IDF revises report of Red Cross medics' killing • Hamas publishes hostage video • Former hostages Omer Wenkert, Liri Albag, and Gadi Moses speak at Tel Aviv rally • IDF strikes Hezbollah terrorists
Scenes of an impact from a Hamas rocket in Ashkelon, April 6, 2025.(photo credit: MDA SPOKESPERSON)
Netanyahu leaves Hungary for the US early Sunday afternoon
The two will discuss issues including the hostage crisis, finishing the war in Gaza, and tariffs that were recently imposed by the Trump administration on Israel.
Iran downplays direct talks with US as ‘meaningless’
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi said, "We remain committed to diplomacy and are ready to try the path of indirect negotiations."
BySETH J. FRANTZMAN Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks during a joint press conference with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Tehran, Iran, February 25, 2025. (photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
US strikes Houthi targets in Hodeidah in western Yemen - report
The last time US strikes against the Yemen-based terror group were reported was late last March.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFProtesters, mainly Houthi supporters, hold weapons to mark the annual al-Quds Day on the last Friday of Ramadan, in Sana'a, Yemen, March 28, 2025(photo credit: REUTERS/KHALED ABDULLAH)Go to the full article > >
Freed hostage Omer Wenkert to PM: 'Invite me to the cabinet, look me in the eyes'
"For 505 days, I was starved, humiliated, and beaten. Of those days, I spent 197 days alone, almost losing my sanity."
ByURI SELA Released hostage Omer Wenkert speaks at a rally at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, April 5, 2025.(photo credit: PAULINA PATIMER)Go to the full article > >
Hamas hostage video shows first sign of life of Maxim Herkin, family confirms
The video is the first sign of life of Herkin since his abduction on Otober 7.
Netanyahu to visit White House on Monday to discuss tariffs with Trump
Discussion also expected to include American efforts to begin talks with Iran on new nuke deal, Gaza war, and hostages.
ByWALLA! US President Donald Trump seen with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (illustrative)(photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK/NIMNETH X, YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
IDF tries to reset mistaken killing of 14 Red Cross workers
After killing the Red Cross workers, the IDF still believed them to be Hamas based on examining six of the bodies.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB IDF troops operating and concluding the encirclement of Tel al-Sultan in Rafah, March 23, 2025.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)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 Supernova music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities.
59 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 a.m.
Netanyahu confirmed the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire on January 17, 2025.
