Israel: Negotiators to fly out next week to finalize framework of hostage deal

Netanyahu’s office confirms delegation to attend August 15 talks after US, Egypt, Qatar urge Israel and Hamas to conclude Gaza ceasefire agreement ‘without further delay’ By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid  Today, 3:38 am   Relatives of Israeli hostages held by Hamas and their supporters protest for the return of the captives from the Gaza Strip, outside Kirya […]

Israel: Negotiators to fly out next week to finalize framework of hostage deal

Netanyahu’s office confirms delegation to attend August 15 talks after US, Egypt, Qatar urge Israel and Hamas to finalize Gaza ceasefire agreement ‘without further delay’ By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid  Today, 3:38 am   Relatives of Israeli hostages held by Hamas and their supporters protest for the return of the captives from the Gaza Strip, outside Kirya […]

Qatar, Egypt, and the US: Time to conclude a ceasefire agreement

Leaders of Qatar, Egypt, and the US call on Israel and Hamas to resume talks on August 15 on the proposed hostage release and ceasefire agreement. Israel National News Published: Aug 8, 2024, 11:55 PM (GMT+3) Updated: 11:55 PM Photos of hostages held in GazaMiriam Alster/Flash 90 The leaders of Qatar, Egypt, and the US on Thursday […]

Editor’s Notes: Harris as president could be a disaster for Israel and the Jewish people

As the presidential race heats up, Kamala Harris’s stance on Israel faces scrutiny. ZVIKA KLEIN AUGUST 8, 2024 21:37 A dangerous candidate for Jews, Israel. Then Senator Kamala Harris spoke with Palestinian students and scholarship recipients at Al-Quds Bard College in Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, in 2017.(photo credit: Office of VP Kamala Harris)The story […]

Reports in Syria: Four Syrian military personnel injured in strike blamed on Israel

Syrian state media report air strike in Homs, in Syria’s central region, attributed to Israel. Israel National News Published: Aug 8, 2024, 11:36 PM (GMT+3) Updated: 11:36 PM SyriaHomsair strike   Syrian state media reported on Thursday evening that four military personnel were injured in an air strike in Homs, in Syria’s central region, which was attributed […]

US warns Iran of ‘serious consequences’ if it attacks Israel

August 8, 2024 Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, reviews a group of graduating armed forces cadets in Tehran, Oct. 3, 2022. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP) (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP) US warns Iran of ‘serious consequences’ if it attacks Israel The US has sent a US […]

Israel: Expect ‘disproportionate’ force if Hezbollah wounds civilians

August 8, 2024 Israel believes Hezbollah will target military assets located in Tel Aviv, near densely populated civilian neighborhoods. By World Israel News Staff Israel threatened to respond “disproportionately” should Hezbollah harm Israeli civilians during a retaliatory strike, following the assassination of a senior Hezbollah military commander in Beirut. On July 31st, Fuad Shukar – […]

Report: Israel told US it took out Haniyeh; White House felt move was provocative

By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid  Today, 5:44 am   Israel informed the US immediately following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh that it was behind the killing, the Washington Post reports, citing sources familiar with the White House’s thought process. According to the newspaper, Biden administration officials were livid about the decision to take out Haniyeh, worrying […]

Iranian president Pezeshkian asks supreme leader to refrain from attacking Israel – report

Pezeshkian warned Khamenei of the potential attack’s effects on his presidency, with Iran International quoting sources familiar with the development. JERUSALEM POST STAFF AUGUST 7, 2024 20:59Updated: AUGUST 7, 2024 22:16 Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, attend an endorsement ceremony in Tehran, Iran, July 28, 2024.(photo credit: Office […]

Putin tells Iran to avoid killing civilians in retaliatory strike, sends fighter jets to Tehran

August 7, 2024 Since Russia invaded Ukraine, approximately 30,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed. By Vered Weiss, World Israel News Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Iran to use restraint in its retaliatory strike and to avoid killing civilians, although Russia also sent fighter jets to Tehran. Sergei Shoigu, a senior ally of Putin, delivered the […]

US telling Iran and Israel not to ratchet up conflict, Blinken says

 Agencies7 August 2024, 1:03 am The United States has communicated to Iran and Israel that there is a consensus in the Middle East that the current conflict must not escalate, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says. “No one should escalate this conflict. We’ve been engaged in intense diplomacy with allies and partners, communicating that message […]

Tel Aviv prepares for attack: Rescue units sent to city by Home Front Command

IDF confirms deployment of search and rescue battalions in major Israeli cities to prepare for potential Iranian, Hezbollah attacks. AVI ASHKENAZI AUGUST 6, 2024 23:50Updated: AUGUST 6, 2024 23:52  The IDF Home Front Command moved the search and rescue forces of the Ram Battalion—the rescue battalion—to Tel Aviv, the IDF confirmed on Tuesday, as part […]

Jordan, Qatar and Saudis rejecting US requests to join post-war Gaza peacekeeping force — officials

By Jacob Magid  Today, 11:42 pm Smoke from an Israeli bombardment billows from Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on August 5, 2024. (Bashar Taleb/AFP) DOHA, Qatar — Jordan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia have rebuffed US requests to contribute troops to a post-war peacekeeping force in Gaza, an Arab official and a second source familiar […]

Underground bases and mobile launchers: Iran readying for attack – report

Alma listed 12 possible launch sites that may be used by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Iranian army, including Tabriz, Kermanshah, Khorramabad, and Dezful. JERUSALEM POST STAFF AUGUST 6, 2024 09:33Updated: AUGUST 6, 2024 09:42 In recent days, the US has seen movement of missile launchers in Iran, indicating readiness for a […]