Netanyahu expects news on hostages, Hamas says it agrees to Witkoff deal

Jerusalem Day sees violence in Old City • Hostage families speak out against Gaza escalation • IDF reportedly enters southern Lebanon • Witkoff denies Hamas ceasefire reports

 Hamas terrorists in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. February 20, 2025.
Hamas terrorists in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. February 20, 2025.
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IDF enters south Lebanon, advance several hundred meters - report

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, LIRAN AHARONI
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 IDF operates in southern Lebanon, January 9, 2025.
IDF operates in southern Lebanon, January 9, 2025.
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Netanyahu: I hope we will have news about the hostages 'today or tomorrow'

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 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives on day 32 of his corruption trial at the Tel Aviv Courthouse, May 19, 2025.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives on day 32 of his corruption trial at the Tel Aviv Courthouse, May 19, 2025.
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Witkoff, Boehler to hostage families: 'Hope for development in the next two days' - report

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'We are not afraid of the word occupation,' Smotrich at Jerusalem Day rally

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 Minister of Finance and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, April 30, 2024.
Minister of Finance and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, April 30, 2024.
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Lapid: Israel may be secretly funding agencies involved in Gaza aid distribution

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Opposition head MK Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, May 26, 2025
Opposition head MK Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, May 26, 2025
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WATCH: 'Without Nakba, there is no victory': Violence breaks out in Jerusalem's Old City

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A police press release shows a Flag Day marcher pepper-spraying a passerby in Jerusalem on May 26, 2025. (credit: Israel Police Spokesperson's Unit)
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'Drive them out for a better future': IDF persuades Gazans to turn against Hamas – report

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 The flyers dropped in Deir al-Balah.
The flyers dropped in Deir al-Balah.
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Families of slain hostages speak out against Gaza escalation: ‘Military pressure kills hostages’

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Families of slain hostages speak out at Gaza offensive escalation outside IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, on Monday, May 26, 2025.
Families of slain hostages speak out at Gaza offensive escalation outside IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, on Monday, May 26, 2025.
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Even Germany must speak up when 'boundaries,' 'international law' crossed, says Merz

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 German conservative candidate for chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz attends a press conference following the German general election in Berlin, Germany, February 24, 2025.
German conservative candidate for chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz attends a press conference following the German general election in Berlin, Germany, February 24, 2025.
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Ben-Gvir bucks status-quo, announces prayer permitted on Temple Mount

ByELIAV BREUER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
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 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visits the Temple Mount in Jerusalem Old City, on Jerusalem Day, May 26, 2025
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visits the Temple Mount in Jerusalem Old City, on Jerusalem Day, May 26, 2025
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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 Gaza border communities.
  • 58 hostages remain in Gaza.
  • 49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says.
  • The IDF launched a ground invasion of Lebanon on September 30.
  • The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire came into effect on November 27 at 4 a.m.
  • Netanyahu confirmed the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire on January 17, 2025.