Israel at War Day 731: What's happening with the Trump peace deal?
First round of hostage deal negotiations successful • Khalil al-Hayya, Hamas's chief negotiator • Trump hosts former hostage Idan Alexander in the White House
IDF tank operates in the Gaza Strip. May 28, 2024.(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Gaza rocket launched at Israel's border communities on Oct. 7 anniversary
“We are at constant readiness, prepared across all arenas for defense and offense," said IDF Chief of General Staff.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFChief Rabbi of Safed, Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, IDF Reserve soldiers and Orthodox Jews pray and dance during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, in northern Israel on October 21, 2024.(photo credit: MICHAEL GILADI/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
‘First round of hostage deal negotiations in Cairo was positive,’ sources tell Al-Jazeera - report
According to Al-Jazeera, the first round of negotiations between the mediators and the Hamas terrorist organization delegation in Sharm el-Sheikh has ended.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Hamas officials, Khalil Al-Hayya and Osama Hamdan, attend a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, November 21, 2023.(photo credit: REUTERS/ESA ALEXANDER)Go to the full article > >
Hamas celebrates two years since October 7, calls terror attack a ‘glorious day’
The Hamas terror organization shared a statement celebrating the two-year mark since the October 7 attacks, with an AI video that showed Yahya Sinwar and footage from the terror attack.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFPalestinians take control of an Israeli tank after crossing the border fence with Israel from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 7, 2023. (photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Vladimir Putin, Benjamin Netanyahu speak on Gaza war, Iran nuclear program
Both leaders spoke on US President Donald Trump's 20-point proposal to end the war in the Gaza Strip.
Who is Khalil al-Hayya, Hamas's chief negotiator at the forefront of Gaza peace talks? - explainer
Hayya, who lost a son in the current Gaza war and two sons in previous conflicts, has been based with other Hamas leaders in Doha.
ByREUTERS Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya. (Illustrative)(photo credit: Canva, REUTERS/IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA, REUTERS/OMAR IBRAHIM)Go to the full article > >
US President Trump to meet former hostage Idan Alexander in the White House
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'There has been tremendous progress, I expect a Gaza deal soon,' says Trump
The US president also assured that he received "strong signals from Iran that they'd like to see this done."
ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFFU.S. President Donald Trump attends an event to sign an executive order authorizing the construction of an access road to the Ambler mining district in Alaska, at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 6, 2025.(photo credit: Kent Nishimura/Reuters)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.
