Katz confronts Netanyahu's son on Zamir, IDF issues evac. warnings to some Gaza City residents
Sa'ar calls for hostage release at UN • Netanyahu to discuss full Gaza occupation • Five wanted terrorists captured in West Bank raids • UN to hold emergency session for hostages
IDF soldiers operating throughout the Gaza Strip, August 5, 2025. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
'It is his right, duty to express his opinion': Katz defends Zamir in response to PM's son
“As the defense minister appointed by the government to oversee the IDF, it is my responsibility to ensure things are carried out - and so they will be.”
ByANNA BARSKY, YANIR YAGNA PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz attend a meeting of the Knesset plenum earlier this month. Now is not the time to rush headlong into a ceasefire with Hamas, the writer argues.(photo credit: RONEN ZVULUN/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
IDF warns Gaza City residents in the Zeitoun neighborhood to evacuate southward
'We love you and miss you': Bibas family remembers Ariel on his sixth birthday
The family shared a post on Instagram to mark his birthday: “Ariel was a mischievous child full of love with a smile that immediately melted everyone he met,” the post read.
'World has been turned upside-down': Sa'ar says UNSC, world must condemn Hamas
In his address, Sa'ar criticized the UN's lack of response after the release of the videos from Hamas and the PIJ of hostages Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFIsraeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar shows a picture of a hostage as he speaks to delegates during a Security Council meeting at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., August 5, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/EDUARDO MUNOZ)Go to the full article > >
Sa'ar at UN: Countries that backed Palestinian state 'assasinated hostage deal, prolonged war'
"They gave Hamas free gifts. Let me be clear: These countries prolonged the war," he said.
Foreign ministers from Europe, the Americas issue new statements condemning Hamas
Ministers, who include those from France, Canada, and the UK, released new public statements last weekend condemning Hamas and called for the immediate release of the remaining hostages.
BySIMON KEJZMAN Members of Hamas with the backdrop of the Gaza Strip, amid reports that Hamas has lost control of much of its territory. (photo credit: Shutterstock/Ali Chehade Farhat, REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa)Go to the full article > >
Hamas will not seek to govern Gaza post-war, leader claims, dismissing disarmament - report
An unnamed Hamas official told Saudi site Al Hadath that the terror org. will not occupy government or administrative roles in Gaza after the war.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF 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. (photo credit: Khalil Kahlout/Flash90)Go to the full article > >
'Entire attack livestreamed on Facebook': Oct 7. victim relatives file lawsuit against Meta
Relatives of October 7 victims are suing Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, for livestreams of Hamas's massacre, broadcasting footage of their relatives' murder.
BySARAH BEN-NUN View of the Re'im music festival massacre, in southern Israel, January 16, 2025.(photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)Go to the full article > >
Security cabinet to discuss potential full Gaza takeover
During the meeting, tensions flared between Prime Minister Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir.
ByAMICHAI STEIN IDF chief Eyal Zamir, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Defense Minister Israel Katz seen during a military briefing, in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 30, 2025(photo credit: MAAYAN TOAF/GPO)Go to the full article > >Israel at 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 at the Supernova music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across the Gaza border communities.
50 hostages remain in Gaza, while 49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity.
The IDF launched large-scale attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities on June 13, 2025.
Israel struck key nuclear sites and killed senior Iranian military and IRGC officials.
28 Israelis killed, over 1,300 wounded, including several IDF soldiers, in Iranian attacks.
