IDF plans massive NIS 130 billion buildup, including aircraft, munition factories
On the agenda are more fighter jets, refueling aircraft, attack helicopters, naval vessels, armored vehicles, advanced weapons production, and a space project.
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Netanyahu says relationship with Trump is 'excellent,' US has no greater ally than Israel
Israel's election panel floats live-streaming vote count amid concerns of fraud, AI misinformation
Mossad's Gaza operations ceased in 2021, long before Hamas's October 7 attack, sources tell 'Post'
Haredi protesters break into Jerusalem Light Rail construction sites, assault workers
In one video seen by The Jerusalem Post, haredi protesters try to push through the fence and get into a physical altercation with construction workers.
New study links organized crime and weak governance to rising cost of living in Israel
The report estimates that organized crime and extortion cost Israel's economy NIS 23 billion annually, adding roughly NIS 8,000 a year to the average household's expenses.
IDF soldiers to enter reserve duty immediately following mandatory service - report
"It is illogical and unreasonable in a democratic country to bring in reserve soldiers for another hundred days of reserve duty this year, already in the third year," a senior IDF official told N12.
Daughter of former prisoners now serves in Israel Prison Service uniform to support at-risk youth
Sari Shriki, 19, who grew up in a youth facility, is volunteering with the Israel Prison Service through a national service track for at-risk youth.
'Would you say Yoni came back from Entebbe?': Slain hostage's cousin slams Netanyahu at protest
"Exactly 50 years ago today, your brother Yoni Netanyahu, the late, set out to free abductees in Entebbe and was killed there. Would you also say about Yoni that he returned from Entebbe?" he asked.
Area around Beaufort Ridge 'saturated with Hezbollah terror infrastructure,' IDF chief says
Zamir emphasized that the agreement with Lebanon would not have been possible without “the courage of our soldiers and the operations led by Northern Command."
Israeli author Amir Tibon wins Sami Rohr Prize for Oct. 7 memoir
“It is an incredible honor to receive the Sami Rohr Prize and join the esteemed list of writers who have won this award over the past two decades,” Tibon said in the Sami Rohr Prize press release.
Eurovision chief rules out future votes on Israel's participation despite ongoing country boycotts
Following Israel’s 2025 Eurovision showing, in which Yuval Raphael’s performance of “New Day Will Rise” came in first in the televoting, there were calls to investigate Israel for rules violations.
Knife-wielding suspect charges police officers in criminally motivated attack in Bat Yam
The suspect was evacuated in serious condition to Wolfson Medical Center in Holon to receive medical treatment, according to medical sources.
Constitutional crisis? Israeli gov't says it will ignore Supreme Court freeze on media regulator
The hires, made as part of Minister Shlomo Karhi's controversial Communications Bill reform, sought to restructure Israel’s broadcasting oversight system, beginning with the Second Authority.
