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Halevi in Gaza: Security situation in Gaza is better now than before Oct. 7
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. -Gen. Herzi Halevi claimed that the security situation in Gaza is better now than before October 7 in a Saturday evening speech from the Gaza border. "Our fighting has already created a new situation on the…
Who is captive Romi Gonen, the hostage Hamas says it will release on Sunday?
Romi Gonen was named as one of the three female hostages Hamas is set to release on Sunday as part of the hostage-ceasefire deal which will see a total of 33 hostages released in its first phase.Romi was 23 when Hamas abducted her from the…
PM Netanyahu: ‘We will meet all the war’s goals, we will bring everyone home’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a statement to the nation on Saturday night, before the beginning of the implementation of the hostage deal's first phase."Out of this terrible disaster, the tremendous strength of the Israeli…
‘Monsters’: Families of terror victims grapple with release of murderers as part of deal
Israel has already begun to inform families of terror victims that the perpetrator is set to be released as part of the hostage deal, which will begin on Sunday.This comes after the ministries of Justice and Defense, Israel Police, IDF, and…
Hostage debrief team leader: Here is how to receive freed captives, cope with the deal
Israelis reacted with fierce joy and immense trepidation to reports of an imminent hostage deal that would begin to bring the 98 captives still held by Hamas home as early as Sunday. Many months of fearing for the hostages and fighting to…
Hamas has not provided Israel list of hostages for release Sunday
Hamas is reportedly set to hand over the list of hostages to be released on Sunday within the next few hours, sources told Al Arabiya/Al Hadath on Saturday night.The sources added that Hamas told the mediators that it would hand over the…
Ceasefire officially delayed as Hamas fails to provide hostage names
IDF Chief Spokesperson R.-Adm. Daniel Hagari announced at 8:30 a.m. local time on Sunday that the ceasefire that was meant to go into effect has been delayed as Hamas has failed to provide the names of the three hostages that are meant to…
Hamas: ‘Al-Aqsa Flood’ brought Palestinians closer to ‘end of occupation,…
Hamas claimed that the ceasefire deal has brought them closer to “the end of occupation, liberation, and return" in a Saturday statement. The statement said that “the battle of Al-Aqsa Flood” has “shattered the arrogance of the enemy”…
Terrorist wounds several in stabbing attack in Florentine, Tel Aviv
Several people were wounded in a stabbing attack on Levontin Street in Tel Aviv, the police announced Saturday afternoon.Police determined that the stabbing was a terror attack, adding that the assailant tried to stab passersby before he…
Gilboa prison guards demand terrorist who sexually assaulted them to be deported
Female prison guards at Gilboa prison appealed to Defense Minister Israel Katz through their lawyer that the terrorist Mahmoud Atallah, who had sexually assaulted them while imprisoned, be deported upon his release as a result of the…
Former Good Neighbor Cmdr.: Israel’s humanitarian efforts still resonate in Syria
Lt.-Col. (res.) Eyal Dror, commander of Israel’s Operation Good Neighbor from 2016 to 2018, has witnessed firsthand how humanitarian aid can bridge gaps between sworn enemies. Currently evacuated from his home in Kibbutz Dafna due to…
Israeli hostages returning dead or alive depends on IDF, PIJ warns
Abu Hamza, the spokesperson of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)'s military wing, the Al-Quds Brigades, called on the Israeli public to urge the IDF to stop strikes on the Gaza Strip before the ceasefire takes effect, or they might harm…
IDF preparing to implement Sunday morning ceasefire agreement
The IDF is getting ready to implement the hostage deal and ceasefire agreement that is set to go into effect at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, the military reported on Saturday morning.As part of the initiation of the ceasefire agreement, “IDF troops…
Hamas: Mediators worded deal so Netanyahu could appease hardliners in gov’t
A Hamas official claimed that mediators involved in the hostage and ceasefire negotiations included a clause allowing Israel to resume military operations in Gaza if Hamas violated the agreement." Netanyahu wanted to resume the war after…
Noa Argamani speaks of her time in Hamas captivity at Nova exhibit
Noa Argamani publicly stated the full story of her time in Hamas captivity for the first time on Wednesday in Miami at a Nova Music Festival Exhibition event.The 27-year-old woman was captured by Hamas terrorists at the Supernova music…
Israel publishes list of 735 terrorists to be freed as part of hostage deal
The Justice Ministry published a list of 735 terrorists who will be released as part of the Israeli government-approved hostage deal early on Saturday morning.Among those to be released is Zakaria Zubeidi, a former commander of Fatah's…
Qatar PM: 13 months of wasted negotiations, agreed same framework in Dec. 2023
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told Sky News on Friday that the recently approved deal followed the same framework as the one agreed upon in December 2023.Thani said the framework had been first discussed in…
Senior Hamas official: ‘Ceasefire agreement wouldn’t have happened without Trump’
A Senior Hamas official told Al Arabiya that the ceasefire and hostage deal wouldn't have happened without the incoming Trump administration.“The Gaza ceasefire agreement would not have happened without Donald Trump," former Hamas Health…
Who are the American-Israeli hostages set to be released in phase one?
American-Israelis Keith Siegel and Sagui Dekel-Chen are set to be released from Hamas captivity in phase one of a ceasefire-hostage deal.The agreement comes as President-elect Donald Trump readies to resume his presidency in the White…
Who are the five female IDF soldiers set to return home after over a year in Hamas captivity?
IDF observers Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Agam Berger, Daniella Gilboa, and Naama Levy are set to be released in the first phase of a new hostage-ceasefire deal.Abducted from the Nahal Oz base on October 7, the welfare of the female soldiers…
PA ‘ready to accept responsibility in Gaza Strip’
The Palestinian Authority said on Friday evening that they're ready to take full responsibility for governing the Gaza Strip, according to Friday reports citing Chairman Mahmoud Abbas's office.Abbas's office issued this statement shortly…
Shin Bet head Ronen Bar: ‘82% of those released in Shalit deal returned to terror…
Shin Bet head Ronen Bar presented data to the ministers in the security cabinet on Friday, stating that "82% of of those released in the Gilad Shalit deal in 2011 returned to terrorism," and that 15% of them carried out attacks themselves…
Long-time Netanyahu critic, Sigrid Kaag, named as new UN Middle East envoy
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres named former Dutch foreign minister Sigrid Kaag as the new UN Middle East envoy, a UN spokesperson said on Friday.Kaag will also continue in her current role as the UN senior…
Government approves the hostage deal after seven hours of deliberation
The Israeli government approved the hostage deal at 1 a.m. on Saturday after over seven hours of debate, Walla reported.Twenty-four ministers voted in favor, and eight ministers voted against. The meeting was supposed to start at 3:30…
Justice Ministry releases names of Palestinian prisoners to be released in deal
The Israeli Justice Ministry released a page on its website on Friday that listed 95 Palestinian prisoners that would be released in a hostage release deal with Hamas.According to the deal's outline, their release will not take place before…