Hostage deal talks reach climax, IDF announces death of five soldiers in Gaza

Five soldiers were killed in northern Gaza, the IDF announced Monday evening. 

Sirens sounded in several areas of Israel and the West Bank on Monday following the firing of a missile from Yemen, the IDF announced shortly after.

The Israeli air force intercepted the missile before it arrived in Israeli territory. The sirens were activated in accordance with protocol.

Senior Hezbollah lawmaker Mohammed Raad said on Monday the Iran-backed terrorist group's opponents were seeking its fragmentation and exclusion from power in Lebanon.

Speaking at the presidential palace after Hezbollah lawmakers had met with President Joseph Aoun, Raad said his group had "extended its hand" by helping to secure Aoun's election as Lebanon's president last week, only to find the "hand cut off."

Earlier on Monday, Lebanese lawmakers backed Nawaf Salam, head of the International Court of Justice, to be the country's new prime minister, a move that reflected the weakened position of Hezbollah, which had wanted incumbent Najib Mikati to keep the job.

Yemen's Houthis attacked Israel again on Monday with a drone despite a major joint strike by the US, UK, and Israel against them on Friday.

A three-stage deal to release the hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza has been reached, and parties are awaiting Hamas’s response, a source told The Jerusalem Post on Monday morning.

A three-stage deal to release the hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza has been reached, and parties are awaiting Hamas's response, a source told The Jerusalem Post on Monday morning.

The Israel Air Force (IAF) intercepted a drone that was launched from Yemen at an undisclosed location in southern Israel on Monday morning, the military announced.

Rocket sirens sounded in Netiv Ha’asara on Monday morning, according to Tzeva Adom Red Alerts.

Authorities determined that rocket alert sirens in Netiv Ha'Asara were a false alarm.

This is a developing story.

After the first day of talks on a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal in Doha, the Israeli delegation is staying on.

A source familiar with the matter told The Jerusalem Post this means “there is what to talk about,” as US officials race to reach a deal before President Joe Biden leaves office on January 20.

Terrorists threw stones at Israeli vehicles near Haris in the vicinity of Ariel in the West Bank, the military said on Sunday.