Live Updates: IDF conducts strikes against Hezbollah following launch of drones at troops in southern Lebanon
Netanyahu held direct talks with Hamas behind security establishment's back during 2014 Gaza war • Israel considers expelling British and European officials from Int'l Gaza Support Center
Follow us on GoogleSmoke rises from fires ignited by Israeli shelling that targeted the plain of Marjayoun in southern Lebanon on August 25, 2026. (photo credit: AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)
Although 14 to 15 million barrels of oil passed through Hormuz per day before the war, an expert told the Post that it was entirely possible to manage without much of that supply.
ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARDLightning occurs when META 4, an Oil Products Tanker, sails into Muscat Anchorage on March 21, 2026 at Sultan Qaboos Port in Muscat, Oman.President Donald Trump had threatened to attack Iran's energy infrastructure if it did not end its de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by March 23.(photo credit: Elke Scholiers/Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
Iran regime will fall through mix of operations, economic pressure, ex-Mossad chief Barnea says
Barnea, in his first speech since leaving the post of Israel's spy chief in June, also said that Hezbollah and Hamas are weaker now than they were before the October 7 massacre.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOBEx-Mossad chief David Barnea (L) and Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion (R) at the Jerusalem Municipality, August 27, 2026.(photo credit: JERUSALEM MUNICIPALITY)Go to the full article > >
PM, Defense Minister deny any instruction exists to reopen Erez Border Crossing into Gaza Strip
There are preparations to open the crossing on September 1, but it still requires final approval, sources from COGAT told The Jerusalem Post.
ByJAMES GENNView of the Erez border crossing between Israel and Gaza, which has been closed since the October 7 massacre, on December 16, 2025.(photo credit: Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)Go to the full article > >
IDF retrieves drone after emergency landing in Negev desert
Iranian oil sales, deliveries have not stopped despite reduction, oil minister says
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Qatar, Iran discuss proposed joint Iran-Oman shipping corridor through Hormuz
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Netanyahu held direct talks with Hamas behind security establishment's back during 2014 Gaza war
The Prime Minister's Office issued a statement denying the publication, stating the report was based on "false briefings by political elements trying to harm the Prime Minister."
ByBEN CASPIT, JERUSALEM POST STAFFPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir attend the graduation ceremony of an IDF officers’ course in southern Israel, June 25, 2026.(photo credit: FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Israel considers expelling British and European officials from International Gaza Support Center
The International Gaza Support Center is a multinational headquarters established to monitor the US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
ByJONAH DAVIDOV, AMICHAI STEINUS, Israeli, and international experts work in groups at the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in Kiryat Gat, which opened in mid-October to oversee and support early implementation of President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for stabilizing and rehabilitating Gaza. (photo credit: CHEN SCHIMMEL)Go to the full article > >
IDF kills Yahya Sinwar's former bodyguard, add'l Hamas Nukhba terrorist in Gaza strike
The IDF and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) killed Razek Sahil Suleiman Abu Shahma, Yahya Sinwar’s bodyguard and a Hamas Nukhba terrorist who infiltrated Re’im on October 7.
ByCORINNE BAUMHamas terrorists Razek Sahil Suleiman Abu Shahma and Hazem Mousa on October 7.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)Go to the full article > >
Syrian national arrested on border trying to smuggle rocket shells into Lebanon
The approximately 330-kilometer border with Syria has been used by Hezbollah, as well as other terrorist groups and criminal gangs, to smuggle supplies and people in and out of Lebanon.
ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARDView of the Israeli border with Syria, in the Golan Heights, on August 20, 2026. (photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)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
