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IDF announces soldier killed in Gaza, Netanyahu: Good chance we will reach a ceasefire

'Conditions created' to advance hostage deal, IDF Chief of Staff Zamir says • Netanyahu, Hegseth meet at Pentagon • IDF encircles Beit Hanun, conducts targeted ops in Lebanon

Melbourne’s night of shame

IDF soldiers operating throughout the Gaza Strip, July 9, 2025.

From Tehran to terror tunnels: Netanyahu’s pivot back to Gaza

After the Iran success, Netanyahu's focus seems to be on finishing the war in Gaza with the help of Donald Trump. And their goal is clear.

IDF soldiers work to seal a Hamas terror tunnel under Khan Yunis's European Hospital, June 2025.

Master Sergeant (Res.) Abraham Azulay

IDF Master Sgt. Abraham Azulay killed during attempted kidnapping

Terrorists in Gaza ambushed and attempted to abduct Azulay, an initial IDF investigation revealed.

Inside the risky shooting orders behind the assassination of Iran’s nuclear chief

A pro-Palestinian protest is seen in Bilbao, Spain, June 4, 2025

'You’re killing Palestine, go eat in Gaza': Spanish restaurant manager kicks out group of Israelis

Trump asks Liberian president where he learned English, his country's official language

Israeli Prof. Shai Davidai resigns from Columbia on same day as harassment investigation dropped

UN Special Rapporteur for the Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese gives a press conference at the UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark February 5, 2025.

Rubio imposes sanctions on UN's Albanese over 'political, economic warfare' against Israel, US

Demonstrators take part in a protest to demand the immediate release of all hostages held in Gaza since the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas, near the US Consulate in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 7, 2025.

There is significant progress in hostage talks following new Israeli proposal, source tells 'Post'

Hussein, son of Wissam Tawil, a commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan forces who, according to the group, was killed during an Israeli strike on south Lebanon, holds his picture at a memorial ceremony to mark one week since his killing, in Khirbet Silem, southern Lebanon, January 14, 2024.

Hezbollah's Radwan Unit 'unfit' to carry out large-scale invasion into Israel

US Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Florida Democrat, speaks during a Democratic Steering and Policy Committee hearing in the US Capitol on April 10, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Jewish Democrats in Congress raise concerns about Zohran Mamdani’s anti-Israel positions

Meuhedet launches AI-powered service for members

This new service enables members to ask questions, receive information, and perform medical-related tasks explained in simple terms, without navigating complex menus

Meuhedet launches new AI system to help members interact with their HMO.

Israel at War

Israel at War

Gaza plan likened to Nazi camps, sparks condemnation and political storm

A political firestorm was triggered on Wednesday by likening Israel’s proposal for the displaced Gazans to Nazi‐era concentration camps.

US D-9 bulldozers worth billions of shekels arrive in Israel after Trump admin. releases shipment

Displaced Palestinians fill water at a tent camp, in Gaza City, May 20, 2025.

'Gaza remains main obstacle to regional peace deal,' leading Saudi journalist tells 'Post'

HEZBOLLAH LEADER Sheikh Naim Qassem delivers an address earlier this year. Recently he affirmed that ‘liberation is a duty, no matter how long it takes.’

Lebanon’s long overdue reckoning

IDF soldiers operating throughout the Gaza Strip, July 9, 2025.

IDF responses to war crimes charges delayed again for months due to Iran op

Israel News

Israel News

Better mobile reception on trains? Israel Railways to improve service, WiFi on trains

The Transportation and Communications ministries announced a NIS 68 million plan to improve cellular reception for passengers traveling on Israel Railways.

October 7 and beyond: Hamas's use of sexual violence was systematic weapon of war, report finds

Israel Railways trains

Deri and Lapid clash over IDF draft law, sanctions on ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students

A view of the Shas party offices in Jerusalem, June 4, 2025

OPINION

Israelis oppose gender segregation

WOMEN AND children at a separate beach in Haifa. Supporters of separation see it as pluralism allowing religious people to operate in the public sphere while maintaining their lifestyles, the writer notes.

ByASIF EFRAT

Over 120 former MKs oppose Ayman Odeh's removal in joint letter

Spotlight

Illustrative image of a dairy cow.

600 cows return to rebuilt Kibbutz Kissufim dairy farm nearly two years later

ETGAR KERET receives a Lifetime Achievement award from Roni Kuban.

ACUM awards music and literature prizes

Former hostages, Sapir Cohen and Sasha Troufanov announce engagement, July 9, 2025.

Gaza hostage survivors Sasha Troufanov and Sapir Cohen announce engagement

LAWRENCE BENDER: I worked really hard to support all my friends, and then no one was there for us after October 7 – and that was very disheartening.

Producer Lawrence Bender to receive lifetime achievement award at J’lem film fest

Analyses & Features

Analyses & Features

The West clings to the two-state myth—but Arab leaders are moving on

Sheikh Wadee al-Jaabari of Hebron's announcement reflects a historic paradigm shift, whether or not it is feasible.

US envoy Tom Barrack may return to Syria for new meetings with al-Sharaa

Palestinians shop at a market ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival, in the West Bank city of Hebron, on June 5, 2025.

Khamenei’s personal hatred of Azerbaijan

ByMORDECHAI KEDAR

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump uses a gavel after signing the sweeping spending and tax legislation known as the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act,’ at the White House last week.

Why is Trump hurting red states?

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, April 7, 2025.

Amid the chaos: A Palestinian reflection on Trump's strategic opportunity for the Mideast

Business & Innovation

Business & Innovation

OpenAI to release web browser in challenge to Google Chrome

If adopted by the 400 million weekly active users of ChatGPT, OpenAI's browser could put pressure on a key component of rival Google's ad-money spigot.

Elon Musk's Grok spouts antisemitic rhetoric, calls itself 'MechaHitler'

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends an event to pitch AI for businesses in Tokyo, Japan, February 3, 2025; illustrative.

Nvidia-backed Perplexity launches AI-powered browser to take on Google Chrome

X CEO Yaccarino to step down in surprise move

Linda Yaccarino, then-CEO of X Corp., responds to a question during a keynote conversation at CES 2025, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, January 7, 2025; illustrative.

Turkey blocks X's Grok chatbot for alleged insults to Erdogan

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Antisemitism

Antisemitism

Google co-founder slams UN as 'antisemitic' in internal forum

Google's co-founder slams the United Nations, calling them "transparently antisemitic", says a report from the Washington Post this Wednesday.

Faculty are source of US campus antisemitism, Yad Vashem head says

Google co-founder Sergey Brin at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos in 2017.

Trump admin. to subpoena Harvard for info on antisemitism, harassment by foreign students

Demonstrators rally on Cambridge Common in a protest organized by the City of Cambridge calling on Harvard leadership to resist interference at the university by the federal government in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. April 12, 2025.

Three charged with assault, criminal damage following attack on Israeli restaurant in Melbourne

Miznon restaurant in Australian after pro-Palestinian protesters hurled chairs and chanted "Death to the IDF"

French prosecutors seek trial of six over 1982 attack on Jewish restaurant

World News

World News

Russia recruiting unknowing suicide bombers as part of shadow war against Ukraine

Russia has begun to recruit young Ukrainians as unwilling suicide bombers amid the third year of the Ukraine-Russia War.

Paris court extends detention of Iranian woman held on terrorism charges

Firefighters work at the site of a warehouse hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine June 3, 2025.

Former DOGE official rushed grant to GHF, skips mandatory anti-fraud safeguards

The IRGC’s control over Iran’s oil industry has grown to such a point, experts now estimate 50% of the country's oil wealth is siphoned to the military organization

Treasury Dept. designates 22 entities linked with selling Iranian oil for IRGC-QF

Maxyne Finkelstein President of the Morris and Rosalind Goodman Family Foundation

'It’s amazing to see what education can do'

In Collaboration

Lydia: A lifeline for PTSD sufferers and their families

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YULIA FRIDMAN (L) & CHEN SHAKLIAR: "Our idea was to develop an app that would accompany people on their journey of living with PTSD".

How "I Belong. Israel (Masa Israeli)" Created a New Educational Model

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Belong. Israel (Masa Israeli)

Where love for Israel meets core values – a group of teens on a recent journey

Incredible investment to develop the center of our homeland

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Middle East

Middle East

IDF begins encircling Beit Hanun, destroying Hamas infrastructure in northern Gaza

The encirclement began shortly after five IDF soldiers were killed and an additional 14 wounded due to a Hamas ambush and several IEDs in the area.

Houthi-attacked Greek ship in Red Sea sinks: Four dead, seven rescued, 14 missing

Soldiers from the IDF's Nahal Brigade dismantle Hamas tunnels in Beit Hanun, Gaza Strip, Janury 3 2025.

ANALYSIS

Pro-Iran militia leader claims US interference in Iraq’s PMF legislation

Members of Iraqi security forces salute during a military parade held by Iraq's army, Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces), and the Police force during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the defeat of the Islamic State (IS) group, in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on December 2024.

ANALYSIS

PKK moves towards peace: Ocalan’s historic appeal for a democratic future

A demonstrator holds a picture of jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan during a rally in Diyarbakir, Turkey, February 27, 2025.

ANALYSIS

When less is more: Why Netanyahu's meeting with Trump felt different

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House, in Washington DC, US, July 8, 2025

Environment & Climate Change

Environment & Climate Change

European heatwave caused 2,300 deaths, scientists estimate

Last month was the planet's third-hottest June on record, behind the same month in 2024 and 2023, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service said in a monthly bulletin on Wednesday.

Thousands flee wildfires in Turkey as Europe is hit by early heatwave

A helicopter flies over smoke rising from a fast-moving wildfire spreading on the outskirts of Marseille, southern France, July 8, 2025.

Tropical storm Chantal hits South Carolina, moves inland with flooding threat, NHC says

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Turtle illegally smuggled onto El Al plane escapes, bites another passenger

Turtle illegally smuggled from US escapes on plane, bites passenger.

Palestinian smugglers arrested with protected birds taped to their bodies

Health & Wellness

Health & Wellness

Missile fire and sleepless nights: How Israelis are battling fatigue after the war with Iran

Following war with Iran thousands of Israelis are still struggling to return to healthy sleep routines — and many are suffering from extreme fatigue.

New study reveals psychological impact of twin separation during Hamas-Israel War

People take shelter in an underground parking lot in Tel Aviv, during ongoing missile attacks from Iran, June 24, 2025.

Poor housing conditions linked to national health issues, Hebrew U. researchers find

Childhood obesity is a rising epidemic.

New obesity definition highlights higher mortality risk for US adults

Israel's High Court of Justice

Israeli High Court blocks fast-track bid to undo gender change

Aliyah

Aliyah

Bavarian policeman keeps job after wishing Holocaust survivor gets sent to camps

The police officer worked as a personal protection officer between 2016 and 2020, at which point he was banned.

Exploring aliyah under fire: Tel Aviv visitor's journey begins amid a barrage of missiles

Frontex’s Executive Director Hans Leijtens speaks to German and Greek border police during his visit at the border between Bulgaria and Turkey, near Kapitan Andreevo, Bulgaria, February 29, 2024.

Undeterred by war, over 2,000 immigrants expected to arrive in Israel this summer

Reflections on almost 48 years of aliyah: An American family arrives and grows

'We understand why we're here': New olim share their aliyah experiences

Israel Real Estate

Israel Real Estate

From real estate to reality: How the Alma project built a bridge between Israel and the US

When Jews from Great Neck and Kings Point bought 50 homes in Alma, Kiryat Ono, they built more than real estate - they sparked a historic bond, leading to a sister city pact with US towns.

14 HaRav Kook – Where luxury meets the sea

Alma project - Cnaan Group

Now is the time to live by the sea in Gush Dan

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A new flavor in the heart of Gush Dan: The 'Umami' neighborhood surprises young people

Visualization – Umami Project in Kiryat Ono

The scenario that could reignite Israel’s real estate market

Sunrise in the Dan Region, December 25, 2017

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The Ivrit magazine is for people with basic reading abilities in Hebrew who want to improve their knowledge of the language.

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The International Jerusalem Post, a weekly digest, publishes the best of the Jerusalem Post's news for the readers abroad.

Conference

NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Israeli Minister Nir Barkat sign economic partnership at The Jerusalem Post's Annual Conference in New York, US, May 19, 2025'

NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Israeli Economics Minister Nir Barkat sign economic partnership

Trump admin. stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Israel, Steve Witkoff says

ANeustart wins Next-Gen Women entrepreneurship award at Jerusalem Post Women Leaders Summit

MDA Heroes

A Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance at an Ofakim MDA station.

Reflecting on Oct. 7: 'Everyone knew exactly what they needed to do'

Meet the medic who understood on Oct. 7 she must do everything to save a child

MDA hero: We’re here for each and every person who is sick or injured

Podcasts

Amazing vistas from the infinity pool at Dukley Hotels & Resort

Dukley, Montenegro: A stunning view and kosher options too

Chief Rabbi denounces South African government for supporting Iran

Why should Israelis move down to the Negev?

US Politics

Former CIA, FBI directors under FBI criminal investigation over Trump-Russia probe conduct

Religious institutions may endorse candidates in US, undoing a longstanding ban by IRS

Trump’s DOJ shuts down Epstein theories, declares death suicide

Diaspora

Borris, County Carlow, near to Borris, Milltown Cross Roads and Ullard, Carlow, Ireland. The main gates of Borris House.

Thieves mistakenly take historic Masonic banner believing it was a Jewish Star, owners claim

Critics controversial nickname for ICE’s Everglades detention facility: ‘Alligator Auschwitz’

Five facts on Superman’s Jewish immigrant origins and James Gunn’s reboot

Judaism

An illustrative image of a hospital bed.

Jewish ethical dilemma: What does Halacha say about coercing medical treatment?

The first Zionist diplomat: How Theodor Herzl changed Jewish and world history

25 touchstones for a moral compass: Lessons from Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

Christian World

Ancient church in Taybeh set on fire by Israeli settlers

Last Christian West Bank town calls on global community to assist against settler violence

Praying the world halts climate change? There's now a Catholic Mass for that

Protesters break into Greek Orthodox Church in Nazareth, remove outer gate

Food

Ima

Ima: Welcoming back a beloved Jerusalem tradition

Goldy's: Great Jewish food just like Grandma used to make

Chabad restaurants around the world put greater focus on gourmet

Archaeology

A paleontologist cleaning a skeleton during an archaeology dig; illustrative.

Ancient proteins found in fossils up to 24 million years old

Oldest known 15th-Century Orit Books of Ethiopian Jewry uncovered by TAU researchers

Ancient wooden tools uncovered in China shed new light on early human diet, cognitive abilities

Science

A mechanical clock

Scientists warn that the Earth’s rotation is accelerating, making Wednesday in living memory

Ireland experts to begin identification of 800 dead children in home for unmarried mothers

A tragedy for science: Weizmann Institute mourns irreplaceable research losses from Iran attack

Culture

Chris Jones (left) and Tyler Ennis (right) are expected to be key pieces of Hapoel Tel Aviv’s Euroleague debut this season.

Hapoel Tel Aviv boosts squad with former Euroleague stars

Maccabi Tel Aviv reveals former European basketball star as new GM

ACUM awards music and literature prizes

History

The triumphant boxer celebrates as the referee calls the fight as his opponent lies on the floor.

Take it from the top: A history of phrases, idioms with the word 'take'

Staro Sajmiste: Belgrade's fairground of death for the Balkans' Jews

Discovering layers of US Jewish history at the National Library of Israel

OMG

A pet lion escaped in Lahore and attacked a woman and two children.

Authorities make arrest after unlicensed pet lion attacks woman and two children

UFC confirms plans for event at White House in 2026

Suspect arrested for stealing over 2 million NIS worth of peanuts in Beersheba

Consumerism

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I Have Tested 20 Resume Writing Services - This Is The Best One

As Antisemitism and Global Crime Rise, Israeli-Trained Dogs Become the First Line of Defense

The Rise of Humanized AI: Impact on Businesses & Writers

Astrology

Horoscope

Tuesday's horoscope: Capricorn - Ability to empower and be empowered

Is your friend an Aquarius? We have a sharp message for her!

Daily horoscope for Sunday: Virgo – Try not to make rash decisions

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