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IDF kills two 'central Hamas terrorists' in Gaza Strip, two soldiers reportedly wounded in Lebanon

US denies Iran's claim that deal would reopen Hormuz • Trump says no sanctions relief for Tehran • Israel assassinates fourth Hamas military chief

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Israeli security forces at the scene where a house was hit by an explosive drone launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon in Metula near the Israeli-Lebanese border, May 25, 2026.
Israeli soldiers are seen inside southern Lebanon as seen from the Israeli side of the border, May 26, 2026.

Rockets fired from Lebanon as IDF begins ground ops. beyond Yellow Line

Netanyahu calls US President Trump • Board of Peace blames breakdown of ceasefire in Gaza on Hamas’s refusal to disarm • Israeli official tells 'Post' Khamenei 'difficult to reach'

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US President Donald Trump as he points while delivering remarks about health care costs and affordability from an auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, DC, US, May 18, 2026.

US conducts 'self-defense strikes' in southern Iran as IDF strikes on Hezbollah intensify

Iran's president orders reopening of international internet access • IDF strikes city of Tyre in southern Lebanon, following surge in Hezbollah drone attacks

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Iranian Americans and supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran take part in a march passing in front of the US Department of Labor building with a banner with the image of U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington, DC, US, May 16, 2026.

Trump says there's a 50/50 chance of signing deal as US, Iran reportedly near ceasefire extension

US response to Iran proposal expected by Sunday • Iran's top negotiator Ghalibaf meets Pakistani Army Chief • No deal in sight if US insists on discussing nuclear issue, Iranian FM spokesperson says

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Israel at War Day 731: What's happening with the Trump peace deal?

First round of hostage deal negotiations successful • Khalil al-Hayya, Hamas's chief negotiator • Trump hosts former hostage Idan Alexander in the White House

OCTOBER 6, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF tank operates in the Gaza Strip. May 28, 2024.

Greta Thunberg to be deported to Greece, Trump says Hamas faces 'obliteration' if it rejects deal

Hamas collecting hostage bodies • Detained flotilla participant accused of biting prison medical staff • Israeli, Diaspora communities commemorate Oct. 7 Massacre anniversary.

OCTOBER 5, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hamas members stand at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

IDF intercepts missile from Yemen, IDF reveals Hamas tunnels by Jordanian hospital

US sends $230m. to aid Hezbollah disarmament • Israeli navy intercepts Sumud flotilla • PIJ says that Hamas response to Trump’s Gaza plan represents ‘stance of resistance'

OCTOBER 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A massive banner has been unfurled at Hostages Square during the two-year rally with a direct appeal to President Trump: “It’s Now or Never”

US sends $230m. to aid Hezbollah disarmament, Israeli navy intercepts Sumud flotilla

Colombian President Gustavo Petro expels Israeli diplomats • Amnesty calls for immediate release of hostages, excludes soldiers • Hamas close to deciding response to Trump deal, sources tell 'Post.'

OCTOBER 2, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An Israeli Navy vessel arrives at Ashdod Port, in southern Israel, October 2, 2025

Trump order considers attack on Qatar as US security threat, Hamas likely to reject Gaza peace plan

Gaza flotilla sails closer to Israeli waters • Israeli citizen returned from Jordan • IDF Oct. 7 probe finds military acted professionally to defend Kibbutz Nir Am • Iran vows longer-range missiles

OCTOBER 1, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 30, 2025

Flotilla says drone activity increases, Hamas leaning towards accepting Trump peace plan

Gazan women say Palestinian men, UNRWA exploiting them • IAF destroys terror targets overnight • Houthis claim responsibility for attack on Dutch-flagged ship

SEPTEMBER 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli armored personnel carriers (APC) manoeuvre on Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, in Israel, September 30, 2025.

WATCH: Netanyahu, Trump speak to press on hostage deal, Gaza ceasefire at White House

The meeting follows days of negotiations and public messaging from both sides on a 21-point plan that pairs a ceasefire and hostage release with a phased Israeli pullback in Gaza.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (not pictured) in the State Dining Room at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025.

Trump calls on Hamas to accept 'extremely fair deal', says it is Netanyahu's 'crowning achievement'

No PA involvement in Gaza after Hamas, Trump, Netanyahu say • Trump releases 21-point plan • Trump sais that under his plan, Arab and Muslim countries would demilitarize Gaza

SEPTEMBER 29, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give thumbs-up at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025.

Netanyahu en-route to discuss Gaza with Trump, IDF continues assault on Gaza City terrorists

IDF strikes Hamas terror infrastructure in Gaza • Hamas says it lost contact with two hostages • IDF announces death of soldier in Gaza

SEPTEMBER 29, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF operates in Gaza, September 29, 2025.

Hamas says it lost contact with two hostages, one wounded in West Bank terror attack

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.' • IDF announces death of soldier in Gaza

SEPTEMBER 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Commander of the West Bank Division, along with additional commanders from an initial situational assessment at the scene of the terror attack at the Jit Junction.