For decades, Israeli governments have refused the release of Palestinian security prisoners with Israeli citizenship in hostage deals. As the list of prisoners expected to be swapped with Hamas was published and included some 20 Israelis, many in the community fear that this is an attempt by the government to link them to the terror organization
In exchange for the release of 39 Palestinian women and children from Israeli prison, Hamas released 13 Israeli women and children from captivity in Gaza
First group of Hamas-held Israeli hostages arrive in Israel ■ Four-day cease-fire went into effect Friday morning at 7 A.M. local time ■ 11 foreign hostages released in separate Qatar-Egypt mediated deal with Hamas ■ 39 Palestinian detainees released in hostage deal arrive at West Bank checkpoint ■ Biden: Today is just the start, we expect more hostages to be released tomorrow, and more a day after ■ Trucks carrying humanitarian aid enter the Gaza Strip via the Rafah crossing with Egypt ■ At least 1,200 civilians and soldiers killed in Israel since October 7, 236 hostages held in Gaza Strip ■ Hamas-controlled health ministry: 14,854 dead in Gaza
Sky News presenter accuses Israel of not valuing Palestinian lives as highly as Israeli lives given 3:1 swap ratio. Gov't spokesperson Eylon Levy: 'An astonishing accusation, if we could release one prisoner for every one hostage we would obviously do that'
Hamas, battered and bruised, has already scored points with the Palestinian public, even before the big swap eventually comes with the release of possibly thousands of prisoners in exchange for the remaining hostages in Gaza
After approving the hostage deal with Hamas, Israel releases names of Palestinian prisoners to be released. The list includes 123 minors under the age of 18. Five of them are 14 years old, imprisoned for offenses ranging from hurling firebombs to arson
White nationalists, usually anti-Muslim bigots, are trying to appropriate, even infiltrate, pro-Palestinian protests to mainstream antisemitism and exacerbate domestic conflict in America
Israel gave preliminary approval for the development of a gas field off Gaza's coast in June. 'We shouldn’t exaggerate its potential, but it can absolutely be a revenue stream for a Palestinian government,' says Amos Hochstein, President Biden's energy security advisor, who is currently visiting Israel
Far-right politicians like Bezalel Smotrich have joined forces with West Bank settlers in the campaign – as violence against Palestinian farmers ramps up on this front
In a letter addressed to the president of Brandeis, the alumni said they would withdraw funding unless the university walks back its decision to effectively ban the group Students for Justice for Palestinian from holding events on campus
The sounds of Palestinian gunfire and explosions are nothing new to Pisgat Ze'ev, Jerusalem residents. But after October 7, the background noise became a state of war.
The two-state solution was on terminal life support long before Hamas’s attack, but the October 7 attack may well be the final nail in its coffin of the two-state solution. That's a tragedy for both Israeli and Palestinian national aspirations
In a highly unusual attack on the police last week, Braverman said London’s police were ignoring lawbreaking by 'pro-Palestinian mobs.' Sunak was under growing pressure to fire her after far-right protesters scuffled with police and tried to confront a large pro-Palestinian march
A Jewish man in California has died after getting into a confrontation during dueling protests over the Israel-Hamas war, authorities said. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Paul Kessler, 69, died at a hospital on Monday, a day after he was struck during pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations at an intersection in Thousand […]
Several thousand protesters marched through the French capital on Saturday, calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza. While most protesters were from pro-Palestinian groups and the left, a handful of Jews were also there to ‘protest for peace’
The Israeli prime minister has rejected a plan for a Saudi-led Arab coalition to rebuild Gaza and establish a Palestinian state, amid US frustration, NBC reports.