Israel has essentially endorsed a framework of a proposed Gaza cease-fire and hostage release deal, and it is now up to Hamas to agree to it, a senior US administration official said Saturday, a day before talks to reach an agreement were to resume in Egypt. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram […]
The National Security Council, like Israel's Shin Bet Security service, ceases sending representatives to weekly meetings due to concerns about Minister Ben-Gvir and associates using cellphones, sometimes illegally photographing classified attendees
'The prime minister made it clear to Gantz last night that he does not approve of his trip to Washington,' said a source close to Netanyahu. However, sources close to the war cabinet member denied any tension between the two regarding the meeting
Three IDF soldiers who served in the Kfir Brigade and were in commander training were killed in battles in the southern Gaza Strip as a result of the explosion of several IEDs in a building: Sergeant Dolev Malka, 19 years old, from Shlomi; Sergeant Afik Tery 19 years old, from Rehovot; and Sergeant Dolev […]
According to the official, the Israelis have 'more or less' accepted the deal. 'It could start today if Hamas released the sick, wounded, elderly, and women hostages – that is on the table,' he said
In Tel Aviv, clashes erupted between cops and protesters, leading the police to deem the gathering unlawful when demonstrators began marching on a main road; Demonstrations also took place in Haifa, Be'er Sheva, and near Netanyahu's private residence in Caesarea
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As talks towards a swap deal are set to resume, thousands of marchers arrived in Jerusalem after setting off from the site of the Oct. 7 Nova Festival massacre four days earlier, demanding the immediate release of the 134 Israeli hostages still held in the Gaza Strip
American planes delivered over 38,000 meals into Gaza City. Human rights and international aid organizations have criticized U.S. aid drops as a half measure, meant to obfuscate U.S. failures to further push Israel into allowing the necessary amounts of aid into Gaza
The Israeli army said it had 'struck a vehicle in southern Lebanon, in which a number of terrorists who launched rockets into Israeli territory were driving.' It said the militants operated under the Iran-affiliated Imam Hossein Division of Hezbollah
An alleged Israeli drone strike killed three Hezbollah fighters in south Lebanon on Saturday, security sources in Lebanon said, the latest to die in months of cross-border hostilities that have been fought in parallel to the Gaza war. According to Arab media, one of those in the car who was assassinated was a senior […]
IDF names 3 soldiers killed, 14 wounded in Gaza combat ■ Israel accepted cease-fire deal, implementation depends on Hamas releasing hostages, says U.S. official ■ U.S. air-drops aid into Gaza in cooperation with Jordan's air force ■ Gaza cease-fire talks to resume in Cairo on Sunday, Egyptian sources say; Israel reportedly waiting for Hamas response before sending delegation
An Israeli army jeep, in hot pursuit of two Palestinian teens riding an electric bike, rams them and they are thrown to the ground. A soldier places his rifle on the neck of one of them and pulls the trigger. Imru Swidan, 17, remains in critical condition and paralyzed
An anonymous complaint to the Defense Ministry alleged that a veteran player in Israel's cyber world, Eric Banoun, and his business partner Maria Pulera tried to sell spyware to Egypt. But they insist that a former colleague, recently released from jail, is trying to blackmail them
Political scientist Gayil Talshir analyzes how the messianic right is shaping Israel's political leadership and landscape. Now, she says, the left must try to do the same thing