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From Kassel to the home front: A Holocaust survival story guides a deputy commander’s service

A grandson of a Holocaust survivor on memory, duty, and why “never again” demands action.

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View of Karmei Tzur settlement north of Hebron, in the West Bank, November 24, 2025.

Infiltration alert detected in Karmei Tzur, IDF conducting scans in area

Daniel Hagari, then-IDF spokesman, gives a statement to the media in Tel Aviv on October 16, 2023.

Why the IDF should hire a PR firm, not a general - opinion

IN THE next battle space, intrusion can come without warning: ‘zero-click’ tools can penetrate a device without user action, turning everyday technology into an intelligence target. Radiant Research Labs, led by ex-IDF intelligence experts, has already produced 10 major cyber and technological tools

Israel’s zero-click future: How cyber veterans are reinventing offensive intelligence


IDF confirms killing of top Islamic Jihad Gaza commander

Also on Wednesday, the IDF and Shin Bet announced the killing of Muhammad Issam Hassan al-Habil, who murdered IDF Cpl. Noa Marciano. 

Profile of the terrorist Ali Raziana, who served as the Commander of the Northern Gaza Brigade in the Islamic Jihad terror organization.

Watch: Hamas seen exploiting emergency vehicles to transport weapons within Gaza Strip

The IDF released footage showing armed operatives transporting the weapons via ambulance, which was recorded during routine drone sweeps along the Strip's Yellow Line. 

Hamas terrorist in vehicle as they go with Red Cross vehicle to area within the Yellow Line, Gaza City, November 20, 2025.

A new IDF face in Arabic exposes tensions in the Arab world - opinion

Who is expected to replace Col. Avichay Adraee? His deputy, Maj. Ella Wawiya, known in the Arab world as “Captain Ella.”

IDF's Arabic-language spokesperson Avichay Adraee poses for a picture at the Foreign Ministry, in Jerusalem, September 6, 2017

IDF admits civilians likely killed in retaliatory strike on Hamas commander after soldier wounded

"The strike targeted the terrorist Bilal Abu Assi, a Hamas Nukhba Platoon Commander who led the infiltration into Kibbutz Nir Oz on the brutal October 7th massacre," the IDF stated.

Smoke rises from the Gath shelter, housing displaced Palestinians, after an Israeli air strike in the west of Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip on January 31, 2026.

Haredi demonstrations and farmer protests

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise.

HAREDI DEMONSTRATORS protest in Jerusalem on July 23, 2025.

Shin Bet tightens criteria on when 'Jewish nationalism' becomes 'terror'

Under the shift, only incidents that show a “clear intent to kill” will be classified as terrorism

An Israeli settler argues with a Palestinian farmer, during olive harvesting in Silwad, near Ramallah, October 29, 2025.

Female intelligence collection unit bolsters IDF operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon

Focusing on southern Lebanon, the Shahaf unit has already helped locate and kill around 60 Hezbollah terrorists over the last year.

Female soldiers of the Bardales Battalion preparing for urban warfare training, near Nitzanim in the Arava area of Southern Israel.

WATCH: Haredim block roads near Tel Hashomer in protest of IDF draft, deemed unlawful by police

N12 reported that the protests arose because around 80 haredim are scheduled to enlist in combat support roles.

IDF GUARDS outside the recruitment center in Jerusalem as haredim protest the draft, February 4, 2026.

IDF reserve officer severely wounded by terrorist gunfire near Gaza’s yellow line

The IDF said armored units and Israel Air Force aircraft struck targets in the area and called the incident a blatant violation of the current ceasefire agreement.

IDF soldiers operate in the Khan Yunis area of the Gaza Strip, February 1, 2026.

Israel Police arrest individual suspected of preparing explosives, planning attack on IDF soldiers

The terrorist had "extensive knowledge in preparing explosives and various weapons," according to N12, and had been involved in other attacks against IDF soldiers operating in the area.

Border Police operate  against illegal Palestinians on the Palestinian side of the separation barrier in the town of Bir Nabala, January 18, 2026.