List of 33 hostages to be freed first is released, youngest turns 2 on Saturday

A list of the 33 hostages due to be freed in the first stage of a ceasefire was released on Friday morning as Israel’s Security Cabinet met to discuss the ceasefire. Read more

Israeli Health Ministry publishes medical protocols for returning hostages

Israel’s Health Ministry on Thursday released a detailed medical protocol for receiving hostages freed from Hamas captivity as the ceasefire agreement itself remained uncertain. Read more

New details of ceasefire agreement emerge

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of backtracking on the ceasefire agreement and is refusing to convene the Cabinet to discuss it on Thursday morning. Read more

The ceasefire agreement: what’s known

The release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza is expected to begin this Sunday, marking the end of what will be 470 days of captivity. Read more

Itamar Ben-Gvir sparks uproar after saying he foiled hostage deals

Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir sparked an uproar in Israel after tweeting on Tuesday that he foiled several hostage-ceasefire deals during the past year. Read more

33 hostages said to be released first in emerging ceasefire deal, forces to remain in Gaza

Under the terms of the emerging ceasefire, it is expected that the first 33 hostages to be released will be humanitarian cases, an Israeli security source told The Press Service of Israel on Monday as reports swirled throughout the day of an impending ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas. Read more

After hitting Hezbollah targets, Israel slams truce monitoring mechanism

Israeli aircraft struck Hezbollah targets across Lebanon overnight after its warnings of the terror group’s ceasefire violations went unheeded, the Israel Defence Forces said on Monday morning. Read more

Israeli Army says it recovered one body, found items linked to second hostage in tunnel

The IDF has recovered the body of a hostage in Gaza. Read more

Israeli military under fire as defence minister, state comptroller press for cooperation

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz instructed the military brass on Wednesday to fully cooperate with a State Comptroller probe into the army’s failures during Hamas’s October 7 attack. Read more

Israeli army reports surge in Haredi soldiers, 338 recruited in past week

As draft exemptions for Israel’s Orthodox or Haredi community continue to create rifts in the governing coalition, the Israel Defence Forces said on Tuesday that 338 Haredim joined the military’s various service tracks in the past week. Read more

Hamas terrorist admits Kamal Adwan Hospital used for weapons

A Hamas terrorist who was employed at the Kamal Adwan Hospital told Israeli interrogators that Gaza terror groups use the hospital because “they think it’s a safe haven” that the army will not attack, in footage released by the Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday. Read more

Policeman, two retired school counsellors identified as victims of Palestinian shooting attack

Two women in their 60s and a man in his 40s were killed in the Palestinian village of Al-Funduq, near the town of Kedumim on Monday when terrorists opened fire on a bus and several vehicles.
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High Court: Israel can retain bodies of slain terrorists for potential hostage exchange

Israel’s High Court of Justice unanimously ruled on Sunday that the state is not obligated to release for burial the bodies of slain terrorists who were Israeli citizens. Read more

Ben-Gvir apologizes for forcing Netanyahu to leave hospital to vote

Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir apologized on Saturday night for forcing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to leave the hospital early to cast a vote on legislation in the Knesset on Tuesday. Read more

Israeli man indicted for spying for Iran, targeting sensitive installations

A 29-year-old Israeli man was indicted on Thursday for spying for Iran. Read more

891 fallen Israeli soldiers since Oct 7, highest death toll since Yom Kippur War

Since Hamas’s October 7 massacre, the Israel Defence Forces has recorded 891 casualties among its soldiers in figures released on Thursday, marking the army’s highest death toll since the Yom Kippur War. Read more

Survey reveals surge in israeli support for orthodox military conscription

The Israeli public is shifting decisively in favour of integrating Orthodox Jews into military service, according to a survey presented by the Israel Democracy Institute at its conference on Tuesday. Read more

Four Israeli police officers indicted for beating Palestinian

Four Israeli Border Police officers were indicted on Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a Palestinian resident of Jerusalem’s Shuafat refugee camp and then destroying evidence related to the incident. Read more

Netanyahu arrives at Knesset for vote despite doctor’s objections

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu briefly appeared in the Knesset plenum on Tuesday for a critical vote against doctors’ objections. Read more

Archaeologists discover largest Hasmonean coin hoard in Israel

An archaeological find has brought new light to the Hasmonean era, with researchers discovering a hoard of 160 coins over 1,900 years old during Chanukah, the University of Haifa announced. Read more

Israeli hostages branded, sexually assaulted and starved

Israel’s Health Ministry finalized a report detailing severe physical and psychological abuse suffered by hostages in Gaza, including children, who were released during a November 2023 temporary ceasefire. The report — the first comprehensive account of hostages’ experiences — will be submitted to the United Nations. Read more

Netanyahu trial delayed for medical procedure, Justice Minister acting Prime Minister

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s lawyers requested that this week’s testimony at his corruption trial be cancelled due to a medical procedure he is due to undergo on Sunday to remove an enlarged prostate. Read more

Israel reveals links between killed Gaza ‘journalists’ and Islamic Jihad

Rebutting Palestinian claims that five journalists were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces released information on Thursday showing that the five were members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Read more

Israel confirms retaliatory airstrikes on Yemen

Israel confirmed carrying out airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen on Thursday. Read more

Marwan Barghouti tops Palestinian polls for PA leadership as family lobbies for his release

As the family of imprisoned Palestinian terror commander Marwan Barghouti lobbies for his release in a widely anticipated ceasefire, a Palestinian survey released found overwhelming support for him to succeed Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Read more

Herzog renews call for independent Oct 7 commission of inquiry

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Tuesday renewed calls for a state commission of inquiry into the events surrounding Hamas’s October 7 attacks. Read more

‘Her heart could not withstand the suffering’: released hostage dies

Kibbutz Nir Oz resident Hana Katzir a 77-year-old hostage released from captivity during a temporary ceasefire died, on Tuesday morning. Read more

Israel’s defence minister vows to target Houthi leaders

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz vowed to target Houthi leaders with targeted assassinations. Read more

Hope for cancer patients: Israeli-European team unveils innovative dual-drug nanoparticle therapy

Israeli and European researchers have unveiled a new approach to treating cancerous tumours by using biodegradable nanoparticles to simultaneously deliver two drugs to amplify their effects. Read more

Haifa airport takes off again after months-long war closure

After months of being closed by war, Haifa International Airport resumed domestic and international flights on Sunday. Read more

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