Category: Israel National News

Families of US citizens Omer Neutra and Edan Alexander, held by Hamas in Gaza, meet with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who reaffirms the US commitment to securing the release of all 59 hostages. Go to Israelnationalnews Date: April 10, 2025

USS Carl Vinson arrives in the Middle East, joining the USS Harry S. Truman to bolster US military efforts against Houthi rebel targets in Yemen. Go to Israelnationalnews Date: April 10, 2025

President Trump nominates Yehuda Kaploun as the US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, says he will be a powerful voice against rising antisemitism and a promoter of global peace. Go to Israelnationalnews Date: April 10, 2025

Turkey refused to allow an Israel Air Force plane carrying an Israeli delegation to pass through its airspace, forcing it to take a detour to reach the talks in Azerbaijan. Go to Israelnationalnews Date: April 10, 2025

Finance Minister holds meeting with senior officials in his ministry to formulate a set of measures aimed at reducing the impact of US trade tariffs on the Israeli economy. Go to Israelnationalnews Date: April 10, 2025

Helicopter crashes into the Hudson River near Manhattan, killing six people. Emergency teams respond swiftly after the aircraft was reported submerged. Go to Israelnationalnews Date: April 10, 2025

Bashar Masri, Adam Boehler’s ‘secret advisor’ who is being sued by families of the victims of the Hamas who accuse him of knowingly providing substantial assistance to Hamas, has resigned from his on Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government’s dean’s council. Go to Israelnationalnews Date: April 10, 2025

Jon Polin, the father of murdered hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, shares what keeps him fighting for the other hostages as well as his thoughts ahead of the passover holiday Go to Israelnationalnews Date: April 10, 2025

Of the 1,000 signatures on a pilots’ letter against the government, only 60 are actual reservists and of those only a small number are pilots.  90% are retired from the military or do not serve to begin with. Go to Israelnationalnews Date: April 10, 2025

US envoy Steve Witkoff tells hostage families a deal to return their loved ones could be “a matter of days. Go to Israelnationalnews Date: April 10, 2025