Hundreds of right-wing activists blocked the main entrance to Jerusalem and the Begin Highway in the capital to protest the hostage deal.
Families of hostages and bereaved families meet Israeli President to express their support for the current hostage and ceasefire deal with Hamas.
Families of fallen soldiers set up display of coffins draped in Israeli flags and warn that the current ceasefire deal will lead to many more coffins for IDF soldiers.
Police working to restore order after extremist haredim began rioting and blocking roads outside the Tel Hashomer Recruitment Center in central Israel.
Lufthansa Group announces it will gradually resume flights to and from Israel, with daily flights to multiple destinations and thrice-weekly flights to Belgium.
Danny Elgarat, brother of hostage Itzik, criticizes Prime Minister Netanyahu for not making a deal faster and allowing a deal that leaves any hostage behind.
Health Ministry sends guidelines to hospitals preparing to receive released hostages ahead of impending ceasefire deal with Hamas.
Right-wing activist Yair Ansbacher detained by police after hanging message of support on the Western Wall.
Recovering wounded soldier and Fauda star Idan Amedi took to the internet to urge the public not to recriminate against one another for supporting or opposing the deal.
The police and Attorney General claim there is insufficient evidence of conflict of interest to proceed against Justice Yitzhak Amit.
Rabbi Itamar Leshem, teacher at a Kiryat Arba Yeshiva, questions, 'Who has appointed himself emissary to declare defeat? Who scoffs at the vision and prefers now-ism? Who despises the blood which has been spilled?'
MK Tzvi Sukkot stated that his party expects to break away from the government in protest over the hostage deal.
Jon and Rachel, the parents of slain hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, welcome deal as "a step that should have been taken long ago".
Parents of Lieutenant Hadar Goldin, whose body is held by Hamas, blast the release of the terrorists as part of the hostage deal: Hamas cares more for its terrorists than Netanyahu cares for his soldiers.
Bereaved families from the Gvura Forum, together with many supporters, set up tents outside Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, say they will sleep in them in protest of the hostage release deal.
Likud MK Tsega Melaku tells Arutz Sheva-Israel National News about the conversation she had with the mother of Avera Mengistu, who has been held by Hamas in Gaza for over a decade.
Prime Minister's Office says Netanyahu thanked Trump for his help in advancing the release of the hostages. Netanyahu also speaks to Biden, and thanks him for his help in advancing the deal.
Senior official in the Biden administration tells reporters that American citizens Keith Siegel and Sagui Dekel-Chen are expected be released in the first phase of the deal.
To combat the widespread myth that Hamas alone was responsible for the events of October 7th, Yosef Rabin compiled a powerful 10-minute video featuring over 20 clips filmed by regular Gazans across the strip on that day. Warning: Graphic content.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa'ar spoke about the hostage deal with Rome's Jewish community before departing Europe for Israel.
Minister Smotrich voiced his strong opposition to the deal that was reached between Israel and Hamas and restated that his party would only remain in the government if Israel returned to the fighting.
In address to nation, President Isaac Herzog says hostage and ceasefire deal is right, important, and necessary.
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum Headquarters responds to the official announcement of the hostage deal, calls for deal to be implemented in all its phases.
The members of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum urgently called for a framework that ensures the return of every person held captive.
A group of right-wing activists from Judea and Samaria were arrested and held for 10 hours without being questioned or told why they were arrested after their friend told them he was an 'undercover agent.'
The Bibas family commented on reports that their family members will be released in the first phase of the deal and asked the public not to spread rumors.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich presents Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with list of demands to ensure Israel's security - even if a ceasefire deal with Hamas is signed.
Photographer documents IDF soldiers in Netzarim Corridor, against a full moonrise and symbol of hostages in skies over Gaza.
Knesset House Committee approves request of MK Idan Roll to leave the Yesh Atid party. 11 Knesset members vote in favor, one abstains.
Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fuchs responds to Ben Gvir's claim that he prevented the advancement of a hostage release deal, says that the only side that has thus far prevented a deal is Hamas.
Genesis Prize announces President of Argentina Javier Milei as the winner of the 2025 prize, which is known as “The Jewish Nobel Prize”.
Tuvia Smotrich, brother of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, calls for elections, says the government "contradicts the most important core promise of the post-October 7 era."
Students at Yeshivat Merkaz Harav welcomed Itamar Galinsky, who was seriously injured in combat in Lebanon, 'A visible miracle and immense gratitude to Hashem.'
Beilinson Medical Center reports that four young women have been hospitalized in ICU in serious condition due to flu complications. Only one was vaccinated against flu.
Chaim, father of Inbar Hayman, whose body is held by Hamas in Gaza, spoke to Arutz Sheva and called on PM not to agree to any deal that does not include all hostages.
Representatives of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum met with Prime Minister Netanyahu in Jerusalem. 'We are united in our primary goal - bringing home all the hostages.'
Several of the hostages' families reported they were not allowed to join the hostage families meeting with PM Netanyahu.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sharren Haskel discussed the emerging hostage deal and said that 'we will soon see whether the other side is genuinely interested in reaching an agreement.'
Family members of hostages in Gaza disrupted the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee session protesting the emerging deal that will only bring some of the hostages home in its first stage.
A source familiar with the negotiations responded to Minister Ben-Gvir's concerns regarding the emerging deal, saying that new pressures had forced Hamas to compromise.
Defense Minister Israel Katz today laid out the key points of the proposed haredi draft law, among them a list of economic penalties for failure to meet enlistment goals.
Families of hostages in Gaza gathered outside the Knesset to call for the return of all hostages.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir called on Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to join forces in opposing the emerging hostage deal.
The mother of fallen soldier Saadia Yaakov Dery is marching from Mt. Herzl to the Knesset to demand equal service for all.
Comprising a series of eight rock-hewn rooms, the structure is believed to have been used for ritual purposes while the Temple still stood on the Temple Mount, just a few hundred meters away.
One hundred Rabbis have recently published a joint letter opposing a proposed hostage deal, suggesting it jeopardizes Israeli security.
MK Tzvi Sukkot clarifies in an interview with Arutz Sheva-Israel National News: There is no chance in the world that we will agree to something that brings Israel back to October 6th, and in our understanding, that is what this deal does.
Bereaved families write to Ministers Ben Gvir and Smotrich, demanding an emergency meeting and calling on them to resign from the government in the wake of the deal that will see the release of terrorists.
Rabbi Eliezer Simcha Weisz, a member of the Chief Rabbinate Council of Israel, has written an open letter to demand that Pope Francis change his statements regarding the war in Gaza.
A protest against the emerging hostage deal is underway at the entrance to Jerusalem, demanding that the government require Hamas to release all hostages immediately.
Families of hostages held a press conference at the Knesset, criticizing the emerging deal and demanding that the deal include all the hostages being released together.
Yariv Levin sent a letter demanding Judge Amit clarify recent allegations of non-disclosure and conflict of interest.
Jerusalem's light rail to operate test runs along length of extended route, ahead of opening full route from Neve Yaakov to Hadassah Ein Kerem to the public, report says.
Shas chairman pledges to support deal to free hostages under Jewish commandment to free captives as other members of coalition oppose the deal currently under consideration.
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid promised Prime Minister Netanyahu political support for a potential hostage deal, emphasizing the importance of bringing hostages back home as a moral imperative.
Yisrael Lonberg (19), a soldier from the Netzach Yehuda Battalion, was hit by an RPG in Beit Hanoun while attacking terrorists who killed his friend.
Arrest of Modi'in daycare staff extended, police interrogate staff at Or Yehuda daycare center.
Father of fallen soldier Sergeant Eliav Astuker spoke about his son, who always put his friends and nation first. 'He just wanted to defend his country and did it modestly.'
Justice Yitzhak Amit, candidate for Supreme Court Chief Justice, appeared in a personal lawsuit under a different name and did not report the case to the Supreme Court. Judicial authority: 'Insane claim.'
