At least five people have been killed following a Hamas attack on a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) bus transporting over two dozen GHF team members, along with local Palestinians working side-by-side with the US GHF team, the foundation announced Wednesday night.
Knesset dispersal vote may be postponed, At least five killed in Hamas attack on GHF bus
Two hostages' bodies recovered from Gaza • Gov't to vote on Knesset dispersal • US, Iran not likely to hold sixth round of nuclear talks
Five killed, multiple injuries in Hamas attack on GHF personnel
Several injuries have been reported, and the GHF also stated that team members may have been taken hostage.
US evacuates personnel in Middle East as tensions with Iran grow
A source familiar with the details told the Post there is "definitely a chance" that a sixth round of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran will not take place.
The United States has authorized the evacuation of certain personnel in Iraq in anticipation of a potential Israeli strike on Iran, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
Hamas kills 12 Abu Shabaab members in Gaza
Twelve militia operatives were killed in a clash in Khan Yunis between Hamas terrorists and members of Yasser Abu Shabab's militia, according to Arab reports on Wednesday night.
US, Iran not likely to hold sixth round of nuclear talks, source tells 'Post'
The IAEA is expected to vote on a draft resolution stating that Iran has not provided answers and is violating commitments regarding the nuclear agreement.
There is "definitely a chance" that a sixth round of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran will not take place, a source familiar with the details told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.
Judge says Trump cannot detain Columbia protester Khalil, but delays release order
A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the Trump administration cannot use US foreign policy interests to justify its detention of Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, but said his order would not take effect until Friday.
Knesset dispersal vote may be postponed, Degel Hatorah leader says
Degel Hatorah leader MK Rabbi Landau stated that the Knesset dispersal vote may be postponed by a week, Maariv reported Wednesday overnight.
Landau clarified that the vote would only be delayed, "provided that an agreement and commitment is reached on the critical issue of the legislative timeline – an agreement that has not yet been achieved."
Top US general for Middle East postpones testimony with lawmakers due to regional tensions
The head of US forces in Middle East has postponed testimony before US lawmakers that he was set to give on Thursday because of tensions in the Middle East, two US officials said.
US Army General Michael "Erik" Kurilla, the head of US Central Command, was set to testify in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday.
US Central Command did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Egypt is expected to block Global March to Gaza, Israel Katz says
Katz clarified that if Egypt fails to stop the pro-Palestinian group, the IDF would take the necessary measures to prevent them from entering Gaza.
Egypt is expected to block the Global March to Gaza from reaching the Israel-Egypt-Gaza border, Defense Minister Israel Katz stated on Wednesday night.
Over 7,000 pro-Palestinian activists from Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya have begun a protest convoy on Monday, with the aim of reaching the Rafah crossing by land.
The Maghreb Resilience Convoy’s 300-vehicle caravan departed from Tunis on Monday morning, before crossing the Libyan border on Tuesday. It is expected to enter Egypt on Thursday and reach Rafah a few days later.
The “Soumoud convoy” aims to “bring food and humanitarian aid to Gaza and open a humanitarian corridor,” the organizers said.
According to participating groups, “doctors, students, lawyers, and everyday people” are in the convoy, part of the Global March to Gaza scheduled for June 15, during which 2,500 activists from over 50 countries plan to march from El-Arish in Egypt to Rafah in Gaza.
Knesset dispersal vote uncertain as haredim, Edelstein hold late meeting
The negotiations were held in a series of meetings in the Knesset, and involved, intermittently, representatives of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
A dramatic preliminary vote to disperse the Knesset was still on the agenda at press time on Wednesday, while negotiations over a new haredi draft bill ran late into the night.
The negotiations were held in a series of meetings in the Knesset, and involved, intermittently, representatives of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, namely government secretary Yossi Fuchs, Netanyahu chief of staff Tzahi Braverman, and parliamentary advisor Nevo Katz; coalition whip MK Ofir Katz; former minister Ariel Attias, who represented the Sephardic-haredi Shas party, along with other MKs from Shas and Degel Hatorah; Knesset legal advisors; and Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman MK Yuli Edelstein.
At press time, a meeting was ongoing in Edelstein’s office in the Knesset.
Opposition leaders announced in a joint statement on Wednesday morning that they intend to follow through with a preliminary vote on a bill to disperse the Knesset. As of 10 p.m., the opposition parties had not removed the bill from the agenda, indicating that they believed it would pass.
The decision came following a meeting between the leaders of all the opposition parties, including the Israeli-Arab parties Ra’am and Hadash-Ta’al, in the Knesset, during which they assessed whether or not they would have a majority for the bill to pass. Despite early public announcements that they would support the dispersal bill, haredi politicians were slightly more hesitant on Tuesday night as to whether they would follow through on their threat.here is nothing else on the table.”
Major change ahead: What the future of the IDF will look like in the shadow of the Gaza war
Although this concept was previously announced, the IDF has now given a timeline and details.
In the shadow of the unending Israel-Hamas War and the unresolved dispute about trying to integrate more haredim (ultra-Orthodox) into the military, the IDF on Wednesday announced some of the major features that will characterize its new and evolving structure in future years.
It has been about three months on the job for IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir and Deputy Chief of Staff Maj.-Gen. Tamir Yadai, sufficient time for them to have reached certain interim conclusions about lessons from the war to implement changes in the military.
One previously announced and publicly known change – in keeping with Zamir’s background as a tank commander – is that the IDF will establish a new tank brigade to increase the number of tanks available for combat.
The IDF has now provided a timeline for and details of the brigade, hoping to add one new battalion per year over three years (three battalions making up the new brigade), with the first battalion due to be up and running in the North in 2026.
- 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 the Gaza border communities.
- 53 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 am
- Netanyahu confirmed the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire on January 17, 2025.
