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IDF soldiers operate, eliminate Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist in Gaza, April 21, 2025. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Bound in chains, covered in blood: Protesters recreate kidnapping scene of Matan Angrest
Participants wore makeup and costumes to visually represent the violence endured by Angrest, who was wounded while defending civilians at the Nahal Oz outpost.
'If they were kidnapped, it would've changed the war': IDF officers criticize Beit Hanoun incident
The attack occurred near the Beit Hanoun when a terrorist cell fired a rocket-propelled grenade at an unarmored military jeep transporting the soldiers.
ByAMIR BOHBOT IDF soldiers operating in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, March 23, 2025.(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)Go to the full article > >
Cutting off Hamas: 'Post' visits IDF's 'Morag Corridor' in Gaza
'Morag' is intended to drive a wedge between the Rafah and Khan Yunis brigades of Hamas, and then to destroy these formations.
Netanyahu, Bar set on collision course the moment Hamas invaded - analysis
Tensions between Netanyahu and Bar grew after October 7, as differing views on the war shaped a rift in Israel’s leadership.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.(photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90, Canva, CHAIM GOLDBEG/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
‘Emergency alarm to Israeli democracy’: Politicians, NGOs react to Shin Bet affidavit
In the affidavit, Bar asserted that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to fire him due to a series of measures that posed political threats.
ByELIAV BREUER ILLUSTRATION: Benjamin Netanyahu and Ronen Bar(photo credit: GIL COHEN-MAGEN/POOL VIA REUTERS, MATTY STERN / US EMBASSY JERUSALEM, YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH 90)Go to the full article > >
'Obey PM above all else': Shin Bet chief submits affidavit to high court
"The prime minister expected the Shin Bet to act against citizens involved in protest activities and demonstrations against the government," Bar wrote.
Pope Francis dies at 88 after long battle with respiratory illness
Francis, originally from Argentina, was the first Catholic pontiff from the Americas and began his career as a Jesuit priest in Argentina.
ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD Pope Francis. Vatican announces new guidelines allowing gay men to become priests in Italy under vow of celibacy.(photo credit: Ricardo Perna. Via Shutterstock)Go to the full article > >
Smotrich faces backlash following comments calling to prioritize destroying Hamas over hostages
Smotrich said that while returning the hostages is an important goal, destroying Hamas is more important.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich against backdrop of hostage posters. (illustration)(photo credit: REUTERS, YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)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.
