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MESSAGES IN support of the hostages and calling for the destruction of Hamas are posted on a makeshift tunnel symbolizing the Hamas tunnels in Gaza, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv. ‘This year, my freedom lies deep, so deep within the tunnels,’ says the writer.

Hamas rejects deal proposal, IDF kills Hamas weapons smuggler

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

IDF troops operate in Rafah, Gaza, April 13, 2025.

IDF: There is no timeline to finishing Gaza war, Hamas police have lost control

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

Illustrative image of Israeli demonstrators advocating for deal to release hostages, including Edan Alexander next to Hamas terrorists.

Hamas claims it lost contact with group holding Edan Alexander hostage

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Italy's Defence Minister Guido Crosetto takes part in a NATO Defence Ministers' meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium October 12, 2023.

Israel must acknowledge Gaza war mistakes – Italian defense chief

By REUTERS , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Abu Obaida, the spokesman of the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, gestures as he speaks during an anti-Israel military show in the southern Gaza Strip November 11, 2019

Hamas: Half of living hostages in areas IDF is trying to operate in

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

(L-R) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Did Qatar attempt to undermine ties between Israel and Egypt?

(Illustrative) Hamas terrorists in front of an Iranian flag and an American embassy.

Hamas will not respond to Israel's counter Gaza ceasefire proposal, official says

By REUTERS

The Jerusalem Post's Yonah Jeremy Bob visits southern Lebanon on April 2 2025.

Lebanese army significantly improved anti-Hezbollah enforcement, IDF sources say

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

An IDF armoured personnel carrier is seen in Gaza as the war against Hamas continues.

Gaza war in cruise control as Israel, Hamas await hostage deal breakthrough

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

Members of the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, and mourners attend the funeral of al-Qassam fighters who were killed during the war between Israel and Hamas in the al-Shati camp, in Gaza City, February 28, 2025.

Israel planned Hamas ties, to recognize Gaza rule before October 7 in 'Hudna plan'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A photograph of hostage Edan Alexander, outside a Jewish community center in Alexander’s home town of Tenafly, New Jersey, US. December 14, 2024.

US proposes new offer to Hamas for release of American-Israeli Edan Alexander

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Doron Steinbrecher is reunited with her mother Simona.

Gaza hostages endure 'suffering beyond belief,' former captive Doron Steinbrecher tells UNSC

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Protesters outside of Knesset in Jerusalem, March 26, 2025.

Israel at war day 536: What's going on in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US President Donald Trump and H.H. Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan meet in the Oval Office on March 19, 2025.

UAE president, Trump discuss Gaza ceasefire efforts, state news agency says

By REUTERS

Firefighters work to control a fire in a location given as Odesa, Ukraine, after a Russian drone attack damaged energy infrastructure in Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa, triggering power cuts in the city and knocking out heating systems, according to local officials.

Russia, Ukraine agree to truce at sea and ban on energy attacks

By REUTERS

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets with the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, during the emergency Arab summit organised by Egypt, in Cairo, March 4, 2025.

Rumors or reality? Egypt’s potential role in hosting Gazans

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Israelis protest against Benjamin Netanyhahu's government in Jerusalem, March 23, 2025

Is Israel likely to deteriorate into civil war?

By SUSAN HATTIS ROLEF

Palestinians walk past the rubble of destroyed houses, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, March 6, 2025.

The world must finally recognize Hamas's tactics as manipulation

By JPOST EDITORIAL