Trump urges Syria to join Abraham Accords, IDF strikes Hamas targets at Gaza's European Hospital
Earthquake felt in central Israel • Yinon Magal criticizes Edan Alexander's family • Trump calls to bring hostages home during Mideast visit • The ‘Post’ hears from inside Iran
Houthi ceasefire followed US intel showing terrorists sought off-ramp
Houthi leaders began reaching out sometime around the first weekend in May to US allies in the Middle East, two US officials said.
Days before a surprise US ceasefire agreement with Houthis, US intelligence started picking up indications the Yemeni terrorists were looking for an exit after seven weeks of relentless US bombings, four US officials said.
Go to the full article >>IDF destroys Hamas terror tunnel infrastructure hidden beneath Khan Yunis's European Hospital
The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) destroyed Hamas terror tunnel infrastructure hidden beneath the European Hospital in Khan Yunis, the military confirmed on Tuesday night.
Go to the full article >>Witkoff gifts Edan Alexander Star of David necklace belonging to his late son
Witkoff said he had worn the necklace for more than 25 years and now wanted Alexander to wear it in his son’s memory.
Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, presented released hostage Edan Alexander with a Star of David necklace on Tuesday during a visit to Ichilov Hospital.
Go to the full article >>Iran to meet European powers May 16 to discuss nuclear issue, diplomatic sources say
Iran will hold talks in Istanbul on Friday with European parties to their now moribund 2015 nuclear deal, two European and an Iranian diplomatic source said on Tuesday.
The talks come as both sides seek to position themselves ahead of an expected fifth round of US-Iranian negotiations in the coming days.
Go to the full article >>What Israel's Netanyahu is doing in Gaza is shameful: France's Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that Benjamin Netanyahu's policy in Gaza, where half a million people are allegedly facing starvation, was shameful and that Europeans should consider increasing sanctions.
Go to the full article >>UN aid chief slams Israel's Gaza aid plan as 'cynical sideshow'
United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher on Tuesday slammed a plan by Israel for the distribution of aid in the Gaza Strip as a "cynical sideshow, a deliberate distraction, a fig leaf for further violence and displacement."
Go to the full article >>Islamic Jihad fires three rockets at southern Israel, intercepted by IDF
The IDF struck Khan Yunis hospitals twice on Tuesday prior to the sirens.
The Israeli Air Force intercepted two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip that caused sirens to sound in Sderot and the surrounding Gaza border area, as well as in Ashkelon, on Tuesday evening, the IDF said.
Go to the full article >>IDF issues evacuation warning for Jabalya, surrounding areas in Gaza Strip
IDF Arabic Spokesperson Col. Avichay Adraee warned residents of Jabalya and the surrounding areas in the Gaza Strip to evacuate for their own safety to the "known shelters in Gaza City," on Tuesday night.
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.