Houthi leader's security chief killed in US airstrike in Yemen - report
Overnight, US Central Command continued to carry out strikes on the Iran-backed terror group.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF A fighter jet takes off to carry out strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen. January 11, 2024.(photo credit: MoD Crown Copyright via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
Gaps between Israel and Hamas 'difficult, but not impossible' source tells 'Post'
As negotiators hit an impasse over hostage releases, US and Israeli officials warn Hamas that its "window of opportunity is closing" with possible military escalation if no deal is reached.
Iran distances itself from Houthis as its terror proxy network falters – analysis
Tehran insists the Houthis act independently as US airstrikes intensify—what does this mean for Iran’s proxy network?
BySETH J. FRANTZMAN Houthi activists lay flowers under a poster at the gate of the Iranian embassy as they offer condolences over the deaths of late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and others, in Sanaa, Yemen May 21, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/KHALED ABDULLAH)Go to the full article > >
Shin Bet Chief to PM: I'll step down, but not yet
Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar pushes back against Netanyahu’s dismissal, vowing to stay until progress is made on hostages and the Qatargate probe.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB Ronen Bar, the head of Shin Bet, attends a ceremony marking Memorial Day for fallen soldiers of Israel's wars and victims of attacks, at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl military cemetery, May 13, 2024(photo credit: GIL COHEN-MAGEN/POOL VIA REUTERS)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 Gaza border communities.
59 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 a.m.
Netanyahu confirmed the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire on January 17, 2025.
735 terrorists will be released as part of the hostage deal.
