Don’t believe Hamas will relinquish power in Gaza, Palestinians tell ‘Post’

Palestinians ride past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the Israeli offensive, in Gaza City, June 23, 2026.
Tents housing displaced Palestinians stand amid summer heat in Gaza City, June 20, 2026.
Palestinians make their way past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the Israeli offensive as displaced people shelter in tents, in Gaza City, July 4, 2026.

Live Updates: Sa'ar says Hamas to 'remain the dominant military' in Gaza even after dissolution

Live Updates

Hamas official resigns in first step to dissolve Gaza gov't, source tells 'Post' it is insufficient

Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir attends Israel Hayom conference in Jerusalem, July 5, 2026.

Israel allocates over NIS 500 million for Shin Bet to combat crime in Arab sector

ANALYSIS
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a ceremony commemorating Israel's Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers, or Yom HaZikaron, at the Military Cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on April 21, 2026

Netanyahu struggling to prevent Trump-Erdogan ties from disrupting US-Israel allyship

Netanyahu warns US should not sell F-35s to Turkish regime 'infected by Muslim Brotherhood'

Gideon Sa'ar and Olivier Nduhungirehe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on July 6.

'Clear call for genocide': Sa'ar speaks out after Turkish foreign minister's antisemitic interview

 Dr. Ofek Riemer.

'These boycotts are demoralizing us, silencing us,' Israeli academic tells 'Post' - interview

US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R), Republican from Louisiana, shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they speak to the press at the US Capitol following their closed-door meeting in Washington, February 7, 2025; illustrative.

GOP primary voters back candidates who support Israel, denounce antisemitism, poll finds

POLL
US President Donald Trump gestures after ringing the opening bell for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq during an event to mark the launch of "Trump Accounts" in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, July 6, 2026.

Trump warns US can wipe out Iran's power grid in 'small part of an afternoon' if deal not reached

 Employees of a water desalination plant speak to the press about the water crisis in the Gaza Strip.

Negotiations offer Gaza hope, but residents say collapse is already here

FEATURE
Government Media Office Director Ismail Thawabteh (R) and Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem (L) speak at a press conference regarding the resignation of the head of the Government Emergency Committee and the acting head of Government Follow-up.

If Hamas dissolves its Gaza government, who will enforce its disarmament?

ANALYSIS

Israel Academy awards fourteen Adams Fellowships to outstanding doctoral researchers

 Sylvan Adams, President of the World Jewish Congress Israel Region

Knesset passes in first reading bill to establish political probe into October 7

Protesters demonstrate outside the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, during events marking the 1,000th day since the October 7 massacre, July 2, 2026.

Opposition warns gov’t's High Court defiance part of effort to ‘steal or rig' upcoming elections

Israel launches new search for natural gas in the Mediterranean Sea

 View of the Israeli Leviathan gas field gas processing rig near the Israeli city of Caesarea, on January 31, 2019.

Israeli public tired of Likud, 2026 political landscape, endless boycotts, analysts say

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at Knesset plenum to vote in favor of Basic: Law Torah Study bill, shaking hands with Degel Hatorah leader MK Moshe Gafni, Wednesday, July 1, 2026.
ANALYSIS

Second Authority dispute tests judicial authority, but will there be a constitutional crisis?

A child swiming.

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

A woman holds banners denouncing the Iranian regime, June 21, 2026; illustrative.

Israeli flags seen as Iranian diaspora denounces US-Iran MoU in worldwide embassy protests

Rocket trails are seen in the sky amid a fresh barrage of Iranian missile attacks above the Israeli coastal city of Netanya on March 23, 2026.

Iran targeted civilians as tactic of war, new report pushes IRGC accountability, JIJ attorney says

INTERVIEW
(Illustrative) Israeli youth from frontline communities take a break at an American summer camp.

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

Two antisemitic attacks in one week shake Canada’s Jewish community

A police officer looks toward the scene of an antisemitic shooting attack (near the tall building at L) in Montreal on June 22, 2026, which left three people dead; Illustrative.

Israeli intern says Boston Medical Center punished her for reporting antisemitic material at work

Meta rejects claims 2025 policy changes fueled rise in antisemitic content

Meta launches paid subscriptions for Facebook and WhatsApp

Doctors Without Borders plagued by deep-rooted antisemitism, anti-Zionism, NGO Monitor says

An ebola virus treatment training center, organized by the Medecins Sans Frontieres - Artsen Zonder Grenzen humanitarian charity in Brussels, visited on Wednesday 03 June 2026.

Austrian Nazi-era concentration camp site to become Lidl supermarket

Turkey's detention of anti-NATO protesters raises questions ahead of summit

EXPLAINER
A NATO flag flies at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on September 12, 2025.

Are officials exaggerating Hamas threat to impact elections, push for new invasion?

ANALYSIS

Ex-pres. Ahmadinejad, Kataib Hezbollah figures attend Khamenei funeral as Iran vows revenge

French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa after a joint press conference after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 7, 2025.

French President Emmanuel Macron lands in Syria in first visit to post-Assaad Damascus by EU head

Members of the HaBashan Pioneers make their way towards the Israel-Syrian border, July 5, 2026.

IDF detains nearly 100 settlers who tried to enter Syrian side of Mount Hermon

American campuses are being bought by foreign actors - opinion

OPINION
Student protesters stand watch along the perimeter of an encampment supporting Palestinians at the Columbia University campus, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., April 25, 2024

Tehran's theater of mourning: What Khamenei's funeral tells us about Iran's next move

ANALYSIS
COMMENT

Reporter's notebook: Life blooms again as visitors return to Israel's northern border

Young Israelis after completing their military service help a lychee farmer at sunrise during the peak of the harvest season at his lychee orchard in Moshav Almagor near the Sea of Galilee, June 25, 2026.
OPINION

When the couch turns away from October 7

 The aftermath of Hamas's Nova music festival massacre in Re'im, southern Israel, on October 7, 2023. Picture taken November 2, 2023
ByNANCY HARTEVELT KOBRIN
WATCH

Falsely sentenced to 10 years for espionage in Iran, released prisoner shares her story

IDF plans massive NIS 130 billion buildup, including aircraft, munition factories

The "Adir" (F-35I) fighter jet during the "Blue Flag", an international aerial training exercise at the Ovda air force base, Southern Israel, November 11, 2019; Illustrative.

The $38 billion MoU era is ending - What's next for US-Israel defense?

JERUSALEM REPORT

Lockheed Martin to buy Ultra Maritime for $3.45 billion

Iron Dome batteries are seen stationed near the southern Israeli city of Sderot, August 6, 2022

Israel sent dozens of IDF soldiers, Iron Dome system to UAE during Iran war, minister confirms

The Eurosam SAMP/T vertical launcher is displayed at the 55th International Paris Airshow at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 18, 2025.

France softens stance on selling Franco-Italian air-defense system to Turkey, sources say

Trump intervention prompts FIFA to reverse World Cup red card ban for US striker Folarin Balogun

Folarin Balogun of the US is shown a red card by referee Raphael Claus on July 1, 2026.

Trump says 'restraining order needed' against Meloni in social media post ahead of NATO summit

UK sanctions Russians that allegedly developed chemical weapons used to kill Navalny

Flowers and candles are arranged next to pictures of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at a makeshift memorial, in front of the Russian embassy in Berlin on February 17, 2026.

'Date, marry, shag': Australia PM Anthony Albanese apologizes for crude Kylie Minogue remark

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, 30 March, 2026.

'Murderer NATO': Over 100 anti-NATO protesters detained in Turkey ahead of Ankara summit

Protestors hold signs and wave flags during an anti-NATO demonstration in Istanbul, ahead of a NATO summit, on July 5, 2026.

Thousands of Israelis abroad plan to fly home to vote – one initiative wants to help them get there

AID Coalition co-founder & CEO Batell Blaish-Sultanik: ‘The challenge is not the desire to participate, but ability to do so.’

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

Eduard Shyfrin - The Cage

The safest place: Why more Jews are buying homes in Israel after October 7

“For many diaspora Jews, an apartment in Israel has become both an investment and a source of security and belonging.”

Bank of Israel lowers interest rate to 3.5% in response to strong shekel, halt in war with Iran

  New Israeli Shekel banknotes and coins are seen in this picture illustration taken November 9, 2021.

Shekel squeeze: How offshore talent is keeping Israel's startup nation scaling upwards

INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW

'Israel must not lose this opportunity': Former Biden official warns about Israel's role in IMEC

Containers carrying goods from the United Arab Emirates, which entered Israel on an MSC cargo ship, are unloaded with a cargo crane bearing Israeli and Emirati flags at Haifa's port, northern Israel October 12, 2020

Organized crime costs Israel's economy around NIS 8,000 per household, data shows

Chief of Police Daniel Levi at the scene of a shooting incident in Ramla, central Israel, May 11, 2026.

Meta's Zuckerberg says AI agent tech progressing slower than expected

Death toll from Venezuela quakes rises to over 3,000 as nation marks its 215th independence day

A man sits near a destroyed building in Macuto, Vargas state, Venezuela, on July 5, 2026.

In aftermath of Venezuela earthquake, Health Ministry conducts drill to boost preparedness

As Dead Sea plans languish, gov't probe finds Israel still unprepared for climate change

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

 Illustrative image of a blazing sun.

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

Ben-Gurion University study finds step speed may predict longevity in older adults

STUDY
An elderly couple running in the forest

Want to be happier? Slow down and reconnect with your family

Tel Aviv University study reveals how tumors hijack immune cells to fuel cancer growth and spread

Innovative saliva test launches in Israel to screen for dozens of hereditary diseases

Soroka University Medical Center begins new partnership with Azerbaijan healthcare system

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.

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

JERUSALEM REPORT

How 'little miracles' brought this New York family to Israel's hilltops

Chaya and Yossi Stern traded Brooklyn's city streets for Israel's hilltops, a move that now forms the heart of their live musical performance.

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   

An military UAV over the backdrop of an Iran flag; illustrative.

Gaza governance shift looms while Iran marks Khamenei’s funeral

Falsely sentenced to 10 years for espionage in Iran, released prisoner shares her story

Will America turn 250 with the same unbreakable bond with Israel?

US Politics   

US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R), Republican from Louisiana, shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they speak to the press at the US Capitol following their closed-door meeting in Washington, February 7, 2025; illustrative.

GOP primary voters back candidates who support Israel, denounce antisemitism, poll finds

Trump warns US can wipe out Iran's power grid in 'small part of an afternoon' if deal not reached

Trump approval level falls to record lows as Americans belived Iran war not worth the cost

Diaspora   

Police officers in Thailand, in Bangkok, Thailand (illustrative)

Israeli arrested in Thailand for allegedly operating childcare center without license, work permit

Israeli intern says Boston Medical Center punished her for reporting antisemitic material at work

As America turns 250, Jews shouldn’t mistake it for just another exile

Judaism   

Rare medieval Sefardi Torah scroll from the late 13th or early 14th century on display at ANU, Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv.

'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

Parashat Pinchas: What Joshua learned from Moses about true leadership

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   

Kennedy Center Honors recipient actor Sylvester Stallone poses on the red carpet for the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, US, December 7, 2025.

Still Rocky after all these years: Beloved actor Sylvester Stallone celebrates 80th birthday

'Date, marry, shag': Australia PM Anthony Albanese apologizes for crude Kylie Minogue remark

Humanoid robot Atlas delivers match ball during Brazil v Norway FIFA World Cup game

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

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

JPost Store   

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