Hamas publishes second 'Our Narrative' document two years after October 7 massacre

I read Hamas's 'new' manifesto so you don't have to you

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A Palestinian Hamas terrorist stands next to heavy machinery, after Hamas said that it found the body of an Israeli hostage soldier on Tuesday and prepares to return it to Israel through the Red Cross, in Gaza City, November 4, 2025.

Gal Hirsch travels to Cairo for talks on returning final hostage Ran Gvili's remains

 Gal Hirsch, the government's point man on missing and kidnapped citizens attends the lobby for releasing the remaining hostages in the Gaza Strip, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, April 10, 2024.
Former hostage Segev Kalfon speaks in Jerusalem, November 17, 2025.

Freed hostage Segev Kalfon denounces lack of support received from Israel since release

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint press conference with the German Chancellor after their meeting in Jerusalem on March 17, 2024.

'Israel will respond': PM vows reprisal for Hamas ceasefire violation after soldier wounded by IED

Azerbaijani presidential adviser warns DC on Gaza: 'Don't repeat our mistakes'

Shin Bet Director David Zini seen on November 3, 2025

Qatargate developments 'dream of every intelligence officer' former Shin Bet official says

Friends of Israeli pilot Ron Arad who has been missing since October 1986 march in his memory in Tel Aviv, on October 18, 2024.

IAF Chief hints at Ron Arad op. after disappearance of Lebanese general

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint press conference with the German Chancellor after their meeting in Jerusalem on March 17, 2024.

PMO responds to Hamas violation, Iran and US trade barbs - December 24, 2025

LISTEN
People gather next to the Christmas tree at Manger Square on the day of Christmas events with Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, on Christmas Eve, in the Old City of Bethlehem, December 24, 2025.

PA claims Israeli authorities prevented VP from attending Christmas Eve mass in Bethlehem

REPORT
SMOKE RISES from Soroka Medical Center on June 19, after an Iranian ballistic missile packed with over 400 kilos of explosives slammed into the Northern Surgical Building, destroying two floors.

Beersheba spirit: Rebuilding lives, labs, and hope after Iranian missile attacks

OPINION
 Representatives of the UAE, US, Israel, Bahrain Morocco and Egypt at the Steering Committee of the Negev Forum, June 27, 2022.

Gulf turns to Israel for security as Washington pivots inwards

OPINION

US agency implements ZAKA’s knowledge

Dubi Weissenstern CEO of ZAKA &  Exec Dir Moshe Rozenberg at the signing ceremony for the cooperation agreement in Washington with outgoing CEO of US National Sheriffs’ Association Jonathan Thompson

After standoff, Katz approves Zamir's IDF air force, navy chief appointments

Jerusalem in danger of October 7-style invasion due to failed border security, special report says

 Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir. March 25, 2025.
OPINION

Is Israel ready if World War Three breaks out?

BySHERWIN POMERANTZ
 Judges arrive at the International Court of Justice at the start of a hearing where South Africa requests new emergency measures over Israel's attacks on Rafah, as part of an ongoing case South Africa filed at the ICJ in December last year, The Hague, Netherlands May 17, 2024.

Belgium joins South Africa’s ICJ genocide case against Israel over Gaza war

Abdel Hay Zoqout, a member of Hamas's finance department, was killed two weeks ago in a joint operation by the IDF and the Shin Bet, IDF spokesman  Col. Avichai Edraei announced on Wednesday. 

IDF says Hamas finance official killed in same strike as second-in-command

Police arrest five in connection with attacking, killing Palestinian shepherd’s sheep

Bereaved families protest proposed Oct. 7 inquiry law ahead of Knesset vote

Palestinians inspect the scene of an attack on a Palestinian family by extremist settlers, during which several sheep were killed, in the town of As-Samu, south of Hebron, December 23, 2025.

US awards Colt $12.9m. contract to supply M4A1 carbines to Israel

M4 Carbine superimposed on an Israeli flag

Kenya receives Israeli SPYDER air defense system in $26 million deal

Rafael's Spyder air defense system
ANALYSIS

How Israel's hilltop settlers coordinate attacks to expel Palestinians

US Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, US February 26, 2021.

Gaetz claims Israeli operation behind prostitution, underage sex allegations

ELIJAH BRYANT shoots over a Bayern Munich defender during the Reds’ 82-72 road victory to improve their first-place Euroleague record to 13-5.

Hapoel Tel Aviv stays atop Euroleague with road conquest of Bayern Munich

BEN SHAPIRO at the Knesset in April, at a ceremony honoring Independence Day torch lighters.

'Frauds and grifters': Ben Shapiro slams Carlson, Owens, Bannon over antisemitism at AmericaFest

Friends of Israeli pilot Ron Arad who has been missing since October 1986 march in his memory in Tel Aviv, on October 18, 2024.

Lebanese ex-officer connected to Ron Arad reported missing, believed 'kidnapped' by Israel

REPORT

Egypt, Turkey move in step as Washington, Jerusalem pull apart

ANALYSIS

Is Lebanon hiding hundreds of Syrian officers, helping them evade justice?

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty leave after a press conference in Ankara, Turkey, November 12, 2025.

Turkish FM Fidan meets with Hamas leaders to discuss advancing ceasefire to second phase

Israeli security forces clash with Jewish settlers during the evacuation of Illegal structures in Tzur Misgavi, an outpost in Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, November 17, 2025

Is recent police rally against Jewish extremist violence in West Bank sufficient?

ANALYSIS
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Syrian interim president at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on October 15, 2025.

Syria, Russia discuss military cooperation and reconstruction after Assad

Australia cancels British national’s visa after Nazi symbol and hate speech charges

Australia's NSW to ban terror symbols, curb protests in wake of Bondi Beach terror shooting

The Sydney Opera House is illuminated with candlelights in Sydney on December 21, 2025, as part of a national day of reflection honouring the victims of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack.

Sydney Jewish mayor feted for anti-antisemitism work weeks before Bondi Beach tragedy

A sign reading "Jewish Lives Should Matter, Too" is seen at the floral tributes area outside Bondi Pavilion in Sydney on December 18, 2025, to honour victims of the Bondi Beach shooting. The attack at Bondi Beach on December 14 was one of the deadliest in Australian history.

Candace Owens urges audience read antisemitic book, asserts Jews controlled slave trade

Candace Owens urges audience read antisemitic book, asserts Jews controlled slave trade

Lutheran Christian leaders praised Hamas violence against Israel, investigation finds

Right-wing antisemitism must be confronted before it dominates Republican Party

EDITORIAL

Between fear and hope, civic protest survives in Iran

OPINION
US Vice President JD Vance closes out AmericaFest, the first Turning Point USA summit since the assassination of Charlie Kirk, in Phoenix, Arizona, US, December 21, 2025

Israeli film industry in turmoil as Culture Ministry awards ignite backlash

Likud parliament member Miki Zohar reacts during an arrangements committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 13, 2020.

Netanyahu trial: Tensions surface in court as testimony continues in Case 4000

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the Tel Aviv court ahead of his testimony. February 24, 2025.
ANALYSIS

Vicious cycle of alarmism could lead Israel into unwanted war with Iran

RTX unit Raytheon lands $1.7 billion deal to supply Patriot systems to Spain

IDF establishes artificial intelligence division in response to Oct. 7 failure

Ukrainian service members walk next to a launcher of a Patriot air defence system, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location, Ukraine August 4, 2024.

US blocks new Chinese-made drones over national security fears

A Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) successfully launches from the flight deck of the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) while operating in the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 16.

US Navy launches first one-way attack drone from ship amid growing threats

A Ukrainian sea drone approaches to strike the Dashan, a tanker part of Russia's so-called "shadow fleet", in the Black Sea, December 10, 2025, in this picture obtained from a video. S

Ukraine hits Russian 'Shadow Fleet' tanker in Mediterranean with drones

Following shutdown, Iraq expects Iranian gas supplies to resume within a week, official says

Australia’s New South Wales passes sweeping gun, anti-terror laws after Bondi attack

Iranian flag overlayed with a rising stock graph and 3D printed gas pump miniature are seen in this illustration taken June 23, 2025.

Libyan army chief killed in jet crash after takeoff from Ankara, Libyan PM confirms

Private jets are seen on the tarmac at Esenboga Airport, in Ankara, Turkey August 1, 2024

'No enrichment in Iran': US, Iran trade barbs at UN Security Council over nuclear negotiations

United States Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz speaks during a Security Council meeting to discuss 'ongoing U.S. aggression' against Venezuela, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, US, December 23, 2025.

Trump 'shares love of young girls,' Epstein wrote in card purportedly sent to Nassar

A view of drawers and framed photos, including of Donald Trump, in Jeffrey Epstein's Manhattan home.

Why was Gal Gadot Chosen to be the 2026 Laureate of the $1 Million Genesis Prize?

STAN POLOVETS, Co-Founder and Chairman of The Genesis Prize Foundation / Gal Gadot

Love in the third age like the first

Mediterranean Towers Jerusalem

Jewish Agency Shlichim Strengthen Communities Worldwide and Spread Hanukkah’s Global Glow

Jewish Agency Chairman Maj. Gen. (res.) Doron Almog and CEO Yehuda Setton with Jewish Agency shlichim

Israeli tech firms deepen European presence

Iron Dome to AI: Israeli technology has become the country’s most powerful diplomatic asset

OPINION
 Some of the items placed in the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology time capsule.

ServiceNow to buy Israeli cybersecurity startup Armis for $7.75 billion

Armis founders, Yevgeny Dibrov and Nadir Izrael.

Wizz Air plans Eilat-Budapest route, Israel bases from March

 Wizz Air

Israeli tourism to Japan jumps sharply as yen weakens

Jerusalem apartment destroyed by fire during Shabbat, seven injured

WATCH

Israeli scientists use AI to improve irrigation and spot plant stress early

STUDY
The aftermath of a fire that burned down an apartment in Jerusalem's Gilo neighborhood, December 20, 2025

Winter in Jerusalem: Valleys, rails, and the city’s stories

MIRIAM ADELSON looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks at a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, December 16, 2025.

US House of Representatives passes bill to expedite permitting for big energy projects

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump delivers remarks on the US economy and affordability at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, US December 9, 2025.

Trump administration to dissolve key climate research agency

Scientists find hidden placental changes linked to gestational diabetes

Which snack harms your gut most? Experts point to bagged potato chips

A pregnant woman checks her blood sugar levels; illustrative.

Israel must leave World Health Organization, Knesset's new health committee chair says

Israel urges immediate vaccination as flu morbidity rises, orders 485,000 more vaccine doses

Health Ministry tightens oversight as demand for sperm donations surges

'Come home!': FM Gideon Sa’ar urges Diaspora Jews to make aliyah to Israel

Finding her place: Leora Leeder's journey from New York to Israel

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the Knesset, December 2, 2025; illustrative.

Israel advancing emergency aliyah plans in wake of Bondi Beach massacre

Ofir Sofer (middle), Rabbi Eli Schlanger (Far right)
POLL

'Eyeing the exits': Nearly half of British Jews don't feel welcome in UK, don't see future

 Demonstrators hold Israeli and British flags outside the Law Courts, during a march against antisemitism, after an increase in the UK, during a temporary truce between the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and Israel, in London, Britain November 26, 2023.

Israel expected to advance aliyah emergency aid plan for new immigrants

 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.

It’s all about the timing

Emerging Real Estate Hotspots in Israel

Louis Marshall 2-4 Tel Aviv.

Beersheba’s southern command to be vacated and transformed into a residential and leisure complex

Young family dreaming about moving into new house.

The dream persists: New survey shows Israelis’ confidence in the housing market

Old house versus a new house

Newly built or second-hand? What homebuyers need to know

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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

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton attends the executive order signing ceremony to reduce the size and scope of the Education Department in the East Room of the White House on March 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.

A-G Ken Paxton moves to defend Texas’s designation of CAIR as a terrorist organization

Supreme Court blocks Trump plan to deploy National Guard to Chicago area

US accuses Israel of 'provoking' Arab nations as Katz says 'no intention' to resettle Gaza

Diaspora   

 Israel's Foreign Ministry, in collaboration with world Jewry, has launched the J50 consultation forum, an unprecedented initiative to hold regular briefings among Jewish leaders

Jewish communities, MFA hold first J50 network forum to improve communication

US Armenian lobby strives to derail Yerevan’s attempts to reconcile with Jerusalem

DOJ briefly posts fake video purporting to show Jeffrey Epstein’s jail cell death

Judaism   

People attend a Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the New Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City, on December 14, 2025.

One in four Israeli Jews celebrate or consider celebrating Christmas

Heroes of PALMAR: Hanukkah and the few against many

Bondi, Oct. 7: A deliberate pattern of terror on Jewish holidays

Christian World   

Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd during a meeting with bishpops, priests consacrated persons and personal workers at the shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, northeast of the capital Beirut, on December 1, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV challenges Illinois governor over end-of-life legislation

'Shameful and reprehensible': Arson destroys Christmas tree, Nativity grotto at Jenin church

Florida bishops urge Trump to halt immigration enforcement for Christmas holidays

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Aaron Reich and Shir Perets enjoy their donuts in Jerusalem Post's studio.

The donut debate: What is the best sufganiya in Jerusalem on Hanukkah 2025?

Gaston Steakhouse at Airport City: Where meat is an art

Amaia: Stellar dairy and fish in Jerusalem

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Archaeologists find 2,000-year-old labyrinth that reveals India’s role in ancient global trade

Oldest evidence of transport technology uncovered in White Sands, New Mexico

3000-year-old burial site uncovered in Scotland sheds light on devastation in the Bronze Age

Science   

 An illustrative image of elderly Israelis.

Frontal-lecture courses don’t work for older adults, Israeli study finds

Ancient DNA reveals extreme family ties in Bronze Age southern Italy

Israeli scientist makes ‘Nature’ journal’s top ten list of shapers of science in 2025

Culture   

BEITAR JERUSALEM’S Ziv Ben Shimol celebrates with coach Barak Itzhaki after he scored the game-winning goal in the 2-1 road victory over Maccabi Haifa.

Beitar’s late goal shocks Maccabi Haifa at Sammy Ofer Stadium

Lion of Persia: The online warrior fighting for Iran's future - and Israeli coexistance

Viktor Ullmann’s 'Der Kaiser von Atlantis' as a manifesto against tyranny

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The entrance of the former German Nazi concentration camp in Dachau near Munich, Germany.

From Auschwitz to Dachau: How a pharmacist became central to Nazi camp medical crimes

This week in Jewish history: Yearning for Zion

Inside the Jewish Brigade’s untold Holocaust survivor rescue operations

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Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein are seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, US, on December 19, 2025

Trump flew on Jeffrey Epstein's jet eight times in '90s, prosecutor email charges

'Eat s***': JD Vance hits out at Nick Fuentes over racial slurs hurled at wife Usha

'One hundred times more powerful': Trump announces new ‘Trump class’ battleships

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Investors eye growth: Airwallex raises $330M in successful funding round

Narin Ammara turns adversity into ambition with the upcoming launch of Narins Beauty

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