IDF strikes Gaza hospitals in bid to assassinate Hamas leader, Trump in Saudi Arabia
Terrorists fire two rockets from Gaza into Israel • IDF intercepts Houthi missile • IDF strikes Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon
Three rockets fired from Gaza to Sderot, Ashkelon, intercepted by IDF
The IDF struck Khan Yunis hospitals twice on Tuesday prior to the sirens.
Following the sirens that sounded in Sderot and surrounding areas on the Gaza border, and Ashkelon Tuesday evening, two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip were intercepted by the Israeli air force, and a third rocket fell in an open space, the military said.
Go to the full article >>Trump in Saudi Arabia signalling to Israel its time to turn page on Syria - analysis
Israel moving away from airstrikes and back into the game of diplomacy could help smooth the way for the Accords to grow.
US President Donald Trump announced in Saudi Arabia that he hoped the new government in Syria would embrace peace. He said, “My administration has taken the first steps toward restoring normal relations between the United States and Syria for the first time in more than a decade.”
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Go to the full article >>Trump hopes for Saudi Arabia to join Abraham Accords and stability in region
Trump's many for the middle east. Aside from Riyadh possibly joining Abraham accords, he hopes for a better deal with Iran and stability for the new Syrian government with all sanctions removed
US President Donald Trump said he hopes that Saudi Arabia will join the Abraham Accords, but noted that the Gulf state would join in its own time, while speaking in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
Go to the full article >>Mohammed Sinwar's assassination could 'ease efforts' to reach hostage deal, source tells 'Post'
The assassination attempt occurred as the Israeli delegation for hostage and ceasefire talks arrived in Qatar on Tuesday evening.
If Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar has indeed been assassinated, it would make it easier to reach a hostage and ceasefire deal, an Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post.
"[Mohammed] Sinwar was the most extreme figure in terms of negotiation positions for reaching a deal," the official said. "If he is out of the picture, it should ease the efforts to reach an agreement."
The assassination attempt occurred as the Israeli delegation, led by “M” from the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) and the Coordinator for Hostages and Missing Persons, Gal Hirsch, arrived in Qatar on Tuesday evening.
Go to the full article >>'War raging above their heads': Yael Alexander speaks of Edan's captivity
"The most terrifying sound of all — the one Edan feared most — was the sound of the war raging above their heads," she said.
Yael Alexander, mother of released hostage Edan Alexander, shared details of her son's captivity in Gaza from Ichilov Hospital on Tuesday.
"Our hearts broke as Edan began to share the unimaginable hardship, the daily fear — just to survive the night. The hunger, the lack of water, the horrific sanitary conditions," she said.
Edan Alexander was released from Hamas captivity on Monday, on his 584th day in Gaza.
Go to the full article >>WATCH: IDF strikes Hezbollah terrorists in Beaufort Ridge, Hula areas in southern Lebanon
The IDF stated that the reestablishment of the site and activities conducted there constituted a violation of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon.
IDF aircraft struck a Hezbollah terrorist in the area of the Beaufort Ridge in southern Lebanon, the military stated on Tuesday.
The terrorist was located at a site used by Hezbollah to manage its fire and defense array. The same site was struck by the IDF last week, the military noted.
The military also struck an additional Hezbollah terrorist in Hula, also in southern Lebanon.
Go to the full article >>In photos: Steve Witkoff, Adam Boehler arrive at Hostages Square Tel Aviv.
Witkoff to 'Post': Netanyahu, Qatar did 'exceptional' job returning Edan Alexander - exclusive
US Middle East Steve Witkoff told the Jerusalem Post that he hopes the deal that freed Edan Alexander from Hamas captivity is a beacon of hope for everybody else.
US Middle East Steve Witkoff told the Jerusalem Post that he hopes the deal that freed Edan Alexander from Hamas captivity is a beacon of hope for everybody else, especially the families of the remaining 58 hostages in Gaza.
"Thank god for President Trump, and by the way, the Prime Minister [Benjamin Netanyahu] did an exceptional job here, as did the Qatar PM Sheikh Mohammed."
Go to the full article >>New Pope Leo tells Jewish leaders he wants to strengthen dialogue
More than a dozen other Jewish leaders from around the world are expected to attend Pope Leo's inaugural mass on Sunday.
Pope Leo XIV has told the world's Jewish communities he wants to strengthen the Roman Catholic Church’s Dialogue with them, in a message coming after a souring of relations between the Vatican and Israel over the war in Gaza.
The first US-born pope sent a letter to Rabbi Noam Marans, the Director of Interreligious Affairs of the American Jewish Committee (AJC), who posted the letter on the social platform X late on Monday.
“Trusting in the assistance of the almighty, I pledge to continue and strengthen the Church’s Dialogue and cooperation with the Jewish people in the spirit of the Second Vatican Council’s declaration Nostra Aetate,” Leo said in the letter.
Go to the full article >>Released hostage Edan Alexander speaks with Trump, meets with Witkoff
Alexander was released by Hamas on Monday following 584 days in captivity in a hostage release deal secured by Trump.
Released hostage Edan Alexander spoke with US President Donald Trump while at the Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv, Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff shared in an X/Twitter post on Tuesday.
Alexander was released by Hamas on Monday following 584 days in captivity in a hostage release deal secured by Trump.
"I was honored to meet Edan Alexander today and welcome him home. After months in captivity, the world is inspired by his courage and resilience," he wrote.
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.
- 58 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.