Netanyahu: Allowing PA to collapse not in Israel's interest - report
"There is a need to promote actions that stabilize the Palestinian Authority to prevent escalation in the area," Netanyahu said.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Shawwa and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas pose with the Golden Union Medal of Achievement from the Union of Arab Banks, at Abbas' office in Ramallah, May 18, 2018. (photo credit: Courtesy)Go to the full article > >
IDF to ‘Post’ in Rafah: In first, Hamas may have pre-evacuated its own people - interview
Hamas resisted evacuations in all prior fights, but viewing a Rafah operation as inevitable, wanted more time for booby traps.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB Palestinians travel on foot with their belongings as they flee Rafah due to an Israeli military operation, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, June 13, 2024.(photo credit: REUTERS/Hatem Khaled)Go to the full article > >
PM Netanyahu to Sen. John Fetterman: 'Israel has had no better friend'
"We stand with Israel at this time. I am so sorry for what has been done to this nation. It is an honor to be here today," Sen. Fetterman told Netanyahu.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (photo credit: Amos Ben Gershom / GPO)Go to the full article > >
Gallant jabs Netanyahu's public airing of disagreements with Biden administration
Netanyahu has attempted to cast the Biden administration as unsupportive of Israel, which Gallant fervently disputed.
ByHANNAH SARISOHN (L-R) US President Joe Biden, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu(photo credit: VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Assassination foiled: Hamas operative convicted for planning terrorism
Rishak was convicted of terrorist offenses, conspiring to carry out terror attacks in Israel, and promoting Hamas activities on Temple Mount.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFA Palestinian holds a Hamas flag as he stands next to others atop a walk of the al-Aqsa mosque following clashes with Israeli police at the compound that houses al-Aqsa Mosque, known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City May 10, 2021.(photo credit: AMMAR AWAD/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Erdogan says Turkey stands with Lebanon in light of tensions with Israel
Knesset defense committee delays vote to extend IDF reservist cutoff age
"Either we agree on something, or we do not, but we are all together," said MK Yuli Edelstein.
ByELIAV BREUER Committee Chairman Yuli Edelstein leads a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on June 26, 2024.(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Hamas smuggler Wissam Abu Ashak eliminated in airstrike
Ashak had been active over the last few years, directing smuggling operations that brought weapons into Gaza through the Rafah Crossing and other underground tunnels.
IAF strike on a launch site in Rafah containing ready-to-use rockets. June 26, 2024. (Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
Israel-Hamas war: What you need to know
Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza
Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 in the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
120 hostages remain in Gaza
43 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says