Israel talks

Arab voices cautiously back Israel-Lebanon talks, blast Hezbollah’s role in war

Commenting on social media platform X, journalist Tony Boulos expressed cautious optimism, writing that “the hope is that the process will mature into a fair peace agreement.

|ByMAARIV ONLINE
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, Lebanon Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh Moawad and Israel Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter walk to their meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC, U.S., April 14, 2026.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen over a wall of hostage posters (illustrative)

US: Gaza deal 90% done, hostages-prisoners swap a sticking point

Of the deal's 18 total paragraphs, 14 have been completed, with three alone dealing with the hostage-prisoner swap, the official said.

|ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
St.-Sgt. Noam Douek.

St. Sgt. Noam Douek dies in southern Gaza Strip in gas-related incident

According to the IDF's tally, the death of St.-Sgt. Douek raises the total of soldiers killed on or since October 7 of last year to 687.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
BFF

חֲבֵרִים הֲכִי טוֹבִים

best friends

|ByJPOST IVRIT STAFF