Ceasefire

Gaza ceasefire proposal agreed by Hamas 'almost identical' to Witkoff's plan, Qatari official says

Hamas informed the Egyptian and Qatari mediators that it had agreed to the latest Gaza hostage-ceasefire proposal on Monday.

An illustrative photo of Hamas terrorists with hostage demonstrations in the background.
IDF soldiers operate in Beit Hanun.

Netanyahu slams Australian PM, Hamas reportedly agrees to Gaza ceasefire deal

Families of hostages held in the Gaza Strip attend an emergency confrence for their released at Shamir Medical Center in Be'er Ya'akov, August 17, 2025.

'We need everyone back': Hostage families, healthcare workers call for hostage deal

Visitors at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, August 11, 2025.

Hostage families to Trump: Make the 'deal of all deals' to stop the war, free the hostages


'We are screaming for his return': Herzog hosts family of Nepalese Gaza hostage Bipin Joshi

Bipin Joshi, a Nepalese agriculture student, was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on October 7 and still remains in terror captivity in the Gaza Strip. His mother and sister visited Jerusalem on Sunday.

(From L-R): Padma Joshi, Michal Herzog, President Isaac Herzog holding a picture of Gaza hostage Bipin Joshi, and Pushpa Joshi, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, August 17, 2025.

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.

Major Israeli universities will allow students, faculty to join hostage families strike next week

Israel’s Bar Association and the Hi-Tech Forum announced their intentions to join the Sunday strike in support of reaching a deal to free the hostages.

 Hostage families and supporters rally, calling for the return of the remaining 50 hostages in Hamas captivity, June 28, 2025.

France, Germany, UK to reinstate sanctions on Iran, Israel rescues couple from Indonesia

UN puts Israel on notice over conflict-related sexual violence • Pro-Palestinian activists vandalize GHF director's house • Paris air controller who shouted 'free Palestine' to El Al pilots suspended

 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) bids farewell to French President Emmanuel Macron following a joint military visit to the Northwood Headquarters Northwood, on July 10, 2025 in London, England.

Defense minister, IDF chief rift over IDF reshuffle, Ron Dermer seeking retirement per reports

'Post' speaks with US-Hamas mediator • Macron slams Netanyahu's Gaza plan • Israel, US oppose UNIFIL renewal

 Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir. March 25, 2025.

Gaza hostage families declare nationwide shutdown next Sunday over 'dangerous' occupation plans

Yaniv Levi, a representative from the Histadrut, Israel's national trade union, told KAN that the union plans to meet the hostages' families on Monday to consider future actions.

People protest calling for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, near the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, August 9, 2025.

'Five IDF Divisions, five months': Netanyahu's Gaza occupation plan to defeat Hamas

The plan will likely be approved on Thursday, cabinet ministers told the 'Post,' adding that "the real question is what version of the plan will ultimately be approved."

An IDF armored personnel carrier manuvering next to other military vehicles on the Israeli side of the Gaza border, July 16, 2025; illustrative.

'Don't fall for their lies': Herzog slams int'l media on falling for Hamas starvation propaganda

Herzog expressed outrage that staged images of hunger in Gaza were gaining more global attention than videos of hostages Evyatar David and Rom Braslavsky.

President Isaac Herzog meets with President Alar Karis of Estonia at the Presidential Palace in Tallinn on August 6, 2025.

WATCH: Protesters block Tel Aviv's main highway, demand hostage deal and end to war

The protest comes as a response to the government's decision to expand the operations in the Gaza Strip and Netanyahu's order to “occupy the strip.”

Protesters gather at the Ayalon Highway.

Indian army says no violation of ceasefire after reports of Pakistani firing

The Pakistani army did not respond to a request for comment outside regular hours.

An Indian flag is pictured in the pocket of a police officer's uniform as he attends a rally in support of the Indian armed forces, following the ceasefire announcement between India and Pakistan, in New Delhi, India, May 13, 2025.

Putin doubts potency of Trump's ultimatum to end the war, sources say

Putin's goal is to fully capture the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson, which Russia has claimed as its own.

US President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin are seen during the G20 leaders summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 30, 2018; illustrative.