What happened on day 543 of the war?
Former hostage Eliya Cohen reveals brutal captivity conditions and vows to fight for those still held in Gaza • IAF has been conducting extensive strikes through the night in southern Gaza.
Hamas will not respond to Israel's counter Gaza ceasefire proposal, official says
Israel said on March 29 it conveyed to the mediators a counter-proposal in full coordination with the US, after Hamas agreed to a proposal from Egyptian and Qatari mediators.
Hamas decided not to respond or engage with Israel's counter-proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, an official told Reuters on Wednesday, affirming it is committed to the mediators' plan instead.
Go to the full article >>IDF is closing in on controlling 30% of Gaza, defense sources tell 'Post'
Katz to 'Post': No military occupation, but getting closer to large operation if no hostage deal.
With the IDF’s latest pushes in southern Gaza and northern Gaza, it is close to controlling 30% of the Gaza Strip, defense sources said Wednesday.
Division 36 finally started to take a full hand in the invasion, focusing on northern Rafah in southern Gaza. Its activities added to other divisions already active in Gaza since mid-March, including Division 252 in northern and central Gaza and Division 143 in southern Rafah.
The latest IDF maneuvers could eventually cut off Rafah from Khan Yunis.
Despite the expanded areas of operation, defense sources have said they are continuing to avoid operating in areas in which hostages might be held.
Go to the full article >>WATCH: Lebanese army significantly improved anti-Hezbollah enforcement, IDF sources say
Israel Katz told The Jerusalem Post that the destroyed villages prevent Hezbollah and civilians from returning to southern Lebanon for up to five years.
The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday embedded with IDF forces in the first Israeli media visit to the new IDF positions inside southern Lebanon, specifically the position near Margaliot.
In February, the IDF withdrew from southern Lebanon, but erected and maintained five new outposts in Lebanese territory.
Go to the full article >>Israeli airstrikes in Syria meant to 'convey a message' to Turkey, source tells 'Post'
“Do not establish a military base in the Syria and do not interfere with Israeli activity in the country's skies,” an Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post.
The recent airstrikes in Syria are to “convey a message to Turkey,” an Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.
“Do not establish a military base in the Syria and do not interfere with Israeli activity in the country's skies,” was the message according to the official.
The strikes targeted the vicinity of Hama, as well as the scientific research building in the Syrian neighborhood Barzeh in the capital Damascus, the IDF confirmed on Wednesday.
Israel spent years carrying out airstrikes on Syria during former President Bashar al-Assad's rule, targeting what they said were Iran-linked military installations and weapons transfers from Tehran intended for the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.
Go to the full article >>IDF completes encirclement of Tel al-Sultan area in Rafah
Troops kill dozens of terrorists and locate multiple rocket launchers as the military expands Gaza operations with third division joining the fight.
The IDF has completely encircled the Tel al-Sultan area in Rafah over the past few days, the military announced on Wednesday.
Go to the full article >>WATCH: From the firing of the Shin Bet head to 'Qatargate' - What's happening with Israeli politics
The Post's political correspondent Eliav Breuer sat down with domestic affairs and economics correspondent Eve Young to explain what is going on in the Israeli political scene.
Protests broke out around Israel after the announcement of the impending firing of Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) head Ronen Bar, and continued as Israel returned to striking in Gaza and the government held a vote of no confidence in Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara.
At the same time, the Shin Bet investigation into the 'Qatargate' affair continued as two aides of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were arrested for allegedly receiving payment from Qatari officials, The Jerusalem Post editor-in-chief Zvika Klein was questioned and put on house arrest, and Gil Birger was also named as one of those investigated.
Go to the full article >>Official IDF body published classified information on social media
An official IDF body published classified and sensitive information on social media regarding a life-threatening issue, in a breach first identified by and reported on by Army Radio on Wednesday.
Army Radio added that the sensitive information was posted on purpose and not by mistake, and that it remained publicly accessible for several consecutive hours, exposed to thousands of followers.
"This constitutes a severe breach of information security, directly affecting human lives in the most sensitive manner," Army Radio said.
The information was finally removed several hours later after Army Radio reported it.
The IDF’s Information Security Department within Military Intelligence has now launched an investigation.
Go to the full article >>Bereaved families leave IDF's Nova massacre probe meeting in anger
Bereaved families of victims of the Nova music festival who were attending the IDF's Wednesday morning presentation of its investigation into the massacre left in anger one after the other.
Families told Maariv: "We will not receive any answers until a real investigative committee with real authority is established." Several attendees were also evacuated from the meeting after feeling unwell.
On Thursday, another meeting will be held with survivors of the massacre and their families, but many of them arrived today to show support for the bereaved families.
Go to the full article >>IDF kills armed terrorist who approached Gaza security fence
IDF troops thwarted an armed terrorist who approached the security fence in southern Gaza and posed a threat to IDF troops, the military announced on Wednesday.
Go to the full article >>IDF and Shin Bet strike Hamas targets in Jabalya
The IDF and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) struck Hamas terrorists operating in Jabalya, a joint statement announced on Wednesday.
The military and the Shin Bet reported that the terrorists were hiding inside a command center that was a central meeting point for the terrorist organization.
The joint statement added that Hamas used the center to plan terror attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops.
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.