Witkoff, hostage deal negotiating teams on the way to Egypt

REPORT

Trump: 'We are very close' to achieving peace in the Middle East, Gaza clan kills Hamas terrorists

Live Updates
US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff talks to hostage family members on August 2, 2025.

Palestinian mediator: Trump's Gaza deal marks end of war, could release hostages

Smoke rises during an Israeli military operation in Gaza City, as seen from the central Gaza Strip, October 1, 2025.
Palestinians sit next to their tents and among destroyed buildings in central Gaza City,October 3,2025.

IDF shifts to defensive operations only in the Gaza Strip

Trump calls on Israel to stop bombing Gaza, Hamas says willing to free hostages

 HAMAS TERRORISTS keep guard on the day Hamas handed over deceased hostages, in Khan Yunis, Feb. 20, 2025.

'Ready for a lasting peace': Trump, world figures respond to Hamas announcement on hostage release

Egyptian official: 'Comprehensive Palestinian dialogue' underway to discuss future of Gaza

INTERVIEW

From surviving the Nova festival to battling cancer: Raz Peri's fight to inspire

Protesters burn makeshift Israeli and US flags during an anti-Israeli protest after Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran, June 20, 2025

Iran executes seven over killings of IRGC officers, Muslim cleric

An airplane is parked at the airport in Munich, Germany, October 4, 2025, after both runways were closed on Friday evening for the second time in less than 24 hours, with the captain on an aircraft whose departure was canceled telling passengers that drones had once again been sighted

Munich Airport to resume flight operations after drones in airspace caused delays

A bomb disposal technician secures evidence at the scene, after a report of an incident in which a car was driven at pedestrians and a stabbing attack outside a synagogue, in north Manchester, Britain, October 2, 2025

Manchester terrorist al Shamie was out on bail for rape, could be behind death threats to MP

An AI-generated image of Rabbi Akiva.

When the time comes - short story

Healing After War: Hadassah’s Comprehensive Path to Rehabilitation and Recovery

Rehab Reimagined

US President Trump: 'We are very close' to achieving peace in the Middle East

'It was about the headlines': Global Sumud Flotilla had no aid, Israeli FM reveals

 US President Donald Trump gestures as he attends a family photo session during the G7 Summit, in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, June 16, 2025.

Bodies of Hamas terrorists dragged through the streets as terror group targets Gazan clan

US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint press conference in the State Dining Room at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025

Israel must present its own plan for Gaza, or the world will do it for them

OPINION
FILE PHOTO: Crew interacts from aboard a boat, part of the Global Sumud Flotilla aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel's naval blockade, as it sails off Koufonisi islet, Greece, September 26, 2025.

Israel intercepts last Gaza flotilla boat, begins deportations

Israel’s northern border: Resilience and community-building

OPINION

Mossad helped Germany bust Hamas-linked terror cell in Berlin, PMO reveals

 Smoke billows over northern Israel after rockets were fired from Lebanon, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, by Israel's border with Lebanon, May 17, 2024.
REPORT

Netanyahu approved military operations on Global Sumud Flotilla - CBS News

Global Sumud Flotilla members sit on a boat on the day of their departure to Gaza from Barcelona, Spain, September 1, 2025, after stormy weather forced the flotilla to return to port earlier.
FRONTLINES

'Century' to 'Millennium': How Trump's Palestinian peace plans evolved in five years

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump embrace in the White House in Washington, September 29, 2025.

23-year-old Dead Sea hotel employee arrested under suspicion of spying for Iran

A POSTCARD depicting the synagogue in Osijek’s Upper Town facing the cathedral. The synagogue was destroyed during the Holocaust.

Crossroads to comeback: Croatia’s Osijek leads minor Balkan Jewish cultural revival

FRONTLINES
Rabbi Avraham Mordechai Alter (1865-1948) with his entourage.

Góra Kalwaria: The legacy of Poland’s ‘New Jerusalem’ and Gur hassidim

FEATURE
THE THIRD stage of morning prayers climaxes in the ‘Shema,’ which seals the covenant between God and Israel.

Top of the morning: An existentialist guide to Jewish prayer

RABBI DR. DAVID EBNER: His approach set a yeshiva-wide tone of intellectual rigor combined with warmth, kindness, and compassion.

In fond memory of Rabbi David Ebner: My sharp, sensitive, story-telling rebbe

OPINION

Iran to move capital from Tehran, President Masoud Pezeshkian says

Testimonies from Syria: First the genocide, now the famine

FRONTLINES
An Iranian taxi driver splashes water on himself to cool down during the heat surge in Tehran, Iran July 21, 2024.

Former Kata'ib Hezbollah hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov issues first statement since release

DURING A goodwill mission to Syria last month, a group of Jewish academics, rabbis, and community leaders that included Israeli passport holders visited Syria. Here, delegation members Faraj Jajati and Rabbi Asher Lopatin hold a Syrian Torah scroll.

Is Syria safe for Jews? Rabbis and Jewish leaders visit Damascus on goodwill mission

FRONTLINES
Members of the subcommittees for Syrian parliament elections sit at the Syrian parliament on the day they take an oath before the Higher Judicial Committee for Elections, in Damascus, Syria September 3, 2025.

Rabbi runs for Syrian parliament, ending 58-year ban on Jewish candidates

Three more arrested in Manchester synagogue terror attack

'Dishonorable': UK's Mahmood slams pro-Palestinian protests after synagogue attack

People attend a vigil organised by the Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region to honour the victims of the Manchester synagogue attack, in Manchester, Britain, October 3, 2025.

Manchester synagogue attacker's father praised Hamas's Oct.7 attack, worked for ICRC

People walk past tents at The University of Manchester campus, as students occupy parts of British university campuses to protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, May 7, 2024.

University of Maryland student government passes BDS resolution on Yom Kippur

Attendees listen as names of Palestinian infants killed in the war in Gaza are read aloud during a vigil organized by the Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Maryland campus on October 07, 2024 in College Park, Maryland.

After antisemitic rants and skits, streamer allegedly sought by Twitch for partnership

American pro-Zionist rapper Azealia Banks finds refuge in Tel Aviv

INTERVIEW

What I saw as a British rabbi after the Manchester synagogue attack punctured Yom Kippur

OPINION
AZEALIA BANKS refuses to say ‘Free Palestine’ – and it has cost her dearly.
COMMENT

I’ll always feel like an outsider but my kids won’t

Being an immigrant is a feeling and a designation that lasts forever.
OPINION

'We cursed the Houthis and toasted one another': Fine dining with Houthis in Jerusalem

TEQUILA SHOTS: Well earned.
ByBRIAN BLUM

Innovative program at CUNY colleges retools Hillels as social service hubs for students

EU leaders back 'drone wall' to repel Russia after airspace violations

OpenAI introduces Sora 2: A new AI video model for social networking

A Russian drone strike on the Nachlas Eliezer Synagogue in the Peresyp district of Odessa caused significant damage to the building

Arbel smart rifle system: IWI's newest anti-drone technology

A US Army Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system is seen on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, October 26, 2017.

Middle East partnerships could ease strain on US weapons production, report says

Munich International Airport, February 13, 2025; illustrative.

Drone sightings disrupt Munich airport, halt flights and impact thousands, reopens hours later

Texas school district bans Holocaust novel ‘The Devil’s Arithmetic’

Trump freezes Chicago transit funding, targeting Democratic areas in shutdown

Jane Yolen and her most famous book, "The Devil's Arithmetic."

Judge dismisses lawsuit accusing UNRWA of aiding Hamas in October 7 attacks

Burned out vehicles on Kibbutz Nahal Oz in the aftermath of Hamas's October 7 massacre; illustrative.
ANALYSIS

Arrest of Syrian in Berlin signals European push to prosecute Assad-linked 'refugees'

 Police perform a raid on suspected members of the Reichsbürger far-right group in Saaldorf, Germany, Dec. 7, 2022.
OPINION

Two years on: Hezbollah and Lebanon's Shi'ites are the biggest losers of Israel's war

 A woman walks past a poster with an image of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon June 23, 2025.
ByAMOTZ ASA-EL

From battlefield to diplomacy: Israel’s next moves after the 12-Day War

IRANIAN MISSILE is launched during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, Aug. 20.

A Shared Calling: Partnering Across Faiths to Support Israel

IFCJ volunteers pack medical supply kits to be distributed in Syria

From surplus to survival, Leket Israel feeds a nation in times of crisis

Leket Israel Hot Meals Distribution at Soup Kitchen.

The power of social agendas: When brands take responsibility

OPINION

AnimaWings to launch Tel Aviv–Bucharest flights from October 5

Breast cancer (illustrative photo)

Elon Musk becomes first person to hit $500 billion net worth, Forbes list shows

 Elon Musk speaks during a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, May 30, 2025.

Israeli tech records $71B in M&As in 2025 despite fewer funding rounds

 AS THE US and China battle it out over supply chains and global trade flows, Israel, also the subject of US tariffs, finds itself navigating particularly complex terrain. Here, a man looks at a screen showing Chinese stock market movements, as he uses his mobile phone in Beijing on Monday.

Israeli firm Commcrete raises $29m. in funding to revolutionize satellite communications

Solar power offers a ray of hope in Middle East’s least electrified country

Farmers stand by solar panels used to power the pumping of water from a well on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen June 6, 2022. Picture taken June 6, 2022.

Agriculture Ministry launches system to assess food import risks amid boycotts, climate change

The reef in Eilat, southern Israel, February 19, 2021

Corals in Gulf of Eilat survive record heatwaves, offering new hope to Israel's only reef

STUDY
Desalinated water flows into Israel’s “reverse” water carrier. Photo by Itai Dodi,

Kinneret Lake replenished with desalinated water in world-first project

Justice Ministry handles over 111,000 legal aid cases in 2024, including those of Oct. 7 victims

Dr. Maya Rosman explains: This is how you can prevent diabetes through nutrition

 A destroyed home in Kibbutz Be'eri, near the Gaza border.
OPINION

Medical advancements should not wait 17 years before being used

ByALAN FREISHTAT

Mental health crisis deepens for communities hit by October 7 attack

STUDY

Israeli study reveals gambling addiction in the wake of war

Creating an Israel that I believe in: Making aliyah and enlisting in the IDF

OPINION

More Israelis emigrated than arrived over past year, CBS report reveals

THE WRITER arrives on aliyah. ‘Already in those college days, I knew Israel was my home, and that after graduation I would make aliyah,’ she states.
FEATURE

‘Our first in Israel’: The immigrants celebrating their first Rosh Hashanah as Israelis

An illustrative image of a man blowing a shofar outside an El Al plane in Israel.

Russian Jews seek a home in Israel as Ukraine war drives aliyah wave

SINCE THE outbreak of the Ukraine-Russia War in 2022, some 80,000 Russians and 20,000 Ukrainians and Belarusians with Jewish ancestry have made aliyah. Here, people attend a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Tel Aviv in February 2024.

Avraham Vofsi: An aliyah journey painted on canvas

VOFSI SPENDS his time in the studio both teaching and perfecting his craft, exploring different mediums and drawing inspiration from his connection to Israeli society.

Midtown Jerusalem: A new chapter for the city center

From Miami to Tel Aviv: Penthouse sells for NIS 5.6m in Yad Eliyahu

Midtown Jerusalem project.

On the way to 800 housing units in Jaffa D: Mega urban renewal project launches

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Riverside in Yehud-Monosson’s Gadot offers luxury living with direct access to Tel Aviv

Illustration: Parking.

"Parking near the child’s kindergarten is Just as important as another shopping center"

JPost Store   

 Ivrit magazine
 Jerusalem Post Store - International Edition

Conference   

The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference at the Friends of Zion Museum, in Jerusalem, September 16, 2025

LIVE: The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference - where diplomacy meets the future

'Biggest issue in Israeli society': First Lady Michal Herzog at 'Post' Trauma Conference

'Paying a heavy price: ZAKA head Dubi Weissenstern speaks at 'Post' Trauma Conference

MDA Heroes   

 A Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance at an Ofakim MDA station.

Reflecting on Oct. 7: 'Everyone knew exactly what they needed to do'

Meet the medic who understood on Oct. 7 she must do everything to save a child

MDA hero: We’re here for each and every person who is sick or injured

Podcasts   

The old town hall in surprising Brno.

Czechia Beyond Prague: Synagogues, Caves & Mansions

Polar bears take over old arctic base, Trump pushes for Gaza peace - September 29, 2025

Tune into today's top stories: European countries declare, New year message from Gazan

US Politics   

New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani appears on ABC's "The View," Oct. 1, 2025.

Mamdani, appearing on ‘The View,’ earns applause for calling Gaza war a ‘genocide’

FBI cutting ties with Jewish antisemitism watchdog ADL, Patel says

US government shutdown begins as partisan division rules Washington

Diaspora   

One of the suspected foreign operatives of Hamas, whom authorities believe to have prepared a serious act of violence targeting Israeli or Jewish institutions in Germany, is escorted by police after arriving by helicopter at Germany's German Federal Public Prosecutor in Germany, October 2, 2025.

Germany arrests three men suspected of targeting Jewish institutions for Hamas

'Worst nightmare': Starmer, Jewish community leaders condemn 'vile' attack on Manchester synagogue

Manchester rabbi hailed for blocking attacker at Heaton Park synagogue

Judaism   

‘MIRIAM’S MIRACULOUS WELL,’ from a synagogue at Dura-Europos, located in modern-day eastern Syria.

A biblical legend: Yom Kippur and the mystery of Miriam's Well

Yom Kippur: The true meaning of 'all is forgiven'

Sukkot 2025: ‘How beautiful was the journey’

Christian World   

People photograph Archbishop of Canterbury-designate Sarah Mullally at Canterbury Cathedral, in Canterbury, Britain, October 3, 2025.

Church of England names Sarah Mullally as first female Archbishop of Canterbury

Pope Leo says he hopes Hamas will accept Trump's peace plan

Elon Musk calls ADL a ‘hate group’ that ‘hates Christians’

Food   

A PAMPERING time at the Ritz Carlton Herzliya.

The Ritz Carlton Herzliya – take a breath and enjoy

Cozy meals for Sukkot

Tenne: Breakfast with a difference at new restaurant in Ra’anana

Archaeology   

 A paleontologist cleaning a skeleton during an archaeology dig; illustrative.

New Israeli technology lets archaeologists see underground without digging

Gold hoard unearthed in Galilee offers glimpse of Byzantine politics, wealth

From Satmar to Syria: The hassidic mission to discover relics of ancient Jewish civilizations

Science   

 Meta Open AI

OpenAI to bring parental controls in ChatGPT after California teen's suicide

QROCODILE bites into the mystery of dark matter

HUJI study links October 7 trauma to surge in OCD among Israelis

Culture   

Film festival (Illustrative)

Laugh and tears: A look at the 41st Haifa International Film Festival

Sukkot 2025: Fun family activities in Jerusalem for the holiday

A Canadian artistic perspective on healing, post-October 7

History   

Indian soldiers at the Haifa military cemetery on Sept. 29, 2025 commemorate the 1918 Battle of Haifa, in which Indian soldiers liberated the city from the Ottoman Empire

Haifa honors Indian cavalry who liberated the city in 1918

Roots of the Holocaust: Fascist barbarism and vicious 1920s anti-Bolshevik propaganda

Facing the Taj Mahal – a reputation so vast that many travelers worry it cannot live up to the myth

OMG   

Two suspects arrested after smuggling 80,000 cigarettes disguised as tissues.

Two suspects arrested after smuggling 80,000 cigarettes disguised as tissues

Trump posts AI-generated videos of himself promoting QAnon-based medical theory

'They panic at our ankle': Iran censors legs of Swedish, Finnish FMs at UNGA

Consumerism   

Yoga.

Short yoga: Your calm place when everything else feels off

"It's the place where you can experience it all"

I Have Tested 20 Resume Writing Services - This Is The Best One

Astrology   

 Horoscope.

Horoscope for Wednesday,16/7: Taurus – A good day for connecting to inspiration and self-expression

Daily horoscope for Tuesday, 15/7: Sagittarius – Heightened sensitivity at home and in the family

Weekly horoscope: July 13–19, 2025

Sahar Daxa, a Government, Diplomacy and Strategy studies student and competitive athlete from Daliyat al-Carmel

Druze students at Reichman University lead efforts to save their Syrian brethren from crisis

In the face of war, Reichman University’s international students demonstrate remarkable resilience

An HCI Degree - the bridge to Product Teams