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IDF kills Hamas terrorist that took hostages, secret Iran nuclear facility discovered

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 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. May 6, 2025. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. May 6, 2025.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Security forces arrest Reihan crossing terror attack suspect

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IDF, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), and police forces arrested on Thursday an individual in the West Bank on suspicion that he had carried out the shooting terror attack at the Reihan crossing on Wednesday. 

Two IDF soldiers were wounded in the Wednesday attack. 

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US discussing Gaza aid distribution with Arab countries, sources tell 'Post' - exclusive

According to the diplomats, it is still unclear which countries would join the project if it moves forward.

By AMICHAI STEIN
 Palestinian trucks loaded with humanitarian aid cross into Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing, February 17, 2025 (photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90)
Palestinian trucks loaded with humanitarian aid cross into Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing, February 17, 2025
(photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90)

The Trump administration has held talks in recent days with Arab countries to promote a humanitarian aid distribution project in the Gaza Strip, two Western diplomats told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.

According to the diplomats, it is still unclear which countries would join the project if it moves forward.

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US official: If Israel doesn't wake up, US will advance Saudi deal without it - report

The official said that Trump is growing frustrated with Israel’s approach and that he intends to push on with a deal, regardless of Israel's position.

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 President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shaking hands while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on (illustrative). (photo credit: BANDAR ALGALOUD/COURTESY OF SAUDI ROYAL COURT/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS, Canva, REUVEN KASTRO, SHUTTERSTOCK)
President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shaking hands while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on (illustrative).
(photo credit: BANDAR ALGALOUD/COURTESY OF SAUDI ROYAL COURT/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS, Canva, REUVEN KASTRO, SHUTTERSTOCK)

A senior American official delivered unusually sharp criticism of Israel’s conduct in hostage negotiations and warned that the United States is prepared to finalize a regional agreement with Saudi Arabia, even without Israeli participation, N12 reported on Wednesday.

According to the report, the remarks were made during a meeting Monday night between the official and the families of hostages held by Hamas.

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UK munitions transfers to Israel continued despite supposed cut off - report

The report claims UK firms have continued to export munitions and F-35 parts.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy seen over a missile and the London Eye (illustrative) (photo credit: Canva, FLASH90, REUTERS)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy seen over a missile and the London Eye (illustrative)
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Despite UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy promising that Britain would only export items to Israel “defensive in nature,” new research has suggested that British firms have continued to send Israel munitions and thousands of military items, The Guardian reported on Wednesday.

The research, based on an analysis of trade data by the Palestinian Youth Movement and Progressive International and Workers for a Free Palestine, comes after the UK government suspended an arms export license to Israel in September.

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Police thwart Iranian plot to target London's Israeli embassy - report

The Iranians were "hours from unleashing an attack" when they were arrested, The Telegraph reported.

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The Israeli Embassy in London places its flag at half-mast to commemorate the victims of the Meron stampede that took place on Lag Ba'omer 2021. (photo credit: FOREIGN MINISTRY)
The Israeli Embassy in London places its flag at half-mast to commemorate the victims of the Meron stampede that took place on Lag Ba'omer 2021.
(photo credit: FOREIGN MINISTRY)

The Israeli embassy in London was the target of an alleged Iranian terror plot, The Telegraph reported on Wednesday.

This report followed two separate operations in which eight individuals, seven of whom were of Iranian nationality, were arrested by UK Police on Saturday, in what Home Secretary Yvette Cooper described as "one of the biggest counterterror operations in recent years," The Telegraph added.

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Israel, US lobby UN to join proposed Gaza aid distribution mechanism - exclusive

Israeli COGAT officials and representatives have met with the UN to present the new plan and explore possible aid distribution methods.

By AMICHAI STEIN
 IDF leads humanitarian efforts in the northern Gaza Strip. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S OFFICE)
IDF leads humanitarian efforts in the northern Gaza Strip.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S OFFICE)

Israel and the US are trying to persuade the United Nations to participate in a new humanitarian aid distribution plan for Gaza that is currently being developed, according to both Israeli and Western diplomats who spoke to The Jerusalem Post.

During a cabinet meeting this week, a new plan for distributing humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip was approved.

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WATCH: Drone footage reveals extent of Jerusalem wildfire damage

The fires are believed to have burned through 26,000 dunams of woodlands.

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The mass destruction left in the wake of two wildfires in the Jerusalem area was revealed in drone footage taken by Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael–Jewish National Fund. (KKL-JNF)

The mass destruction left in the wake of two wildfires in the Jerusalem area was revealed in drone footage taken by Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael–Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF).

The two fires, which swept through the Jerusalem Hills, caused significant damage, the video revealed. The fire concentrated in Canada Park is thought to have burned through approximately 20,000 dunams, including 10,000 dunams of woodlands managed by KKL-JNF. 

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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.