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Follow us on Google Israeli soldiers carry out a foot patrol through the market, in the Old City of Nablus, in the West Bank on August 9, 2026. (photo credit: Jaafar Ashtiyeh / AFP via Getty Images)
Israel, Lebanon to continue talks in September as Hezbollah seeks to disrupt process - report
The discussions between the countries have included talks on a third country demining certain areas, a US official told Al-Arabiya English.
ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTERUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, Lebanon Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad and Israel Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter pose for a photo before their meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, April 14, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/KEVIN LAMARQUE)Go to the full article > >
Iran demands compensation from Ukraine over deadly Caspian Sea vessel strike - report
One sailor was killed in the strike last month, which Ukraine later said had been carried out by mistake.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFA barge sprays water 29 April 2004, during the opening of the Neka oil terminal on the Caspian Sea, 340 kms northwest of Tehran in Mazandaran province, a swap agreement with several Caspian oil producers launched several months ago; illustrative(photo credit: HENGHAMEH FAHIMI/AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
Khamenei names new Iran military, IRGC chiefs after commanders killed in Israeli-US strikes
Ahmad Vahidi was formally named IRGC chief as Khamenei filled six senior military positions following the deaths of their predecessors in Israeli-US strikes.
ByJAMES GENNA woman holds a portrait of Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, on the day of a gathering to support Mojtaba Khamenei, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 9, 2026. (photo credit: Majid Asgaripour/West Asia News Agency/Reuters)Go to the full article > >
Israel unlikely to compromise security for peace agreements with post-October 7 trauma, expert says
Gilboa spoke with the Post after KAN reported that officials from a regional country advised another to make an agreement with Israel to "lull it to sleep" before an attack.
ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD Members of a family, in which the father was murdered by Hamas terrorists on October 7, search in the rubble of his home in Kibbutz Be'eri for memories.(photo credit: CHEN SCHIMMEL/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
IDF halts strikes in Gaza after weeks of accelerated fatalities, as BoP seeks Hamas disarmament
Defense officials confirmed on Sunday that opportunities to strike Hamas military wing operatives had been missed over the past week because of government policy.
ByAMIR BOHBOTPalestinians inspect the site of an Israeli airstrike that destroyed a residential building in Gaza City, September 6, 2025; Illustrative.(photo credit: REUTERS/DAWOUD ABU ALKAS)Go to the full article > >
IDF urges Gaza residents to exchange old banknotes, prevent Hamas's financial exploitation
"Most of the old-issue banknotes have already been replaced with new ones some time ago. If any of you still possess those old banknotes, you face a serious financial risk," Waweya wrote.
ByDANYA SAPERSTEINIllustrative image warning residents of the Gaza Strip not to allow Hamas to deceive them in regards to the worth of old banknotes. (photo credit: Screenshot/X/@CaptainElla1)Go to the full article > >
Iran to release footage of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in the future - report
Basij deputy Ghasem Ghoraishi said that footage and other documentation showing Khamenei among the public and out in the streets would be released in the future.
ByREUTERSIranians walk past a mosque decorated with a banner depicting Iran's current leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, in the capital Tehran on May 9, 2026.(photo credit: ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
Hamas’s waiting game buys terror group time as Israel rejects Gaza plan, Palestinian analysts claim
"Hamas was hoping for Israeli rejection to delay disarmament," a Palestinian source claims; "Netanyahu's government is not a partner for peace, but only for war," PA official tells the 'Post.'
ByDANA BEN-SHIMONHamas terrorists celebrating during a rally in the northern Gaza Strip.(photo credit: SUHAIB SALEM/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >Operation Roaring Lion: What you need to know
Israel and the US launched Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on February 28, with the stated aim of creating conditions for regime change
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by an Israeli strike on a Tehran bunker. Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in the largest-ever aerial attack by the IAF
Iran retaliated by firing across the Middle East at Gulf nations and US military bases in the region
Thirty-nine IDF soldiers and 23 civilians have been killed, and at least 7,693 more injured in ballistic missile attacks across Israel since February 28 • 18 US soldiers killed, CENTCOM says
A ceasefire deal was announced on April 7 and went into effect on April 8
