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.
WATCH: Mother of Israeli hostage pleads for the release of her son and remaining captives in Gaza Idit Ohel, whose son Alon has been held captive by Hamas in Gaza for over 500 days, addressed the UN Human Rights Council on March 4, 2025, making an urgent plea for the release of all 59 remaining hostages.
Iran establishes new terrorist organization in Syria: ‘The Islamic Resistance’ The organization emphasized that its goal is 'to defend Syria from occupation and to unite and stand against falsehood.'
WATCH: Newly appointed IDF Chief of Staff visits Western Wall Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and outgoing Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi visited the Western Wall and paid respects to fallen soldiers on Mount Herzl before being sworn in as the 24th IDF Chief of Staff in Tel Aviv.
Released Israeli hostages suffered severe malnutrition, muscle loss Many are undergoing physiotherapy to rebuild lost muscle mass, while others require specialized dental treatment due to broken teeth and other oral health complications.
WATCH: Hezbollah official claims negligence, not Israeli innovation, led to pager operation’s success Hezbollah official Nawaf Moussawi also blamed the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah on the death of former Hezbollah military chief Imad Mughniyeh, who had ensured Nasrallah’s safety in 2006 by constantly moving him.
Trump cuts US intelligence sharing to Ukraine The pause follows a decision early this week by President Donald Trump to freeze future deliveries of weapons to Ukraine.
Impeachments and resignations suggest Iran may be readying a mad dash to a nuclear bomb – analysis Iranian hardliners don’t embrace a 'resistance economy' for its own sake—it signals a broader defiance of the world, in this case, it means accelerating nuclear weaponization, as Khamenei sees the costs as inevitable and intends to reap the rewards.
WATCH: Israeli police release footage of operation that killed Hamas leader in Samaria On Monday, Israeli forces killed Isser Saadi, the head of Hamas’s terror network in Jenin, during a gun battle that also left another terrorist dead, while three wanted operatives were apprehended.
Shin Bet dismissed Hamas SIM card warning hours before Oct. 7 The Shin Bet report also blamed Israeli government policy from July 2018 until 'Operation Guardian of the Walls' in May 2021, which offered economic benefits to restrain Hamas.
West faces surge in lone-wolf terrorism, global attacks up 11% A concerning trend emerged among younger individuals, with one in five terror suspects in Western nations being under 18.
WATCH: Iranian president says he would negotiate with the US but Khamenei refuses Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared that the country was at war, noting that Iranian ships faced escalating sanctions and proposing the use of reserves to repay debt, a suggestion ultimately rejected by Ali Khamenei.
US 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.
Israel reveals Eurovision 2025 song titled ‘New Day Will Rise,’ to be performed by Yuval Raphael Renowned Israeli songwriter Keren Peles wrote the lyrics and melody for 'New Day Will Rise,' the musical arrangement and production were done by Tomer Biran, and the French translation was provided by Tamir Hitman.
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.
Muslim leaders pay condolence call to family of slain Israeli hostages Moroccan sheikh and Israeli Arab imams join interfaith delegation paying a condolence call to the Bibas family mourning the murders of Shiri Bibas and her sons Kfir and Ariel.
Trump rejects Arab proposal for Gaza, pushes US plan to send Gazans away White House spokesman rejects Arab-backed proposal to remove Hamas from power while leaving Gazans in place, says US stands by Trump’s vision of resettling the Strip’s population.
Anti-Israel crowd protests ex-PM Naftali Bennett at Columbia U. Police kept the peace and did not allow the demonstrators into the venue where the former prime minister spoke.
New IDF chief sworn in amid calls for October 7th probe Hamas 'not yet defeated,' says Israeli military's new chief of staff, Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir, vowing to complete 'the mission.'
WATCH: Yemeni influencer slams UN for anti-Israel bias Luai Ahmed, a Yemeni and pro-Israel social media influencer, highlighted the United Nations' duplicity when it comes to human rights, showing that the UN mentioned Israel 188 times but failed to address Iran, Yemen, Congo, Syria, and other cases of extreme violations.
