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

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

Ben-Gurion Airport ready for US military aircraft to depart if Iran-US agreement signed

US denies Iran's claim that deal would reopen Hormuz, as Trump says no sanctions relief for Tehran

Live Updates
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.
(Illustrative) Palestinian members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement.

Quick killing of two Hamas heads shows IDF transforms enemy leaders into target practice

ANALYSIS
Rima Hassan During The Plenary Session And Votes Of The European Parliament, In Strasbourg, On February 10, 2026.

French MEP Rima Hassan meets Palestinian detainee, ignores terror and attempted murder allegations

REPORT

Iranian hardliners attempt to sabotage US ceasefire negotiations, angry with Khamenei

Palestinians inspect the rubble at the site of a residential building targeted overnight by an Israeli strike, following a warning from the Israeli military to evacuate, in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on May 24, 2026.

Most visions for Gaza’s reconstruction lack mechanisms for transparency, Portland Trust finds

US President Donald Trump holds a signed resolution, during the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, February 19, 2026.

Trump's Board of Peace's official fund receives 'zero dollars' despite billions pledged

REPORT
An anti-Israel protest in New York City. Ilustrative.

New York State passes buffer zone legislation protecting synagogues from harassment

Iran restores connectivity to create ‘limited amount of relief,’ censorship remains.

Iran restores connectivity to create ‘limited amount of relief,’ censorship remains

Former US president Joe Biden speaks to a crowd during a fundraising event with the South Carolina Democratic Party at the Columbia Museum of Art on February 27, 2026 in Columbia, South Carolina.

Former US president Biden sues DOJ over release of interview audio

US Attorney-General Pam Bondi at a Justice Department press conference, Washington, December 4, 2025.

Former US A-G Pam Bondi reveals she has thyroid cancer, will serve on White House AI cm'tee

New initiative lets Jews around the world support Israel's North amid drone attacks

In Collab
Civilians and security forces at the scene where a missile fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon struck a parking area in Safed, causing heavy damage, April 10, 2026.

Multiple Hezbollah explosive drones impact in northern Israel

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.

Israel defense ecosystem meets to accelerate fieldable counter‑drone tech

A 9-year-old girl who was shot in the head in Arara was pronounced dead

A 7-year-old girl was killed after being shot in the head during a dispute in Arara, near Haifa, May 27, 2026.

NGO Israel Hofsheet pushes IDF to reform draft evader prosecution rules

(Illustrative) IDF soldiers standing near the Gaza border, in Israel, February 4, 2026

Bat Melech reports spike in domestic violence hotline calls during wartime

A MEETING between the Alei Siach organization, leading rabbis of the Argentinian community, Neve Tikva, and Mitoch Halev, in Argentina, May, 2026.

Israeli housing organization for people with disabilities 'Alei Siach' comes to Argentina

A CARGO ship carrying containers at Gwangyang Port in Gwangyang on April 7, 2026.

Iranian missile likely involved in attack on ship in Strait of Hormuz, South Korea says

People cross a street near a billboard on the facade of a building depicting the Strait of Hormuz with a caption in Persian reading "Forever in Iran's Hand", at Vanak Square in Tehran on May 25, 2026.

‘People will lose hope’: Iranians smuggle messages to ‘Post’ begging Trump to return to war

US Sailors and Marines aboard USS Tripoli (LHA 7) conduct flight operations as the amphibious assault ship transits the Arabian Sea, May 23, 2026.

US denies Iranian MoU claim that deal would reopen Hormuz, end blockade

Jordanian school textbooks contain antisemitic, anti-Zionist themes, IMPACT-se finds

Jordanian pupils return to school in the capital Amman, on February 7, 2021; Illustrative.

Brooklyn Park Slope Food Coop votes to boycott Israeli products

Posters for missing Toronto Jewish teenager torn down, $25,000 reward offered for her return

Missing Jewish Toronto teen, Esther.

Three Israelis suffer alleged violent attack in Nicosia

An ambulance is seen outside the Archbishop Makarios III hospital in Nicosia, February 5 2008

Syrian national arrested for aiding 2025 Berlin Holocaust Memorial stabbing

IDF confirms new Hamas military wing chief Mohammed Ouda killed shortly after predecessor

WATCH
Hamas members look on as they escort members of the Red Cross towards an area within the yellow line, in Gaza City, November 12, 2025.

Killing of Hamas leader, fighting in Lebanon brings Israel back to war on two fronts

ANALYSIS

'A very strange event': Iran’s Hormuz mine threat may have begun as a bluff, former Navy chief says

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump are seen shaking hands at a press conference in 2025.

Israel is losing bipartisan US support, former Yesh Atid MK warns

 MOHAMMED DAHLAN sits in his office in Abu Dhabi, in 2016. Today, his international influence extends far and wide, the writer explains.

Exiled Gaza security chief Dahlan met with multiple Shin Bet officials in recent years

REPORT

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

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

Israel climbs tobacco rankings as cigarette affordability raises concerns

STUDY

British heritage charity constructs replica of 4,500-year-old prehistoric building near Stonehenge

Kusuma Neolithic Hall, replica of prehistoric building, constructed near Stonehenge, May 26, 2026.
LISTEN

IDF kills Hamas chief as Trump’s Board of Peace fund hits zero

U.S. President Donald Trump takes part in a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026.

Study finds five social media posts may shape lasting opinions

Elbit Systems secures $1.4b. European defense contract as backlog passes $30b.

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

Lockheed Martin breaks ground for new THAAD missile manufacturing facility

Israeli defense tech companies High Lander and ThirdEye team up against hostile drones

Gambia-flagged tanker vessel Bili is pictured anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, May 2, 2026.

Inside the perfect storm: Windward on the hidden war reshaping the oceans

WATCH
A screenshot from Hezbollah footage of a drone attack on Israel; illustrative.

Hezbollah FPV drones utilized night vision for strikes on IDF soldiers, new footage shows

REPORT

Texas Congress candidate who said she believes 'Zionist billionaires' run world defeated in runoff

Maureen Galindo

Netanyahu eyes Caroline Glick for New York diplomatic post

REPORT

Shin Bet, police bust east Jerusalem terror cell headed by PFLP terrorist in France

A person wearing the headband of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) attends a march to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil on March 11, 2025 in New York City.

Russia warns ISIS-K recruiting Central Asian migrants for regional terror networks

 Illustration of ISIS terrorists.

Ukraine reburies Nazi collaborator with state honors, drawing Israeli condemnation

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) attends the reburial ceremony of Andriy Melnyk at the National Military Memorial Cemetery near Kyiv on May 25, 2026.

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

Indian delegation says India, Israel ‘civilizational partners,’ ties only to get stronger

The Israel-India Friendship Club delegation visits the Knesset in Jerusalem. May, 2026.

Iran’s oil gamble could turn Gulf attrition into Tehran’s own nightmare

Ferrari unveils first fully electric four-door Luce with over 1,000 horsepower

Ferrari's first fully electric car "Luce" in this handout image obtained by Reuters May 25, 2026, after the luxury sports car maker unveiled the model.

Tax Authority wants army tech veterans tied to Israel

 UNIT 8200 soldiers in action – working with data.

Bank of Israel cuts interest rates, inflation stable despite Iran war

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

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.

Galilee Eco Center: regenerative agriculture, healing in the Galilee

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

Firefighters work to extinguish blaze near Beit Shean, May 19, 2026.

Firefighters battle blaze near Beit She’an, northern Israel, as aircraft work to contain flames

A satellite image shows likely oil spill covering dozens of square kilometers near Iran's Kharg Island, May 6, 2026.

Suspected oil spill seen on satellite images near Iran's Kharg Island export hub, Iran denies

Jewish perspectives on God and parenting after October 7 trauma

OPINION
 A MEMORIAL service held on October 7 at the site of the Supernova festival in Re’im.

Writing to heal: How putting trauma on paper can restore clarity

JERUSALEM REPORT

Promising hantavirus vaccine research stalled by funding gap before outbreak

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship due to arrive at Rotterdam port as final destination

War’s hidden toll: Mental health treatment in Israel surges 240%

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

OPINION
 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.

Daniela Lachster: Moving from uncertainty in Argentina to a Jewish state of uncertainty

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.
FEATURE

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

LEVI PREGER and Rachel Eskandry feel supported as both ‘olim’ and lone soldiers.

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

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U.S. President Donald Trump takes part in a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026.

IDF kills Hamas chief as Trump’s Board of Peace fund hits zero

Inside the perfect storm: Windward on the hidden war reshaping the oceans

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US Attorney-General Pam Bondi at a Justice Department press conference, Washington, December 4, 2025.

Former US A-G Pam Bondi reveals she has thyroid cancer, will serve on White House AI cm'tee

‘People are genuinely afraid now’: Elizabeth Pipko speaks to ‘Post’ about battle over US' future

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Diaspora   

Rima Hassan During The Plenary Session And Votes Of The European Parliament, In Strasbourg, On February 10, 2026.

French MEP Rima Hassan meets Palestinian detainee, ignores terror and attempted murder allegations

Israeli housing organization for people with disabilities 'Alei Siach' comes to Argentina

Syrian national arrested for aiding 2025 Berlin Holocaust Memorial stabbing

Judaism   

Rabbi Danny Tropper, founder of Gesher.

'Agents of Change': American Jews and the transformation of Israeli Judaism

'The Wisdom of Truth': Reaching the attic with a ladder to the Zohar

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Christian World   

International spiritual leaders stand on stage at a Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast event at the Knesset auditorium marking 600 days since the start of the war, May 28, 2025.

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

Pope Leo apologizes for Church's historic role in slavery

Thousands gather on National Mall for Trump-backed 'Rededicate 250' national prayer event

Food   

A page from the first kosher cookbook published in England from 1846, titled "The Jewish Manual of Modern Cookery, With a Collection of Valuable Recipes & Hints Relating to the Toilette," May 26, 2026.

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

Wine Talk: Wine and cheese, please

Reim Bistro: Friends for a Kosher dinner

Archaeology   

Kusuma Neolithic Hall, replica of prehistoric building, constructed near Stonehenge, May 26, 2026.

British heritage charity constructs replica of 4,500-year-old prehistoric building near Stonehenge

Six previously unknown Bronze Age mines found in Spain, some 150 more remain ‘undiscovered’

Iraq races to restore ancient Ziggurat of Ur amid threat of climate erosion

Science   

Medics work outside of the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was affected by a hantavirus outbreak, after it arrived at the Port of Rotterdam, where Dutch authorities are preparing quarantine arrangements, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, May 18, 2026.

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Study warns elevator safety standards in the UK, EU lag behind rising body weight

Culture   

Noam Bettan will represent Israel at Eurovision 2026.

Israel’s Noam Bettan keeps singing through Eurovision boycott storm

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Switzerland to release sealed files on Nazi doctor Josef Mengele

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