Religious Zionism convenes ahead of hostage deal vote; MK says party likely to resign

PM’s office says Hamas seeking to dictate which Palestinian prisoners will be released but Israel has veto * US official says 2 American-Israelis to be freed in first phase of deal   https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-january-16-2025/?utm_source=article_hpsidebar&utm_medium=desktop_site&utm_campaign=hamas-leader-touts-ceasefire-as-a-defeat-for-israel-while-hailing-oct-7-atrocities

Marco Rubio: We will overturn sanctions on residents of Judea and Samaria

Senator Marco Rubio, Trump’s pick for Secretary of State, says during confirmation hearing that the incoming administration will end the sanctions on Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria: I’m confident Trump’s administration will continue to be perhaps the most pro-Israel administration in American history. Elad Benari   Jan 16, 2025, 5:21 AM (GMT+2)   US President-elect […]

‘Hamas cannot have a role’ in postwar Gaza,’ says Trump adviser

 January 15, 2025 Mike Waltz, President-elect Donald Trump’s national security adviser (YouTube/Screenshot) “We’ll never get to a truly stable region if we don’t carve up this cancer,” said Waltz, comparing the terror organization to ISIS and Al-Qaeda. By Vered Weiss, World Israel News Mike Waltz, President-elect Donald Trump’s national security adviser, said that Hamas has […]

Netanyahu speaks to Trump after hostage deal was agreed upon

an 15, 2025, 11:27 PM (GMT+2) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Wednesday evening with US President-elect Donald Trump. “The Prime Minister thanked US President-elect Trump for his help in advancing the release of the hostages, and for assisting Israel in bringing an end to the suffering of dozens of hostages and their families,” the […]

US official: Five female soldiers will be released this coming Sunday

Senior official in the Biden administration tells reporters that American citizens Keith Siegel and Sagui Dekel-Chen are expected be released in the first phase of the deal. Israel National News   Jan 16, 2025, 2:04 AM (GMT+2)   Hostages in GazaChaim Goldberg/Flash 90 A senior official in the Biden administration told reporters on Wednesday that five […]

Mike Waltz: If Israel needs to go back into Gaza, we’re with them

US President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming National Security Adviser to Fox News: The hostage release deal was reached thanks to the Trump effect. We’re with Israel if Hamas doesn’t live up to the terms of this agreement. Israel National News   Jan 16, 2025, 3:16 AM (GMT+2) Mike WaltzREUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Mike Waltz, US President-elect Donald Trump’s […]

IAF strikes Hamas terror targets across Gaza Strip

The targets included terror squads, weapons storage facilities, and military structures. By JERUSALEM POST STAFFJANUARY 15, 2025 09:43  Smoke rises from the Gaza Strip. January 14, 2025.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT) Israel Air Force aircraft struck on Tuesday a terrorist operating in a command and control center that had previously served as a school in the […]

Iranian FM: European powers committed to reviving nuclear negotiations

After talks in Geneva with Britain, France and Germany, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says the three appear committed to reviving nuclear negotiations: We felt the seriousness. Elad Benari   Jan 15, 2025, 6:55 AM (GMT+2)   Abbas AraqchiReuters/Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi stated on Tuesday that European powers appear committed to reviving nuclear […]

Iran, European countries to continue talks over Tehran’s nuclear program, report says

“The talks were serious, frank, and constructive. We discussed ideas involving certain details in the sanctions-lifting and nuclear fields that are needed for a deal.” By REUTERSJANUARY 14, 2025 08:56  WOULD WAR with Iran lead to Israel’s destruction, or does Israel have no choice but to attack?(photo credit: LIGHTSPRING/SHUTTERSTOCK) Talks held in Geneva between Iran, Britain, France, […]

Sources to ‘Post’: Deal could be announced today if there are no last-minute surprises

Meetings are set to be held during the day in Qatar to finalize the deal. By AMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFFJANUARY 14, 2025 09:22Updated: JANUARY 14, 2025 09:45 People walk past a wall displaying posters of hostages, in Tel Aviv, Israel, August 18, 2024(photo credit: REUTERS/FLORION GOGA) A hostage deal could be announced on Tuesday if there are no […]

Overnight Missile Launch from Yemen Triggers Sirens Across Central Israel

Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)14 Tevet 5785 – January 14, 2025 A ballistic missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi militia triggered sirens across central Israel in the early hours of Tuesday morning, in the second such attack in a span of hours. The Israel Defense Forces reported multiple attempts to intercept the missile, which it said were […]

Report: Israel submitted plan to hostage deal negotiators for buffer zone along Gaza border

Today, 8:35 am   IDF soldiers in southern Israel, on the border with Gaza, November 11, 2024 (Michael Giladi/Flash90) Israel has submitted a plan to Doha mediators detailing Israeli presence in the Gaza Strip during and after the various phases of a potential hostage-ceasefire deal, Al-Quds Al-Arabi reports. London-based Qatari news outlet says Israel has […]

Iran claims 1,000 new long-range attack drones delivered to army

By ReutersToday, 9:54 am   Interceptor missiles are fired at Iranian drones and missiles launched at Israel, as seen over Tel Aviv on April 14, 2024. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90) A thousand new drones were delivered to Iran’s army, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reports, as the country braces for more friction with Israel and the United States […]

IRGC Reveals Latest Loitering Munition Suicide Drone Tailor-Made for Hezbollah’s War Against Israel

By David Israel  – 12 Tevet 5785 – January 12, 2025   The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) of Iran has revealed its latest loitering munition suicide drone (a.k.a. kamikaze drone), Rezvan, featuring a 20-kilometer range and the capability to fly for up to 20 minutes. This makes it the perfect weapon against Israeli settlements […]