Gaza war

Israel's 2026 budget needs balance between defense, civilian spending, finance min says

Israel's budget deficit for 2026 needs to be no more than 4% of gross domestic product, a senior Finance Ministry official said on Tuesday.

By STEVEN SCHEER/ REUTERS
27/05/2025

COGAT accuses UN aid chief of 'libel' for claiming 10,000 aid trucks sat at Gaza border

"We've got 10,000 trucks on the border right now, cleared, ready to go, and we'll do everything to get them in and save lives," Fletcher told CNN.

'We are not afraid of the word occupation,' Smotrich says at Jerusalem Day rally

“We are liberating Gaza – and settling it,” Smotrich said, addressing a crowd gathered for the annual celebration.

Rewriting the rules: Jerusalem Day marks Hamas’s waning grip

The IDF’s pummeling of Hamas in Gaza has taken the terrorist organization out of the Jerusalem equation.

26/05/2025

Hamas claims new Gaza aid plan an Israeli 'intelligence operation'

In an official statement it released, it claimed this is an "intelligence operation for information gathering," which, they argue, will lead to "fights over a piece of bread."

By LIRAN AHARONI , JERUSALEM POST STAFF
26/05/2025
 Palestinian trucks loaded with humanitarian aid cross into Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing

Gaza aid initiative faces hurdles at the outset

None of those involved seems to have run an aid program for a million or two million people in wartime. All of those involved may be professionals, but the task in Gaza is herculean. 

IDF strikes in Gaza reportedly kill 20, including journalist, rescue service official

The IDF has not commented on the strikes.

By REUTERS
25/05/2025

US asks Israel to delay major ground invasion of Gaza amid hostage deal talks

Gov't officials have said that once the full-scale ground op. begins, Israel will not withdraw from areas it has entered, even as part of a deal.

'Israel doesn't kill babies for fun': Yair Golan walks back controversial Gaza claims

Golan gave his first interview on Saturday evening following a wave of criticism over his recent controversial statements.

'Israel's mental health system is in a state of emergency,' Tel Aviv University study finds

Recent reports indicate burnout among IDF reservists, some of whom have served in multiple combat rounds for extended periods of time.

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