Trump discusses hostages, Iran with Netanyahu, IDF strikes Hezbollah terrorist
Israel strikes terrorist in Lebanon • Hamas officials say new deal presented
IDF held back Iranian axis from flooding terror groups in the West Bank with weapons, cmdr. says
The IDF has successfully held back the Iranian axis from smuggling weapons across the Israel-Jordan border into the West Bank.
The military has successfully held back the Iranian axis from smuggling weapons into the West Bank through the Israeli-Jordanian border that would have flooded the area with high-stakes terrorist threats, IDF Lt.-Col. Aviv Amir, the commander of the Jordan Valley defenses, said on Tuesday at his outgoing ceremony, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
Go to the full article >>Iran authorities seize two vessels carrying 'smuggled fuel' in Gulf, agency reports
The vessels were reportedly carrying 1.5 million liters of smuggled diesel fuel, according to the Deputy Commander of the IRGC’s Second Naval Zone, General Masoud Forootan.
Iranian Revolutionary Guards seized two Tanzanian-flagged vessels allegedly carrying "smuggled fuel" in the Gulf, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported on Tuesday.
Go to the full article >>Shin Bet chief claims he was asked to target protest activist by PM - report
Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar was asked to use the Shin Bet's powers and capabilities to target lawyer and protest activist Gonen Ben Yitzhak by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, N12 reported on Tuesday.
Go to the full article >>Netanyahu asks High Court to order Ronen Bar to give date for resignation
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday asked the High Court of Justice to order Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar to provide a date for his resignation.
Go to the full article >>Trump, Netanyahu on 'same side of every issue' US president claims after phone call
"The call went very well," Trump wrote, adding "we are on the same side of every issue," without elaborating further.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump spoke on the phone on Tuesday, in the first such conversation since Netanyahu's visit to DC two weeks ago.
According to Trump's post on his social media network, Truth Social, the conversation covered numerous subjects, including trade and Iran.
"The call went very well," he wrote, adding "we are on the same side of every issue," without elaborating further.
Go to the full article >>Trump to meet Qatari PM Al-Thani, source tells 'Post'
US President Donald Trump is expected to meet with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, a source with knowledge told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.
Go to the full article >>Iranian FM dangles ‘trillion dollar’ opportunities for US companies in Iran in cancelled address
These statements were supposed to be delivered by the Iranian foreign minister as part of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace think tank’s 2025 Nuclear Policy Conference.
“Iran’s long-term plan is to build at least nineteen new nuclear reactors; this means tens of billions of dollars in potential contracts are available” for US companies, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote Monday.
“American companies can explore the trillion-dollar opportunity that the Iranian economy presents,” including companies that can “help generate clean electricity from non-hydrocarbon sources.” Araghchi further reiterated: “The Iranian market alone is large enough to revive the faltering US nuclear industry.”
These statements were supposed to be delivered by the Iranian foreign minister as part of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace think tank’s 2025 Nuclear Policy Conference. However, according to the organizers, a last minute request by Araghchi’s team to change the format of the session in a way which would have “severely curtailed” the ability of both audience members and the moderator to question the Iranian official’s remarks, led to the eventual cancellation of his address.
From their part, the official Iranian delegation to the UN blamed the organizers, tweeting on their X account that “the cancellation follows the organizer’s decision to alter the format of the keynote into a debate.”
Go to the full article >>Netanyahu, Trump to speak on phone, source tells 'Post'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump are expected to speak on Tuesday by phone, a source with knowledge told the Jerusalem Post.
It will be their first phone call since Netanyahu's visit to DC two weeks ago.
Go to the full article >>Israel strikes south of Beirut - report
Israel reportedly struck South of Beirut in Lebanon, the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Mayadeen news outlet claimed on Tuesday.
This is a developing story.
Go to the full article >>Mediators present new ceasefire framework, Hamas official tells BBC - report
Hamas rejected Israel's latest proposal, which would have seen 10 living hostage released for a 45 day ceasefire.
Qatari and Egyptian mediators have submitted a new proposal to end the Israel-Hamas War, the BBC reported on Tuesday, citing a senior Hamas official.
According to the unnamed official, the proposed framework would see a truce for five to seven years, all Palestinian prisoners released from Israeli jails, a complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip, and a full stop to the fighting.
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.