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Netanyahu announces negotiations to begin with Lebanon, IDF braces for Hezbollah missiles

IDF kills Hezbollah chief's secretary • US military to stay in region until ceasefire complied with • Israeli arrested in Iranian plot to assassinate former PM Bennett

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IDF soldiers of the Paratroopers Brigade, operating under the 98th Division, seen during operational activity in southern Lebanon, April 2026.
An IDF soldier operating in southern Lebanon, published April 7, 2026.

Iran's 10-point ceasefire leaked, JD Vance and US negotiating team dispatched for talks

Iran threatens ships moving through Hormuz • US, Iran delegations arriving in Pakistan on Friday • Most Israeli schools to open on Thursday as Home Front Command updates guidelines

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US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks, while Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on, as they hold a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 6, 2026.

Russia said to provide Iran with Israeli targets, Trump says Iran can be taken out in a night

Iranian strike injures 15 US soldiers in Kuwait • Trump: Iran proposal not good enough, Tuesday deadline final • IDF strikes Iran's largest petrochemical plant, airports across Tehran

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Streaks of light illuminate the sky during an interception attempt amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from Tel Aviv, Israel, March 23, 2026.

Iran launches barrage of missiles towards central Israel, Netanyahu speaks with Trump

Hamas claims disarmament means continued genocide in Gaza • Trump sets deadline for Iranian deal • US, Israel choose strike targets in case deal with Iran not reached

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Less than 24 hours into Iran military operation, state media confirms Khamenei's death

Trump, Netanyahu call on Iranians to secure their future, topple regime • Araghchi: Khamenei still alive after IDF strikes said to kill dozens of Iranian leaders, including Khamenei

FEBRUARY 28, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ballistic missiles fired from Iran are intercepted by Israel’s air defense system over the Galilee, February 28, 2026

Al Jazeera's Gaza coverage directed by Hamas, US Vice President Vance on way to Israel

JD Vance en route to Israel • Gideon Sa'ar expresses hope to restore ties with Bolivia • Haredim in Jerusalem, New York protest against IDF draft

OCTOBER 21, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
(Illustrative) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump in front of a backdrop of the White House.

Remains of hostage Tal Haimi return to Israel, Trump says Hamas violations will be 'taken care of'

Netanyahu meets with Witkoff, Kushner • Israel strikes Hezbollah targets in Nabatieh • Clashes erupt at Knesset opening session

OCTOBER 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Red Cross vehicle transports the bodies of hostages who were held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023, attack, after they were handed over by Hamas terrorists as part of a ceasefire and a hostage-prisoner swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City, October 15, 2025.

Two police officers injured in protests, Ceasfire resumes after Hamas violation kills two soldiers

Netanyahu says Gaza crossings will reopen for aid when Hamas bombing ceases • Maj. Yaniv Kula, St.-Sgt. Itay Yavetz killed in Rafah • Hamas says it located deceased Gaza hostage

OCTOBER 19, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Pallbearers carry the coffin of Israeli hostage Tamir Nimrodi, a soldier who, according to the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, was kidnapped alive from his military base during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas. October 16, 2025.

US warns of imminent ceasefire violation by Hamas, hostage remains enter Israel

Rafah crossing to remain closed • West reportedly expects Egypt to lead Gaza force • Hostage remains identified as Eliyahu Margalit • IDF kills Hezbollah terrorist

OCTOBER 18, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An armed Hamas terrorist stands guard as a Red Cross vehicle arrives to receive from Hamas terrorists the remains of deceased hostages who had been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, in Gaza City, October 14, 2025.

IDF receives coffin of deceased hostage from Red Cross after Hamas recovers body

IDF kills Hezbollah terrorist attempting to rebuild terror infrastructure • Reports indicate Witkoff to visit Israel next week • IDF strikes Gazan terrorists in tunnels despite ceasefire

OCTOBER 17, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An armed Hamas terrorist stands guard as a Red Cross vehicle arrives to receive from Hamas terrorists the remains of deceased hostages who had been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, in Gaza City, October 14, 2025.

Netanyahu speaks with Trump on Hamas's delayed return of hostage remains, Trump threatens Hamas

Israel blocks Turkish rescue team from Gaza until Hamas returns hostages’ remains • IDF confirms death of Houthi chief of staff • IDF strikes several Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon

OCTOBER 16, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An armed Hamas terrorist stands guard as a Red Cross vehicle arrives to receive from Hamas terrorists the remains of deceased hostages who had been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, in Gaza City, October 14, 2025.

Bodies of two deceased hostages arrive at forensics institute, US prepares for int'l force in Gaza

Netanyahu contracts bronchitis • Four slain hostages returned to Israel • Doctors at Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Campus describe hostage rehabilitation process

OCTOBER 15, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Red Cross vehicle transports hostages, held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, following their handover as part of a ceasefire and hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City October 13, 2025.

Trump, Netanyahu threaten Hamas if it doesn't disarm, four slain hostages returned to Israel

Bodies of four more hostages arrive to Israel • Netanyahu meets with released hostages • Hamas clashes with 'collaborators' in Gaza

OCTOBER 14, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF troops receive remains of killed hostages at official ceremony, October 14, 2025.

Four deceased hostages en route to Israel, Trump says more countries will join Abraham Accords

Living hostages reunite with families • Hamas names four deceased hostages to be returned • Trump departs Israel • Hamas publishes names of 20 hostages set for release on Monday morning

OCTOBER 13, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Released hostage Evyatar David, who was kidnapped to Gaza during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, reacts upon arrival at the site of Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital, amid a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Israel October 13, 2025.