Hamas expected to respond to hostage deal, Likud ministers call for sovereignty over West Bank
IDF announces fallen soldier • Netanyahu calls for 'end to Hamas' • Edan Alexander to visit President Trump
Demonstrators protest for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip, outside the IDF Kirya Military HeadquartersBase in Tel Aviv, July 2, 2025.(photo credit: ERIK MARMOR/FLASH90)
IDF issues evacuation warning to residents of some Gaza City neighborhoods
US lawmakers propose bill to give Israel B-2 bombers, bunker busters against future Iran threat
The bipartisan bill gives Trump the power to give Israel the power to protect itself against "all contingencies if Iran seeks to develop a nuclear weapon."
Likud ministers call on Netanyahu to apply Israeli sovereignty over W. Bank ahead of Trump visit
"The October 7 massacre proved that the doctrine of settlement blocs and the establishment of a Palestinian state in the remaining territory is an existential danger to Israel."
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Jewish settlers set up tents and Israeli flags outside the village of Bruqin, west of Salfit, in the northern West Bank, May 23, 2025.(photo credit: NASSER ISHTAYEH/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
IDF elite unit 504 interrogations lead to bust of Iranian terror cell operating in southern Syria
The elite IDF unit 504 provided intelligence that led to the arrests of multiple members of an Iranian terrorist cell in southern Syria.
Hamas expected to respond to hostage deal in next 24 hours after Israel gives green light - sources
"For the first time, there is real optimism that Hamas will say ‘yes,’" two sources familiar with the talks told The Jerusalem Post.
ByAMICHAI STEIN Hostage families and supporters rally, calling for the return of the remaining 50 hostages in Hamas captivity, June 28, 2025. (photo credit: Adar Eyal)Go to the full article > >
Former Hamas hostage Edan Alexander to meet with President Trump
Alexander’s release was seen as a ‘gesture’ from Hamas to Trump, and the two spoke over the phone shortly after his return to Israel.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Edan Alexander, who has been released from captivity by Hamas, after he had been kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, reacts as he reunites with his parents in Reim, southern Israel, before flying to Tel Aviv May 12, 2025. (photo credit: CDC/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY)Go to the full article > >
Sa'ar tells Estonian officials there are positive signs for a breakthrough in hostage talks
Sa'ar also announced that Israel has decided to open its first embassy in Estonia.
ByAMICHAI STEIN, WALLA!, JERUSALEM POST STAFF Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna speaking with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar in Estonia, July 2, 2025.(photo credit: ESTONIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MARGUS TSAHKNA/X)Go to the full article > >
Israel's Iran strategy heavily banks on US getting good nuclear deal, sources say - analysis
Israel also hopes that Trump can successfully place limits on Iran's ballistic missile supply, but this is even more uncertain.
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.
