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IDF prepares to demolish homes of terrorists who carried out West Bank shooting attack

The two terrorists had committed a shooting attack on Friday, killing 27-year-old Maj. Yuval Ezra and 32-year-old Chief Sgt. First Class (res.) Benayahu Melet.

IDF soldiers map out a terrorist's home in preparation for its demolition, July 25, 2026.

Likud primaries to continue as usual, despite talks of cancellation due to security concerns

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sarah attend the Likud Party's election campaign opening event in Jerusalem, Jan 21, 2020.

IDF bans Palestinian workers from Israeli settlements in West Bank after string of terror attacks

IDF Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth commands soldiers during the manhunt for a terrorist in the West Bank, July 24, 2026.

Italian airline cancels flights to Israel in wake of growing regional tension with Iran

An Airbus A321-271NX (EI-HXA) from ITA Airways takes off as it passes in front of kerosene tanks on March 21, 2026, in Brussels-Zaventem Airport, Belgium.

Drone crash in Ben-Gvir's neighborhood determined to be local youth, not attack

A military source said it was a small drone and clarified that it was found in Ben-Gvir’s neighborhood, not near his home.

JULY 26, 2026ByEFRAT FORSHER

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir seen after a visit at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem Old City, during the Tisha B’Av, August 3, 2025

Komuna: Connecting young Israelis and olim through the power of Israeli folk dance

“We didn’t dance new songs. We danced old dances, such as ‘Tsadik katamar,’ different horas, and some line dances we used to do in kindergarten. And people were flying in the air.

JULY 25, 2026ByBATSHEVA SHULMAN

Komuna members pose for a group photo during the community's eighth-anniversary celebration.

Getting to know Etty Hillesum, the Holocaust diarist starring at the Israel Festival

Hillesum was 27 when she started putting pen to paper, much older than Frank and, hence, her writing relates to a more advanced stage of life and state of consciousness and awareness.

JULY 25, 2026ByBARRY DAVIS

Neta Shpigelman identifies fully with Etty Hillesum, the Holocaust victim heroine of 'The Thinking Heart'

Police arrest nine people blocking streets during unlawful protests in Tel Aviv

The police said the protest took place without authorization and without coordination with the police this evening on Kaplan Street in Tel Aviv.

JULY 25, 2026ByHODAYA RAN

'Unbelievable full circle': Terror attack survivor’s kidney saves rescuer’s brother 24 years later

The transplant linked two families whose lives first crossed during the Second Intifada, when an emergency squad commander stopped the Atzmona massacre.

JULY 25, 2026ByRUSADIKMAN

Reuven (right) and Yonatan (left) recover at Clalit-Beilinson Hospital following the kidney transplant.

IDF locates weapon stolen by Palestinian man during confrontation, rock throwing with Israelis

According to initial reports, the shooting happened after a fight between Israelis and Palestinians in the southern Hebron Hills. A weapon was apparently stolen, and one person was injured.

JULY 25, 2026ByAMIR BOHBOT, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

IDF soldiers arrest twenty suspects in overnight raids across West Bank, July 8, 2026.

'An emotional roller coaster': How an Israeli mother navigates her husband's reserve duty

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: Over nearly three years of war, Esther welcomed two children while navigating her husband's repeated reserve call-ups.

JULY 25, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER

ESTHER HOLDS baby Mia while Yonah kneels to comfort a crying Hallel before another round of miluim. ‘I can’t stop crying,’ Esther says of these moments.

Dutch descendant of Righteous Among the Nations fights for Israeli residency

The Interior Ministry rejected Ellen Monique Chits’s application, citing an age restriction that her attorney says conflicts with the procedure and a January 2026 court ruling.

JULY 25, 2026ByYOAV ETIEL