IDF tanks seen advancing to Gaza City, Hamas reportedly agrees to ceasefire deal
Hostage families call for new nationwide strike, protest for Sunday • Palestinians start evacuating Gaza City • Trump: We'll only see return of hostages when Hamas is destroyed.
Protesters are sprayed with water as police try to disperse them during a protest, after families of hostages called for a nationwide strike to demand the return of all hostages and an end to the war in Gaza, in Jerusalem, August 17, 2025.(photo credit: RONEN ZVULUN/REUTERS)
IDF to demolish home of terrorist who killed 12-year-old
Netanyahu on hostage deal reports: Hamas is under immense pressure
"Like you, I hear the reports in the media, from which you can gather one thing – Hamas is under immense pressure," the prime minister said while visiting the Gaza Division.
'We were not aware Gazan woman had leukemia,' says BBC after claiming she died of malnutrition
In a statement on Monday, a BBC spokesperson acknowledged that the broadcaster was "not initially aware that Marah Abu Zuhri was being treated for leukemia."
Hamas informs Egyptian, Qatari mediators it agrees to hostage-ceasefire deal - report
The Qatari Prime Minister will arrive in Egypt on Monday to meet with Hamas and other mediators regarding a potential hostage deal.
ByAMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF, WALLA!Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani against backdrop of Egypt's flag and hostage posters. (illustration)(photo credit: Amir Levy/KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
Hostage families to Trump: Make the 'deal of all deals' to stop the war, free the hostages
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.
