Hamas releases propaganda hostage video, Security forces strike Hamas, PIJ terror compound
Israel begins commemoration for Holocaust Remembrance Day • Jordan outlaws Muslim Brotherhood
Main lesson of Holocaust is to fight fanatical regimes that threaten whole world, Netanyahu says
Netanyahu arrived late to the ceremony -- reportedly due to security issues, but top security officials were already present at site.
A drone accompanying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's convoy may have been the reason for his late appearance at the official ceremony for Holocaust Remembrance Day at Yad Vashem on Wednesday evening.
Those close to the Prime Minister claimed that the delay was due to a "security issue."
Netanyahu made a fiery speech at Wednesday night's Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at Yad Vashem, comparing comparison between the Nazis and Hamas, and framing his calls for military victory as part of a historic path of rebirth following the murder of six million Jews.
Go to the full article >>WATCH: Israel commemorates 80 years since the Holocaust
Herzog said that he would lead survivors, bereaved families, and former hostages, in the March of the Living in Auschwitz on Thursday.
Israel marked 80 years since the World War II genocide of the Jewish people on Wednesday night, with the beginning of Holocaust Remembrance Day.
A siren marking the six million victims of the Holocaust is set to sound on Thursday morning, in which Israelis will cease all action, and hold a moment of silence until the siren's end.
The flag was lowered to half mast on Wednesday night, at an official ceremony held at Yad Vashem, with the year's theme being Out of the Depth: The Anguish of Liberation.
Go to the full article >>Massive fires rage across central Israel, cross highway toward Jerusalem
Three firefighters were injured during the event, as dozens of teams continued working with trucks and planes to control the fires as they spread northward towards Highway 1.
Three firefighters were injured on Wednesday as two separate fires spread across open fields in central Israel, crossing Highway 1 toward the capital of Jerusalem and leading to intermittent closures of sections of the highway.
Dozens of Israel Fire and Rescue firefighting teams attempted to control the fires as they spread northward towards Highway 1 after spreading from near Route 6 and Route 44, respectively.
Go to the full article >>'Any and all assistance': Huckabee offers aid as Jerusalem fires continue
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also instructed the IDF and Fire and Rescue Brigades to prepare reserves from Greece and other countries abroad.
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee offered assistance and sent a prayer of safety to the first responders and citizens who were evacuated due to the fires that raged across the outskirts of Jerusalem on Wednesday.
Go to the full article >>Israeli delegation departing for more hostage negotiations, sources tell 'Post'
Sources informed on the matter told the Post that there has been no change in Hamas's position regarding the deal.
An Israeli delegation is expected to depart in the coming days for talks aimed at advancing a hostage deal, a source familiar with the details told The Jerusalem Post Wednesday.
Sources informed on the matter told the Post that there has been no change in Hamas's position regarding the deal.
Hamas has made it clear to mediators from Egypt and Qatar that "we will not agree to a deal that includes a temporary ceasefire."
Go to the full article >>IDF, Shin Bet strike Hamas, PIJ terror compound in former Gaza school
The IDF currently controls about 30% of the Gaza Strip as the military continues to establish the Morag Corridor in the southern Gaza Strip.
A group of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists operating in a command and control center was struck by the IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), the military announced on Wednesday.
The command center was embedded within an area that previously served as the "Jaffa" School in Gaza City.
Go to the full article >>IDF investigates suspected shooting near Elon Moreh in West Bank
The IDF is currently investigating a suspected shooting incident near Elon Moreh in the West Bank on Wednesday.
This is a developing story.
Go to the full article >>Jordan outlaws Muslim Brotherhood group, confiscates its assets and offices
Muslim Brotherhood members have led some of the largest protests in the region in support of their ideological allies, Hamas.
Jordan outlawed the Muslim Brotherhood, the country's most vocal opposition group, and confiscated its assets on Wednesday after members of the group were found to be linked to a sabotage plot, Interior Minister Mazen Fraya said.
There was no immediate comment from the movement, which has operated legally in Jordan for decades and has widespread grass-roots support in major urban centers and scores of offices across the country.
Go to the full article >>'You follow orders': Heated debate erupts in cabinet over Gaza aid distribution
The IDF Chief of Staff said soldiers would not distribute aid, to which Finance Minister Smotrich responded, "The IDF doesn’t choose its own missions."
A heated debate ensued during the security cabinet meeting on Tuesday on the topic of the distribution of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
Defense Minister Israel Katz told the ministers that aid would not enter in the same methods as previously.
"It strengthens Hamas. Aid will be distributed by IDF soldiers or American companies".
IDF Chief of Staff, Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir quickly responded that "IDF soldiers will not distribute humanitarian aid, and we will not starve the Gaza Strip."
Go to the full article >>Explosive device from Oct. 7 found near Netivot - N12
An explosive device believed to be from the October 7 massacre was discovered near Netivot by local police officers, according to an N12 report on Wednesday.
Explosive ordnance squads were called to the scene, which is in an area currently undergoing road construction work.
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.