Hundreds of thousands rally in Tel Aviv, IAF intercepts rocket from Gaza
Opposition MKs call on Israeli public to join hostage families, as hundreds of thousands protest in Tel Aviv • Police arrest 32 across Israel, use water cannons in Jerusalem
hundreds of thousands of protesters rally for the release of the hostages in Tel Aviv, August 17, 2025.(photo credit: YAIR PALTI)
UAV crashes in Kiryat Shmona, no injuries reported
WATCH: 'You are letting us die': Matan Zangauker pleads from Hamas captivity in new video
Hostage Matan Zangauker pleads for help in a new Hamas video, detailing abuse, illness, and abandonment while urging Israelis to protest for his release.
Explosion heard in Syria's Aleppo, cause unclear, state media reports
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Zangauker family to release new footage of Matan in Hamas captivity
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFEinav Zangauker, mother of Israeli hostage Matan Zangauker, holds a placard with a picture of him at a protest to demand the return of all hostages and an end to the war in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel, August 17, 2025.(photo credit: Shir Torem/Reuters)
WATCH: IDF says struck Hamas cell operating in Zeytun hospital
Israel hostage protests: Should the pressure be on Hamas or the gov't? - analysis
Sunday’s strikes, roadblocks, and protests - though they disrupt life in Israel - are unlikely to move Hamas toward releasing anyone; if anything, they encourage Hamas to dig in further.
ByHERB KEINONPeople react as siren sounds following a missile launch towards Israel from Yemen, according to the Israeli military, during a protest to demand the return of all hostages and an end to the war in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel, August 17, 2025.(photo credit: Shir Torem/Reuters)Go to the full article > >
IDF: 161 aid packages airdropped into Gaza with help from nine countries
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.