Israel resumes Gaza strikes, says Hamas collapsed truce by refusing to free hostages

IDF says it targeted mid-level Hamas commanders, is prepared to widen offensive beyond airstrikes; death toll reportedly over 300; White House backs attacks, says it was consulted By Jacob Magid,  Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan Today, 5:53 amUpdated at 10:02 am   An ambulance carrying victims of an Israeli army strike arrives at the hospital in […]

IAF strikes in Gaza Strip kill five senior Hamas officials – report

On Monday night, the IDF began striking the Gaza strip, in a move that the Prime Minister’s Office said was in response to Hamas’s refusal to release the hostages still held in Gaza. By JERUSALEM POST STAFFMARCH 18, 2025 08:15  Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, and mourners attend the funeral of […]

Trump says some Biden presidential pardons ‘void, vacant,’ claims they were done by autopen

Trump also accused the previous president of not approving or even knowing about pardons he made. By JERUSALEM POST STAFFMARCH 17, 2025 09:29Updated: MARCH 17, 2025 09:35  U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) attend a press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 24, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/BRIAN SNYDER) US […]

Report: Trump Urged Lebanon to Eliminate Hezbollah or Israel Would Do It

By David Israel  – 17 Adar 5785 – March 17, 2025 A report from Al-Arabiya this week states that the Trump administration has been delivering strong messages to the Lebanese government in recent weeks regarding the security situation in southern Lebanon. Sources familiar with the discussions indicate that the US is demanding swift and tangible […]

Israel preparing for potential missiles from Yemen following US strike on Houthis

Israeli air defense raises alert level to highest possible over concerns of Houthi strike, despite lack of concrete threats. Israel National News   Mar 17, 2025, 8:04 AM (GMT+2) Houthi rebels in YemenMohammed Hamoud / Anadolu Israel is preparing for the possibility that the Houthis will respond to US strikes on Yemen by launching missiles towards Israel, Channel 12 […]

Trump says he’ll speak with Putin Tuesday to discuss ending Ukraine war

US president tells media that talks between Washington and Moscow officials have addressed land, power plants and ‘dividing up certain assets’ By AgenciesToday, 8:02 am   L: Russian President Vladimir Putin, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, February 17, 2025. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP); R: US President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago […]

Russia urges US to halt Yemen strikes, engage in dialogue

By ReutersToday, 10:00 am   This image taken from video provided by the US Navy shows an aircraft launching from the USS Harry S. Truman in the Red Sea before airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (US Navy via AP) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urges the United States to cease strikes against Yemen’s […]

PM instructs negotiators to prepare for talks on Witkoff proposal, under which 11 living hostages would be freed immediately

By Lazar Berman  Today, 12:16 am   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) meets with US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff in his office in Jerusalem on January 29, 2025. (Maayan Toaf/GPO) After meeting with his top aides, senior ministers, and security chiefs, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructs the hostage negotiating team to prepare […]

Freed hostage Tal Shoham says his Hamas captors ‘never stopped digging tunnels’ in terror group’s underground network

Today, 1:39 am   Former hostage Tal Shoham tells Fox News that from June 2024 until his release on February 22, he was held underground in Gaza by captors who were responsible for digging the tunnels that make up Hamas’s vast underground network in the Palestinian enclave. He was held in the small underground room along with […]

‘Total war’ – Hamas calls for Judea and Samaria terror attacks

Netanyahu pushing for release of 11 living hostages March 16, 2025 Israeli prime minister instructs negotiating team in Qatar to back US mediator’s proposal to extend the Gaza ceasefire and to release more convicted terrorists in exchange for the immediate return of 11 living captives. By David Rosenberg, World Israel News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]

Trump administration weighs travel ban on dozens of countries, memo says

Citizens of 10 countries, including Syria and Iran, are to be flat-out banned, while five others to face partial suspension with impact on tourism and student visas, while for 26 countries, suspension depends on their government actions   Reuters|02:40 The Trump administration is considering issuing sweeping travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as […]

China, Russia back Iran as Trump presses Tehran for nuclear talks

In a joint statement issued after talks with Iran in Beijing, China and Russia said they welcomed Iran’s reiteration that its nuclear program was exclusively for peaceful purposes. By REUTERSMARCH 14, 2025 11:29Updated: MARCH 14, 2025 11:31 An Iranian missile is displayed during a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last […]

Israel attacks Hamas manipulation as terror group says it will free Edan Alexander – report

Israeli official to ‘Post’: Hamas’s intention to release only hostages with American citizenships is “a manipulation intended to sabotage negotiations.” By AMICHAI STEIN, SARAH MOSKOWITZMARCH 14, 2025 13:03Updated: MARCH 14, 2025 17:06 Relatives of hostages call for the return of their loved ones in Jerusalem. February 17, 2025.(photo credit: Raquel G. Frohlich) Israel accused Hamas of deviating […]

China, Russia and Iran call for end to US sanctions on Iran, urge holding talks

At summit, three allies say ‘dialogue based on the principle of mutual respect’ is only viable option to resolving issue of Tehran’s nuclear program By AP and ToI Staff14 March 2025, 1:16 pm   From left, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi, meet with reporters […]