Netanyahu recalls hostage team from Doha, aid trucks enter Gaza
Paying heavy price for hostages is a strength, not a weakness, Gantz says • 'Evil will not triumph': Witkoff pledges action against Hamas • Mohammed Sinwar still alive, senior Hamas official claims
IDF troops operate in northern Gaza, May 15, 2025.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
UN: We have received permission for Israel to allow 100 aid trucks into the Gaza Strip
"We have requested and received approval for more trucks to enter today, many more than were approved yesterday," The UN said.
ByREUTERS A truck carrying humanitarian aid bound for the Gaza Strip drives at the inspection area at the Kerem Shalom crossing, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in southern Israel, March 14, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)Go to the full article > >
Yair Golan sparks outrage: 'A sane country does not kill babies as a hobby'
“Israel is on the path to becoming a pariah state among the nations ,like the South Africa of old, if it does not return to behaving like a sane country,” Golan said.
Mohammed Sinwar still alive, senior Hamas official claims - report
The report comes a day after Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that there are raising indications that Mohammed Sinwar was killed.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF A video released by the IDF allegedly shows Mohammed Sinwar travelling in a car through a tunnel near the Erez crossing, close to the Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.(photo credit: Israel Defense Forces/Handout via REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
'IDF movement on ground in Gaza aids US hostage efforts,' Adam Boehler says at 'Post' conference
"If Hamas wants to come and make a legitimate offer, we're always open to that," he said. "Part of that stems from the movement of the IDF on the ground."
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFUS Hostage Envoy Adam Boehler speaks with Post journalists Zvika Klein and Amichai Stein at the Jerusalem Post Conference on May 19, 2025.(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)Go to the full article > >
Paying heavy price for hostages is a strength, not a weakness, Gantz says
While most Israelis did not want to govern the Palestinians, they were also not willing to risk national security, Gantz added.
ByELIAV BREUER National Unity Party head Benny Gantz speaks at the Jerusalem Post Conference on May 19, 2025.(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)Go to the full article > >
'Evil will not triumph': Witkoff pledges action against Hamas, Iran, calls for unity
“This is not just a conflict; it is evil. And let me be clear, evil will not triumph,” Witkoff stated, referring to the rise of Middle East terrorism.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff at the main reception marking Israel's 77th Independence Day at the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC, May 6, 2025.(photo credit: SHMULIK ALMANI)Go to the full article > >
Brian Mast to 'Post': 'Trump prefers diplomacy over bombs'
"He's the person who put sanctions on Iran and has put secondary sanctions on those who seek to do business with Iran."
UK, France, Canada consider sanctions on Israel over Gaza war, West Bank settlements
In a joint statement, the countries warned: “If Israel does not stop the renewed military offensive and lift restrictions on humanitarian aid, we will take further concrete steps in response."
IAF strikes terror targets throughout Gaza Strip - report
ByLIRAN AHARONI(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.
