"It will not happen without the release of hostages," Sa'ar said in his meetings with the Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Finnish, and Slovakian foreign ministers. "We are committed to the release of our hostages and to the war's objectives that we set," as per Times of Israel.
The Bank of Israel reported that the Composite State of the Economy Index increased by 0.6 per cent in January 2024. The Bank explained that this reflected a strengthening of economic activity following the ceasefire in the north of the country that began in October 2024.
The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) attacked a short time ago the site from which a rocket was launched earlier that fell within the Gaza Strip. Another launch site in the area was also hit.
Over the past year, dozens of tours and meetings have been held in northern cities and towns, the last of which was held a few days ago, in which the Ministry's Director General, Yehuda Morgenstern, conducted a tour of Kiryat Shmona.
Delaying the prisoner release is an "appropriate response", Al Jazeera quoted a statement from National Security Council spokesperson Brian Hughes as saying.
Speaking to cadets graduating from the IDF Ground Forces combat officers course, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns that Israel is "ready to return at any moment to intensive combat. The operational plans are ready," The Times of Israel reported.
"We demand the full demilitarization of southern Syria," said Netanyahu, who was addressing a graduation ceremony for cadet officers in Beer-Sheva. "We will not tolerate any threat to the Druze community in southern Syria."
Israeli aircraft are circling the skies of Beirut during the funeral of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah to send a message, Defense Minister Israel Katz said.
Israeli tanks were seen in the area of Jenin on Sunday as the Israel Defense Forces confirmed it was expanding its counterterror operations in northern Samaria. It marked the first deployment of tanks in Judea and Samaria since 2002. This deployment follows the Thursday night bombings of bu
He said that US President Donald Trump has been clear about the issue and has issued an executive order to put maximum pressure on Iranian government, especially because Iranian regime has been using money to fund their weapons progams or to fund their sponsorship of terrorism.