US says time of essence for hostage deal, IDF fights in Gaza and the West Bank
IDF finds Hamas tunnel shaft under playground • Israel strikes terrorists in West Bank • UN Ambassador Danny Danon speaks at UN Security Council
Demonstrators on September 4, 2024 take part in a protest to show support for the hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack. (photo credit: REUTERS)
Hamas publishes video of Hersh Goldberg-Polin at 11 p.m.
Hamas revealed a video of Hersh Goldberg-Polin's last words at 11 p.m., the fourth hostage video out of the six murdered last week by Hamas.
Five things not understood about the Gaza deal - analysis
Below is a list of five often misunderstood points regarding the deal three-phase deal that has been under debate since US President Joe Biden first unveiled the deal on May 31.
ByTOVAH LAZAROFF People hold banners as they take part in a rally calling for the release of hostages kidnapped in the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas from Gaza and for support from the U.S., outside the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel March 10, 2024.(photo credit: CARLOS GARCIA RAWLINS/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
'Revolutionary’: Defense Ministry start-ups grab investments of $500m.- exclusive
The program, which connects the ministry’s challenges with innovative solutions, “fosters small and agile companies to develop defense technologies,” said a ministry statement.
‘Killing of hostages make it more difficult to close deal,” US says
“We've suffered yet another huge setback here.” Kirby said, but that “doesn't mean we're not going to keep trying," John Kirby told reporters
ByTOVAH LAZAROFF White House national security spokesperson John Kirby answers a question during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 4, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/KEVIN LAMARQUE)Go to the full article > >
Alleged Hezbollah financier expected to plead guilty in US sanctions case
‘1,000 killed from friendly fire is the price of war,’ agree Hamas and Islamic Jihad officials
IDF spokesman revealed the protocol of meeting between Hamas and PIJ representatives, exposing tensions between the two groups.
ByOHAD MERLIN Palestinian fighters from the armed wing of Hamas take part in a military parade to mark the anniversary of the 2014 war with Israel, near the border in the central Gaza Strip, July 19, 2023.(photo credit: REUTERS/IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA)Go to the full article > >
Israeli rabbi urges IDF soldiers to refrain from taking ‘spoils of war’ in Gaza
Citing biblical precedents, Aviner referenced the Book of Esther (9:10, 15, 16), highlighting that after their victory, the Jews refrained from taking spoils from their enemies,
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Rabbi Shlomo Aviner, head of the Ateret Cohanim yeshiva delivers a special torah lesson at the mixed-gender prayer section at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Old City, January 3, 2018, ahead of a Court hearing at the supreme court regarding the Western Wall layout. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
We’re not scrapping existing Gaza hostage deal, time of essence,’ US envoy says
“I think this plan A still has a very feasible path towards being accomplished,” US Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew stated.
ByTOVAH LAZAROFF Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be the next U.S. ambassador to Israel on Capitol Hill, Washington, U.S., October 18, 2023.(photo credit: REUTERS/Leah Millis )Go to the full article > >
IAF intercepts suspected aerial targets crossing from Lebanon
IDF fighter jets target West Bank terrorists, kill son of Zakaria Zubeidi - report
IAF strikes in Tubas eliminated five terrorists, including Zakaria Zubeidi's son. Zubeidi was a key figure in terrorism and extremist activities.
ByMAARIVFatah's ZAKARIA ZUBEIDI 370(photo credit: Reuters)Go to the full article > >Israel-Hamas War: What do 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 Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
101 hostages remain in Gaza
48 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says
