Trump says US will have updates on Iran by end of day, Iran refuses to give up missile program

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Has Hezbollah crossed a red line in attack on French UNIFIL soldiers?

ANALYSIS
US President Donald Trump addresses a Turning Point USA event entitled "Build the Red Wall" at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 17, 2026.
Israeli soldiers load an armored personnel carrier onto a transport truck near the border with Lebanon on April 17, 2026.
 Lebanese President Joseph Aoun attends a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, March 28, 2025.

French soldier killed by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, Macron says

A French contingent of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrols the area as displaced residents make their way back to their homes in the southern Lebanese area of Al-Qasmiyeh on April 18, 2026.
US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press aboard Air Force One on April 17, 2026 just prior to landing at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

Trump announces he will have updates on Iran ‘by the end of today'

A person points at a page on the Marinetraffic website that shows commercial boats traffic on the edge of the Strait of Hormuz near the Iranian coast, in Paris on March 4, 2026.
REPORT

Iran reimposes Hormuz Strait control, accuses US of breaching terms

Ex-al Qaida member decries Iranian leadership, claims Israel-Lebanon ceasefire actually about Iran

A Hezbollah flag waves among a destroyed building following an Israeli airstrike during a media tour in Baalbek, Lebanon, on March 23, 2026.

‘Collateral damage’: Exiled Lebanese tells 'Post' refugees back Israel’s fight against Hezbollah

FRONTLINES
IDF  combat engineering battalion 603 commander Lt.-Col. "R.

Hindi Rajab Foundation files complaint against Israeli-American tourist in Sri Lanka

An LPG gas tanker at anchor as traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Shinas, Oman, March 11, 2026.

Five tankers seen loading oil on Iran's Kharg Island, as US blockades Strait of Hormuz

REPORT
Israeli Air Force fighter jet seen in central Israel amid the ongoing war, March 30, 2026.

Strategic success in the Iran war: What Israel and the US achieved together

OPINION
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This Independence Day, Israel must embrace uncertainty

OPINION
Agrilight – a start-up project in the  DeserTech’s agriculture sector, demonstrating that it’s possible to  grow crops under a photovoltaic installation.

How the Negev desert became Israel's unlikely global tech powerhouse

JERUSALEM REPORT

Building New Lives in Israel - One Story at a Time

WATCH
New Olim coming to Israel 2026

IDF strikes Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon who approached troops, yellow line

IDF says elite unit took control of key position in southern Lebanon minutes before ceasefire

Israeli soldiers are seen along the Israeli border with Lebanon amid the ongoing war, April 10, 2026.
OPINION

Independence Day: 78+1 reasons I love Israel

IRON BEAM: Part of the laser anti-missile interception system, seen in Sept.
ByBARBARA SOFER
INTERVIEW

Small nations, strong ties: Fiji’s ambassador talks faith, friendship, and Israel

FIJI’S FIRST resident ambassador to Israel: Jesoni Vitusagavulu (L) presents his credentials to President Isaac Herzog, Feb. 3.
REPORT

IDF officers in southern Lebanon claim they were not informed of ceasefire deal

 People attend the funeral procession of Iranian military commanders, nuclear scientists and others killed in Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2025.

Iran denies claim that US will retrieve enriched uranium, accuses Trump of lies

PEOPLE WALK past a billboard featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a building in Tehran, last week.

Iranians fear increased repression despite ceasefire, economic collapse

Rain falls in mid-August in the upper Galilee

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OPINION
An IDF soldier stands in silence during a siren honoring the millions of Jewish lives lost in the Holocaust, in Tel Aviv, April 14, 2026

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OPINION

Trump’s antisemitism envoy says US will bar World Cup attendees tied to antisemitism abroad

Argentinian judge to be tried for antisemitism after calling Jews 'rats' and 'vipers'

Pro-Palestinian activists protest with a football-shaped sign and a Palestinian flag outside Wembley Stadium on October 2nd, 2025 in London, United Kingdom.

New ‘information center’ in Polish town denies murders of Jews by local Poles in 1941

A container installed near the site of the Jedwabne pogrom proclaims in Polish, "The earth doesn't lie." The container, installed in April 2026, promotes the narrative that Nazis, not Poles, killed the Jews of Jedwabne in 1941.

German Holocaust memorial defaced with feces for 11th time

A demonstrator holds a placard with the slogan 'Antifa means fight against every antisemitism' and a logo of Germany's Die Linke (The Left) party, near police officers, during a protest against antisemitism, in Leipzig, Germany January 17, 2026.

Trump official defends ‘list of Jews’ strategy in Penn case at Harvard antisemitism conference

IDF expects Hamas to enter disarmament process soon

Strait of Hormuz open for all ships following Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, Trump confirms

 IDF soldiers seen operating in the northern Gaza Strip, April 13, 2025

Trump cites 'some pretty good news' on Iran, says ceasefire may end if no deal reached by Wednesday

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun attends a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, March 28, 2025.

Lebanon president says ceasefire should move to permanent agreements

US President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable focused on tax cuts in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, April 16, 2026.

Israel prohibited from 'bombing Lebanon any longer,' warns Trump

Evidence of human sacrifice, interbreeding found at ancient Korean burial complex

STUDY

Behind the scenes of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire: Why did Netanyahu, Aoun agree to 10-day truce?

 The women's Hanbok in 5th-century Goguryeo murals, rooted in the attire of northern nomadic peoples, features a separate top and bottom, with an A-line skirt worn over pants.
ANALYSIS

As Trump declares truce, Israel reached limit of its force against Hezbollah

Israeli soldiers are seen along the Israeli border with Lebanon amid the ongoing war, April 10, 2026.
FRONTLINES

Israel-Lebanon ceasefire opens a window - but Hezbollah still holds the door

Tel Aviv City Hall is lit up in the colors of the Lebanese national flag in solidarity a day after the devastating blast at Beirut Port in August 2000.

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IDF uses Ro'em self-propelled howitzer artillery for first time in southern Lebanon

EagleNXT deepens buying spree in Israel with $10m. investment in ThirdEye Systems

IDF operates its domestically produced Ro'em self-propelled howitzer for the first time in southern Lebanon in April 2026.

IDF to buy thousands of FPV drones as drone warfare reshapes battlefield

The Israeli Elbit Systems Ltd. Hermes 900 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flies over the airbase during a media presentation in the central Swiss town of Emmen

Elbit's Starliner UAV to start test flights in Canada's Arctic

Successful launch of the Trident II (D5LE) strategic weapon system

Lockheed Martin secures $850M to advance Trident II SLBM as tensions with Iran continues

Trump says UFO review uncovered 'interesting' documents

Palestinian rights orgs. push Australian Ministry of Defense to release arms export documents

US President Donald Trump addresses a Turning Point USA event entitled "Build the Red Wall" at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 17, 2026.

US renews Russian oil waiver after pressure from countries dealing with Iran war price shocks

An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa), a vessel being investigated by French authorities and suspected of belonging to the so-called "shadow fleet" involved in the Russian oil trade, off the coast of the western France port of Saint-Nazaire, France, October 2, 2025

Trump says Iran agreed to stop funding Hamas, Hezbollah, will hand over uranium

US President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks during a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 6, 2026.

Ukraine's Zelensky calls for joint efforts to set up Hormuz mission

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a speech during a joint press conference with France's President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, March 13, 2026.

At Yazamut 360, students build ventures, take risks, and shape the future of Israel’s job market

An event at Yazamut 360: "A mission bigger than academia itself.”

In her final moments, she chose to stay

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International Good Deeds Day: 115 countries, millions of participants, sparked by 1 woman’s drive

 20 years of doing good: Good Deeds Day initiator Shari Arison volunteers for people with special needs in Miami

Israel’s tech success must now meet global responsibility

OPINION

Smotrich appoints Israel Malachi as new Director General of Finance Ministry

Nura’s delegation at the Sankalp Africa Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, the premier gathering for impact entrepreneurship in Africa, where Nura led a delegation of Israeli impact-tech companies, February 2026
JERUSALEM REPORT

War with Iran exposes Israel's critical energy vulnerabilities

Firefighters attempt to extinguish a fire following a projectile impact on a refinery on Haifa on March 30.

Your Taxes: OECD, G20 launch plan to expose untaxed real estate funds and income

 A WOMAN withdraws money from a Bank Hapoalim ATM in Tel Aviv in March.

Your Investments: Can you attain financial freedom in Israel?

Animal personality traits influence survival in wild ravens

STUDY

'Silent murderer': Israel must deal with air pollution, epidemiological research finds

INTERVIEW
Fan Tailed Raven, Mitzpe Shalem, Dead Sea.

Israeli scientists successfully germinate rare Swamp Orchid in conservation breakthrough

Illustrative image of a town in Central Asia.

Ignoring Central Asia’s environmental crisis is a strategic mistake

OPINION
  Israeli drivers and roads are notorious for being among the worst worldwide.

Israel's noise pollution upsets animals as much as people - but can be reduced

STUDY

Israelis suffer negative effects on health-related behavior due to Iran war

STUDY

Inside trauma: How AI is helping Israelis see the invisible wounds of war

Israelis take cover around a small, overcrowded bomb shelter in a public park as sirens sound during Iranian missile attacks on April 6, 2026 in Hod Hasharon, central Israel.

Bennett launches national disability inclusion plan, pledges accessibility reforms if elected

STUDY

Prehistoric children’s remains show syphilis-like disease spread through ancient Vietnam

STUDY

Some 40% of Israel's teachers report anxiety, depression as war takes mental toll

Eisenkot unveils aliyah plan to bring two million olim by 2048, vows to cut bureaucracy

Knesset advances bill granting five-year tax exemption to olim, returning residents

Gadi Eisenkot attends a conference at the Academic College in Tel Aviv, January 6, 2026.
EXCLUSIVE

Exodus was among the ship records found in a Tel Aviv document trove

Historic aliyah records, including documents listing the Exodus immigrant ship and other vessels from the pre-state period, found in the Aliyah and Integration Ministry’s Tel Aviv offices.

Some 20,000 new immigrants have arrived in Israel since last Passover

Group picture of the new Olim that arrived in Israel.

She moved to Israel during war and this chess champion says she would do it again

CHESS CHAMPION Tícia Gara.

Despite Iran war, 40 American, Canadian Jews make aliyah ahead of Passover

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Four buildings, one home: A new way to live in north Tel Aviv

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An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa), a vessel being investigated by French authorities and suspected of belonging to the so-called "shadow fleet" involved in the Russian oil trade, off the coast of the western France port of Saint-Nazaire, France, October 2, 2025

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Hindi Rajab Foundation files complaint against Israeli-American tourist in Sri Lanka

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German Holocaust memorial defaced with feces for 11th time

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Pope Leo XIV gestures as he leaves after Palm Sunday Mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 29, 2026.

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 The women's Hanbok in 5th-century Goguryeo murals, rooted in the attire of northern nomadic peoples, features a separate top and bottom, with an A-line skirt worn over pants.

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