Gov't slated to vote to dismiss A-G, Rothman says it's a 'mistake' to view hostage videos
Hostage families prepare to launch flotilla to Gaza • Outgoing FADC chair Edelstein reveals conscription law draft • Thousands gather in Tel Aviv protesting A-G Baharav-Miara’s possible dismissal
IDF soldiers operating in the Hader area of southern Syria, August 3, 2025. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Democrats pen letter to Trump administration urging Palestinian state recognition - report
"This tragic moment has highlighted for the world the long overdue need to recognize Palestinian self-determination," reads the letter penned to President Trump from House Democrats.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFUS President Donald Trump points a finger as he delivers remarks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 31, 2025(photo credit: reuters/kent nishimura)Go to the full article > >
Hostage families preparing to launch flotilla to Gaza - N12
Foreign Affairs and Defense Cmtee to vote on Bismuth appointment after Edelstein ousting
Edelstien’s replacement has led to controversy, as it comes in the fallout of negotiations over a haredi IDF conscription law proposal.
ByKESHET NEEVMK Boaz Bismuth attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem July 8, 2025(photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)Go to the full article > >
Israeli tourist robbed, murdered in Las Vegas - report
The tourist is believed to be a man in his 40s. His body was discovered around 15 minutes from the city's tourist center.
Simcha Rothman: 'Grave mistake' to watch, broadcast Hamas hostage videos
While acknowledging that some believe the videos hold explanatory value, Rothman said any such use should be directed outward, as part of international advocacy, rather than within Israeli society.
ByAVI SOLOMON Religious Zionist Party MK Simcha Rothman leads a vote during a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee at the Knesset, April 27, 2025(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
More than 60 migrants die as boat sinks off Yemen, dozens missing
68 bodies have been recovered and 12 people have been rescued with many still missing as of Monday morning accordig to the Yemen chief for the International Organization for Migration.
ByREUTERSAfrican illegal immigrants wait to board a boat in the southern port city of Aden on September 26, 2016, before being deported to Somalia.(photo credit: SALEH AL-OBEIDI/AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
Activists block humanitarian aid convoys to Gaza, slash truck tires - report
Friends of hostage Rom Braslavski and other Israeli activists blocked humanitarian aid heading for Gaza.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Protesters from the Tzav 9 and Generation of Victory groups demonstrate against humanitarian aid entering Gaza at the Ashdod Port, May 27, 2025.(photo credit: Tsav 9, Generation of Victory protest movements)Go to the full article > >
"It is appalling that Mr. Ambassador focuses only on graffiti (which is obviously being erased), while an unprecedented genocide is being carried out in Gaza," the mayor of Athens wrote.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFHaris Doukas the Mayor of Athens, Greece.(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)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.
