Yoav Etiel

2 months ago | jpost.com | Amichai Stein |Yoav Etiel

Turkey welcomed the formation of a transitional government in Syria, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, adding the move was a sign that Syria's new rulers had an inclusive approach to the leadership of the country. The ministry said in a statement that the international community needed to increase efforts to support Syria, including by fully lifting sanctions so rebuilding could start.

2 months ago | jpost.com | Amichai Stein |Yoav Etiel

The leader of the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, said on Sunday that his forces would return stronger to the capital Khartoum. It was Dagalo's first comment since the RSF were pushed back from most parts of Khartoum by the Sudanese army during a devastating war that has lasted two years. Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, conceded in an audio message on Telegram that his forces left the capital last week as the army consolidated its gains.

2 months ago | jpost.com | Amichai Stein |Yoav Etiel

The military pressure Israel is applying on Hamas is working, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a government meeting on Sunday. "It’s working because it operates simultaneously: on one hand, it crushes Hamas’s military and governmental capabilities, and on the other, it creates the conditions for the release of our hostages. That’s exactly what we’re doing," he added. "We are committed to bringing the hostages back, and we are working to bring the hostages back.

2 months ago | jpost.com | Amichai Stein |Yoav Etiel

Police arrested an Israeli citizen on suspicion that he had pledged allegiance to ISIS and planned a terror attack within Israeli territory, Israel Police said. The 17-year-old minor, a resident of Jisr e-Zarka, swore allegiance to the terror group a number of times in recent months and planned to carry out the terror attack in the West Bank, police added. The police also said it had found in the suspect's possession documents relating to the production of explosives.

2 months ago | jpost.com | Amichai Stein |Yoav Etiel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to travel to Hungary on Wednesday and return on Sunday morning. Hungary emphasized that Netanayhu would not be arrested during his visit despite the International Criminal Court (ICC) 's existing arrest warrant against him.