US-Iran nuclear deal could be reached as soon as next round of talks, sources tell CNN
The fifth round of talks between the US and Iran concluded last Friday in Rome, with Iranian and Omani officials issuing positive statements.
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Gov't approves establishment of 22 new West Bank settlements
The decision includes plans to renew settlement activity in northern Samaria and develop new communities along the Jordan Valley border.
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Gaza Humanitarian Foundation denies five killed at aid distribution site
GHF stated that as of Wednesday, two Safe Distribution Sites were fully operational, and that across the two sites, approximately 14,550 food boxes had been distributed.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Palestinians carry aid supplies they received from the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 29, 2025. (photo credit: Hatem Khaled/Reuters)Go to the full article > >
New deal on the table: Witkoff proposal includes minor IDF withdrawal, new aid distibution
10 living hostages and 18 hostage bodies would be released for a 60-day ceasefire, minor IDF withdrawal, and aid distribution changes.
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IDF demolishes home of Hamas suicide bomber from West Bank
The he IDF on Wednesday announced that its Iron Beam laser defense system has shot down dozens of aerial threats during the war (Credit: DEFENSE MINISTRY/RAFAEL ADVANCED DEFENSE SYSTEMS)
Trump confirms he told Netanyahu not to act against Iran in private talks
"I told him this would be inappropriate to do right now because we're very close to a solution now," Trump told reporters.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS UNLIKE ON previous occasions, when US President Donald Trump told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that negotiations with Iran were scheduled to begin this weekend, Netanyahu’s response was relatively muted. Here, Trump bids farewell to Netanyahu as he leaves the White House after their meeting on(photo credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)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.