Hostage deal contingent on end of war, court names suspect in security leak case
Iran warns US, Israel of 'crushing response' • IDF uncovers Hamas weapons production tunnel
Netanyahu aide Eliezer Feldstein suspect in leaking document to harm hostage deal
Feldstein was hired by the PMO media team soon after the war began, but his employment status remained unclear.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s close aid is suspected of leaking sensitive security documents as part of an orchestrated campaign to thwart a hostage deal, court documents revealed on Sunday night.
Speculation about the case had seized public attention for days, even before Rishon Letsiyon Magistrate Court Judge Menahem Mizrahi partially lifted a gag order on details of the security breach.
Go to the full article >>Hamas expected to reject any deal that doesn’t end Gaza war, source says
Egypt has been in talks with Hamas in Cairo for the last two days as part of its efforts to unite Palestinian factions, but there has been no reported progress on a hostage deal.
Hamas is expected to reject any renewed effort to finalize a hostage agreement until such time as the war in Gaza ends, a security source told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.
“It’s very clear that the hostage deal will only happen” when the war comes to a close, the source said.
Go to the full article >>WATCH: IDF commandos raid Syria, seize Syrian-national IRGC operative
Al-Assi has been under IDF surveillance for some time and was detained and transferred for interrogation in Israel.
The IDF raided Southern Syria several months ago and captured a Syrian national who is believed to have operated Iranian terror networks from the area, the military announced on Sunday.
Ali Soleiman al-Assi, a Syrian citizen, lives in the area of Saida in southern Syria.
Go to the full article >>'Hamas doesn't know where the hostages are': Sinwar expert offers an alternative view - interview
"Someone may be aware of the location of one or two, but I don't think there is anyone who is aware of the location of all of them."
Micha Kobi, a former senior member of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), emphasized the enormous challenges Israel faces in dealing with Hamas and the return of the hostages in an interview on Sunday with Maariv.
Go to the full article >>IDF monitoring drone flying above Haifa Bay, Carmel area
The IDF announced that they were monitoring a drone flying above the Haifa Bay and Carmel area on Sunday.
Residents are instructed to pay attention to ongoing Home Front Command updates.
This is a developing story.
Go to the full article >>Exploiting civilian homes: IDF finds Hezbollah weapons in child's bedroom in Lebanon
The nighttime operation was carried out based on precise intelligence information.
IDF Troops of the 769th Brigade found numerous weapons in a kitchen and children's bedroom of a house in a southern Lebanese village, the military said on Sunday.
Go to the full article >>WATCH: IDF uncovers Hezbollah weapons in a home in southern Lebanon
WATCH: IDF finds Hezbollah weapons in a home in southern Lebanon
Some 902 civilians killed in terror attacks since Oct. 7 - NI
Some 902 civilians were killed in terror attacks since October 7 of last year, the National Insurance said on Sunday.
Go to the full article >>Israel neared capturing Yahya Sinwar five times during Israel-Hamas War - report
Sinwar stayed in Rafah for some time during the war, according to the sources, both above and underground.
Israel almost captured former Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar five times throughout operations in the Gaza Strip, Asharq Al-Awsat reported on Sunday, citing sources familiar with the subject.
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 Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
- 101 hostages remain in Gaza
- 48 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says