U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to lift the Biden administration's freeze on the supply of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel in his first days in office, Walla News reported on Monday, citing an interview with the Israeli envoy to Washington.
Israel's jobless rate slipped to 2.6% in December from 2.7% a month earlier, the Central Bureau of Statistics said on Monday, indicating that military conflict continued to impact the country's labour market.
Israel's monetary policy committee urged lawmakers to approve the 2025 state budget without further changes to ensure confidence in financial markets, the Bank of Israel said on Monday in the minutes of the Jan.
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is set to begin on Sunday, pausing the devastating 15-month war between Israel and the militant Hamas group in the Gaza Strip
The first phase of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is due to start at 08:30 local time (06:30 GMT) on Sunday.
The ceasefire as agreed to in Qatar is set to last 42 days. Over that period, 33 hostages are expected to be freed in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, there will be a slow withdrawal of the Israeli military from urban centers in Gaza and a surge of humanitarian aid.
For the first time in 471 days, Palestinian medics in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip didn't report a single death from Israeli military action on Monday, as a tense ceasefire between Hamas and Israel settled into place.
The Israeli military also moved into dozens of new positions across southern Lebanon in the first 40 days of the ceasefire.
(ABC 6 News) — Three Israeli hostages are now back home in Israel after being released from Hamas captivity. This comes as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is holding after going into effect on Sunday. Families of hostages gathered in Israel while some are still waiting for their relatives in Hamas captivity.
The family of Emily Damari thanked the Israeli Defense Forces who risked their lives during the war. The family of Romi Gonen thanked President Donald Trump and said his “courageous support of Israel and reinforcement of human good in the world helped drive and bring about this moment.”
Jubilant crowds waving Hamas and Islamic Jihad flags defied a ban on celebrations to welcome 90 Palestinian prisoners home to the West Bank yesterday.