Protesters block Highway 1 as nationwide strikes begin, Uruguay suspends Hebrew University deal
Border Police officers killed in car crash • Israel to allow shelter supplies into Gaza • Israel strikes in southern Lebanon • IDF inches closer to Gaza City before occupation
Israelis demonstrate for an immediate hostage deal, August 16, 2025.(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI)
Netanyahu rejects partial hostage deal, Israel gears up for nationwide strikes
“The Prime Minister’s Office clarifies that Israel will agree to a deal on condition that all the hostages are released in one go," the statement read.
ByPESACH BENSON/TPS Israelis attend a rally calling for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, outside the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, July 13, 2025. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Uruguay suspends agreement with Hebrew University, citing latest Gaza City occupation plan
The decision comes after just weeks of announcing the agreement between ANII and the university, which would have seen the opening of offices from the Uruguayan agency in Jerusalem.
'A stain on each member of this gov't': Israel braces for nationwide day of protest over hostages
Organizers said the six convoys are meant to signal that “anyone traveling on Israel’s roads will feel the shutdown.”
ByURI SELA Demonstrators protest for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip, outside the IDF Kirya Military HeadquartersBase in Tel Aviv, July 2, 2025.(photo credit: ERIK MARMOR/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Highway 90 crash kills two Border Police officers
Their car was hit by a vehicle on Highway 90 near the Sde Eliezer intersection in the Upper Galilee while riding motorcycles.
Danish PM: Netanyahu a 'problem,' but cannot support recognizing Palestinian state at this time
Frederiksen also called Netanyahu "a problem in and of himself," and said that his actions in Gaza were unacceptable.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF PRIME MINISTER Mette Frederiksen takes part in a news conference on the occasion of Denmark taking over the EU presidency earlier this month. Niqabs ‘are used as mechanisms of oppression toward girls,’ she argues.(photo credit: Ritzau Scanpix/Reuters)Go to the full article > >Important facts
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.
50 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.
