Hamas says return of Israeli hostages' bodies may take time as Trump threatens terror org.
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
Palestinians walk past the rubble of destroyed buildings, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, October 15, 2025(photo credit: REUTERS/Ebrahim Hajjaj)
IDF carries out deterrent fire in Gaza Strip on suspects approaching 'yellow line'
Hamas says return of Israeli hostages' bodies may take time
Hamas claims the return of Israeli hostages’ bodies will take time, saying some are buried in destroyed tunnels and others under bombed buildings.
ByREUTERSPALESTINIANS WALK past the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City yesterday. The Lebanese model, in which a weak government coexists with a dominant guerrilla force, could soon take hold in the Gaza Strip, the writer warns.(photo credit: Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters)Go to the full article > >
Hamas starved hostages to film emaciated videos; pressure Israel - report
David and his friend hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal were separated in the tunnels and denied food so they would appear skeletal for filmed “proof-of-life” clips, with food restored only after filming.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFIsraeli hostage Evyatar David as he appears in a Hamas propaganda video, August 2, 2025.(photo credit: Screenshot/Telegram, SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)Go to the full article > >
Thai authorities crack down on Israeli visa overstays, illegal work
Israeli tourists on Koh Phangan face arrests and scrutiny as Thai authorities clamp down on visa abuse and illegal business activity linked to foreign nationals.
ByYOAV ITIEL Police officers stand guard before the start of the funeral procession for Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej before the Royal Cremation Ceremony in front of the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, October 26, 2017(photo credit: ATHIT PERAWONGMETHA / REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
France and Britain refine plans at UN for Gaza force resolution
Britain says plans for an international stabilization force are progressing slowly as Indonesia reiterates its offer of 20,000 troops.
ByREUTERSPalestinians, who were displaced to the southern part of Gaza at Israel's order during the war, make their way along a road as they return to the north, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in the central Gaza Strip, October 11, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa)Go to the full article > >
Former hostage Omri Miran recounts harsh captivity conditions
Miranwas held in a cramped cage and bound for weeks. His family shares chilling details of his ordeal.
Maccabi World Union hosts released hostages, families at Kfar Maccabiah
Maccabi World Union has opened its Kfar Maccabiah facilities to hostages recently released from captivity in Gaza and their families, providing them with a place to recover and readjust to daily life
ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFFMAXIM HERKIN'S family watches his release from Gaza this week at Kfar Maccabiah. (photo credit: IDF)Go to the full article > >
Letter to Israeli President Herzog claims wrongful conviction in Duma arson case
Amiram Ben Uliel was convicted in 2020 of the murder of three members of the Dawabsheh family in an arson attack in the West Bank village of Duma.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Amiram Ben Uliel, accused of the Duma arson murder in July 2015 where three members of the Dawabshe family were killed, arrives to a court hearing on his appeal, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, on March 7, 2022. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >Israel at war: What you need to know
Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, 2023, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 250 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.
19 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.
