Netanyahu in process of negotiations with Hamas, Iran launches new special legal group
IDF strikes Gaza, southern Lebanon • Hostage families meet with Marco Rubio • Trump says Gaza ceasefire could be reached next week
US President Donald Trump meets Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington DC, April 7, 2025(photo credit: LEAH MILLIS/REUTERS)
Trump: Netanyahu in process of hostage negotiations with Hamas
Trump also criticized Israel's prosecutors over an ongoing corruption trial against Netanyahu, saying it was interfering with his ability to conduct talks with both Hamas and Iran.
ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump shake hands following a meeting in the White House, in Washington, April 7, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/KEVIN MOHATT)Go to the full article > >
Iran launches new special legal group to pursue cases against ‘Israeli, US aggression’ during war
Iranian politician Majid Ansari made the announcement in a message on Saturday, while also congratulating the families of those who lost their lives during the conflict.
'No one is allowed to take law into their own hands': Netanyahu decries Jewish attack on reservists
"The undermining of the rule of law and the use of violence by an extremist minority harms security and stability in the area," the IDF said in a statement.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF BILLS HAVE already been introduced to dissolve the Knesset, though Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting with the key actors in this drama to try to avert that outcome. Here, Netanyahu arrives in the courtroom at the Tel Aviv District Court, before the start of his testimony on Tuesday.(photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBEG/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Iran reopens central and western airspace to international transit flights
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Emirates extends suspension of flights to and from Tehran until July 5
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Hip-hop trio Kneecap to play Glastonbury despite calls for ban
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US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff to visit Cairo for hostage deal-ceasefire talks - reports
Witkoff's visit comes amid positive indications that there will be "notable progress in negotiations with a relative change in the tone of statements issued by Israel."
'We've waited long enough,' hostage families meet with Secretary of State Rubio in Washington
During the meeting Rubio stressed that true victory in Gaza will only be realized when all the hostages return home.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Family members of hostages held in Gaza met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday, 26 June, 2025.(photo credit: HOSTAGE FAMILIES HEADQUARTERS)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 the Gaza border communities.
50 hostages remain in Gaza, while 49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity.
The IDF launched large-scale attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities on June 13, 2025.
Israel struck key nuclear sites and killed senior Iranian military and IRGC officials.
28 Israelis killed, over 1,300 wounded, including several IDF soldiers, in Iranian attacks.
