As hostage negotiations begin in Doha, Witkoff says: ‘We need deadlines’
Special Envoy Witkoff: 'Trump has had enough. This has to happen. The way these hostages are being held is unacceptable.'
March 10, 2025Arab-Israeli Conflict
Sec. of State Rubio admits US direct talks with Hamas ‘haven’t borne fruit’
The Israeli government was displeased with the direct negotiations, particularly because Israeli officials were informed of the talks only after they occurred.
March 10, 2025
Witkoff: ‘No alternative’ for Hamas but to exit Gaza
The Trump administration is pushing for a deal that would secure the release of all remaining hostages, extend the ceasefire through Ramadan and Passover, and potentially lead to a long-term truce.
March 10, 2025
Smotrich: Israel will not allow Iran to become a nuclear power
U.S. President Donald Trump revealed on Friday that he sent a letter to Khamenei, urging him to negotiate a new nuclear deal with Washington or face possible military action.
March 10, 2025
Israeli baby wounded in terrorist rock-throwing near Nablus
Four Israelis were killed in Huwara in 2023—brothers Hallel and Yagel Yaniv in February and father and son Shay Silas and Aviad Nir Nigrekar in August.
March 10, 2025
Israel pressuring Egypt to take in Gazans – report
Senior Israeli minister met with Egyptian official in Jerusalem last month, according to report, lobbying for Cairo to drop its objections to mass migration of Gazans, claiming Egyptian people support the move.
March 10, 2025
Hezbollah leader vows to block Israeli presence in southern Lebanon
It was Qassem’s first interview since taking leadership of the terror group in late October following the assassination by Israel of his predecessor, Hassan Nasrallah.
March 10, 2025
Hamas pushing for 10-year ceasefire – report
Talks between Hamas and Trump envoy include proposal by the Gaza terror group for a 10-year truce with Israel not only in Gaza but Judea and Samaria as well.
March 10, 2025
‘We are not an agent of Israel’: Trump envoy’s remarks shock Israeli officials
Boehler: 'We’re the United States. We’re not an agent of Israel. We have specific interests at play.'
March 9, 2025
Hamas makes outrageous demands for releasing remaining hostages
In the first phase of the current hostage deal, nearly half of all Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences in Israeli jails were released.
March 9, 2025
Israel to halt supply of electricity to Gaza
'I have signed an order immediately cut off electricity to the Gaza Strip. Enough talk, it’s time for action!'
March 9, 2025
Israel threatens Gaza siege, targeted killings, and invasion to force Hamas to release hostages
Report details Israel's plans to force Hamas into resuming release of hostages - including restoring the full siege on Gaza, targeted killings of Hamas leaders, mass evacuations in Gaza, and a full-scale invasion.
March 9, 2025
Israel working to facilitate mass migration from Gaza under Trump plan
'If 5,000 emigrate per day it'll take one year to empty Gaza' - Israeli lawmakers say host countries sought to receive Gaza's population as Israel works to establish 'Migration Authority.'
March 9, 2025
European countries back Arab alternative to Trump’s Gaza plan
Israel and the U.S. have rejected the proposal that envisages the population staying in place and the PA being in charge.
March 9, 2025
Time running out: What we know about how Israel could strike Iran
This time, even if Israel strikes alone, Iran promises to retaliate throughout the region. Therefore, a regional defensive setup is required, led by the U.S. of course.
March 9, 2025
Houthis threaten to resume attacks on Israeli ships over Gaza supplies
'If war returns to Gaza, we will rain fire upon all areas of the enemy regime [Israel], especially Tel Aviv, which is known as occupied Jaffa,' he said in a statement marking the start of Ramadan.
March 9, 2025
Qatar demands supervision of alleged Israeli nuclear sites
In apparently political move, Qatar urges inspection of alleged Israeli nuclear facilities, while complaining about restrictions on UNRWA.
March 9, 2025
Hamas agrees to release more hostages as Israel sends negotiating team to Qatar – report
The Hamas terror organization has reportedly agreed to extend phase one of the ceasefire and to release a number of additional living hostages, as Israel dispatches a negotiating team for truce talks in Doha.
March 9, 2025Israeli minister fumes at US envoy for direct talks with Hamas
US envoy insisted that these were only initial talks and emphasized that no agreements would be made without Israel's approval.
March 8, 2025
Preparations completed for Gazan migration
The IDF has prepared land, air, and sea routes for Gazans who want to voluntarily leave the Strip and seek a better life elsewhere.
March 8, 2025
Israel leaked news about direct US talks with Hamas to derail them – report
Jerusalem is displeased with direct talks between the US and Hamas, particularly because the Israeli Prime Minister was informed of the talks only after the fact.
March 7, 2025
Israel is prepared to facilitate Gazan migration
Defense Minister Israel Katz has established a mechanism to assist 2,500 civilians daily in leaving Gaza.
March 7, 2025
US offers Hamas ceasefire extension in exchange for 10 hostages
This move by the U.S. marks a departure from the established policy of not negotiating directly with terrorist organizations.
March 7, 2025
Defense Minister Katz tells IDF to seize protesters’ boats for resettlement of Gazans
The announcement came in response to intelligence suggesting that protest groups were preparing renewed attempts to breach Jerusalem’s maritime blockade of the enclave.
March 6, 2025
Israelis rescue 10 Indian workers kidnapped by Palestinians
The Palestinians attempted to use the workers' passports to cross into Israel, but Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint, suspicious of fraud, stopped them.
March 6, 2025
Israeli forces dismantle weapons depot, explosives laboratories in Tulkarem
Since Hamas’s October 7 attack, Israeli forces have arrested 6,000 wanted Palestinians in counterterror operations in Judea and Samaria.
March 6, 2025
Israel taking charge of all aid delivery to Gaza – report
“Aid that goes to Hamas is not humanitarian,” Israel's Foreign Ministry added. “Enabling the enemy to resupply itself so it can regroup and attack you again is not humanitarian – it is suicidal and will not be ...
March 6, 2025
Cost of Hamas prisoner deal will be paid with many more Israeli deaths, warns terror victims’ group leader
'If we respond late or give in to demands, then Hamas, [slain Hamas head] Yahya Sinwar, and the other released terrorists become leaders, and the evil committed in the next round rises geometrically, multiplying many times more.'
March 6, 2025
New IDF chief – Defeating the enemy is our mission
Sources say Lieut. Gen. Eyal Zamir is planning to be more aggressive against Hamas and hold territory captured in Gaza if the war resumes.
March 6, 2025
Israel doesn’t mind US direct talks with Hamas, says Israel official
The NY consul-general praised the White House‘s pressure on the terrorists instead of on Israel.
March 6, 2025
500 Oct 7th victims sue PA for $1.2 billion over involvement in massacre
The plaintiffs' case presents evidence that proves Palestinian organizations paid Nukhba terrorists and funded the October 7th massacre.
March 5, 2025
During first phase of hostage deal, half of Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences were released
As part of the hostage release and ceasefire agreement, 274 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences have been freed, with 300 remaining in Israeli jails.
March 5, 2025US envoy holds direct talks with Hamas on hostage deal – report
The U.S. is sending the message that if Hamas shows goodwill and the hostages are released, the ceasefire agreement will move forward.
March 5, 2025
17-year-old Israeli injured in recent car-ramming attack dies of her wounds
A week before the attack that killed Gur, a string of empty buses exploded sequentially in the Tel Aviv area.
March 5, 2025
IAF drone strike kills top Hezbollah naval commander
Images of an upside, burning car posted online by Lebanese media outlets showed the aftermath of the strike.
March 5, 2025
Netanyahu said Shin Bet didn’t warn him about Hamas’s plans to invade on October 7th
Netanyahu: 'Furthermore, the Shin Bet director deemed it unnecessary to wake the prime minister on the night of the attack, despite it being the most critical and fundamental decision imaginable.'
March 4, 2025
Israel: Hamas has ‘a few days’ to agree to extended truce
If no ceasefire extension is reached, the plan is to conquer the Gaza Strip with more than 50,000 soldiers, relocating the civilian population to humanitarian zones and waging a 'ruthless ground campaign.'
March 4, 2025
IDF kills terrorist who opened fire at Samaria checkpoint
Overnight Monday, Israeli forces killed the head of the Hamas terror network in the northern Samaria city of Jenin.
March 4, 2025
IDF hits Assad assets in northwestern Syria
Syrian media outlets earlier on Thursday night reported that an Israeli strike had hit an 'air defense base' belonging to Assad’s former army.
March 4, 2025
‘Pre-Oct. 7 situation in Lebanon is no more’
Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror, a former Israeli national security adviser and ex-head of the IDF’s Military Intelligence Research Department, described the changes to the situation in the north as 'historic.'
March 4, 2025
Hamas replaced by international coalition in Egypt’s plan for Gaza
Egyptian 'day after' plan for Gaza missing critical details, such as how Hamas will be ousted from power.
March 4, 2025
Investigation reveals IDF failed to protect Kfar Aza residents
The military didn’t arrive at the kibbutz until nearly two hours after the invasion, during which time the local security squad displayed remarkable heroism in its defense against the terrorists.
March 3, 2025
Internal IDF probe: Battle for Nahal Oz base ‘biggest failure’ of Oct. 7
The probe also highlighted the heroism of the soldiers who risked their lives to fend off the attack.
March 3, 2025
Israeli defense minister warns ‘gates of hell’ will open for Hamas if remaining hostages not freed
Katz: 'We will resume fighting, and they will face the IDF with force and methods they have never encountered before—until we achieve complete victory.'
March 3, 2025
Israel considers cutting electricity to Gaza, evacuating Gazans, resuming war – report
Israeli government mulling plans to pressure Hamas to resume hostage releases, including cutting electricity transfers to the Gaza Strip, resuming war on Hamas, and evacuating Gazans from the northern Gaza Strip.
March 3, 2025
Nasrallah’s kids say his ‘soul was killed’ by pager operation
Nasrallah's son says he was extremely depressed, already dead in spirit after pager blasts, assassination of his close confidant.
March 3, 2025
Only 6 percent of Gazans want Hamas to remain in power, majority credits Trump for ceasefire
About 70% of Gazans polled said they didn’t think Hamas was in control of the situation.
March 2, 2025
Netanyahu says Hamas is making a ‘big mistake,’ warns ‘there will be consequences’
After Hamas rejected the ceasefire and hostage release proposal, Israel withheld humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip on Sunday.
March 2, 2025
Israeli forces eliminate 25 terrorists, arrest 350 in February crackdown
Since January 19, Israeli forces have arrested more than 200 terror suspects, eliminated 71 others who were deemed security threats, and confiscated more than 300 weapons and explosives.
March 2, 2025
Fewer than half of remaining hostages still alive, says Netanyahu
Israeli prime minister warns Hamas of unspecified 'consequences' if it fails to release hostages, as Israel reserves the right to return to hostilities should talks with Hamas fail to make progress.
March 2, 2025
Israel halts Gaza aid after Hamas rejects US proposal
IDF eliminates Gaza terrorist and freezes entry of aid into the Gaza Strip after ceasefire deal lapses with no progress towards new arrangement for freeing remaining hostages.
March 2, 2025Israel backs new US ceasefire plan, Hamas silent
Under the terms of the agreement, half of the hostages, both living and deceased, are to be released on the first day of the ceasefire’s implementation.
March 2, 2025
Israeli minister warns ‘rivers of blood’ could result from hostage deal
'For every day the hostages remain captive, we annex 5% of Gaza's territory.'
March 1, 2025
Netanyahu instructs IDF to protect Syrian village under attack
'We will not permit the radical Islamic regime in Syria to harm the Druze.'
March 1, 2025
Hamas refuses to extend truce and release more hostages, demands end to war
Israel’s position remains focused on extending Phase 1 by several more weeks, during which hostages would be released in staggered groups of three to four individuals, depending on their medical condition.
March 1, 2025
Freed hostage recounts abuse, gut-wrenching parting with captive still in Gaza
When Eli Sharabi received the news of his impending release on February 8, Alon Ohel clutched him and wouldn't let go until a guard forcibly separated them.
February 28, 2025
Israel to resume war in Gaza and ‘eradicate Hamas,’ cutting off aid and bombarding Strip with troops
The plan starts with a wave of airstrikes on Gaza and a reduction of humanitarian aid to Gaza, the sources said.
February 28, 2025
1,778 imprisoned Palestinian terrorists released as ceasefire’s first stage ends
The fate of the remaining 59 hostages is to be determined by negotiations.
February 28, 2025
IDF internal report shows false assumptions, outdated strategies made Israel vulnerable to Oct. 7 attack
A major factor in the Israeli military's failure to prevent the October 7th attack was the assumption that Hamas' primary focus was underground warfare in tunnels, rather than a ground invasion.
February 27, 2025
IDF seizes Hamas plans for mass attack in Judea, Samaria and central Israel
Throughout the week, security forces arrested a total of some 75 terror suspects and seized 17 weapons, according to the IDF announcement.
February 27, 2025