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Small aircraft crashes near Beit Shemesh, pilot lightly injured

MDA paramedics said that, at this stage, the pilot does not need to be evacuated to hospital.

A light aircraft which crashed near Beit Shemesh on October 3, 2026.

Netanyahu: 'Britain still an ally of Israel,' even if gov't 'appeases our enemies, attacks us'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns of a possible attack during the 2026 election.

One killed several wounded as settler extremists, Palestinians clash across West Bank during Sukkot

Graffiti vandalizing a mosque wall in Bazariya, northern West Bank, denouncing US Ambassador Mike Huckabee's statements condemning the extremist settler violence in Kusra, West Bank, pictured September 1, 2026.

Thailand revokes citizenship of Israeli businessman six years after naturalization

'You like me and I like you': Trump thanks flydubai passenger Yaniv Hayoun for helping save flight

Trump praised Yaniv Hayoun for helping save flydubai flight FZ1073, while Ambassador Mike Huckabee thanked him in person and gifted him a Trump-signed MAGA hat.

OCTOBER 3, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

US President Donald Trump, flanked by US House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Nvidia President and CEO Jensen Huang speaks to the media at the White House driveway following a luncheon for tech leaders in the East Room, in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2026.

IDF targets Yahya Sinwar's successor, Hamas Gaza leader Ali al-Amoudi, in strike

IDF attack helicopters and tanks struck targets in Gaza on Saturday in an operation aimed at killing Ali al-Amoudi, who succeeded Yahya Sinwar as Hamas's leader in the Gaza Strip.

OCTOBER 3, 2026ByAMIR BOHBOT

Smoke and flames rise from a house during an Israeli strike, carried out after the IDF warned residents to evacuate the area, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, September 9, 2026.

Side by Side: Helping people with disabilities connect socially

The founder of Side by Side, Jackie Edry, is a mother of five, one of whom, a 29-year-old son, is on the autism spectrum.

OCTOBER 3, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN

ET LA’ASOT runs programs pairing high school students with disabilities with their peers, and Side by Side, Building Community, Together seeks to create a similar program for 20-somethings (illustrative image).

Israeli man used AI, ChatGPT in covert tasks while spying for Iran, prosecution indictment reveals

Prosecutors say the 25-year-old from Baka al-Gharbiya carried out missions for an Iranian handler, received cryptocurrency payments, used AI tools, and shared details about his workplace security.

OCTOBER 3, 2026ByYOAV ETIEL

An illustration of ChatGPT over a backdrop of the Iranian flag.

Grapevine: Remembering Enid Wurtman

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

OCTOBER 3, 2026ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

United Hatzalah volunteers rescue Torah scrolls from Jerusalem synagogue fire

Just as Jews devote themselves first and foremost to protecting human life, United Hatzalah also protects sacred objects when they are threatened.

OCTOBER 3, 2026ByPENINA HOROWITZ

Rescuing the Torahs just days after Yom Kippur lent the mission particular meaning.

Wolf Foundation, Herzog announce 2026 Wolf Prize Laureates in medicine, physics, chemistry, math

President Isaac Herzog and Acting Chair of the Wolf Foundation Council, Prof. Osnat Luxenburg, announced the eight Wolf Prize winners at the President's Residence in Jerusalem.

OCTOBER 3, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israeli television marks three years since October 7 massacre

TV Time: What is most striking about much of the new programming is how different it feels from the documentaries made in the first months after the attack.

OCTOBER 3, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN