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Hostage deal talks continue, IAF targets Hezbollah across Lebanon

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. January 11, 2025. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. January 11, 2025.
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

‘There is what to talk about’: Senior delegation to Qatar to stay on as talks continue

Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, met on Saturday with Netanyahu, after having met on Friday with the Qatari PM.

By REUTERS, AMICHAI STEIN
 US President Joe Biden (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) seen at the forefront of a wall of hostage posters seen in the background (illustrative) (photo credit: Canva, Craig Hudson/Reuters, REUTERS)
US President Joe Biden (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) seen at the forefront of a wall of hostage posters seen in the background (illustrative)
(photo credit: Canva, Craig Hudson/Reuters, REUTERS)

After the first day of talks on a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal in Doha, the Israeli delegation is staying on.

A source familiar with the matter told The Jerusalem Post this means “there is what to talk about,” as US officials race to reach a deal before President Joe Biden leaves office on January 20.

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One wounded as Palestinian terrorists throw stones at Israeli cars in West Bank

The military further noted that several vehicles were damaged in the incident.

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 View of a car that was damaged in the stone-throwing attack in the West Bank. January 12, 2025. (photo credit: MAGEN DAVID ADOM)
View of a car that was damaged in the stone-throwing attack in the West Bank. January 12, 2025.
(photo credit: MAGEN DAVID ADOM)

Terrorists threw stones at Israeli vehicles near Haris in the vicinity of Ariel in the West Bank, the military said on Sunday. 

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FM Sa'ar: We will know soon whether Hamas is interested in hostage deal

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Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar met with his British counterpart, Foreign Secretary David Lammy, in Jerusalem to discuss regional developments, Israeli media reported Sunday night.

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Vance: Trump will let IDF 'knock out' Hamas, if hostages not released before Jan. 20

J.D. Vance reveals the incoming administration's plans to address the Gaza hostage crisis and domestic disaster relief, promising decisive action on both fronts.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Republican U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Vance arrives to speak to supporters at an election party after winning the primary in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. May 3, 2022. (photo credit: REUTERS/GAELEN MORSE/FILE PHOTO)
Republican U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Vance arrives to speak to supporters at an election party after winning the primary in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. May 3, 2022.
(photo credit: REUTERS/GAELEN MORSE/FILE PHOTO)

Vice president-elect J.D. Vance revealed the true meaning behind President-elect Donald Trump's threat that "all hell will break loose" if the hostages are not released by Inauguration Day on January 20, in an interview with FOX News on Sunday.

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IAF strikes Hezbollah targets throughout Lebanon

The military noted it had struck a rocket launcher site, a military site, and routes on the Syrian-Lebanese border.

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 View of strikes conducted in southern Lebanon. January 12, 2025. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)
View of strikes conducted in southern Lebanon. January 12, 2025.
(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)

Israel Air Force jets struck and demolished multiple Hezbollah terror targets throughout Lebanon, the military confirmed in the early hours of Monday. 

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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.
  • 98 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 4:00 a.m.