Lebanon reportedly arrested Lebanese citizen Hassan Ayoub after he allegedly admitted to leaking information t

Twice during the week when that initial hostage deal was playing out and Hamas began to try to play games, Barnea shot down the terror group’s attempts to alter what they were “giving” to Israel, wishing to hand over male hostages and dead bodies instead of the agreed-upon female hostages.

David Barnea, the Mossad director, played a crucial role in determining when to show tactical flexibility to seal the deal with Hamas. While many remain unaware of the exact details of his actions.

Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi says he takes personal responsibility for security breaches associated with the attack.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a delegation of senior officials to Qatar for negotiations on a hostage release and Gaza ceasefire deal, his office said Saturday.

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A new American administration appears ready to seize the opportunity that Israel created for a better Middle East and a safer world. The world will be better for it.

Hamas will likely comply because it has an interest that Israel will withdraw its forces from the Netazrim corridor, an Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post.

JERUSALEM — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reaffirmed the country's "steadfast support" for Israel, days into a fragile cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and a large-scale raid in the occupied West Bank. As Israel pursued its deadly operation in Jenin, Rubio assured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Washington's continued backing.

Thus, October 7 taught me, and should teach all of us, a sad and unfortunate truth. Sometimes there are people so cruel and vicious, and so persistent in their desire to oppress and kill others no matter what the cost, that the only solution is a series of plagues to destroy them and to wipe them off the face of the earth. Shabbat Shalom.

By the time Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, announced a ceasefire deal last Wednesday evening, mediators had scrambled again to defuse objections by both sides. Even then, disagreements and delays continued over the two days that followed.

Israel has not agreed to hand the crossing over to the P.A., but the Authority has some "practical involvement" in running it, that will be re-evaluated in the future, according