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Kuwait diverts flights after Iranian missile, drone attacks damage airport terminal, cause injuries

BY JAMES GENN AND GOLDIE KATZ — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:14:39 GMT

Iranian drones and missiles attacked Kuwait and Bahrain on Tuesday, causing US CENTCOM to strike an Iranian military ground control sites, attempt to intercept incoming munitions.

More than PR: Diplomacy means strengthening the relationships with our friends - editorial

BY JPOST EDITORIAL — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:55:27 GMT

Sometimes the wisest diplomatic investments are not made where support is weakest but where friendship has already been proven. This is one of those times.

IDF Operations Directorate Brig.-Gen. resigns following sexual misconduct investigation

BY AVI ASHKENAZI — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:25:05 GMT

Shomer was questioned Tuesday morning over a consensual relationship with an officer under his command. After taking responsibility, he resigned from the IDF.

Israel-Lebanon talks resume, Hezbollah keeps fighting in violation of agreement with Trump - report

BY DANYA SAPERSTEIN AND AMICHAI STEIN — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:39:22 GMT

“Our logic is to contain the fighting in Lebanon and not make it an issue in negotiations,” a US administration source said.

Trump denies reports that US-Iran talks have stalled

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:13:14 GMT

Iran's IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency reported on Monday that the Islamic regime had called for talks with the US to cease over Israeli military action in Lebanon.

'You're f***ing crazy': Trump berates Netanyahu in tense call over Beirut strikes - report

BY DANYA SAPERSTEIN — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:25:08 GMT

One source summarized part of Trump’s comments as “everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this,” said the report by Axios.

Israeli source rejects report Trump insulted Netanyahu during heated call on Lebanon strikes

BY IDAN KWELLER AND DANYA SAPERSTEIN — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:38:51 GMT

The source said the disagreement focused on public messaging after the call, as Washington sought to prevent escalation in Lebanon amid US-Iran negotiations.

From Litani to Beaufort: Givati Brigade commander shares his experience in Lebanon

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:42:23 GMT

“Before I am a brigade commander, I am a soldier," Shamaka said. "And I remember the feelings of a soldier at moments like these."

Hegseth blocked female, minority Navy officers from promotion to admiral - report

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:44:29 GMT

According to the report, Pentagon rules outline that the defense secretary is only supposed to remove officers from the promotion list for professional failings that would impact their new role.

Chicago rabbi gifts Pope Leo XIV a White Sox kippah during Vatican visit

BY GRACE GILSON/JTA — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:31:05 GMT

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope and a native of Chicago’s South Side, repeatedly advocated after his selection last year for the release of the Israeli hostages.

Khamenei is increasingly engaged in Iranian gov., Tehran still has drone arsenal, Rubio says

BY REUTERS — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:07:59 GMT

Rubio added that the Trump administration has not offered Iran sanctions relief in exchange for opening the Strait of Hormuz, with any relief being conditional on nuclear agreements.

The front line of the home front: Magen David Adom is Israel’s emergency backbone

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF AND IN COLLABORATION WITH MDA — Thu, 28 May 2026 12:23:42 GMT

For MDA, the underlying assumption is straightforward: emergency medicine is no longer operating at the margins of national preparedness; it has become part of the infrastructure itself.

'Over 90% of Iranians hate the regime,' INSS’s Beni Sabti reveals from leaked Iran survey

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 11:42:41 GMT

“It was a secret poll which said that 92% of the Iranian people hate their regime,” Sabti said, according to a transcript provided to The Jerusalem Post.

Alshareef: Israel, Jews, should help Iranians seek liberty to ‘repay debt to Cyrus’

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:57:00 GMT

Speaking at the Jerusalem Post Miami Summit on Wednesday, Alshareef called on Israel and the Jewish people to back Iranians seeking freedom, as Netanyahu voiced solidarity with the protesters.

How TALMA turns English education into social mobility and a Zionist mission

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:10:20 GMT

At the Jerusalem Post Miami Conference, TALMA CEO Ido Mahatzri showed how teachers, language and values reshape Israel’s periphery.

From the front lines to the future: Israeli society and the Jewish people in 2036

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 23:48:03 GMT

Speaking at the Jerusalem Post Miami Conference, IDF veterans and civil-society leaders highlighted service, dignity, and Diaspora responsibility as pillars of Israel’s next chapter.

Watch: The Jerusalem Post Miami Summit

BY ALAN ROSENBAUM — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:27:15 GMT

Amid changing geopolitics and evolving Diaspora-Israel relations, the conference served as a platform for powerful ideas, bold discussions, and building bridges across continents.

WATCH: IDF kills Oct. 7 terrorist who kidnapped Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eliya Cohen, Alon Ohel

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:42:42 GMT

The terrorist, identified as Yousef Ayesh Awad Ramadan, was a deputy commander of a Hamas Nukhba Force terrorist cell who infiltrated Israel during the October 7 massacre.

IDF reservist moderately wounded, other three slightly wounded by drone in southern Lebanon

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:53:43 GMT

The soldiers were evacuated to receive medical treatment, and their families were notified, the IDF said.

New Mossad Chief Roman Gofman: 'Iranian Shiite axis suffered a tough blow'

BY YONAH JEREMY BOB — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:06:32 GMT

Gofman said that during his term, the Mossad would continue to act in the shadows to develop new capabilities and strategies that would surprise Israel's adversaries.

IDF Intelligence Operations chief calls out Oct. 7 failures, says division must 'fulfill mission'

BY TOBIAS HOLCMAN — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:35:35 GMT

"On the morning of Simchat Torah, October 7, the Intelligence Division failed in its most important mission, to warn of war," said Brig.-Gen. A.

Outgoing Mossad chief Barnea urges Israel to topple wounded Iranian regime

BY YONAH JEREMY BOB — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:46:13 GMT

If in the past, Barnea's promise seemed to be to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, this was an additional time that he doubled or even tripled down on regime change for Iran.

Veteran '60 Minutes' journalist Scott Pelley fired from program, network 'effective immediately'

BY REUTERS — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:32:47 GMT

The broadcast has seen a lot of turnover under the new management, and the dismissal comes after disputes with the current EP, Nick Bilton, and the editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, over its new direction

Gov't greenlights NIS 13b. for shelters, infrastructure in Israel's North

BY MAYA ZANGER-NADIS AND BATYA GILADI — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:44:30 GMT

Netanyahu issued a statement shortly after the approval, naming the proposal as his and Smotrich's product, although the prime minister was absent for much of the approval meeting on Tuesday evening.

'You are not safe': IDF reveals Hezbollah terrorists are hiding in Tyre's Christian neighborhood

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:50:19 GMT

This comes after the IDF stated that it accidentally caused damage to a civilian hospital in Tyre while targeting Hezbollah in the area.

New Jerusalem Pride March route heads towards Knesset under 'Demanding Change' slogan

BY AVIHAI CHIIM — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:01:42 GMT

The Jerusalem Open House for Pride and Tolerance said the march will call for changes in public discourse and legislation on behalf of Israel’s LGBTQ+ community.