Qatar holds separate hostage talks with Israel, Hamas in Doha
The presence of both sides for so-called proximity talks suggested negotiations were further along than at any time since a big push at the start of February.
ByREUTERS, TOVAH LAZAROFF Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian meets with Palestinian group Hamas' top leader, Ismail Haniyeh in Doha, Qatar December 20, 2023. (photo credit: IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTRY/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY)/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
German Chancellor Scholz speaks out against an Israeli operation in Rafah
Hezbollah rains 60 rockets down on Golan in retaliation for Israeli strikes
The IDF killed a Hezbollah commander around 100 kilometers into Lebanon.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, JERUSALEM POST STAFF Flares, fired from the Israeli side, burn in the sky as seen from Ramyah near the Lebanese-Israeli border, in southern Lebanon, October 11, 2023 (illustrative). (photo credit: REUTERS/THAIER AL-SUDANI)Go to the full article > >
Hamas disinclined to approve US hostage deal proposal - report
Israel heads to wartime municipal election after months of postponement
11 local authorities in border areas of Gaza, North will vote in November
ByELIAV BREUER A man casts his vote in the Israeli general elections, at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022.(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Israel must be kicked out of international bodies — Palestinian Authority tells UNHRC
PA FM Maliki accused Israel of “genocide” against Palestinians due to its war in Gaza, charging that it enjoyed immunity for its “crimes against humanity” because the US protected it.
ByTOVAH LAZAROFF Foreign Minister of the Palestinian National Authority Riyad Al-Maliki attends a UN side event during an event commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, December 12, 2023.(photo credit: REUTERS/DENIS BALIBOUSE)Go to the full article > >
Israel files report with world court on Gaza measures, Israeli official says
The official did not provide details on the content of the report, which was filed hours before the deadline for its submission.
ByREUTERS WHILE MANY view the ICJ as an independent judicial body, it is inherently political. Its judges are elected by the UN General Assembly and Security Council, bodies notorious for anti-Israel bias, the writer says. (photo credit: REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Gantz, Eisenkot present plan to include haredim, Arab-Israelis in military or national service
The presentation coincided with a hearing in the Supreme Court about the legality of the haredi exemption from IDF service.
ByELIAV BREUER MINISTER-WITHOUT-PORTFOLIO Benny Gantz attends a news conference at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, in December. Gantz is undoubtedly one of the most responsible politicians in Israel; for him, the State of Israel is truly above all, the writer maintains.(photo credit: NOAM REVKIN FENTON/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Gallant: Northern residents will not return before hostages come back from Gaza
Hezbollah has said that it will cease attacking Israel the moment a ceasefire is reached with Hamas which prevents Israel from new military activities within Gaza.
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
134 hostages remain in Gaza, 33 of which killed in captivity, IDF says
