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.

Israel assassinates fourth Hamas military chief, IDF begins ground ops. past Yellow Line in Lebanon

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

Iran restores connectivity to create ‘limited amount of relief,’ censorship remains.
Jordanian pupils return to school in the capital Amman, on February 7, 2021; Illustrative.

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

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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

Knesset advances ultra-Orthodox daycare subsidy bill after haredi threat to back Oct. 7 probe

US Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker takes off at Ben-Gurion Airport, March 5, 2026.

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

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf looks on as parliament members chant in support of the IRGC while wearing military uniforms in Tehran, Iran, February 1, 2026; illustrative.

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

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Firefighters are pictured in the Golders Green neighbourhood of north London on March 23, 2026, after volunteer ambulances run by a Jewish organisation were set on fire overnight.

Fire breaks out at London's largest kosher supermarket, police say non-suspicious

The exterior of the Park Slope Food Coop in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn Park Slope Food Coop votes to boycott Israeli products

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

NGO Israel Hofsheet pushes IDF to reform draft evader prosecution rules

Woman in distress.

Bat Melech reports spike in domestic violence hotline calls during wartime

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

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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 7-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.

Levin tells High Court advancing permanent district court appointments not realistic pre-elections

Justice Minister Yariv Levin, MK Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionist Party), and MK Yulia Malinovsky hold joint press conference in Knesset ahead of upcoming vote on bill to publicly prosecute Oct. 7 terrorists, Sunday May 10, 2026.

'I would be happy if a military coup overthrew Netanyahu,' says PM's former friend

Caroline Glick, International Affairs Advisor to the Prime Minister of Israel attends the FOZ Ambassadors Summit in Jerusalem, December 7, 2025.

Netanyahu eyes Caroline Glick for New York diplomatic post

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Maureen Galindo

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

Missing Jewish Toronto teen, Esther.

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 Illustration of ISIS terrorists.

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

Belgium’s prosecution of circumcision is antisemitic, Jewish leaders say

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Jewish community was top target of extremist threats in Belgium in 2025

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

A single lit candle lies on a frost covered concrete block at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe on January 26, 2026 in Berlin, Germany.

Australian Jews report harassment, intimidation after testifying before Bondi commission

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

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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

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

 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

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IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, published April 29, 2026.

IDF to invade deeper into Lebanon, begin operating beyond Yellow Line to deter Hezbollah drones

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.

Why Iran’s regime did not collapse

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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.

Israel bans 40 Euro-Med activists from entry over alleged Hamas ties

An illustration of a doctor over a backdrop of the Palestinian flag.
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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

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Syria establishes task force to find and destroy last 'Assad-era chemical weapons'

Ghouta residents commemorate the 12th anniversary of the chemical attack on August 21, 2025 in Zamalka, Syria. On 21 August 2013 President Bashar al-Assad ordered strikes on two opposition-controlled areas of Ghouta, in the suburbs around Damascus.

Syrian government finds remnants of chemical weapons program from Assad regime era

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Board of Peace blames breakdown of ceasefire in Gaza on Hamas’s refusal to disarm

Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace’s lead envoy for Gaza. The offer conveyed by Hamas presupposes that the Board of Peace and its Palestinian administrative committee are up and running, but this is not the case currently, the writer says.

Israel has 'drawn near final stages of their cursed demise,' Khamenei says in latest statement

An Iranian man holds a poster of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as locals gather for an anti-Israel and anti-US ceremony in Tehran, May 24, 2026; illustrative.

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

Promising hantavirus vaccine research stalled by funding gap before outbreak

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.

Israel to ban cell phones in middle schools, Education Ministry confirms

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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Official White House Photo of Elizabeth Pipko.

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

Trump to have physical check-up amid ailment scrutiny in third visit to hospital during past year

US Justice Department seeks to lift White House ballroom injunction after shooting

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A single lit candle lies on a frost covered concrete block at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe on January 26, 2026 in Berlin, Germany.

Syrian national arrested for aiding 2025 Berlin Holocaust Memorial stabbing

Fire breaks out at London's largest kosher supermarket, police say non-suspicious

American-born former IDF soldier dies at 23 of apparent suicide

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Rabbi Danny Tropper, founder of Gesher.

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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.

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Pope Leo apologizes for Church's historic role in slavery

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

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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   

During an archaeological survey, researchers from the Maritime Encounters, University of Gothenburg, identified six previously unregistered Bronze Age mines in Spain, May 23, 2026.

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

Korean, Egyptian archaeologists find ancient temple gate blocks during restoration work in Luxor

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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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Cultural boycott surge: Israeli artists cut off from global stage after October 7

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