IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir tours Gaza with US Envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, and CENTCOM chief Brad Cooper to review ceasefire coordination and hostage return plans.
A blast at a Tennessee explosives facility leaves 19 dead or missing. The site, a DoD contractor, has been destroyed. Emergency crews and federal agents are investigating.
US envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, and Ivanka Trump visited the Western Wall, praying with Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch for the hostages’ safe return and lasting peace in the region.
The military rabbi of the IDF post on the peak of Mount Hermon sends holiday greetings from the highest and northernmost sukkah in Israel.
Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin hailed the redeployment along the 'yellow line' as a milestone, praised soldiers’ bravery, recalled 914 fallen, vowed continued defense, and warned the war is not over.
Jonathan Pollard tells Arutz Sheva that Israel’s acceptance of an American-imposed ceasefire reflects failed leadership and warns it could bring another national disaster.
As the ceasefire came into effect, troops from the Nahal Brigade took their new positions on the lines determined in President Trump's plan.
Shas chairman calls the deal to return the hostages miraculous and an achievement no one dreamed of.
The IDF has begun withdrawing forces from holding points in the Gaza Strip towards the Yellow Line, as the ceasefire is set to go into effect at noon.
Hundreds gathered this morning at Hostages’ Square in Tel Aviv for Shacharit and Hallel prayers, led by Rabbi Tamir Granot and attended by rabbis and family members of hostages.
The walls of Jerusalem’s Old City and the Chords Bridge illuminated with the flags of the United States and Israel, in appreciation of President Trump’s efforts to secure the release of hostages.
Government approves framework for the release of all hostages. Ministers from Otzma Yehudit and Religious Zionist Party vote against the deal, with the exception of Minister Ofir Sofer.
Leah Goldin, mother of captured soldier Hadar, made a personal appeal to world leaders not to allow Hamas to control the recovery of the hostages.
The town of Shiloh is preparing for the return of Avinatan Or from captivity after two years, with lighting, decorations, and a special monument in the community square.
Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir toured the Gaza Strip with senior IDF officers, reviewed forces' readiness, and said that the deal was only possible due to the IDF.
President Trump meets with his Cabinet at the White House a day after his negotiators secured an agreement to release all of the hostages by early next week.
Arab affairs commentator Zvi Yehezkali says that alongside the great joy over the return of the hostages, Hamas gained many achievements at Israel’s expense in the first phase of the agreement.
Far-left Twitch streamer who called Jews "inbred" and said it "does not matter" if Israelis were raped on 10/7 faces controversy over his treatment of his dog during a livestream.
Bereaved father Itzik Buntzel insisted that the credit goes not to Trump for freeing the hostages, but to the IDF.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s brother-in-law Dr. Hagai Ben-Artzi warns against deal with Hamas, says it means 'signing approval for the next massacre with our own hands.'
The pilot on a flight bringing hostages' loved ones home ahead of the implementation of the hostage deal congratulated them, 'It is a privilege to bring you home for the reunion that you've waited.'
First mass Priestly Blessing ceremony begins at the Western Wall, attended by Hamas captivity survivors, families of hostages, and tens of thousands of worshipers.
Three survivors of Hamas captivity told Arutz Sheva at Hostages Square they are hopeful yet cautious after the new Gaza deal, urging the nation to keep praying until every hostage returns.
Einav, the mother of hostage Matan Zangauker, tells Arutz Sheva about her feelings and excitement after Israel and Hamas agreed to a deal for his release.
Survivors of Hamas captivity Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, Omer Shem Tov, Eliya Cohen, and Omer Wenkert react with overwhelming joy to the newly agreed upon deal. "L’Chayim!"
Hostage family members and captivity survivors in Washington, DC, speak to President Trump after news of the hostage release deal was made public.
President Trump tells Fox News host Sean Hannity that hostages held in Gaza may be released Monday, praises global cooperation behind the Israel-Hamas ceasefire as a step toward broader Middle East peace.
Hostages and Missing Families Forum Headquarters welcomed the reports of an agreement to bring back all 48 hostages
President Donald Trump told reporters that he had been informed that a hostage and ceasefire deal is “very close” as Secretary of State Marco Rubio handed him a handwritten note during a roundtable event at the White House.
US President Donald Trump says 'we're very close to a deal' after being handed a note by Secretary Rubio while he was speaking to the press.
Palestinian Arabs placed an explosive device and a Hamas flag on the road to the Chesed LaAvraham farm near Ofra. The device included a note in Hebrew, 'Happy October 7.'
The late Former Chief Rabbi and head of Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva, an outstanding Torah luminary, was a kindly, warm man with twinkling eyes. But when it came to Eretz Yisrael, he burned with zeal and there were no compromises.
The two heard of the invasion, drove to the Gaza envelope armed with handguns, jumped out of their car at Kibbutz Alumim, and rushed towards the fighting at 9:40 a.m. They prevented the terrorists, who had killed 20 Thai workers living in a house outside it, from entering the kibbutz. In memoriam.
A family traveling to in the Binyamin region encountered dozens of Arabs who tried to block their car and pelted it with rocks.
The family of Bipin Joshi, who was taken captive by Hamas on October 7, has revealed this evening a video collected as part of IDF intelligence that documents Bipin in Hamas captivity.
The ISA and the IDF thwarted a large-scale Iranian arms smuggling attempt intended to reach terrorist operatives in Judea and Samaria.
President and First Lady Herzog hosted a delegation of evangelical content creators to share with them Israel's side of the war.
Envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff joined talks in Egypt with Israeli, Qatari, Turkish, and Hamas representatives amid reports of optimism and progress toward a Gaza ceasefire deal.
27-year veteran who saved hundreds now holds cooking tools like weapons. October 7th destroyed his chef business and left him with crushing debt - but he refuses to abandon those who trusted him.
During the performance, the Argentine leader praised Israel as 'the bastion of the West,' linking its defense to that of Judeo-Christian civilization before leading the crowd in song.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir ascends Temple Mount in honor of Sukkot holiday, to pray 'for the destruction of Hamas and the return of the hostages.'
Forces arrest suspects, seize arms and incitement materials, and destroy a pipe bomb in simultaneous operations across Judea and Samaria.
An estimated 12,000 worshipers participated in a festive sunrise prayer in Hebron.
One dead, one lightly injured, after collision sends vehicle flying into ditch near coastal highway.
Israeli Navy intercepts nine boats, arrests 150, attempting to breach blockade of Gaza.
Captivity survivor Omer Shem Tov participated in the October 7th memorial which took place a Yarkon Park near Tel Aviv.
Nearly the entire Cabinet join captivity survivors, 10.7 survivors, and family of the victims and hostages for ceremony marking the 2nd anniversary of the October 7 massacre in Washington DC.
The memorial ceremony began with a moment of silence in the presence of tens of thousands of participants and a live broadcast to millions of viewers in hundreds of community screenings around the world.
In an interview with Ben Shapiro, the Prime Minister said that there are still tasks remaining to achieve a "complete victory" over Hamas.
President Trump voices optimism for a Gaza peace deal, praising Israel and noting Hamas progress, while denying reports of tension with Netanyahu.
Greta Thunberg, deported from Israel after joining a Gaza aid flotilla, receives a hero’s welcome in Greece and accuses Israel of “live-streamed genocide”.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in his office in Jerusalem with a delegation of Chabad rabbis on the occasion of the holiday of Sukkot. "This unity gives us the strength to defeat our enemies and, with God's help, soon bring back all our hostages.'
A memorial ceremony for the October 7th massacre was held at Kibbutz Nir Oz, in memory of 65 people who were murdered and the nine hostages still held in Gaza.
Ben Sukhman, CEO of Be'eri Printshop, who lost his mother, the late Tami Sukhman, in the Be'eri massacre, read a personal poem he wrote in which he described moments of fear, loneliness and longing.
Brigade 401 fighters operating in Gaza City, located long-range rockets ready to be launched toward the center of Israel, including a cache of weapons, charges, cartridges, and other munitions.
Police warn the public who plan to be out in nature on hikes during the Sukkot holiday against approaching any remains of missiles, rockets, or downed drones.
Noam Party Chairman Avi Maoz expresses concern about the implications of the deal to release the hostages, but still defines it as 'the best agreement for Israel in the current situation.'
Deputy head of the Public Health Division at the Ministry of Health talks about efforts to make life-saving measles vaccines accessible to parts of the population who are unaware of the danger.
The IDF strikes and eliminates several terrorist cells in Gaza City, including those preparing mortar and anti-tank attacks. One soldier was lightly injured and evacuated for treatment.
