AMICHAI STEIN

Amichai Stein is an Israeli journalist currently working as a diplomatic reporter for The Jerusalem Post and i24 News. From 2017-2024, he worked as a foreign affairs and diplomatic correspondent for KAN News.


An IDF armored personnel carrier manuvering next to other military vehicles on the Israeli side of the Gaza border, July 16, 2025; illustrative.

Ministers admit after Gaza City takeover plan: Op. may not defeat Hamas or bring back hostages

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in front of a map of Gaza (illustration).

Israeli Security Cabinet approves PM Netanyahu's plan to occupy Gaza City

The Israeli security cabinet meets to discuss the full military takeover of the Gaza Strip.

Netanyahu discusses full military Gaza takeover with Israeli security cabinet


'Just win, stop apologizing': Florida rep. Randy Fine urges Israel to ignore global critics

"Wars must end. Someone has to win, and someone has to lose,” Fine told The Jerusalem Post.

Florida congressman Randy Fine.

'We want Hamas disarmed, out of governance,' French ambassador to Israel tells 'Post' - exclusive

“What I found most impressive,” Frédéric Journès explained, “was the movement of many Muslim and Arab states - now clearly saying: There can be no Hamas in governance."

 FRENCH AMBASSADOR Frederic Journes: Depriving Hamas [of] territorial control, not allowing its leadership to coordinate actions from Gaza into Israel - that is reachable.

Huckabee announces plan to expand aid distribution operations in Gaza

The US plans to finance the new aid distribution centers, which will expand from the current four to a total of 16 new points to pick up aid.

 Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Israel, testifies during his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 25, 2025 in Washington, DC.

'Five IDF Divisions, five months': Netanyahu's Gaza occupation plan to defeat Hamas

The plan will likely be approved on Thursday, cabinet ministers told the 'Post,' adding that "the real question is what version of the plan will ultimately be approved."

An IDF armored personnel carrier manuvering next to other military vehicles on the Israeli side of the Gaza border, July 16, 2025; illustrative.

Security cabinet to discuss potential full Gaza takeover

During the meeting, tensions flared between Prime Minister Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir.

 IDF chief Eyal Zamir, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Defense Minister Israel Katz seen during a military briefing, in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 30, 2025

Judea and Samaria a part of Israel, US will work to end use of term West Bank, Mike Johnson says

The meeting followed an unprecedented official visit to the city of Ariel by a delegation of senior Trump administration officials and members of Congress led by Johnson.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Shiloh with US House Speaker Mike Johnson joined by US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the Yesha council.

'Considering all options': Netanyahu to rule on Gaza occupation, hostages in cabinet meeting

Witkoff and Netanyahu agreed on a "broad consensus that a deal must include all the hostages" during the former's recent visit to Israel, one Israeli official told the 'Post.'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Christian Conference in Jerusalem, on April 27, 2025

Netanyahu decides on full occupation of Gaza Strip, IDF activity in areas with hostages, PMO says

An Israeli official told the 'Post' that Netanyahu will convene a meeting on Gaza and a hostage deal, noting that "the prime minister is considering all available options regarding next steps.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against backdrop of IDF soldiers at war in Gaza (illustration).

Hamas demands at least 250 aid trucks enter Gaza daily to resume negotiations, source tells 'Post'

US envoy Steve Witkoff told the families of the hostages that Israel and the United States are currently working on a framework to end the war and secure the release of all hostages.

Hamas terrorists carrying clubs and firearms secure humanitarian aid trucks in the northern Gaza area of Jabaliya on June 25, 2025.

Hamas cut off contact, escalation in Gaza likely unavoidable, Israeli official tells 'Post'

Another official familiar with the talks told the Post that Hamas has also partially severed ties with Qatar and Egypt.

 Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas and mourners attend the funeral of Al-Qassam fighters who were killed during the war between Israel and Hamas in the Al-Shati camp, in Gaza City, February 28, 2025.