4 Reasons Why Hamas Is Now Likely to Accept the Hostage Deal it Rejected

By JNS and the Jewish Press  – 1 Nisan 5785 – March 30, 2025 By Julio Messer There is mounting evidence that Hamas is now preparing to accept a limited agreement it had recently rejected—one that would secure the release of several Israeli hostages, both living and dead, in return for a temporary ceasefire, the release […]

Report: Iran Threatens Attack on Diego Garcia Base After US-UK Strike

By David Israel  – 1 Nisan 5785 – March 30, 2025 Airmen conduct hot pit refueling on a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber at Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, Aug. 21, 2024. IRGC Navy Commander Admiral Alireza Tangsiri declared on Saturday that any attack on Iran would be met with a decisive response. Tangsiri stated […]

Hezbollah chief threatens response to continued Israeli ‘aggression’ in Lebanon

In Quds Day speech, Naim Qassem says normalization with Jerusalem will never be accepted, threatens to pursue ‘other alternatives’ if diplomacy fails to uphold ceasefire By Nurit Yohanan  and AgenciesToday, 3:18 am People watch Hezbollah’s newly named leader Naim Qassem delivering a televised speech, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, October 30, 2024. (AP […]

Hamas spokesman killed in IDF airstrike

March 27, 2025 Hamas spokesman Abdul Latif Al-Qanou. (X) Arabic media outlet claims that Hamas spokesman Abdul Latif Al-Qanou was eliminated while hiding in a tent in a strike on the northern Gaza Strip overnight – marking the third assassination this week. By World Israel News Staff A spokesman for the Hamas terror organization was […]

Heavy Israeli strikes reported overnight in Syrian coastal city of Latakia

IDF mum on alleged attack in Alawite stronghold, but confirms carrying out strike in southern Lebanon on Hezbollah operatives moving weapons By ToI StaffToday, 9:43 am   Screen capture from video purporting to show explosions in the Syrian port city of Latakia, March 27, 2025. (X: Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law) […]

Iran Open to ‘Indirect Negotiations’ With US Over Nuclear Program, Foreign Minister Says

by Corey Walker Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi looks on before a meeting with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, in Tehran, Iran, Aug. 26, 2024. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Monday that Iran is open to “indirect […]

The judges

The judges’ duty was to save the Israelites from their enemies and preserve domestic accord. They were to dispense absolute, impartial justice (mišpāṭ) and not take bribes (Deuteronomy 16:19); they were to protect the widow, orphan, and stranger (Deuteronomy 24:17) and not let themselves be unduly influenced by popular opinion or by the plight of […]

IDF says it launched new ground offensive in northern Gaza’s Beit Hanoun

Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza kills Hamas political leader, wife overnight * Air defenses down Houthi missile that triggered sirens across central Israel By ToI StaffToday, 4:04 am   Palestinians carry their belongings while traveling from Beit Hanoun to Jabaliya, a day after Israel’s renewed offensive in the Gaza Strip, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad […]

Houthis fire ballistic missile at Israel, triggering sirens across center of country

IDF says projectile launched by Iran-backed group intercepted before crossing border; Houthi media says US attacked airport in port city of Hodeida By Emanuel Fabian  and AgenciesToday, 8:26 am   Houthi supporters chant slogans during an anti-US and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, March 17, 2025. (AP/Osamah Abdulrahman) A ballistic missile fired at Israel by the […]

13 Judea and Samaria communities to be recognized

Security Cabinet approves proposal of Minister Smotrich to authorize splitting of 13 communities in Judea and Samaria from their adjacent communities and work toward recognizing them as independent communities. Israel National News   Mar 23, 2025, 2:29 AM (GMT+2)   Bezalel SmotrichYonatan Sindel/Flash 90 The Security Cabinet on Saturday night approved the proposal of the Minister […]

Houthis declare blockade of Israel’s Ben-Gurion Aiport

 March 23, 2025 Israelis take cover inside a bomb shelter at Ben Gurion airport as a siren alert is sounded in Tel Aviv, October 1, 2024. (Flash90/Dor Pazuelo) “Ben Gurion Airport is no longer safe until the aggression on Gaza stops,” say Houthis in statement. By World Israel News Staff The Houthis officially announced an […]

IDF significantly expands invasion of Rafah, orders evacuation of Gazans from Tel Sultan

By ordering Gazan civilians out of both critical Rafah areas, many Gazans will now need to move toward the al-Mawasi humanitarian area. By YONAH JEREMY BOBMARCH 23, 2025 09:09Updated: MARCH 23, 2025 09:44  IDF soldiers operate in Rafah, Gaza Strip, July 15, 2024(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT) The IDF on Sunday morning significantly expanded its invasion of Gaza, and […]

At least 5 rockets fired from Lebanon at Metula; IDF said responding with artillery fire

Three rockets shot down, two fall short of border in first attack since December * Katz appears to threaten Lebanese capital By ToI StaffToday, 3:19 am An air defense system fires interceptor missiles at rockets fired from Lebanon, as seen from Mitzpe Netofa, northern Israel, November 3, 2024. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90) Smoke billows after an Israeli […]