500th day of war: Israel working to release remaining phase one hostages this week
IDF destroys underground Hezbollah infrastructure in Lebanon • Hamas reportedly ready to hand Gaza to PA
War cabinet to meet at Kirya Monday evening
Israel's war cabinet will be held on Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv, sources confirmed to The Jerusalem Post.
Go to the full article >>Israeli government finalizes appointment of Eyal Zamir as new IDF chief
Zamir is somewhat unusual for an IDF chief given that his military background is in tank command, but his top posts in the later years of his resume made him a favorite from the start of the race.
Defense Minister Israel Katz on Sunday announced that the government has given final approval for Defense Ministry Director-General Maj.-Gen. (res.) Eyal Zamir to replace IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi.
This comes after the vetting committee led by former chief justice Asher Grunis approved him last week.
Although usually, the vetting committee process is a mere technicality to ensure that there are no unforeseen legal problems with top government appointees, occasionally, the process has uncovered an issue and derailed a candidacy.
Go to the full article >>Israel at 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 at the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities.
- 73 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 4:00 a.m.
- Netanyahu confirmed the first phase of the Israel-Hamas Ceasefire on January 17, 2025
- 735 terrorists will be released as part of the hostage deal