Lebanon truce unravels as Netanyahu, Katz instruct IDF to renew Hezbollah strikes in Beirut

Israeli soldiers operate at Beaufort Ridge in southern Lebanon, in this handout image released on May 31, 2026.
An Iranian flag flutters as a woman walks past damaged buildings amid a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, April 20, 2026.
IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, April 10, 2026.

US strikes Iranian island in Strait of Hormuz, IDF launches new wave of strikes in Beirut

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UK bans entry, revokes visas of activists Hasan Piker, Cenk Uygur over anti-Israel rhetoric

Antisemitic left-wing streamer Hasan Piker (L) and Young Turks founder Cenk Uygur (R).
People take part in the National March for Palestine - hands off Gaza, a pro-Palestinian protest calling for the government to "end the genocide and stop arming Israel", in London, Britain, January 31, 2026.

Global Intifada publishes locations, maps of factories, ports for targeted sabotage

Israeli musician Jonathan Razel, October 23, 2024.

Israeli musician Yonatan Razel hospitalized, stable after suffering brain hemorrhage

US strikes Iranian targets along Strait of Hormuz as Kuwait defends against drones, missiles

MK Evgeny Sova and Ambassador Alejandro Rubin.

Paraguay marks independence day at its embassy in Jerusalem, deepening ties with Israel

IDF Military Advocate General (MAG) Maj. Gen. Itay Offir.

Israel under 'unprecedented delegitimization attacks' from several global tribunals, IDF MAG says

Staff Sergeant Adam Tzarfati.

Staff-Sergeant Adam Tzarfati killed from Hezbollah drone explosion in southern Lebanon

Markets are closely watching the next moves in the U.S.-Iran conflict, as renewed tensions in the Strait of Hormuz continue to threaten global oil flows, inflation stability, and investor confidence.

Stocks shake off Iran jitters as AI pushes market up, even amid oil climbs and Hormuz crisis

The New York Times building in Manhattan, New York City, pictured September 16, 2025; illustrative.

The New York Times must answer serious questions about Kristof column

EDITORIAL
People walk by The New York Times building in Manhattan, New York City, US, September 16, 2025.

New York Times shareholder demands inspection of Board documents after Kristof article

Tourism Ministry director-general to visit US in push to boost incoming tourism to Israel

Ministry of Tourism Director General Michael Izhakov

Knesset panel advances dissolution bill ahead of first reading, debates election date

Israeli politicians react following a vote to dissolve the Knesset before the end of its term, in the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem, May 20, 2026.

Car ramming attack wounds several at Gush Etzion Junction in West Bank, south of Jerusalem

'Black flag over democracy': Politicians slam haredi break in to Beit Shemesh police station

Screengrab of video of ultra-Orthodox (haredi) riot outside of the Beit Shemesh police station, June 1, 2026.

Haredi protesters break into Beit Shemesh police station in overnight riot, eight arrested

Ultra-Orthodox protests erupt across Israel on haredi IDF enlistment day; Illustrative.

High Court rules Justice Minister Yariv Levin must convene Judicial Selection Committee

Cheng Li-wun, chairperson of the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan's largest opposition party, speaks at party headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan April 15, 2026.

Taiwan opposition leader aims to meet Trump on US trip, discuss avoiding conflict with China

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks on the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, in February.

Iran's Pezeshkian said to offer resignation to Khamenei over growing IRGC influence

REPORT
Israeli and Golani flags waving over Beaufort Ridge outpost, May 31, 2026.

Former commander of Beaufort Ridge warns against romanticizing operation, holding outpost

A symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile is displayed, amid a ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27, 2026.

Iran clears bombed tunnels, restores missile operations paused by US-Israeli strikes

REPORT

Mamdani missed the Israel Day Parade, many who went didn’t miss him

Marchers in the Israeli Day Parade carry cardobard cutouts of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rama Duwaji, the first lady of New York City, on May 31, 2026.

Mamdani endorses former Columbia encampment organizer Darializa Avila Chevalier

Bennett condemns Mamdani for not attending Israel Day Parade amid celebration preparation

Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu takes part in the New York City Israel Day Parade on May 31, 2026.

After Santa Monica attack, setting dog to bite Jewish victim, man charged but not with hate crime

Santa Monica Police. Ilustrative.

Second youth charged for shooting at Toronto area synagogues

US 'does not expect Israel to absorb' Hezbollah attacks, signals green light for IDF escalation

Israeli security forces at the scene where a house was hit by an explosive drone launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon in Metula near the Israeli-Lebanese border, May 25, 2026.

Trump, Sharaa hold phone call, discuss lifting sanctions, importance of 'prioritizing diplomacy'

IDF takes control of Beaufort Ridge, but Hezbollah aerial strikes continue uninterrupted

MEMBERS OF the Iranian security forces stand guard under a large portrait of Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.

Regime hardliner's controversial Telegram post sparks censure, warnings from Islamic Republic

US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up after disembarking Air Force One following his trip to China at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, May 15, 2026.

Trump requests amendments to enriched uranium, Hormuz clauses in US-Iran ceasefire deal draft

REPORT

Police Commissioner meets with members of LGBTQ+ community ahead of Pride Month

Police Commissioner Danny Levy meets LGBTQ+ representatives ahead of Pride Month.

Jerusalem Post conference returns to New York against backdrop of regional tensions

WATCH

Khaled Mashaal, nine other Hamas political leaders sanctioned by EU along with four Jewish groups

 Senior Hamas figure Khaled Mashal accidentally says “To a free Israel, with God’s help” at the Al Jazeera Forum in Doha on February 8, 2026.
ANALYSIS

At Beaufort, Israel confronts the futility of withdrawal

IDF soldiers operating in Lebanon's Beaufort Ridge, shared by the military on May 31, 2026.
STUDY

EU's negative statements about Israel increased post-October 7

Elbit subsidiary acquires Israeli autonomous AI-powered off-road robotic warfare company

A Bluewhite autonomy kit installed on a BL Advance Systems BLR MK2 Platform.

Defense establishment developing new solutions against Hezbollah's fiber-optic FPV drones

REPORT

Trump admin. in advanced talks to directly fund US drone firms to boost production

ON THE front line of the cyber war, Israel has become one of the world’s most targeted countries for cyberattacks, with state-backed hackers increasingly using AI to probe government networks, companies, and critical infrastructure.

Israeli AI defense-tech firm Airis Labs emerges from stealth with $60m. in funding

IDF receives first KC-46 aircraft from US, May 27, 2026.

Israel receives first KC-46 aircraft from US, boosting options for independent strikes on Iran

China issues sweeping new controls of overseas trade, counter sanctions with new restrictions

Factories are silhouetted during sunset, in Handan, Hebei province, China April 7, 2026.

French Foreign Minister calls for UNSC 'emergency meeting' over Israel's operations in Lebanon

French Navy boards Russian oil tanker, obstructs Atlantic 'shadow-fleet'

French Navy personnel approach an oil tanker, subject to international sanctions and sailing from Russia, in the Atlantic Ocean, in this handout obtained by Reuters on June 1, 2026.

Five dead, two injured after blast at Hanwha Aerospace plant in South Korea

A police officer controls the area in front of the main gate of Hanwha Aerospace’s factory that caught fire after an explosion, in Daejeon, South Korea, June 1, 2026.

Iraqi-based Iranian-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah offers to ‘buy’ weapons from other militias

Fighters lift flags of Iraq and paramilitary groups, including al-Nujaba and Kataib Hezbollah, during a funeral in Baghdad for five militants killed a day earlier in a US strike in northern Iraq, on December 4, 2023.

On the Front Lines of Care: Kaplan Medical Center Faces War’s Challenges, Eyes Major Expansion

Prof. Tarif Bader, the CEO of Kaplan Medical Center.

Shaping the future of AI at Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Dr. Michael Gofman speaks with Maor Zaguri, Acclaimed Israeli Director

Reviving Tel Hai: Yair Belachovsky’s mission to preserve a defining legacy

Yair Belachovsky speaks at a state memorial ceremony for Joseph Trumpeldor and the defenders of Tel Hai in 2025

Israeli ministries move to block $4.2 billion sale of ZIM over security concerns

Zim containers are stacked just outside Israel's port of Ashdod February 23, 2012

The Jewish world cannot afford to leave AI education to Silicon Valley

OPINION

Haredim making headway in hi-tech: Projects to introduce ultra-Orthodox to workforce see success

Avratech director Aaron Safrai (right) is pictured with ultra-Orthodox Jewish students learning computer programming at Avratech's Jerusalem offices

Israel’s mobility sector forecasts what inventions can actually deploy and when

Elon Musk
FRONTLINES

Start-Up Ethiopia: Addis Ababa takes a page from Israel's innovation playbook

Government designates eight new forests as natural reserves along northern border

HANITA FOREST

Galilee Eco Center: regenerative agriculture, healing in the Galilee

ANALYSIS

After years-long drought where Syria, Iraq were running out of water, dams are now flooding

Gofra Beach’s mineral-rich sulfur spring reopened in mid-May after being revealed by the lowering of the Sea of ​​Galilee’s water line.

Gofra Beach's mineral-rich sulfur springs reopen after six years

Electric Egged bus.

All city buses in Eilat, Kiryat Shmona to be replaced with electric ones by end of 2026

Health Ministry officials meet to discuss, monitor ongoing Ebola outbreak

Medical teams in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, May 2026

New shot for cancer can eradicate whole tumors in patients, trial shows

REPORT
OPINION

Caring for the carers: Israel's hidden mental health crisis

ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN

Former Gaza hostage, October 7 survivors receive therapeutic Healing Ink tattoos

STUDY

AI tools can help reduce anxiety and depression symptoms, Israeli study finds

Dr. Katya Mandoki: Caressing the land by every step

Dr. Katya Mandoki

Studying in Israel: International students find a home at Reichman University

FEATURE
OPINION

If Israel wants mass aliyah, it must end its bureaucratic gatekeeping

 New immigrants from USA and Canada arrive on a special " Aliyah Flight 2016" on behalf of Nefesh B'Nefesh organization, at Ben Gurion airport in central Israel on August 17, 2016.
ByCOOKIE SCHWAEBER-ISSAN

Nefesh B’Nefesh to receive award at JPost NY Conference

New Olim coming to Israel 2026

Government approves dedicated unit to assist new immigrants serving in IDF

 Over 150 lone soldiers join the IDF through Garin Tzabar Scouts program.

An ultra-luxury Jerusalem icon

"Forest" Project.

Midtown Jerusalem

It’s all about timing! 2026 is a rare opportunity window for Tel Aviv real estate

The Luria project by Tzarfati Shimon in Arnona, Jerusalem.

Luria: A Jerusalem-inspired project with modern boutique design

Prime Jerusalem lets Jews worldwide own a luxury home in the heart of Jerusalem.

Prime Jerusalem – the next home for the Jews of the world in the capital

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Jerusalem Post Miami Conference returns, shaping the future together

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Diplomatic Conference, September 2025

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Israel’s First Lady, Michal Herzog

Michal Herzog: Women must 'use their voice' to shape Israel’s future

'Without human insight, innovation is useless'

Mekorot’s Shira Singer on the future of water infrastructure

MDA Heroes   

 Michaela Berku: "Doing good is the best therapy."

Michaela Berku on volunteering, MDA, and saving lives through service

MDA Women's Circle launches new year with "Adopt a Paramedic" initiative

'I’ll keep showing up': MDA paramedic who saved dozens on Oct 7 recounts 600 days

Podcasts   

People take part in the National March for Palestine - hands off Gaza, a pro-Palestinian protest calling for the government to "end the genocide and stop arming Israel", in London, Britain, January 31, 2026.

NGO Monitor's Gerald Steinberg warns of anti-Israel NGO influence

IDF secures Beaufort Ridge as Hezbollah drone kills St.-Sgt. Tyukin

Israel at a crossroads: War, elections, and the future of the US-Israel alliance

US Politics   

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Memorial Amphitheater during a Memorial Day event at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, May 25, 2026.

'No. 1 attraction in the world': Trump says he will headline Nat'l Mall fair after singers drop out

Trump admin. in advanced talks to directly fund US drone firms to boost production

US-Israel alliance reached a military peak, but its political future is under threat

Diaspora   

Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu takes part in the New York City Israel Day Parade on May 31, 2026.

Bennett condemns Mamdani for not attending Israel Day Parade amid celebration preparation

J Street’s Ilan Goldenberg: Liberal Zionism can reverse deteriorating US-Israel relationship

Head of Anne Frank Educational Center questions Yad Vashem's Germany expansion, drawing backlash

Judaism   

Dina Gavriely: ‘My task was clear – create vibrant and joyful texts.’

Meet the Israeli author making Jewish texts accessible for children

The beauty and frustration of Shavuot at the Western Wall

'The Sacrificial Service': Leviticus has been mistranslated for centuries

Christian World   

POST-ISRAELI withdrawl in May 2000, a donkey survives in a minefield in the south Lebanon village of Aytaroun.

A Lebanese Christian fled from Hezbollah - and found refuge in Israel

Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast at 10: Moral Courage of Christians Needed as Jews Face Danger

Pope Leo apologizes for Church's historic role in slavery

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Happ

Happicerie: Brunch at a ‘happy grocery’ in Netanya

National Library of Israel acquires copy of UK's oldest kosher cookbook belonging to Montefiores

Wine Talk: Wine and cheese, please

Archaeology   

Rupert van Der Werff from Summers Place Auctions with a rare skeleton of a long-extinct woolly rhinoceros in Billingshurst, England, March 5, 2019; file photo.

Neanderthals' ancient toolkit included hammers, blades made from rhino teeth

Evidence of ancient Native American life uncovered near Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Rare, intact ancient Roman burial unearthed during excavations in eastern Croatia

Science   

NEGEV DESERT - APRIL 06 2011:Israeli farmers desert farming planting vines in a desert farm in the Negev, Israel. Israel is a world-leader in agricultural technologies despite its dry climate

Can fungus farming make tomatoes taste better? Israeli researchers say yes

Promising hantavirus vaccine research stalled by funding gap before outbreak

Asteroid to fly within 176 Bulgarias of Earth on Monday, May 18 - NASA

Culture   

Meir Shalev

Docaviv 2026 opens in Tel Aviv with global documentaries, masterclasses, and retrospectives

Author of ‘People Love Dead Jews,’ Dara Horn, delights Jerusalem crowd

Arab-Jewish youth orchestra builds a unifying ‘East-West’ sound together

History   

Hurva remains, 1972.

Inside Jerusalem’s 1948 siege through the eyes of a child who survived the Old City’s fall

Switzerland to release sealed files on Nazi doctor Josef Mengele

How well do you know Israel’s capital? Take the Jerusalem Quiz

OMG   

Ivanka Trump wearing a deep-blue resortwear set by Israeli designer Shani Shemer during Trump family wedding festivities in the Bahamas.

Ivanka Trump spotlights Israeli designer Shani Shemer's resortwear at family Bahamas celebration

NYC based artist, activists places middle finger-shaped statue in front of Mamdani's City Hall

Daniel Peretz, Southampton soccer team thrown out of Championship playoff final over spying scandal

Consumerism   

Old video games. The past as a growth engine.

The console returning from the past: A veteran gaming brand makes a surprising comeback

Columbia launches new brand store in Ra'anana for approximately NIS 1 million

From the mat to the street: Lululemon redefines what you wear to pilates

Prof. Eduard Yakubov, president of the Holon Institute of Technology

Israel cannot afford to rely solely on theoretical doctorates

Israel can no longer afford the privileges of adolescent behavior

Confronting the Iranian regime’s ideological warfare strategy against Israel and the West

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