What happened on day Day 557 of the war?

Gov't seeks to cancel order preventing it from firing Shin Bet head • IDF tells reserve doctors to remove signatures from petition to end Gaza war • Katz details Israel's Gaza aid policy

 Israelis demonstrate in Tel Aviv in support of a hostage deal, April 16, 2025.
Israelis demonstrate in Tel Aviv in support of a hostage deal, April 16, 2025.
(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI)

Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar to participate in call with Netanyahu over hostage deal negotiations

ByAMICHAI STEIN
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IDF chief medical officer tells reserve doctors to remove signatures from petition

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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 MANEUVERS AT the Bahad 10 Training Base.
MANEUVERS AT the Bahad 10 Training Base.
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Gov't seeks to cancel interim order preventing it from firing Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar

ByBINI ASHKENAZI, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
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 ILLUSTRATION: Benjamin Netanyahu and Ronen Bar
ILLUSTRATION: Benjamin Netanyahu and Ronen Bar
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IDF destroys home of terrorist who killed Capt. Alon Sacgiu and injured 16 soldiers

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Three Israeli civilians cross into Gaza Strip, returned to Israeli territory by IDF

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 View of cars destroyed by Hamas terrorists during the October 7 massacre and the Erez border crossing at the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, January 4, 2024.
View of cars destroyed by Hamas terrorists during the October 7 massacre and the Erez border crossing at the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, January 4, 2024.
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PIJ publishes video of unidentified hostage

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IDF: There is no timeline to finishing Gaza war, Hamas police have lost control - analysis

ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
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 IDF troops operate in Rafah, Gaza, April 13, 2025.
IDF troops operate in Rafah, Gaza, April 13, 2025.
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IDF, Shin Bet kill third terrorist behind January's al-Funduq terror attack

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A weapon belonging to a Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist responsible for January's al-Funduq terror attack after he was killed by Israeli security forces, April 16, 2025.
A weapon belonging to a Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist responsible for January's al-Funduq terror attack after he was killed by Israeli security forces, April 16, 2025.
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Palestinian stone-throwing terrorists wound two US citizens

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IDF kills Hezbollah terrorist in southern Lebanon

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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 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.