Trump presses Netanyahu to end Gaza war, Rubio condemns sanction on Ben-Gvir, Smotrich
7,000 activists to begin convoy from Tunisia to Rafah • Netanyahu says there is progress on hostage deal • Greta Thunberg deported from Israel
Illustrative -US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) attend a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, February 16, 2025.(photo credit: Ohad Zwigenberg/Pool via REUTERS)
Friends of Thai hostage raise flag, place stickers commemorating those still in Hamas captivity
Of the 55 remaining hostages, 19 are residents of Eshkol Regional Council, the council said in a statement.
ByREUTERS US President Donald Trump (R) stands with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) as he prepares to depart for Hagerstown, Maryland, at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, US, June 8, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/Nathan Howard)
Israel may send delegation to hostage talks if progress seen, source tells 'Post'
IDF releases footage of the strike on the Houthi's Hodeidah port, using sea-to-land missiles (IDF Spokesperson's Unit).
IMF staff team visits Syria for the first time since 2009
ByREUTERSIsrael 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.
55 hostages remain in Gaza.
49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says.
The IDF launched a ground invasion of Lebanon on September 30.
The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire came into effect on November 27 at 4 am
Netanyahu confirmed the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire on January 17, 2025.