US President Donald Trump declared on Sunday that the war in Gaza was “over,” and appeared confident that the ceasefire and hostage release deal he arranged would hold, as he headed to... Read more »

On Sunday night, some 12 hours before Omri Miran was set to be released from captivity in Gaza after 737 days, his daughters Roni, 4, and Alma, 2, were glowing with joy,... Read more »

As Israelis on Sunday marked 25 years since a Palestinian mob lynched two Israelis in Ramallah, one of its perpetrators was set to go free in the first phase of the hostage... Read more »

Moved almost to tears, three of US President Donald Trump’s closest confidants stood together on Saturday night on the stage at Hostages Square – a central Tel Aviv plaza that, since the... Read more »

Iran dismissed the idea that it would establish diplomatic ties with Israel, describing the idea on Saturday as “wishful thinking.” The statement came nearly two weeks after US President Donald Trump suggested... Read more »

JTA — When Rabbi Adam Mintz’s Modern Orthodox congregation was first looking for a space on the Upper West Side, finding one that worked was no simple task. Kehilat Rayim Ahuvim, the... Read more »

US special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of the US military’s Central Command, visited an Israeli army post in the Gaza Strip on Saturday,... Read more »

Illustrator Zeev Engelmayer, popularly known as “Shoshke,” began drawing “Daily Postcards” in the weeks after the October 7, 2023, Hamas onslaught. The illustrations posted on his Instagram account embodied the horror, fear... Read more »

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado earned the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recognition Friday, with the Norwegian Nobel Committee honoring her sustained democratic advocacy and efforts toward peaceful governmental transition from Venezuela’s... Read more »