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IAF activity causes booms in central Israel, Katz announces sanctions on terrorists

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 IDF operates in the West Bank, February 23, 2025. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF operates in the West Bank, February 23, 2025.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Israel’s shield for Syria’s Druze and the regional shakeup no one expected - analysis

Before Assad’s fall, Netanyahu never would have considered extending Israel’s protection to the Syrian Druze. That he is doing so now underscores how much has changed. 

By HERB KEINON
 SYRIA’S DE FACTO leader Mohammad al-Julani: He said that Syria must be a bridge rather than a player in the clash involving Russia, the US, Turkey, and Israel, the writer notes. (photo credit: Khalil Ashawi/Reuters)
SYRIA’S DE FACTO leader Mohammad al-Julani: He said that Syria must be a bridge rather than a player in the clash involving Russia, the US, Turkey, and Israel, the writer notes.
(photo credit: Khalil Ashawi/Reuters)

Israel has not yet achieved “absolute victory” in Gaza – a fact painfully evident each time Hamas releases hostages in staged propaganda displays. Yet its military actions over the past 16 months have reshaped the Middle East.

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October 7 survivor Noa Argamani to brief UN Security Council

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  (photo credit: REUTERS/LUCAS JACKSON)
(photo credit: REUTERS/LUCAS JACKSON)

Former hostage Noa Argamani is set to speak at the UN Security Council on Tuesday morning at the invite of Israel's UN permanent representative Danny Danon.

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IDF arrests two suspects crossing into Israel from Jordan near Dead Sea border

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The IDF arrested two suspects after they crossed into Israeli territory from Jordan near the border in the Dead Sea area, the military announced on Monday night.

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MK Orit Strock: Winning the war is 'more important' than hostage return

National Missions Minister Orit Strock faces backlash after admitting she prioritizes total military victory over complete hostage return

By SHIR PERETS
 Orit Strock, National Mission Minister attends a swearing in ceremony for newly appointed judges at the President's residence in Jerusalem, on June 23, 2024. (photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Orit Strock, National Mission Minister attends a swearing in ceremony for newly appointed judges at the President's residence in Jerusalem, on June 23, 2024.
(photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

National Missions Minister Orit Strock stated that winning the war is more important than bringing back every hostage during an interview with Amit Segal at Arutz Sheva's Jerusalem conference on Monday.

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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.
  • 69 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