DANYA SAPERSTEIN

Danya Saperstein is a Breaking News Desk Editor and Writer at The Jerusalem Post. She moved from New Jersey to Israel in 2021 and studied Linguistics and Literature at Bar-Ilan University. In her spare time, she can be found gaming, reading, or planning another DnD campaign.

President Isaac Herzog speaks at an October 7 memorial at the site of the Nova Music Festival three years later.

Herzog attends memorial at Nova festival site, calls for international cooperation to disarm Hamas

US President Donald Trump speaks with media before boarding Marine One as he travels to Grand Island, Nebraska, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 5, 2026.

Trump, Putin to discuss suspected plague case as US officials press Russia for answers

Hamam al-Hammami

Flydubai hijacker studied in UK, New Zealand, Australia, countries investigating - report


Employee of Russian plague institute dies of suspected pneumonic infection, Trump offers help

Early Russian reports wrote that Shipilova had contracted the pneumonia after breaking a vial of plague bacteria. 

 A bubonic plague smear, prepared from a lymph removed from an adenopathic lymph node, or bubo, of a plague patient, demonstrates the presence of the Yersinia pestis bacteria that causes the plague in this undated photo.

October 7 victims share text messages from the day of the massacre, call on public to do same

Dozens of people affected by the attack launched a social media campaign with the hashtag "we are all October 7," in which those affected by the massacre share the messages received.

Screenshots from October 7 posted ahead of the third anniversary in 2026.

Flydubai hijacker researched airlines, planned killing pilot, crash into Tel Aviv skyscraper

"The dream was to crash into Ben-Gurion Airport," Omani pilot Hamam al-Hammami said during interrogation, an Israeli source told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.

A flydubai plane carrying passengers from flight FZ1073 arrives at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, after a suspected terror attack aboard their original flight from Dubai to Israel forced an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, September 30, 2026.

FBI arrests former DOE employee for allegedly providing materials, expert assistance to Houthis

According to the criminal complaint, in December 2024, Ellaboudy took sick leave, claiming exposure to highly concentrated nitric acid, a common chemical used in the construction of explosives.

Members of Houthi security forces sit on a rock at the site of a rally held to commemorate Mawlid, marking the anniversary of Prophet Muhammad's birthday, in Sanaa, Yemen, August 25, 2026.

Araghchi offered inspectors access to nuclear facilities in exchange for sanctions relief - report

While Araghchi did not speak explicitly about the state of Iran's economy, the diplomats told Bloomberg that the suggestion signals the extent of the country's economic struggles.

Iran's foreign minister Araghchi addresses a special session of the Conference on Disarmament at the UN, in Geneva Tuesday, 17th February 2026

Ex-hostage Omri Miran to lead Salon Otef gathering to share his story with public

Miran, who was released from Gaza after 738 days in captivity, said that he views telling the stories of what happened as "an immensely important national mission, a life mission." 

A Salon Otef participant shares her personal story with guests gathered in a private home.

At least 24 injured in Bnei Brak nursing home fire, two in serious, unstable condition

In addition to the two severely injured, four individuals between 50 and 80 sustained moderate injuries, and 18 sustained minor injuries. 

First responders transport individual injured in a nursing home fire in Bnei Brak, October 1,2026.

WATCH: Herzog condemns 'vigilantes,' West Bank violence in visit to IDF base after violent riots

Herzog also addressed the flydubai attempted hijacking incident, thanking the passengers on board as heroes and Israels friends and partners in the region.

President Isaac Herzog condemns West Bank violence while speaking to reporters September 30, 2026.

Man arrested in connection with suspected RAF terror plot called police on self - report

The suspect called 999 almost an hour before a farmer driving home called the police after seeing three vans surrounded by men in balaclavas, according to the report. 

A B‑1B Lancer bomber arrives at RAF Fairford airbase, after police declared a major incident at the base and arrested several men on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, who have since been released on bail, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, September 29, 2026.

Rubio says foreign actor involved in RAF Fairford bomb plot, Trump criticizes release of suspects

"Suffice it to say that what happened, what almost happened, what could have happened in the UK over the weekend is a very serious situation," Rubio said.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a joint news conference with Ecuador's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility Roberto Kury at the Carondelet Palace in Quito, Ecuador, September 9, 2026.