Families release sign of life video of two hostages, Chaim Rotter named as sexual assault suspect
IDF carries out strikes throughout Gaza • Senior Hamas leaders in Doha told to lay down weapons • Pentagon: Iran nuclear program set back one, two years
Family and supporters of hostages attend a protest demanding the return of all the hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel July 2, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/AMMAR AWAD)
Security forces arrest five terrorists for throwing stones, Molotov cocktails near Efrat
Hostage families forum shares sign of life of Gaza hostages Bar Kupershtein, Maxim Herkin
"We are dying here with a pulse, we don't feel human," the two said in the brief clip from the Hostages' Families Headquarters. "We are again 30 meters underground."
Chaim Rotter named as Bnei Brak Shomrim official suspected of sexual assaulting minors
The court said that there is reasonable suspicion against Rotter and ruled that he poses "a high level of risk" to society.
BySARAH BEN-NUN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF, HODAYA RANRabbi Chaim Rotter and ultra-Orthodox Jewish members of The Guards, a civilian patrol of volunteers safeguarding the streets of the ultra orthodox city of Bnei Brak at nights, July 5, 2013. (photo credit: YAAKOV NAUMI/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Senior Hamas leaders in Doha told to lay down weapons after Trump ceasefire proposal - report
The move to lay down weapons can be viewed as symbolic because Israel has demanded Hamas disarmament as a condition for ending the war.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFPalestinian Hamas terrorists keep guard on the day Hamas handed over deceased hostages in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip February 20, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/Hatem Khaled/File Photo)Go to the full article > >
IDF strikes Gaza terror cell after it fired rockets at Israel, strikes 150 targets in Strip
The IDF said the strikes hit terrorists, underground routes, military structures, weapons, and sniper posts.
Jewish father, son charged with breaking in, assaulting Palestinian family in West Bank
According to the indictment, Gad Luski threatened the Palestinians with his gun while his son Shem Tov slammed one to the ground, punching and kicking him.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Jewish settlers at the illegal West Bank settlement outpost of Ramat Migron, on September 8, 2023.(photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)Go to the full article > >
Ben-Gvir says hostage deal 'reckless', refusing to support it, calls on Smotrich to join him
Frustration with our leadership must not lead to our annihilation - editorial
The anger, hurt, disappointment, and frustration in our country are more than valid, but we cannot afford to call for institutional annihilation.
ByJPOST EDITORIALPoster of hostage Yonatan Mordechai Samerano during demonstrations for the hostages still held in Gaza.(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/MAARIV)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 the Gaza border communities.
50 hostages remain in Gaza, while 49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity.
The IDF launched large-scale attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities on June 13, 2025.
Israel struck key nuclear sites and killed senior Iranian military and IRGC officials.
28 Israelis killed, over 1,300 wounded, including several IDF soldiers, in Iranian attacks.
