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

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

Major UK Jewish group suspends one of its officers for letter condemning Gaza war

The Board of Deputies of British Jews suspends vice chair of its international division, Harriett Goldenberg, among others, and disciplines members over a letter condemning Israel's actions in Gaza.

By GRACE GILSON/JTA
The Palace of Westminster, the home of the UK houses of parliament in London, is lit up in the colors of Israel's flag for victims and hostages of Hamas attacks, October 9, 2023. (photo credit: LUCY NORTH/PA IMAGES VIA GETTY IMAGES/VIA JTA)
The Palace of Westminster, the home of the UK houses of parliament in London, is lit up in the colors of Israel's flag for victims and hostages of Hamas attacks, October 9, 2023.
(photo credit: LUCY NORTH/PA IMAGES VIA GETTY IMAGES/VIA JTA)

An umbrella organization for British Jewry suspended one of its leaders and is disciplining dozens of members for signing an open letter condemning the war in Gaza.

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Yemen missile triggers sirens in northern Israel, successfully intercepted by IDF

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Sirens sounded across northern Israel, including in Haifa, due to missile fire from Yemen, the IDF announced on X/Twitter.

The military later confirmed that "the missile was successfully intercepted."

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Houthis claim US Air Force attacked Hodeidah, northwestern Yemen - report

By LIRAN HARONI
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The Houthi terror organization claimed that the US Air Force conducted airstrikes on Yemen's Hodeidah and Saada Governorates in northwest Yemen on Tuesday night.

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IDF General Staff visits Yad Vashem to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day

The generals also met and held a discussion with Holocaust survivor, Lea Balint, and presented her with a certificate.

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IDF General Staff members in Yad Vashem's Hall of Names, April 21, 2025. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF General Staff members in Yad Vashem's Hall of Names, April 21, 2025.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Members of the IDF General Staff, including Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir, visited Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority, on Monday to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day and 80 years since the end of World War II, the military confirmed.

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False alarm: Rocket sirens sound in Sderot

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  (photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)
(photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)

Red Alert rocket sirens were sounded in Sderot on Tuesday night.

The IDF later confirmed this was triggered by a false alarm.

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Trump, if you're reading this: Bring my husband home from Gaza - opinion

Today, I have more faith in the US administration, led by President Donald Trump, to bring my daughters’ father home than I do in my own government.

By LISHAY MIRAN-LAVI
 THE WRITER speaks at a rally calling for the release of the hostages in Gaza, at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, last month. (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)
THE WRITER speaks at a rally calling for the release of the hostages in Gaza, at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, last month.
(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)

My husband, Omri Miran, has been held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza for over 18 months. He was kidnapped before the eyes of our two young daughters on October 7, 2023, after armed terrorists broke into our home and held our family at gunpoint for hours. We have strong indications that he is alive, and at 48, he is considered the oldest living hostage still in Gaza.

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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.