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Andrew Tobin February 27, 2025 TEL AVIV—Israeli decision-makers plan to resume the Gaza war in four to six weeks with overwhelming force, sending in tens of thousands of troops to conquer the entire strip in a single coordinated offensive against Hamas. Incoming military chief of staff Eyal Zamir has, at the direction of Prime Minister […]

Shaheen was responsible for overseeing transactions for the buying of weapons on the Syrian-Lebanese border during the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire. By JERUSALEM POST STAFFFEBRUARY 28, 2025 09:38Updated: FEBRUARY 28, 2025 10:30  An illustrative image of a Hezbollah flag in the backdrop of an individual holding a weapon.(photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK) An Israel Air Force aircraft eliminated Hezbollah terrorist Mohammed Mahdi Ali […]

  By Shachar Kleiman  – 30 Shevat 5785 – February 28, 2025   (Israel Hayom via JNS) With Ramadan set to begin at sundown on Friday, Hamas is aiming to spark a wave of terrorist attacks in Jerusalem, including on the Temple Mount. On Thursday, Harun Nasser al-Din, the head of Hamas’s Jerusalem Office, who is […]

By Hana Levi Julian  – 29 Shevat 5785 – February 27, 2025 Middle East Forum director Greg Roman testifies before the House Committee on DOGE, Feb. 26, 2025 More than $2 billion was sent by USAID to support the Hamas terrorist organization since October 7, 2023, under the Biden Administration, according to testimony heard Wednesday […]

600 Palestinian prisoners to be released as Hamas conditions second phase of hostage release By JERUSALEM POST STAFFFEBRUARY 27, 2025 04:42Updated: FEBRUARY 27, 2025 05:16  Hamas terrorists stand guard in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025(photo credit: SAEED MOHAMMED/FLASH90) Hamas has stated that the only way the remaining hostages will be freed is through […]

As ‘first stage’ of ceasefire deal draws to a close, Hamas prepares to renew fighting with Israel, begins repairing tunnels damaged by IDF strikes. Israel National News   Feb 26, 2025, 9:57 AM (GMT+2) Ruins in GazaAbed Rahim Khatib/Flash90 The Hamas terror group is preparing for the end of the first stage of the ceasefire deal […]

Hamas calls to combat Israel’s ‘plan’ to limit number of worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan. Dalit Halevi Published: Feb 26, 2025, 9:04 AM (GMT+2) Updated: 9:17 AM Temple MountRamadanEl Aksa Mosque 1 minutes הרב הבית בחודש הרמדאןצילום: Jamal Awad/Flash90 The Hamas terrorist organization has condemned Israel’s plan to limit the number of worshippers allowed to enter […]

Sa’ar further addressed the new Syrian government led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa, dubbing it “a Jihadist Islamist terror group.” By JERUSALEM POST STAFFFEBRUARY 25, 2025 10:46 Newly appointed Israeli minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Saar attends a replacing ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on November 10, 2024.(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90) Hamas and […]

By David Israel  – 27 Shevat 5785 – February 25, 2025 The Trump administration last Friday rescinded a Biden-era regulation that ensured that allies such as Israel won’t use US-made weapons in violation of “international humanitarian law,” which was understood as Israel’s obligation to truck tons of goods into the Gaza Strip, to be acquired […]

This marks the first time in 20 years that tanks will be used in operations in the West Bank against terrorists. By JERUSALEM POST STAFFFEBRUARY 23, 2025 10:32Updated: FEBRUARY 23, 2025 10:46 Reported photo of IDF tanks operating in the Jenin area of the West Bank, Feburary 22, 2025.(photo credit: Screenshot/Telegram) IDF tanks are set to […]

It’s only recently that Iraq itself has increased ties with Saudi Arabia, helping pave the road to Saudi-Iran reconciliation. Now, it hopes to do more. By SETH J. FRANTZMANFEBRUARY 23, 2025 08:55  Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani attends a press conference, in Baghdad, Iraq April 22, 2024.(photo credit: REUTERS/THAIER AL-SUDANI) Iraq’s foreign ministry said last […]