Preliminary UNRWA bill passes in Knesset • Two wounded in West Bank ramming attack • IDF downs cruise missile
IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, May 30, 2024(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
US urges Israel allow more humanitarian aid access to Gaza amid Rafah operation
US urges Israel to increase Gaza aid access due to Rafah operation hampering deliveries. Some diplomatic efforts are underway with the Pentagon emphasizing that air operation differ from ground.
ByHANNAH SARISOHN A truck carries humanitarian aid across Trident Pier, a temporary pier to deliver aid, off the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, near the Gaza coast, May 19, 2024. (photo credit: VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Hostage talks revival appears to hit a dead end
News that Hamas was standing its ground came as the war cabinet and security cabinet met to discuss efforts to release the remaining 125 hostages.
Behind enemy lines: How IDF destroyed Gaza tunnels that held hostage bodies
Seven hostages were rescued from the now-destroyed tunnel, including Shani Louk, Amit Buskila, Ron Benjamin, Yitzchak Gelernter, Hanan Yablonka, Michel Nisenbaum, and Orion Hernandez.
Attached is a video of the Commanding Officer of the 98th Division, BG Dan Goldfus, in the tunnel where the bodies of the hostages were found on the 16th of May 2024. (IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Hostage's father brings aid to Kerem Shalom for captive son's birthday
Attempting to bring basic necessities to his son, Mor's father, Zvika Mor, explained, " If humanitarian aid is being delivered from here, there is nothing more humanitarian than doing this."
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Israeli hostage Eitan Mor's family at the Kerem Shalom Crossing on his birthday, in attempt to have aid brought over to him.(photo credit: TIKVA FORUM)Go to the full article > >
Pence to 'Post': The US must give Israel full support until Hamas is destroyed
Pence has maintained a strong relationship with Israel both during his tenure as vice president and afterward.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF FORMER US vice president Mike Pence speaks at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition Spring Kick-off, in West Des Moines, in April.(photo credit: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)Go to the full article > >
Former US-Israel Policy forum head's daughter backs anti-Zionist campus protests - report
The 33-year-old Gelman is listed on the fund's publicly available Form 990 for 2019 as the foundation's manager, contributing to it $1,300,000.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF A person stands watch at an entrance to the encampment on the university grounds as protests continue at Columbia University, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, US, April 25, 2024.(photo credit: REUTERS/DAVID 'DEE' DELGADO)Go to the full article > >
'Born to be Free': Tens of thousands march in Jerusalem Pride, call for hostage deal
The march was being held under the title “Born to Be Free” in partnership with the families of hostages being held by Hamas.
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
125 hostages remain in Gaza
39 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says