IDF confirms Mohammed Sinwar killed in Gaza, Hamas adds hostage deal terms
Freedom Flotilla Coalition attempts to sail aid to Gaza • Hamas continues to look at Witkoff proposal • Hamas to issue response to Witkoff's ceasefire proposal
IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, June 1, 2025.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Hamas military leader Mohammed Sinwar officially killed in Khan Yunis strike, IDF confirms
In addition to Sinwar, the airstrike killed the commanders of Hamas's Rafah Brigade and South Khan Yunis Brigade.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF A profile of former Hamas military leader Mohammed Sinwar who was killed in an IDF strike in Gaza.(photo credit: Canva, IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)Go to the full article > >
Rockets from Gaza Strip fall in open areas, none injured
Hamas demands IDF withdrawal, permanent ceasefire in response to Witkoff proposal
Hamas will express opposition to the lack of clear guarantees for ending the war and warns that Israel shouldn't have "freedom of action to renew the war."
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF (Illustrative) US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff over a backdrop of Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.(photo credit: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool REFILE , ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
GHF's new Gaza aid initiative surpasses first major hurdle - analysis
Despite being overrun on the first day, the GHF volunteers and efforts were able to distribute around 3.8 million meals in Gaza.
BySETH J. FRANTZMAN Palestinians seeking aid gather near an aid distribution site in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 27, 2025(photo credit: REUTERS/Hatem Khaled)Go to the full article > >
Iran secretly enriching enough uranium for nine nuclear weapons, IAEA report says
"Despite countless warnings by the international community, Iran is totally determined to complete its nuclear weapons program," the PMO said.
ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF An Iranian missile system is displayed next to a banner with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during Iranian defence week, in a street in Tehran, Iran, September 24, 2024.(photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Hezbollah's rocket array commander killed in IDF drone strike in south Lebanon
The IDF struck Jamoul's position because his activities in southern Lebanon violate the ceasefire agreement between it and Israel.
Lebanese Prime Minister says normalization with Israel only possible with two-state-solution - CNN
"I would like to see a two-state solution, Israel withdrawing from the occupied territories in exchange for peace, and that peace will lead to normalization," said the PM.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaks to the press following the formation of the new government at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon. February 8, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/EMILIE MADI)Go to the full article > >
Neo-Ottoman power: Erdogan positions Turkey as Israel's main Middle East challenge
MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS: As Turkey builds its power and influence, its opposition to – and agitation against – Israel is continuing unabated.
ByJONATHAN SPYER TURKEY’S PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Istanbul, earlier this week.(photo credit: Murat Cetinmuhurdar/PPO/Reuters)Go to the full article > >
Syrian Kurdish commander says group in direct contact with Turkey, open to Israel ties
"We have direct ties, direct channels of communication with Turkey, as well as through mediators, and we hope that these ties are developed," the commander said.
ByREUTERS Commander-in-chief of the SDF, General Mazloum Abdi, in his military uniform.(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)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.
