IDF strikes Hamas terrorists, Netanyahu says Israel will control Gaza
Former hostages face wave of online abuse after release • WJC-Israel Region president warns against ‘another Obama-like Iran nuclear deal'
IDF operating in Khan Yunis. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Humanitarian aid enters Gaza as IDF escalates invasion, kills senior terrorist in Khan Yunis
Past Israeli estimates have said that 200-300 trucks of food per day would be needed over time to feed Gaza’s around 2.2 million Palestinians.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB An Israeli soldier stands guard as a truck carrying humanitarian aid makes its way to the Gaza Strip at Erez Crossing in southern Israel, May 5, 2024.(photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)Go to the full article > >
Gazans call for Hamas removal, end of war, amid fleeing from Khan Yunis - report
Negotiations in ‘critical hours’: Will Israel intensify war or head to a ceasefire? - analysis
Pressure mounts on Netanyahu to choose between ending the war and reaching a deal to free the hostages or escalating further.
ByKEREN SETTON/THE MEDIA LINE IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. March 19, 2024.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)Go to the full article > >
'No aid will reach Hamas, only Gazan civilians,' Smotrich says after cabinet renews aid
"No aid will enter Hamas. Period. Anyone who says otherwise is simply lying," said Smotrich
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Palestinian trucks loaded with humanitarian aid cross into Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing, February 17, 2025(photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Witkoff pressuring Israel, Hamas directly to agree to new hostage deal proposal - report
Netanyahu reportedly responded positively to the offer, but with reservations, while Hamas continues to demand guarantees for an end to the war.
ByWALLA! Steve Witkoff seen on a background of Hamas terrorists and a protest sign featuring US President Donald Trump (illustrative)(photo credit: Israel Hadari/Flash90, REUTERS/EVELYN HOCKSTEIN)Go to the full article > >
Cabinet approves immediate return of humanitarian aid in Gaza without release of hostages
The decision was made without holding a vote, with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and other ministers being against the move.
ByAMICHAI STEIN A UN staff member stands in front of humanitarian supplies for Gaza stored at Egyptian Red Crescent warehouses storing aid for Gaza, in the Egyptian border town of El-Arish, Egypt, April 8, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/BENOIT TESSIER)Go to the full article > >
'Every day, I receive negative messages': Former hostages face wave of online abuse after release
“We didn’t come to make political statements,” former hostage Ilana Gritzewsky said. “We just want our loved ones home.”
New WJC-Israel Region president warns against ‘another Obama-like Iran nuclear deal’
“If Iran refuses to eliminate its uranium enrichment, then Israel, together with the US, must end their nuclear program with a committed bombing campaign," said Adams.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Sylvan Adams, the newly appointed president of the World Jewish Congress (WJC)-Israel Region and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on May 18, 2025 in Jerusalem. (photo credit: SHAULI LENDNER)Go to the full article > >
IDF increases pace of Gaza invasion, killing dozens of Hamas terrorists
The IDF said five Divisions were engaged, 670 targets were hit, and reports of 200 dead civilians may be correct.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB IDF soldiers continue their ground operations in northern Gaza May 17, 2025(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)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.
58 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.
