Ariella Roitman

Ariella Roitman is an intern at The Jerusalem Post . She has experience in journalism and media in her home country, Colombia. Ariella will be graduating from Tel Aviv University in 2024 with a double degree in Management and Liberal Arts.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attend the "Shield of the Americas" Summit in Miami, Florida, US March 7, 2026.

Drones spotted over base where Rubio, Hegseth live, raising security concerns - report

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov speaks during the annual end-of-year news conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia December 19, 2019. Picture taken December 19, 2019

Kremlin confirms Ukraine talks paused as Iran war escalates

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud speaks during a press conference, as Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon hosts the foreign ministers of Bahrain, Jordan, Egypt, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, in Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia, February 6, 2026.

Saudi FM: Kingdom reserves right to military action following Iran attacks


Hezbollah, Iran target large swaths of Israel after earlier attacks kill two, wound at least three

One Wednesday barrage marked the first Hezbollah rocket attack on southern Israel since the beginning of Operation Roaring Lion.

Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a missile fired from Iran toward Israel caused damage in Ramat Gan, March 18, 2026.

WATCH: IDF takes out over 80 Hezbollah sites, launches round of strikes in effort against rockets

The Israeli Air Force also launched a new wave of attacks against Hezbollah sites throughout Lebanon, IDF's Arabic-language spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Ella Waweya announced.

Plumes of smoke rise after Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, March 11, 2026

Friends of Zion launches billboard campaign across Israel thanking God, Donald Trump, for Iran ops.

Dr. Mike Evans, founder of Friends of Zion, said the campaign intends to express gratitude for the “historic moment” in the Middle East.

People walk past a sign reading “Thank you God & Donald Trump” in Tel Aviv, March 10, 2026.

‘While Dahiyeh burns, Hezbollah continues its crimes,’ IDF Arabic-language spokesperson says

Waweya called on every Lebanese citizen near Hezbollah operatives to evacuate as the IDF continues its strikes on southern Beirut’s Dahiyeh region.

Maj. Ella Waweya, the new Arabic language spokesperson, pictured on July 7, 2024.

Iranian attack in Kuwait more severe than initially reported, sources say - report

More than 30 American military members were hospitalized following the attack, 20 of whom with “urgent” injuries.

Members of the military salute during a dignified transfer of the remains of six US Army service members of the 103rd Sustainment Command, who were killed in Kuwait, at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, US, March 7, 2026.

Israeli drone strikes kill security personnel, Basij militia members - report

At least ten people were killed in the strikes, according to IRGC-linked Fars News.

People attend a funeral ceremony for the Iranian military commanders who were killed in strikes, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 11, 2026.

Drone strikes UN building in Iraq, security sources say

Iraq has recently become a target of interest for Iran since Kurdish opposition groups began a ground offensive against Iran near the Iraqi border on Wednesday. 

An aircraft flies near RAF Akrotiri, a British sovereign base that was hit by a drone early on Monday, causing limited damage, in Cyprus, March 6, 2026.

Iran conducts new attacks on Middle East countries, military bases in Kuwait, UAE targeted

Iranian state TV and media reported missiles being launched towards military bases in Kuwait and the UAE, as well as towards Saudi Arabia and Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq.

A satellite view shows the Ali Al Salem Base, after Iranian strikes, near Al Jahra, Kuwait, March 1, 2026.

Trump: No deal with Iran, US will only accept regime's ‘unconditional surrender’

Trump asserted that following Iran’s surrender, the US and its allies would “work tirelessly to bring Iran back from the brink of destruction, making it economically bigger, better, and stronger."

US President Donald Trump takes questions from the media during a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office of the White House on March 03, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Russia providing Iran intelligence to target US forces, officials say - report

Russia has reportedly given Iran the locations of US military assets, including warships and aircraft, since the start of the war.

Smoke rises after reported Iranian missile attacks, following United States and Israel strikes on Iran, as seen from Doha, Qatar, March 1, 2026.