“There is significant progress, a hostage deal can be reached even in less than a month,” two officials with knowledge of hostage deal negotiations told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday evening.
ure these guarantees.
Go to the full article >>Despite a steady stream of fake news reports that a hostage deal was imminent between August and December, top sources continued to tell the Jerusalem Post that the gaps were too large and no deal was imminent. Until recently.
Go to the full article >>Maj. (res.) Moshiko Maxim Rozenwald, 35, from Modi'in, serving in the engineering battalion within the Nahal Brigade, was killed in Rafah in deep southern Gaza, the IDF announced on Tuesday.
During the incident in which Maj. Rozenwald fell, an additional soldier whose family has been notified fell. His name has not yet been cleared for publication and will be published later.
Go to the full article >>Hamas called on "all movements, factions, tribal gatherings, and human rights organizations to mobilize massively" to repel the ongoing operation carried out by Palestinian Authority security forces in the West Bank city of Jenin in an official statement on Tuesday.
"We emphasize that the continuation of the PA's security operation indicates that it is turning a deaf ear to all Palestinian voices calling for its cessation and for the protection of the resistance," the terror group's statement read, adding that the PA operation "serves only the occupation army and its futile dreams of ending the resistance in the West Bank."
The large-scale Jenin operation began earlier in December after Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists stole vehicles belonging to the Palestinian Authority.
Go to the full article >>Defense Minister Israel Katz clarified his position regarding Israel's involvement in the Gaza Strip following the war in a Tuesday post on X/Twitter.
"In response to various reports - my position regarding Gaza is clear. After we defeat Hamas's military and governing power in Gaza, Israel will maintain security control over Gaza with full freedom of action," Katz noted, affirming this would be in a manner similar to the West Bank.
בתגובה לפרסומים שונים - עמדתי לגבי עזה ברורה. לאחר שנכריע את כוחו הצבאי והשלטוני של החמאס בעזה, ישראל תשלוט בטחונית בעזה עם חופש פעולה מלא, בדיוק כמו ביהודה ושומרון. לא נאפשר שום התארגנות טרור נגד יישובים ישראלים ואזרחי ישראל מעזה. לא נאפשר חזרה למציאות של לפני ה-7 לאוקטובר.
— ישראל כ”ץ Israel Katz (@Israel_katz) December 17, 2024
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The IAF's 'Arrow' air defense system intercepted a missile that was launched from the Houthis in Yemen on Monday, which activated sirens in Tel Aviv, and surrounding areas, the military announced.
Go to the full article >>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Adam Buehler, US President-elect Donald Trump's designated envoy for hostage affairs, on Monday evening, the Prime Minister's Office announced.
HTS leader Ahmed Al-Shara slammed Israel for its expansion into Syrian territory, which the rebel leader claimed is a violation of the 1974 agreement, in an interview with journalists, the New York Times reported on Monday.
Go to the full article >>Israel is likely to finally respond to Yemen’s Houthis in the coming weeks, The Jerusalem Post learned on Monday following yet another ballistic missile attack by the Iranian proxy.
Go to the full article >>Security cabinet ministers are being kept in the dark about details of a potential Gaza hostage deal, sources told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.
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