US sends $230m. to aid Hezbollah disarmament, Israeli navy intercepts Sumud flotilla
Colombian President Gustavo Petro expels Israeli diplomats • Amnesty calls for immediate release of hostages, excludes soldiers • Hamas close to deciding response to Trump deal, sources tell 'Post.'
An Israeli Navy vessel arrives at Ashdod Port, in southern Israel, October 2, 2025(photo credit: REUTERS/AMMAR AWAD)
Police use tear gas and water cannons on Gaza protest in Geneva
Israel's interception of the flotilla sparked protests in Geneva and Bern, as well as in Italy and Colombia on Thursday.
ByREUTERSA demonstrator holds a skateboard with the inscription "Free Palestine" during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians and to condemn the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla by Israeli army, in Geneva on October 2, 2025.(photo credit: ROBIN MILLARD/AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
Football cannot solve conflict but carries message of peace, says FIFA's Infantino
FIFA has faced repeated calls to act over the war in Gaza, with Palestinian officials pressing for Israel to be suspended from international football.
ByREUTERS FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - FIFA President Press Conference - Main Media Center, Doha, Qatar - November 19, 2022 FIFA president Gianni Infantino during a press conference.(photo credit: REUTERS/MATTHEW CHILDS)Go to the full article > >
Terrorists launch rockets at Rafah aid site, no damage reported
The rockets fell in an area adjacent to the Morag Corridor, in close proximity to the distribution point, but the site was undamaged by the attack.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFTrucks carrying humanitarian aid line up near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, August 13, 2025.(photo credit: Stringer/Reuters)Go to the full article > >
Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi launches ‘We Take Back Iran’ system on Mehregan, rallying opposition
Pahlavi announced the "We Take Back Iran" system to organize opposition, expose corruption, and support Iran’s national campaign.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, speaks during a press conference about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/Abdul Saboor)Go to the full article > >
Released captive Eli Sharabi speaks about memoir 'Hostage' on his time as abductee in Gaza
The English translation of his memoir will be published this coming October 7, on the two-year anniversary of his kidnapping.
US sends $230 million to Lebanon as it moves to disarm Hezbollah, sources say
The funding was released at a time when the Republican president's administration had been slashing many foreign assistance programs.
ByREUTERSHezbollah supporters gather at the site where the group's late leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed, before the first anniversary of his assassination in an airstrike, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, September 26, 2025.(photo credit: MOHAMED AZAKIR/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
GFZ records 5.1 magnitude earthquake near Isfahan, Iran
Amnesty calls for immediate release of hostages, but excludes Goldin, soldiers
Previous Amnesty calls for the release of hostages, such as a November 2023 statement, demanded the release of civilians but only called for the humane and lawful treatment of captive soldiers.
ByMICHAEL STARR Amnesty International activists in Sydney, Australia in 2011.(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)Go to the full article > >Israel at war: What you need to know
Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.
Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Supernova music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across the Gaza border communities.
48 hostages remain in Gaza, while 49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity.
The IDF launched large-scale attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities on June 13, 2025.
Israel struck key nuclear sites and killed senior Iranian military and IRGC officials.
28 Israelis killed, over 1,300 wounded, including several IDF soldiers, in Iranian attacks.
