IDF considers changing operational tactics in Gaza, Shin Bet arrests 60 Hamas terrorists in W. Bank
Iran's judiciary says 71 killed in Israeli strike on Evin Prison • Trump says Netanyahu corruption trial should be cancelled • German minister reiterates support for Israel at site of missile attack
Israeli border police officers seen during an operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, February 23, 2025.(photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBEG/FLASH90)
Iran voices doubts about durability of ceasefire with Israel, report says
ByREUTERS
IDF, Shin Bet uncover extensive Hamas terror network in Hebron, arrest 60 terrorists
'We are 100 percent behind Israel,' German minister says at the site of Bat Yam missile strike
Dobrindt visited the site with Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, where he said there is no justification for attacks on civilian populations.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt and Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Sa'ar visit the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Bat Yam, central Israel. June 29, 2025. (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Mideast expert: Sharaa and Netanyahu shaking hands on White House law 'no longer a hallucination'
Middle East analyst suggests shift could bring Damascus into the Abraham Accords framework.
ByPELED ARBELI (L-R) Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on the backdrop of Syrian and Israeli flags (illustrative)(photo credit: REUTERS/KHALIL ASHAWI, Yair Sagi/POOL)Go to the full article > >
Iran says 71 killed in Israeli strike on Evin Prison - report
Iranian media claims that 71 people were killed in the Israeli strike on Evin Prison. This announcement comes days after the ceasefire between Iran and Israel was announced.
ByREUTERS Evin Prison in Tehran after Israeli strikes in June 2025,(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)Go to the full article > >
Israel considers new Gaza offensive unlike previous invasions as hostage talks falter
Military sources told Walla that the largest civilian displacement of the Palestinian population in Gaza since the beginning of the war is being considered.
ByAMIR BOHBOT Ultra orthodox Jewish reserve soldiers of the IDF's Hasmonean Brigade operate in the Gaza Strip on June 26, 2025. The Hasmonean Brigade is the Israel Defense Forces' new Haredi (ultra orthodox) brigade.(photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)Go to the full article > >
IDF Arabic spox. calls on Gazans to evacuate from areas of Gaza City, Jabalya
Liri Albag at hostage rally: Only the hostage issue remains after striking Iran and its proxies
Albag said, "After everything we’ve achieved - after striking Iran and its proxies - only the hostages remain. This is the moment. The people demand their return."
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFReleased hostage Liri Albag speaks at Hostage Square, calling for the release of the remaining hostages, alongside her parents Shira and Eli, June 28, 2025. (photo credit: Paulina Patimer)Go to the full article > >
Israeli officials dampen optimism on hostage deal progress after Trump's comments
According to the official, there has been no substantial change in either Israel or Hamas’s fundamental positions, particularly regarding Hamas’s demand for guarantees that the war will be ended.
ByWALLA! Hostage families demonstrate for Israel to move forward with phase two of the hostage-ceasefire deal, February 11, 2025.(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)Go to the full article > >Important facts
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.