Explosions heard in southern Iran as US military conducts airstrikes on Islamic Republic

Smoke and flames rise after an explosion in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, Iran, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on July 8, 2026.

US strikes southern Iran after Trump slams MOU, IRGC threatens 'massive response'

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US expected to send six F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, lift bans, following NATO Ankara summit

REPORT
 An F-35 plane stands on the tarmac at Nevatim Air Force Base.
Outgoing French Ambassador to Israel Frédéric Journès speaks to The Jerusalem Post on July 8, 2026.

'I still love Israel': Outgoing French ambassador on war, Macron, and a broken alliance

INTERVIEW
IDF officers meet with the family of the late soldier, Private Yaakov Zrihan.

After 78 years, IDF locates burial site of Pvt. Yaakov Zrihan, who went missing in Independence War

Iranians testify to ‘Post’ how regime murdered loved ones in January massacres

 Saudi Arabia's national flag is seen at the Khoba frontline border with Yemen

Saudi Arabia explores IMEC route through Syria, sidestepping Israel, sources tell 'Post'

US President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (not pictured) alongside the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound, joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.

Trump warns US will 'probably' strike Iran tonight after saying MoU is 'over'

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy alongside the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound, in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.

Trump pushes Putin, Zelensky toward talks as Ukraine claims to end Russia's territorial advantage

US President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky alongside the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.

'Make them yourself': Trump gives Ukraine Patriot missile license during Zelensky NATO meeting

Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar party, holds a press conference with the party’s new member Yoram Cohen in Tel Aviv, May 5, 2026.

Eisenkot's Yashar edges out Netanyahu's Likud for first time in new Channel 13 poll

Palestinians gather on the beach front in Gaza City on July 3 2026.

Only clan rule can govern Gaza after Hamas disarmed, NCAG will fail, Mordechai Kedar says

INTERVIEW

75 Years, $57 billion, one unbreakable bond

Dani Naveh, Global President and CEO of Israel Bonds and a former Israeli cabinet minister.

Haredi MK Gafni urges Netanyahu to advance Torah study bill unchanged despite legal warnings

MK Moshe Gafni attends a Finance committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 29, 2026.

Israel 'will return to the whole of Gaza,' should 'erase' Oslo Accords, Smotrich says

MK Ayman Odeh, UN chief Guterres to discuss Arab crime wave in New York meeting

MK Ayman Odeh attends Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 22, 2026.

Shin Bet chief says he was chosen for his loyalty to elected leaders, triggering political storm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Shin Bet Director David Zini, October 23, 2025.
ANALYSIS

Shin Bet chief Zini walks into yet another political trap

Adel Matlabnejad, a 38-year-old from Ahvaz killed on January 9.

Adel Matlabnejad: The brother who said he would be ‘right back,’ and never returned

INTERVIEW
Rasoul Ziaei

Rasoul Ziaei: The bodybuilder whose family searched for a week after Jan. massacre

INTERVIEW
Ermia Lachiani.

A soldier of his people by his own choice: Who was Ermia Lachiani, murdered by the Iranian regime?

INTERVIEW
Abolfazl Jahedi

‘He never became a firefighter’: Abolfazl Jahedi, killed in Iran’s Jan. protest crackdown

INTERVIEW

New academic association for contemporary antisemitism studies launched at University of Haifa

Prof. Gur Alroey, president of the University of Haifa, speaks Tuesday night at the launch of the Contemporary Antisemitism Studies Association (CASA) during the “Contemporary Antisemitism: Haifa 2026” conference.

Michigan's El-Sayed gets boost from anti-AIPAC group, testing candidate's 'no PAC money' pledge

Syrian school network teaches extremist, antisemitic, anti-Christian material, Alma center says

Schoolchildren walk back to their classroom at the Zamalka mixed school on April 16, 2025; illustrative.

Greek tour company refuses Israeli woman booking over 'ideological reasons'

People visit a beach of the southern Athenian suburb of Glyfada on June 26, 2026; illustrative.
POLL

US Jews view Mamdani more favorably than Netanyahu, 7% say Hamas massacre justified

Iranian regime publishes footage of Khamenei's prayer room destroyed in February strikes

WATCH
Satellite imagery from an alleged Israeli strike on the bunker where Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is being guarded.

Oil and honor: The dire straits of martial propaganda in the US-Iran conflict

OPINION
REPORT

Iran threatens to close Strait of Hormuz, hit 'twice the number of targets' as US

US President Donald Trump reacts as he meets with NATO Secretary General on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, on July 8, 2026.

Trump removes Syria from US terrorism sponsor list, move still pending congressional approval

US President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.

Trump says he doesn't want to 'waste his time' negotiating with Iran after overnight strikes

‘Wanted to raise his voice': Family remembers Mostafa Adgarsalehi six months after murder by IRGC

INTERVIEW
Mostafa Adgarsalehi.

Reporter's notebook: At the Maccabiah, I found more than a medal

COMMENT
INTERVIEW

'Strictly forbidden to mourn’: Family speaks six months after Taha Naderi’s murder by IRGC

Taha Naderi.
INTERVIEW

Mani Yousefi: The young man ready to die so his brother could live free

Mani Yousefi, a 20-year-old from Iran, killed during the January massacre.
INTERVIEW

Soccer fan Mehdi Eskandarian gave his life fighting for his children's future and a free Iran

Despite restricting Israeli defense firms, Macron flew to Syria on jet equipped with Elbit system

An airplane carrying French President Emmanuel Macron arrives at Esenboga Airport ahead of the 36th NATO Summit held in Ankara, Turkey, July 7, 2026

Lockheed Martin to buy Ultra Maritime for $3.45 billion

Axon Vision links its AI system with Czech radar to spot drone threats

The IAI, Israel Aerospace Industries company logo is displayed during the Security Equipment International (DSEI) at London Excel on September 09, 2025 in London, England.

Israel approves defense merger for Israel Aerospace Industries, Elta ahead of massive IPO

Taiwan’s Patriot air defense system is deployed during a July 2025 drill

US in talks on Europe missile co-production, maintenance of Patriot missiles, source says

Israel's New York Consulate to reopen on Thursday following safety issues with nearby building

The Israeli Consulate in New York.

Iran targets 85 US military sites in Bahrain, Kuwait following Strait of Hormuz strikes

NATO Secretary General Rutte says disputes between members show 'democratic strength'

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte looks on before meeting European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa on the sidelines of the NATO leaders' summit, in Ankara, Turkey, July 7, 2026.

Nearly 40% of Israelis feel Iran won war with US, INSS survey finds

A man holds a photo of Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, while the flags of the US and Israel are burnt, as people gather after a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war was announced, in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026.
ANALYSIS

Ahmadinejad's appearance at Khamenei's funeral leaves unanswered questions

Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at former supreme leader Ali Khamenei's funeral, July 6, 2026.

Twenty years after Israel's class action law, is it time to recalibrate the system?

Meni Neeman, Deputy CEO and Chief Legal Counsel at The Phoenix Group

“The Cage” music video by Shyfrin Alliance: The state of Creation before the Sin

Eduard Shyfrin - The Cage

Israel against the current

Matan Shitrit, Chief Economist at Phoenix Financial

Bank Hapoalim launches digital banking platform for children

Bank Hapoalim launches Poalim Junior, a new digital banking platform for children aged 8 and up.

How New York’s ‘summer camp kings’ left Israeli investors burned

Israeli unemployment rates rising in hi-tech with the advancement of artificial intelligence

Tech layoffs are the key to change in education in Israel

Nvidia inaugurates expanded Beersheba R&D center

 An NVIDIA logo appears in this illustration taken August 25, 2025.

Israel launches new search for natural gas in the Mediterranean Sea

Israel agrees to extend earthquake aid in Venezuela after rare call between president, FM Sa'ar

Israel's Foreign Ministry and aid delegation to Venezuela meets with interim president Delcy Rodriguez in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 8.

Strong El Nino will develop rapidly over coming months, says UN weather agency

A 'stab in the back': Israel's refusal to extend Jordanian water agreement may spark crisis

Paramilitary police officers evacuate residents in a rubber dinghy through a flooded area after rainfall brought by typhoon Maysak, in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China July 6, 2026.

Landslide buries 33 people, 16 remain trapped in Gansu, China as tornadoes, typhoons hit

A helicopter conducts firefighting operations as wildfire burns in Pouzols-Minervois near Narbonne, France, July 2, 2026.

Thousands evacuated from homes in southwest France as 'battle resumes' against raging wildfires

Poison apples: The danger hiding inside your favorite fruits

Fruit and vegetables sit on display at Brixton Market, London, September 27, 2020.

Hydrotherapy center sees 300% interest increase as Post-war children plagued by bedwetting, anxiety

At least 17 hospitalized following suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at Jerusalem beauty salon

Rights org. files complaint after Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yosef shames women for private mikveh use

Can 'being a b****' really prevent autoimmune disease? Viral meme may hold some truth

‘We're lone soldiers, but we're not lonely’: How the IDF supports fighters without families

Staff Sergeant Oren Metzuyanim, a 21-year-old lone soldier at the main rehearsal of the 78th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, on April 19, 2026.

Tel Aviv’s Shuk Olim brings out dozens of immigrant entrepreneurs to showcase goods

Government approves initiative to streamline licensing for psychologists who make aliyah

Minister of Aliyah and Integration Ofir Sofer speaks to individuals at an aliyah event.

Elbit plans to hire 2,000 new employees, ending 2026 with 4,000 new hires, CEO Machlis says

View of Elbit Systems offices in Jerusalem on December 3, 2024.

Tali Mekere: A first-generation engineer's path to success from Ethiopia to Netanya

Tali Mekere

Tzarfati Shimon launches phase 2 of Luria Project in Jerusalem's Moradot Arnona

Luria Project, Jerusalem Moradot Arnona.

Luria: A Jerusalem-inspired project with modern boutique design

An ultra-luxury Jerusalem icon

Shponder & Fadlon Project.

From two construction families in Even Yehuda to leading real estate group: Shponder & Fadlon story

The INFINITY Project.

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

All JPost Conferences   

Heading ‘Down Under’: The Jerusalem Post announces Sydney Summit

Sydney, Australia Summit

Past Event - Building tomorrow, today: Jerusalem Post Washington Conference heads to Capitol Hill

Jerusalem Post Washington Conference

Past Event - The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference - where diplomacy meets the future

Diplomatic Conference, September 2025

Conference   

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   

US President Donald Trump attends a working session during the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.

'To me, I think it's over': Trump says MoU with Iran is nullified after strikes

Explosive device detonates near Macron's hotel in Syria

Vienna's museums, Michelin heaven and the meaning of life

US Politics   

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks at his Primary Election event on June 9, 2026 in Blue Hill, Maine.

Pressure mounts on Democratic Senate candidate Platner to quit Maine race

Democratic candidate Stevens attacks Netanyahu, as opponent El-Sayed calls Israel 'rogue state'

Bernie Sanders urges Platner to quit Maine Senate race as Democrats vie to succeed him

Diaspora   

The Israeli Consulate in New York.

Israel's New York Consulate to reopen on Thursday following safety issues with nearby building

Israel agrees to extend earthquake aid in Venezuela after rare call between president, FM Sa'ar

US Jews view Mamdani more favorably than Netanyahu, 7% say Hamas massacre justified

Judaism   

REPRESENTATIVES OF the Chief Rabbinate of Israel cross Jaffa Street in Jerusalem as they deliver a kosher certificate to a local restaurant.

Tzohar's kashrut license was improperly granted, but Rabbinate must act, state tells High Court

'Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land': America’s relationship with the Torah

How a Torah scroll escaped Nazi Germany and found a home on Israel's Gaza border

Christian World   

A faithful receives a blessing in front of the traditionalist Catholic Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) in Econe, Switzerland, July 2, 2026.

A future pope will 'welcome us back', says priest from excommunicated antisemitic Catholic sect

Christian converts still face discrimination, arrests in Egypt, US State Dept. confirms

Christian Zionists confront a crisis inside their own camp

Food   

Lasange

Biga: Something for everyone

Wine Talk: The kosher Michel Rolland

In the kitchen with Henny: American classics

Archaeology   

The ancient temple complex in the village of al-Qasr in the Bahariya Oasis, Egypt, July 3, 2026.

New sections of ancient Egyptian temple reveal inscriptions of Pharaoh Psamtik I

Frescos from famed Etruscan tomb go on display in Rome after multi-million euro purchase by Italy

New AI-powered research project aims to uncover the origins of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Science   

 AI education illustrative

AI doesn't replace good writers, it demands better judgment, researchers find

Can virtual reality teach the 'feel' of medicine? New Israeli study says not yet

Who's a good boy? Study suggests interacting with pets may not improve stress, negative emotions

Culture   

‘LEGENDS’ IS a series based on a true story about British customs inspectors in the 1990s who infiltrate the drug trade.

What to watch this week: ‘Legends’ hits the mark as Pride month programming begins

Taiwan Film Week brings the island’s stories, culture to Jerusalem

How to find the perfect summer camp in Jerusalem for your kids and teens

History   

Captives returning after the Entebbe Operation.

Entebbe daze

'Stalin’s Apostles': The Cambridge Five and the lost world of Jewish Communism

'Vanishingly rare' copy of US Declaration of Independence unearthed in UK archives

OMG   

"Ayala’s story shows how openness about genetic illness can inspire others and encourage greater awareness."

Young ambassador: A girl’s journey to the World Cup puts a spotlight on genetic awareness

Louvre heist sequel? Millions of euros worth of jewelry stolen from France's Lalique museum

Can 'being a b****' really prevent autoimmune disease? Viral meme may hold some truth

Consumerism   

Project courtesy of Buchhalter Studio for Architecture and Interior Design.

Open skies: How the skylight became the new luxury element in designed homes

Will we get a clamshell iPhone? Apple has not yet made a final decision

Ariston expands the scope of solar collector production in Israel

David Alexander, Deputy CEO of Phoenix Financial

Israel’s hidden strength: Institutional capital pools

Israel can no longer afford the privileges of adolescent behavior

Evolving regional economic opportunities

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