US calls on Hamas to accept ceasefire, gov't approves PM's Gaza City occupation plan - report
IAF intercepts drones 'from the east' • Hundreds of Gaza children in need of medical care evacuated • High Court to hear petitions against A-G firing
IDF soldiers operating throughout the Gaza Strip, August 5, 2025. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Israeli Security Cabinet approves Netanyahu plan to occupy Gaza City - Axios
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to occupy Gaza City was approved by the Security Cabinet on Friday morning.
ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFFIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in front of a map of Gaza (illustration).(photo credit: FLASH90/CANVA, REUTERS, SHUTTERSTOCK)Go to the full article > >
German parents name baby after killed Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, likely to be rejected by court
German parents can grant any name they wish upon birth, but all names must later be approved by the registry office to ensure that it appears on the population register, Judische Allgemeine reported.
ByJAMES GENNUKL welcoming the birth of baby Yahya Sinwar, August 3, 2025.(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)Go to the full article > >
Five years on the run: Israel Police catch Palestinian suspect in rape of Polish tourist
The 30-year-old suspect was detained and brought in for questioning at the Etzion police station in the West Bank.
ByEFRAT FORSHER Israel Police during operation in Israel's North to thwart murder attempt, April 27, 2025.(photo credit: Police Spokesperson )Go to the full article > >
GHF head meets UN aid orgs. for first time - report
Israel arrests Egyptian importer smuggling tobacco disguised as humanitarian aid
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Escalation is a 'death sentence': Hostage families, politicians protest full Gaza occupation
Family members of hostages held in Hamas captivity, along with hundreds of demonstrators, demanded that the government not proceed with the plans for the operation, warning of its harm.
ByKESHET NEEVFamilies of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza protest outside of the security cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, August 7, 2025.(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)Go to the full article > >
US issues new Iran-related sanctions, Treasury says
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.
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.
