Israel at War day 718: What's going on in Israel, Gaza, West Bank?
Trump to present Gaza peace deal • UN says Israel seeks permanent Gaza control • Turkey's Erdogan calls on other countries to recognize Palestinian
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.(photo credit: REUTERS/BING GUAN/POOL)
Indonesia to recognize Israel if Palestinian state is recognized
Indonesia is the world's largest Muslim country and has no diplomatic relations with Israel.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFIndonesia's President Prabowo Subianto addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, US, September 23, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/MIKE SEGAR)Go to the full article > >
Woman found dead in Jerusalem apartment, 80-year-old suspect arrested
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France's Macron says to meet Iran's president on Wednesday
ByREUTERS
Macron, sitting next to Trump, says recognizing Palestine does not ignore Hamas attack
Trump has condemned moves by Western powers, including France, to recognize a Palestinian state, saying such steps would reward "horrible atrocities" by Hamas terrorists.
ByREUTERSFrance's President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he attends a joint statement with Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Moldovan President Maia Sandu, and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz afte a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Chisinau, Moldova, August 27, 2025(photo credit: REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Turkey's Erdogan says meeting of Muslim countries with Trump was very fruitful
ByREUTERS
Palestinian arrested at Jordanian border on suspicion of terrorism involvement
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IDF arrests two suspects of terrorism plotting in Jenin
Italy to recognize Palestine only if Hamas is excluded and all hostages freed
Meloni's statements came as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the Israel-Hamas War a "genocide."
ByREUTERSItaly's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reacts while listening to U.S. President Donald Trump's (not pictured) speech at the 80th United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, New York, U.S., September 23, 2025.(photo credit: AL DRAGO/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Israeli government seeks permanent Gaza control and Jewish majority in West Bank, UN inquiry says
The UN alleged that the Israeli government aims to have permanent control over Gaza and seeks a Jewish majority in the West Bank.
ByREUTERSIDF operates in West Bank, September 9, 2025.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)Go to the full article > >
Rubio calls Western recognition of Palestine 'irrelevant,' blames it for derrailing hostage talks
Rubio also said that Trump would be uninterested in a partial hostage deal, adding that the US president "wants all 48 hostages out, including the 20 who are alive and the 28 who are deceased."
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.
