Israeli cabinet undecided after hostage deal meeting, Trump pushing deal to end Gaza war
IDF announces fallen soldier • Trump says he won't allow Iran to enrich uranium • Netanyahu's testimony in corruption trial canceled
People protest calling for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, outside the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, June 28, 2025. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
Cabinet meeting on hostage deal ends without decision
Iranian scholar accuses Trump, Zionist leaders of death penalty offense threatening Khamenei
If they carry out such an act, they will face severe and divine punishment, and they will undoubtedly be avenged," Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi wrote.
Intercepted Iranian communications downplay damage from US attack, Washington Post reports
A source confirmed that account to Reuters but said there were serious questions about whether the Iranian officials were being truthful, and described the intercepts as unreliable indicators.
ByREUTERS Satellite image shows a close up view of destroyed buildings at Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center, after it was hit by US airstrikes, in Isfahan, Iran, June 22, 2025.(photo credit: MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Senior Iranian officials await Khamenei's approval to begin Trump admin. negotiations - exclusive
The Iranians have expressed interest in holding talks with the Trump administration, despite their public statements to the contrary, but the final decision rests solely with Khamenei.
ByAMICHAI STEIN Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a televised message, after the ceasefire between Iran and Israel, in Tehran, Iran, June 26, 2025.(photo credit: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Jewish violence in Judea and Samaria: A moral and strategic liability - analysis
Yet the events of Friday, even with key facts still unclear, risk dragging Israel back into bitter infighting over settlers and settlements.
Defense agencies have lost control over Jewish extremists in West Bank - analysis
So far, removing administrative detention of Jews only has made things worse, as predicted by the Shin Bet.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB An Israeli police officer inspects a house that was badly damaged from a suspected attack by Jewish extremists on two houses at Kafr Duma village near the West Bank city of Nablus July 31, 2015. (photo credit: REUTERS/ABED OMAR QUSINI)Go to the full article > >
Trump working to advance deal to release all Israeli hostages held in Gaza - exclusive
One option currently back on the table is the exile of Hamas leaders, as previously reported by The Jerusalem Post.
ByAMICHAI STEIN L to R: US President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against backdrop of hostage posters.(photo credit: Flash90/Miriam Alster, REUTERS/LEAH MILLIS, REUTERS/RONEN ZEVULUN)Go to the full article > >
Netanyahu: Success in Iran opened new opportunities to rescue the hostages
He also said that Israel's recent military success opened up broader regional opportunities, stressing the importance of Shin Bet’s role in these efforts.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused extensive damage, last week.(photo credit: Itai Ron/Pool/Reuters)Go to the full article > >
Hamas increased torture against dissident Gazans while world focused on Israel-Iran - report
This is part of an "escalating wave of bloodshed unleashed by Hamas against the ordinary Gazans it purports to represent," The Telegraph added.
How DTRA's expertise aided in the strikes on Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility - explainer
DTRA played an integral role in planning the strike on Iran's heavily fortified Fordow facility, a site long suspected of being central to Iran's nuclear weapons program.
ByJOANIE MARGULIES Satellite imagery from Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility June 22, 2025. (photo credit: MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/VIA REUTERS )Go to the full article > >Important facts
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.
50 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.
