRWA's alleged terror ties, April 28, 2025.(photo credit: RAFI BEN HAKOON/GPO)Go to the full article > >Israel at war: 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 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.
