Yahya Sinwar

The year 2024 has been an eventful one, and now it is wrapping up. With the benefit of hindsight, The Jerusalem Post looks back at the biggest news stories and events around the world of 2024.

Officials suspect that Mohammed Sinwar is refusing to hand over the list, stifling a breakthrough in negotiations.

The Sinwar shirts have since appeared to have been removed; however, tops featuring former Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah still seem to be available for online purchase. 

"The Post" analyzes claims made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a comprehensive interview with "The Wall Street Journal."

The orders were: “While rockets are being launched from Gaza and they are all taking refuge in their homes, invade, kill, rape, tear them apart, burn them, cut off heads and limbs.”

An Israeli official noted, "The Egyptian and Qatari mediators believe Hamas might now agree to a hostage-release and ceasefire deal."

The ruling could prevent Israeli officials from traveling and comes as the government ignores legal advice to open a state inquiry.

Missile alerts interrupt a sketch about escaping war, as Israel's top comedy show returns with Trump in McDonald's fries and Iranian spies debating perfume choices at duty-free.

The elimination of Sinwar should indeed be seen as an important victory, but not yet a full achievement of Israel’s security and peace strategy. 

Egypt has been in talks with Hamas in Cairo for the last two days as part of its efforts to unite Palestinian factions, but there has been no reported progress on a hostage deal.