US official:
'Negotiations for hostage release deal in their closing stages'
Senior US official says a deal between Israel and Hamas is "closeable". Biden and Netanyahu to discuss the details during their meeting on Thursday.
Senior US official says a deal between Israel and Hamas is "closeable". Biden and Netanyahu to discuss the details during their meeting on Thursday.


Gai beach closed after man dies from naegleria fowleri infection, 10-year-old hospitalized with brain infection. Both victims had been at that beach.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers an address during a joint meeting of Congress.

Led by the bereaved father Itizik Bonzel, Family members of hostages, representatives of bereaved families, and rescued hostage Noa Argamani joined together in the Capitol for prayer and song.
Rescued hostage Noa Argamani eulogized fellow hostage Yossi Sharabi, who was held captive together with her and was killed, and promised to work to bring back his brother, Eli, from captivity.

The fathers of hostages Omer Neutra and Edan Alexander spoke with Arutz Sheva from a rally in front of the US Capitol in Washington DC about the hope to see their sons return.

National Security Minister says he cannot be neutral in the US Presidential election in light of security threats from Iran and its proxies and that Trump will take a harder stance against Iran.

'The one who rules the Temple Mount rules the Land of Israel, with G-d's help we will rule the Temple Mount,' National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir promises.

Healthy ten-year-old boy may have contracted 'brain-eating amoeba,' Health Ministry says.

Released hostage Aviva Siegel, wife of Keith, still in Hamas captivity, calls for a hostage deal now: 'I survived the horrors, I know they are going through hell. I witnessed the violence and the sexual assaults.'

Eli Bibas gave Netanyahu, before his trip to the United States, a picture drawn by his grandson Ariel to give to Biden at their meeting.

At the start of his meeting with Christian leaders, PM comments on online attack against Noa Argamani and her father: I am appalled.

Footage shows two Hamas terrorists leading Matan Zangauker, who was abducted on October 7th, on a motorcycle as Gazans cheer in the background.

At a meeting Netanyahu held in Washington with hostage families, rescued hostage Noa Argamani said that she broke down in captivity when PM said the war would last long.

Former US Ambassador to Israel David M. Friedman spoke at the Knesset and outlined how Israel should assert sovereignty in Judea and Samaria.

Education Minister Yoav Kisch announces that students in northern Israel will not begin the new school year in their hometowns, urges government to act against Lebanon 'to return security to the north, and for the future of all of Israel.'

If the bill passes into law, it will revoke child stipends granted to the parents of underage terrorists.

According to the petition, the IDF must allow Palestinian Arabs illegally residing on the land to return to it and to secure the area for their use.

Leftist journalists fume after Noa Argamani and her father join Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's delegation to Washington. Rightwing anchor: 'Noa, ignore those lacking compassion.'

The incident took place near Yitzhar Junction in Samaria as police were attempting to disperse a protest against the security situation.

Yeshivat Bnei Akiva HaDarom, together with De Shalit High School, launched the new program on Radio Kol Hashfela, dealing with the most controversial issues in Israeli society.

Degel Hatorah chairman MK Moshe Gafni heard saying that his party believes that a deal for the release of hostages "at any cost" should be reached.

During the Prime Minister's flight to Washington, Noa Argamani's father sought to hold a Mincha prayer to say Kaddish in memory of his deceased wife. Bereaved fathers Yehoshua Shani and Itzik Bonzel also joined in saying the Kaddish.

Minister Smotrich reiterates his concern about the current deal: "The senior officials of the defense system fully admit that the discussed deal abandons most of the hostages."

Rimon Kirscht eulogized her husband Yagev Buchshtab after she learned that he was murdered in Hamas captivity in Gaza.

After canceling Gallant's directive to open a hospital for Gazans, Netanyahu directed the implementation of a plan to transfer patients to a third country.

The prosecution announced to Religious Zionist Party chairman Yehuda Wald that materials regarding the complaint against Golan had been transferred to the Israel Police for examination.

The Knesset has approved several bills declaring the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East a terrorist organization.

President Isaac Herzog addressed a memorial ceremony for fallen soldiers in the Second Lebanon War and called for the international community to join Israel in its fight against terror.

In a display produced by young members of the Religious Zionist party, the 'terrorists' stood in front of banners reading 'a released prisoner today is a terorrist tomorrow.'

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich claimed today that IDF leadership is overly involved in politics and not enough in winning the war.

Footage shows animals attempting to flee the inferno as it approaches a nature reserve.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu inaugurates meeting room on board the Wing of Zion plane, with a 'Total Victory' cap on his desk. Critics: 'Leader of the total failure.'

Several days after brutal murder, police arrest illegal resident, affiliated with Hamas, but still have no motive.

Yagev Buchshtab and Alex Dancyg, kidnapped on October 7, were murdered while held hostage in Gaza.

Shelly Shem Tov and Ayelet Samerano, whose sons Omer and Yonatan, are still held hostage in Gaza, join PM on trip to US: 'Now is the time to bring the hostages home.'

Haredi MK Yitzhak Pindrus says Israeli Left 'bothered by anything connected to tradition,' calls them 'irrelevant.'

Hostage rescued in Operation Arnon, Almog Meir Jan, talks about his days in Hamas captivity and the chief captor, an Al Jazeera cameraman, who tortured him and his friends.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: No matter who Americans choose for president, Israel remains America's indispensable and strong ally in the Middle East.

Minister Sofer: 'The haredim are partners in the military campaign. We can reach respectable numbers without harming the world of Torah.'

Iris Bernstein, wife of Haim, father of late Lt. Col. Yonatan Tzur, attended High Court hearing, demanding more aid to Gaza. 'I was ashamed, it hurt.'

In northern Israel, police arrest two suspects in shooting incident which left two people injured.

Residents report that the earthquake was felt in Dimona, the Dead Sea and Ma'ale Adumim. No injuries or damage reported.

With 2 days until a court deadline, Rabbi Yaakov Jan released a handwritten statement about Natan Peretz.

Bnei Brak, one of the most densely populated cities in Israel, witnesses a worrying number road accidents, with many injured.

IDF's military achievements during the war have created conditions, limited window of opportunity, to establish framework for the release of the hostages, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says.

Following announcement that US President Joe Biden will drop out of the presidential race, Israeli President Isaac Herzog thanks US Biden for his friendship and support, calls him a 'symbol of the unbreakable bond between our two peoples.'

Daycare provider, 22, employed in private childcare center is arrested on suspicion of abusing the young children in her care.

New Beit Midrash 'Nachlat Binyamin,' established at the site of the murder of Binyamin Achimeir, in Samaria, which will 'stand at the forefront of Jewish settlement with serious and in-depth studies.'

Israeli President Herzog to fly to Italy, France, represent State of Israel at the start of the Olympic games in Paris.

Mayor of Kiryat Shmona, Avichai Stern, claims that the state is not acting as required towards the situation on the northern border.

Dima, the brother of Yevgeny Perder, recounted the moment he learned that his brother was killed by a Houthi UAV that exploded in Tel Aviv.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich warned that US sanctions against him and fellow Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir would have severe consequences for Israel-US relations.

Zvi Yehezkeli on the Israeli attack in Yemen: 'If Israel continues to inflict disproportionate pain on the Houthis - they will be careful'.

MKs on the Knesset Constitution Committee criticized State Prosecutor Amit Aisman for the decision to investigate released soldiers suspected of 'murdering' Hamas terrorists.

Israel is making an effort to give its answer to the moderators before Prime Minister Netanyahu takes off for the US where he will meet with President Biden.

The successful singer performed for the first time in Caesarea and invited Eshel's family to his show and dedicated the song 'Angel' in her memory.

Matan, the son of Noa and Nir Barnes who were killed by a rocket fired at the Golan Heights, protested the unequal attention given to the UAV strike in Tel Aviv relative to the coverage of his parents' deaths.

At the City of David in the Jerusalem Walls National Park, archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University have discovered a massive moat, at least nine meters deep and at least 30 meters wide.

'I asked the Prime Minister to notify the American administration that if sanctions are imposed against ministers in the government, the response will be the complete dismantling of the Palestinian Authority.'
