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Council of Torah Sages meeting over Shas party chair Arye Deri's future in party postponed

According to Kikar Hashabbat, the council holds the position that Deri "is not permitted to resign from the leadership of Shas."

Shas chairman Arye Deri attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

Israel politicians accuse Netanyahu of being 'danger to Israel,' harming ties with US Democrats

Prime Minister and Likud party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu at the Likud party’s election headquarters in Jerusalem, October 28, 2026

IDF Spokesperson's Unit pushes back after former soldier joins Breaking the Silence

Shin Bet, police arrest senior Balad activist Abd Abu Shahada over suspected security offenses

Herzog honors JFNA fund that provided $240m. in loans to Israeli businesses

JFNA established the Israel Small Business Loan Fund in the months following October 7, 2023, as part of its Israel Emergency Campaign, which ultimately raised more than $900m.

OCTOBER 31, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

From left: Isracard deputy CEO Eyal Ben-Haim, President Isaac Herzog, Michal Herzog and JFNA senior vice president Becky Caspi at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, October 29, 2026.

IAI receives two Lockheed Martin supplier awards for 2025 fighter jet programs

IAI received the Mission Focused Award for its F-16 Wings, Vertical Fin, and Conformal Fuel Tank programs, and the Ahead of Ready Award for its F-35 Wings program.

OCTOBER 31, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

IAI receives two awards from Lockheed Martin, recognizing its excellence as a supplier.

Ramim Ridge declared closed military zone after unexploded ordnance reported

On Saturday, the IDF stated that the Military Police have secured the scene, and explosives disposal teams are currently working to neutralize the items.

OCTOBER 31, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israel Police respond to the scene of an explosion caused by a previously undetonated ordnance near Metula on August 18, 2026.

Three arrested in West Bank after clash between Israelis, Palestinians as olive harvest continues

A security source confirmed that police officers and IDF soldiers were called to the scene, where they separated the two groups and arrested three suspects, who were taken in for questioning.

OCTOBER 31, 2026ByAMIR BOHBOT

Israeli security forces raid the Askar refugee camp in the West Bank, September 4, 2026; Illustrative.

Noam Sheriff’s ‘Akdamot’: My work will survive

Ella Milch-Sheriff describes life with two composers under one roof and what the book leaves unsaid.

OCTOBER 31, 2026ByLIRAN GURKIEWICZ

Elderly Haifa falafel stand owner beaten on way to work, two suspected attackers arrested

According to George Abu Shakara, the two suspects began following him as he walked to his falafel shop, beating him with a stick and striking and kicking him after they caught up with him.

OCTOBER 31, 2026ByYOAV ETIEL

George Abu Shakara, 76, was attacked on his way to work at a falafel stand he owns in Haifa on October 31, 2026.

Fighting for belonging: A Jewish boxer's extraordinary journey through poverty, faith, and tragedy

Within a decade, Yuri Foreman became a world champion, representing a country where he had once struggled to feel accepted and carving out a place in the long history of Jewish boxing.

OCTOBER 31, 2026ByALEX WINSTON

CELEBRATING HIS VICTORY over Daniel Santos in Las Vegas on Nov. 14, 2009, alongside legendary promoter Bob Arum, after becoming Israel’s first major professional boxing world champion. Arum had told Foreman that promoting a Jewish world champion was one of his ambitions.

Israel prepares for possible Iran escalation as US delays military action until after midterms

Israeli officials assess that Iran is stalling nuclear talks as Washington weighs military action, while the IDF prepares for a possible Gaza City offensive.

OCTOBER 31, 2026ByAMIR BOHBOT