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IDF, Shin Bet forcibly evacuate 2,000 Hebron Palestinians in response to deadly Hamas attack

IDF troops demolished illegal structures near the site of Friday's deadly Hebron attack, searched 200 locations, and arrested 10 suspects.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
A view of the scene of a deadly shooting attack at the Yehuda Junction checkpoint near the West Bank city of Hebron, where two Israeli soldiers were murdered and three others wounded by Palestinian gunmen the previous day, October 24, 2026.
Reservists train during a battalion wide exercise in the Golan Heights; Illustrative.

IDF, Defense Ministry struggle with amount of reservists seeking mental health care, experts say

The IDF Spokesperson's Unit said the military places the utmost importance on providing mental health care and has expanded the capacity and quality of its services since the war's beginning.

|ByAMIR BOHBOT
Members of Hamechane - an initiative seeking to make social cohesion a national responsibility.

Beyond the ballot, October 7 families call for a different kind of Israeli politics

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: Moshe Shapiro, Hoda Daxa, and Shai Zohar on carrying forward their loved ones’ legacies – and why social cohesion must become a national responsibility.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Syrians wave flags and hold portraits of people who were reportedly arrested during Israeli military incursions in southern Syria, as they protest near the United Nations building in Damascus, on October 23, 2026.

Protests spread across Syria after disabled man dies in Israeli raid on village

Israel says its military operations in Syria, which intensified after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, are defensive measures necessary to safeguard its national security. 

|ByRIZIK ALABI / THE MEDIA LINE

Will this election end the battle over drafting haredi men into the IDF? - analysis

In a recent poll by the Israel Democracy Institute, a proposition that the next government should draft haredim equally received the most support among a series of propositions.

OCTOBER 24, 2026ByELIAV BREUER/JTA
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish sector has been protesting over the attempts to draft young haredi men into the military.

IDF, Shin Bet launch multi-day West Bank counterterrorism operations after deadly Hamas attack

IDF and Shin Bet forces launched a multi-day operation in Hebron, with parallel operations in Jenin, Nablus, and east Jerusalem to locate weapons and terrorist infrastructure after the attack.

OCTOBER 24, 2026ByRICHARD OFFENBACHER
Israeli soldiers move near a building in Hebron, West Bank on October 23, 2026.

In Syria, Israel’s female field intelligence soldiers power the IDF's covert operations

MILITARY AFFAIRS: With Iran actions spiking, pressure from US to withdraw and reduce activities, the ‘Post’ visits female field intel soldiers who say they're operating in Syria to keep Israel safe.

OCTOBER 23, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
BATTALION 595 intelligence collection soldiers ‘N.’ (left) and ‘R.’ during field operations. The two talked to the ‘Post’ of the challenges of clandestine surveillance missions in Syria, where remaining undetected and maintaining close coordination can be critical to their safety.

Squad commander, combat soldier killed in West Bank terror attack, IDF confirms

Staff Sergeant Ron Yonatan Roytman and Sergeant Yuval Shai Svilem were killed in the West Bank attack that left three others injured.

OCTOBER 23, 2026ByARIELLA ROITMAN
Fallen soldiers Staff Sergeant Ron Yonatan Roytman and Sergeant Yuval Shai Svilem, killed on October 23, 2026, during a terror attack in Hebron, West Bank.

IDF, Defense Ministry drafting resolution to protect reservists and families' benefits through 2027

Alongside the government resolution, the IDF and Defense Ministry are advancing legislation in the Knesset, which they hope to expedite after the elections, during the Knesset's first session.

OCTOBER 23, 2026ByAMIR BOHBOT
IDF soldiers in a swearing in ceremony. February 27, 2025.

Netanyahu vows to hunt Hamas terrorists as ministers demand major West Bank military operation

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich claimed that, after the attack, there would be "no escaping" a comprehensive military campaign in the West Bank.

OCTOBER 23, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
Israeli security forces near the scene of a shooting attack near the West Bank city of Hebron, October 23, 2026. Five people were wounded in the attack, two of them seriously, and two Palestinian terrorists were killed by Israeli forces.

IDF soldier indicted for firing on Palestinian vehicle, seriously wounding 18-year-old woman

According to the indictment, the incident occurred on September 18, after the soldier entered the village of Aqraba, which was outside his area of responsibility.

OCTOBER 23, 2026ByALON HACHMON, GILAD MORAG
IDF troops in northern West Bank operation.

Ben-Gvir to 'Post': Netanyahu should stand with me rather than Eisenkot -interview

“Netanyahu needs to stand with me on the Right and pursue a full, full right-wing government. Only that way will we be able to save the State of Israel," Ben-Gvir told the 'Post' in an interview.

OCTOBER 23, 2026ByKESHET NEEV, SARAH BEN-NUN
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in the Jerusalem Post studio, October 21, 2026.

Netanyahu orders Hebron sealed off, full West Bank closure after Hamas terror attack

The military had announced earlier that morning that two Hamas-linked terrorists, Hamouda and Firas Jua'ba, involved in the attack had been killed. There are no other terrorists involved.

OCTOBER 23, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, TZVI JASPER, AMICHAI STEIN
Two armed Palestinian terrorists pictured during a attack at the northern checkpoint of Hebron in the West Bank on October 23, 2026.

Former hostage Elkana Bohbot recalls how faith, family helped him survive Hamas captivity

"First of all, what kept me going there, more than anything, was the belief that I would see my son Re'em again, my wife and my family," said Bohbot.

OCTOBER 23, 2026BySARAH MOSKOWITZ
Elkana Bohbot with his wife Rivka Bohbot on October 19, 2025.