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Hours after Palestinian media announces Egyptian-brokered truce, IDF says civilians can resume their normal daily routine and that schools will operate as usual. Terms of truce unclear. Trump: We support Israel 100%. by  Reuters and Israel Hayom Staff  Published on  2019-05-06 07:35 Last modified: 2019-05-06 08:11 Owners of stores at the building inspect the damage of their […]

The interior minister was held by Israel for 20 years before being released as a part of the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange deal. Tamar Beeri May 5, 2019 23:29 The building that was attacked by the IDF on Sunday evening was the office of Twafiq Abu Naim, the interior minister and head of the security […]

UN chief Guterres urges all parties to ‘exercise maximum restraint’; Irish FM Coveney says ‘unjust treatment of Gaza’ won’t be solved by violence or terrorist attacks By RAPHAEL AHREN Today, 11:16 pm  0 0shares Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, speaks during a EU Foreign […]

Netanyahu added that the Hamas terrorist organization is committing a double war crime by indiscriminately shooting at civilians from civilian centers. Zachary Keyser May 5, 2019 23:10 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met this evening at the Prime Minister’s Office with a delegation of US ambassadors to Europe led by US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, […]

JERUSALEM POST STAFF May 5, 2019 21:46 Recommended videos Powered by AnyClip Israeli airstrikes kill two Hamas` fighters as protests in Gaza flare up Play Video Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said that “a return to a state of calmness is possible, yet keeping it is in relation to Israeli willingness to stop aggression,” on Sunday. After […]

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s energy minister decided on Sunday to temporarily halt natural gas supplies from the offshore field Tamar due to a surge in violence with Gaza militants, the ministry said in a statement. Israel receives most of its natural gas supplies from Tamar. The field is located some 90 kilometers (56 miles) in […]

Defense officials say that Hamas has expressed interest in a ceasefire with Israel amid a deadly escalation in the Gaza Strip. According to reports in Hebrew-language media, Hamas sent the message to Israel via the Egyptian mediators who are trying to negotiate a truce between the two sides. Egyptian and UN officials are reportedly holding […]

The IDF spokesman announced the assassination of Hamed Ahmed Abed Khudri, which would mark the first time in a number of years that the IDF has used targeted assassinations against terrorist leaders. By Anna Ahronheim, Herb Keinon May 5, 2019 17:41 Shortly after the IDF announced on Sunday the targeted assassination of a Hamas commander […]

Follow rocket attacks on Israel in real time. JERUSALEM POST STAFF May 5, 2019 16:49 Breaking news: rockets strike Israel by the hundreds. . (photo credit: JERUSALEM POST) Some 600 rockets have been fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip since the security situation escalated over the weekend. Three people have been confirmed dead and […]

Israel’s defense establishment is reportedly concerned the flare-up with armed terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip will spread to the northern border. According to Channel 12 news, defense officials are concerned that Lebanon’s Hezbollah might join the fighting by launching an attack. The officials are quoted as saying that Hamas is likely to expand its […]

Hamas able to fire a rocket near a bus full of IDF soldiers, one man killed. Zachary Keyser May 5, 2019 16:13  A 60-year-old man was directly hit by a Hamas rocket and killed Sunday in the southern city of Sderot. The man was driving in his car and the rocket hit his vehicle just […]