Gazans crowd aid distribution center, Dermer, Witkoff to meet in Washington
IDF announces deployment of new drone boats • Houthi missiles trigger sirens in W. Bank • Father of released hostage says Trump must put pressure on Netanyahu
Palestinians seeking aid gather near an aid distribution site in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 27, 2025(photo credit: REUTERS/Hatem Khaled)
Dermer, Witkoff to meet in Washington as hostage, Iran talks stall
Dermer arrived in Washington to meet with senior US administration officials on Monday.
ByAMICHAI STEIN, REUTERSHostage deal negotiators (L) Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and (R) Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. (photo credit: shutterstock/Photo Drive, Flash90/Yonatan Sindel, REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/File Photo)Go to the full article > >
West Bank support for Islamic state on the rise, defense officials warn
Officials identified a growing trend in recent weeks involving terror-linked activity, outlining several patterns and contributing factors behind its spread.
ByAVI ASHKENAZI IDF, Magen David Adom, and police at the scene of a terror attack in the West Bank, November 29, 2024.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)Go to the full article > >
COGAT accuses UN aid chief of 'libel' for claiming 10,000 aid trucks sat at Gaza border
"We've got 10,000 trucks on the border right now, cleared, ready to go, and we'll do everything to get them in and save lives," Fletcher told CNN.
ByMATHILDA HELLER Tom Fletcher, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (OCHA) attends a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland,(photo credit: REUTERS/DENIS BALIBOUSE)Go to the full article > >
Military official: 'There is no famine in Gaza, we're not even close to that' - report
Military officials also discussed the looting incidents in Gaza, with over 110 looting incidents occurring since the resumption of Gaza aid.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF A leaflet of Rahma Worldwide is seen on a box of aid as Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said it has commenced operations to begin distribution of aid, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 26, 2025. (photo credit: Gaza Humanitarian Foundation/Handout via REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
An IDF probe found that 12 foreign workers were rescued in the battle near Mefalsim, where the air force played a significant role; 16 people were killed.
Gaza humanitarian group begins distribution of food aid in Gaza
“It is clear that Hamas is threatened by this new operating model and will do everything in its power to see it fail,” the foundation said in its statement.
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.