Israeli official: Mediators putting ‘no pressure’ on Hamas, Sinwar doesn’t want deal

Senior official denies Israel has received terror group’s response to its latest ceasefire-for-hostages proposal, following report that Hamas turned it down By JACOB MAGID  6 April 2024, 1:43 am   Posters of Israelis held hostage by Hamas are seen on the wall of the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, April 3, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90) The mediators […]

Strike on Iran’s Consulate in Syria Is ‘Turning Point’, Hezbollah Head Says

 by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff Hezbollah members parade during a rally marking al-Quds Day, (Jerusalem Day) in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, April 5, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir The head of Lebanon’s armed terrorist group Hezbollah said on Friday that Israel’s strike on Iran’s consulate in Damascus this week marked a “turning point” since Oct. 7, when the […]

Report: Despite Gaza war, Israel aims for normalization with Saudi Arabia

During an upcoming trip to the US, Min. Ron Dermer will meet Saudi Arabia’s US ambassador, discuss potential normalization deal, report says. Dermer’s office has denied the report. Chana RobertsApr 5, 2024, 9:09 AM (GMT+3) Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer’s upcoming trip to Washington will focus not only on the minutiae of a ground invasion […]

Netanyahu Says Israel Acting Against Iran, Will Defend Itself as Country Braces for Attack

by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff Israeli military personnel drive an armored personnel carrier (APC) near the Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, as seen from Israel, April 3, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Hannah McKay Israel braced on Thursday for the possibility of a retaliatory attack after its suspected killing of Iranian generals in Damascus […]

Israeli embassies around the world put on high alert amid Iranian threats

According to Israeli media, diplomats serving abroad have expressed their concern that their embassies will be the target of Iranian retaliation. JERUSALEM POST STAFF APRIL 4, 2024 19:59 Updated: APRIL 4, 2024 21:17 Israeli embassies across the globe were placed on high alert following increasing threats of an Iranian attack on Israeli diplomats, sources confirmed […]

US: Iran is a viable threat to Israel’s safety

Iran, Israel’s arch-nemesis, has sworn revenge for the killing of two of its generals along with five military advisers in an air strike on an Iranian diplomatic compound in Damascus. By TOVAH LAZAROFF, HANNAH SARISOHNAPRIL 4, 2024 23:40 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visits the military equipment of IRGC Navy in Bandar Abbas, Iran, February 2, 2024.(photo credit: […]

Biden Threatens US Policy Change Toward Gaza in Warning to Netanyahu

US President Joe Biden, left, pauses during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, to discuss the war between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 18, 2023. Photo: Miriam Alster/Pool via REUTERS The United States on Thursday issued its toughest public rebuke of Israel since its war against Hamas began in […]

US indicates opposition to renewed Palestinian bid for statehood status at UN

By JACOB MAGID  3 April 2024, 10:30 pm   Russia’s UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia, and China’s UN Ambassador Zhang Jun, center left, speak with ambassadors of Arab countries and the PLO before a Security Council meeting and vote on a resolution on Israel and Gaza conflict at UN Headquarters, March 25, 2024. (AP/Craig Ruttle) US State […]

Iran’s Khamenei posts in Hebrew amid fears of escalation in Israel’s north

‘With God’s help we will make the Zionists repent of their crime of aggression against the Iranian consulate in Damascus,’ said Iranian Supreme Leader’s post on X i24NEWS April 04, 2024 at 01:22 AMlatest revision April 04, 2024 at 01:32 AM Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a meeting with officials in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April […]

5 Iranian security officers killed in attacks in southeast

By REUTERSToday, 8:36 am   Suspected Sunni Muslim militants killed at least 5 Iranian security officers and wounded another 10 in two separate attacks on military installations in southeastern Iran, state media reports. The attacks by militants from the Jaish al-Adl group took place overnight and targeted Iranian Revolutionary Guards headquarters in Rask and Chabahar, located […]

Israel beefs up air defenses, calls up troops as Iran payback for Syria strike looms

Speculation suggests Iran could attack Israel from its own territory rather than through proxies, sparking wider hostilities; Gallant says IDF prepared for every scenario By EMANUEL FABIAN,  TOI STAFF and REUTERS4 April 2024, 12:02 am   A billboard displays a portrait of slain Iran’s Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi with a slogan in Hebrew saying, “You will be […]

Hamas says it won’t budge on truce demands, blames Israel as Qatar says talks stuck

Qatari PM says Doha committed to negotiations, but deadlock remains around north Gaza return, identity of prisoners to be released; IDF chief touts military pressure to force deal By TOI STAFF and AGENCIESToday, 11:33 pm   Ismail Haniyeh, the Doha-based political bureau chief of the Palestinian terror group Hamas, speaks to the press after a meeting with the […]

IDF Arabic spokesman: Hezbollah caused explosion that wounded UNIFIL workers

JERUSALEM POST STAFF APRIL 3, 2024 11:51 The IDF’s Arabic spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, wrote Wednesday on X, formerly Twitter, that according to the information available to the IDF, the explosion that occurred on March 30 in Rmaich, where several UNIFIL workers were wounded, was caused after the UNIFIL patrol drove over a bomb that Hezbollah […]