Trump hostage deal proposal reveal, UN reinstates arms embargo, sanctions on Iran
Katz: Gaza will be destroyed, Hamas eliminated if terror group does not disarm, return all hostages • Lapid tells US gov't that Netanyahu has 'safety net.' • Gaza flotilla resumes journey from Crete.
IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip on September 27, 2025. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT)
Trump's hostage deal proposal includes amnesty for terrorists, Palestinian state talks - report
The proposal's main point would be the release of all 48 remaining hostages within the first 48 hours of the deal taking effect.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFSmoke rises during an Israeli military operation in Gaza City, as seen from the central Gaza Strip September 27, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa)Go to the full article > >
United Nations arms embargo, other sanctions reimposed on Iran
The E3, Britain, France, and Germany, confirmed that the sanctions will return over accusations that Iran violated the 2015 deal that aimed to stop it developing a nuclear bomb.
ByREUTERSA 3D-printed miniature model depicting U.S. President Donald Trump, Iran flag and word "Sanctions" in this illustration taken, April 17, 2025. (photo credit: DADO RUVIC/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Iran's clerical leaders face existential crisis amid nuclear deadlock
Iran faces mounting unrest and economic pain after UN sanctions snap back, as fears grow over Israeli strikes and stalled nuclear talks with the West.
ByREUTERSIranian clerics pass in front of an anti-US mural during the 45th anniversary of the US expulsion from Iran, in Tehran, November 3, 2024; illustrative.(photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Gaza-bound flotilla resumes journey from Crete toward Gaza
After two days anchored near Crete, the 40-vessel flotilla set sail again with Italian and Spanish warships nearby to monitor and support its passage.
BySETH J. FRANTZMANGreta Thunberg and a crew member flash victory signs from their ship, part of the Global Sumud Flotilla aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel's naval blockade, as they sail off Crete island, Greece, September 25, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/Stefanos Rapanis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)Go to the full article > >
'Israel is trying to blow up the Middle East,' Russian FM Lavrov alleges at UNGA
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also accused Israel of attempting to bury “UN decisions on the creation of a Palestinian state.”
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFRussia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a press conference after addressing the 80th United Nations General Assembly, September 27, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/EDUARDO MUNOZ)Go to the full article > >
Lapid tells US gov't that Netanyahu has 'safety net from him for hostage deal, Gaza ceasefire'
Opposition leader Yair Lapid has offered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a safety net to pass a hostage deal and ceasefire bill in the Knesset several times in 2025.
Eliminated with 83 bombs: Intelligence Directorate reveals details of Nasrallah's final days
Nasrallah remained in place and tried to plan counterattacks and rebuild the terror organization's capabilities.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF People visit the burial site of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, on the outskirts of Beirut(photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY)Go to the full article > >
Katz: Gaza will be destroyed, Hamas eliminated if terror group does not disarm, return all hostages
Defense Minister Israel Katz warns Hamas to disarm and release hostages as the IDF gains control of over half of Gaza City and demolishes terror infrastructure.
Gantz: Palestinian recognition is not against Netanyahu, but against Israel's bipartisan consensus
Blue and White head Benny Gantz warns in NYT op-ed that recognizing a Palestinian state now risks Israel’s security and rewards PA failure.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFHead of Blue and White party MK Benny Gantz speaks during press conference in Tel Aviv on August 23, 2025. (photo credit: Tal Gal/Flash90)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.
