Cabinet approves PM's Gaza City occupation plan as Israeli opposition slams decision
Global leaders decry Netanyahu's Gaza City occupation plan • Trump shouts at Netanyahu during phone call about hunger in Gaza • GHF head meets UN aid orgs. for first time
IDF military vehicles in Gaza, July 26, 2025. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
GHF head meets UN aid orgs. for first time, UN's Albanese asks for GHF dismantlement - report
This first reported meeting between Moore and the UN aid organizations comes after a group of UN experts called for the dismantlement of the foundation.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF A man is seen carrying food supplies at an aid distribution site run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Rafah, on May 27, 2025.(photo credit: Hatem Khaled/Reuters)Go to the full article > >
Trump shouts at Netanyahu during phone call about hunger in Gaza - report
The call was described by NBC sources as “a direct, mostly one-way conversation about the status of humanitarian aid” in which Trump “was doing most of the talking.”
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFU.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after Trump's address at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem(photo credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)Go to the full article > >
'The wrong decision': Australia, UK urge Israel against taking military control over Gaza
Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong called on Israel "to not go down this path," while British MP and junior minister Miatta Fahnbulleh said it "it is the wrong decision."
ByREUTERSEgyptian Red Crescent lorries with humanitarian aid, bound for the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, at the Rafah border crossing, in Egypt, July 27, 2025.(photo credit: Egyptian Red Crescent/Handout via REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
'Exactly what Hamas wanted': Lapid, opposition slam Netanyahu's decision to occupy Gaza City
Lapid, echoing recent criticisms of the plan by Israeli opposition leaders, the IDF chief of staff, and hostage families, said the decision would lead to the deaths of hostages and soldiers.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFIsraelis attend a protest calling for the end of the war in Gaza and the release of all Israeli hostages, in Jerusalem, August 7, 2025(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Israeli Security Cabinet approves PM Netanyahu's plan to occupy Gaza City
The statement did not use the term "occupation," rather using the term "takeover," due to legal ramifications for the civilian population in the enclave, Ynet reported.
US State Dept. calls for int'l pressure on Hamas to surrender, free hostages
The US State Department called upon all countries to put pressure on Hamas to surrender, disarm, and release all remaining hostages, especially dual Israel-US citizens Itay Chen and Omer Neutra.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFRelatives of Gaza hostages, activists, chain themselves in protest over safety concerns of the remaining hostages held in Hamas terror captivity in the Gaza Strip, August 7, 2025.(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)Go to the full article > >
German parents name baby after killed Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, likely to be rejected by court
German parents can grant any name they wish upon birth, but all names must later be approved by the registry office to ensure that it appears on the population register, Judische Allgemeine reported.
ByJAMES GENNUKL welcoming the birth of baby Yahya Sinwar, August 3, 2025.(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)Go to the full article > >
UK hires US-based contractor to carry out spy flights over Gaza, seeking hostages - report
The British government is paying a US-based company to carry out spy plane flights over the enclave in order to look for hostages held by Hamas terrorists, Defense Ministry sources told The Times.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFA view of the security gate of RAF Akrotiri, a British military base in Cyprus, September 25, 2024(photo credit: YIANNIS KOURTOGLOU/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
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.
