This news comes after three soldiers were killed in battle the day before.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB Israeli soldiers react while firing a mortar, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, on the border with the central Gaza, Israel January 22, 2024.(photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Outline created for possible Israel-Hamas hostage deal
One of Israel's main requirements in the transaction with Hamas would be to agree to the release of captured terrorists, including those considered under the category of "heavy terrorists."
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Families of hostages and supporters take part in a protest to call for the immediate release of hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence, in Jerusalem January 22, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/AMMAR AWAD)Go to the full article > >
Hamas releases propaganda doc denying atrocities, blaming Israel for civilian deaths on Oct 7
In a 16-page document, the terror group seeks to justify the October 7 massacre, denies its atrocities committed against civilians, and brand itself as a “national liberation” group.
ByOHAD MERLIN Taken from the cover of Hamas's 16-page document released Monday, presenting a justification for its actions on October 7. (photo credit: N/A)Go to the full article > >
Egypt-Israel ties at risk over Philadelphi Corridor, Cairo says
The head of the State Information Services (SIS) Diaa Rashwan said Israeli accusations that it had failed to secure that border were false.
ByTOVAH LAZAROFF Displaced Palestinians, who fled their houses due to Israeli strikes, gather as they seek shelter at the border with Egypt, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, January 7, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa)Go to the full article > >
Israel's AM radio pierces Gaza tunnels in bid to soothe hostages
AM's greater range meant emergency updates would have a better chance of being heard by civilians in bomb shelters.
ByREUTERS ISRAELI SOLDIERS walk, last week, through what the IDF said was an iron-girded tunnel designed by Hamas to disgorge carloads of Palestinian fighters for a surprise storming of the border, in the northern Gaza Strip.(photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Arab countries pushing for new agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia - report
All three were in Battalion 202 of the paratroopers.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB David Nati Alfasi, Ilay Levy and Eyal Mevorach Twito, who fell in Gaza, January 22, 2024(photo credit: JERUSALEM POST)Go to the full article > >Israel-Hamas 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 in the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
