Hamas releases propaganda hostage video, Security forces strike Hamas, PIJ terror compound

Israel begins commemoration for Holocaust Remembrance Day • Jordan outlaws Muslim Brotherhood

Protesters call for a hostage deal at Tel Aviv's Habima Square on April 21, 2025.
Protesters call for a hostage deal at Tel Aviv's Habima Square on April 21, 2025.
(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/MAARIV)

Main lesson of Holocaust is to fight fanatical regimes that threaten whole world, Netanyahu says

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the state's Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, April 23, 2025
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the state's Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, April 23, 2025
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WATCH: Israel commemorates 80 years since the Holocaust

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the state's Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, April 23, 2025
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the state's Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, April 23, 2025
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Massive fires rage across central Israel, cross highway toward Jerusalem

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Fires continue northward along Highway 1, April 23, 2025
Fires continue northward along Highway 1, April 23, 2025
(photo credit: KKL-JNF employees and foresters, Police Spokesperson )
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'Any and all assistance': Huckabee offers aid as Jerusalem fires continue

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 Fire erupts near Route 44. April 23, 2025.
Fire erupts near Route 44. April 23, 2025.
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Israeli delegation departing for more hostage negotiations, sources tell 'Post'

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Hostage deal negotiators (L) Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and (R) Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.
Hostage deal negotiators (L) Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and (R) Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.
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IDF, Shin Bet strike Hamas, PIJ terror compound in former Gaza school

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  IDF soldiers operate, eliminate Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist in Gaza, April 21, 2025.
IDF soldiers operate, eliminate Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist in Gaza, April 21, 2025.
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IDF investigates suspected shooting near Elon Moreh in West Bank

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Jordan outlaws Muslim Brotherhood group, confiscates its assets and offices

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 Jordanian police stand outside the Islamic Action Front office in Amman, Jordan April 23, 2025.
Jordanian police stand outside the Islamic Action Front office in Amman, Jordan April 23, 2025.
(photo credit: REUTERS/ALAA AL SUKHNI)
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'You follow orders': Heated debate erupts in cabinet over Gaza aid distribution

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 Israeli minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich attends a Finance committee meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 13, 2025.
Israeli minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich attends a Finance committee meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 13, 2025.
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Explosive device from Oct. 7 found near Netivot - N12

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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.