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Sheep dead in West Bank, US and Iran hold nuclear talks in Geneva

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

A Palestinian man seen with his sheep in a Bedouin village in the northern Jordan Valley, on June 17, 2023.
 An Israeli soldier is seen in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, on October 27, 2023

October 7 revealed why Two-State Solution won't work, what will actually protect Israel - opinion

Security forces arrested a cell of ISIS terrorists on suspicion of planning to carry out an attack.

IDF foil ISIS terror plot in Jericho, seize Hamas weapons cache in Gaza

This picture taken during a media tour organised by the Israeli military on January 27, 2024, shows Israeli soldiers patrolling an area in Gaza's main southern city of Khan Yunis, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas.

Up to 130 int'l lawyers protected IDF from war crimes charges as it fought in Gaza - exclusive


Israel-aligned Gazan militia operating in Rafah tunnels, aim to disarm Hamas - report

Abu Shabab, named for their founder, Yasser Abu Shabab, is an anti-Hamas, Israel-aligned resistance group operating within the Gaza Strip. 

Ghassan Duhine (center) with members of the anti-Hamas Abu Shabab militia in the Gaza Strip, September 2025.

Francesca Albanese represents UN inability to acknowledge truth and morality - opinion

Her over-the-top antisemitic views seem to be an offshoot of her desire to please her Jew-hating supporters and benefactors, to the point where she even compared Israel to Nazi Germany.

FRANCESCA ALBANESE, United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, is seen at a conference in Rome, last year. Her suggestion that Palestine represents a moral compass reflects her own broken one, the writer says.

US must reclaim its institutions and universities in face of Qatari financial influence - opinion

American higher education is being inundated by influence operations from Qatar, which constitute a possible national security threat.

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in Doha, Qatar,  September 16, 2025.

Gaza's reconstruction must focus on the culture just as much as on the concrete - opinion

On October 7, polls showed that roughly 70 percent of Gazans and 80% of West Bank Palestinians expressed support for Hamas. This is indicative of a culture in need of change.

Gaza City, November 25, 2025.

Hamas to discuss demilitarization, NCAG with Egyptian mediators in Cairo - report

The Hamas delegation intends to present demilitarization proposals to its Egyptian counterpart, including one that suggests Hamas may surrender heavy arms in exchange for retaining light arms.

Palestinian Hamas terrorists seen in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025

Main donor US unclear on UNRWA future, jettisoning it would leave black hole, agency chief says

UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini compared what would happen if the agency shut down to what happened in Iraq in 2003.

Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, attends a meeting of the Global Alliance for the implementation of the two-state solution, at Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway, January 15, 2025.

Middle Israel: Netanyahu's 55-page scarlet letter cannot rewrite October 7 - opinion

The truth that Netanyahu has resolved to bury rests on three foundations, all of which don’t even need an investigation, because they are glaring.

‘DELUDING HIMSELF he can manipulate public opinion no matter what the people saw, felt, and endured, Netanyahu this week released a 55-page booklet containing his responses to State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman’s questions about the October 7 fiasco’s events.

IDF captures aide to terrorist behind 2025 shooting attack which killed three

The captured terrorist, Muhammad Zidan, was a senior figure in the Jenin terrorist network, and involved in financing and advancing acts of terror in Israel.

IDF operates in West Bank, February 9, 2026.

My Word: The painful probe into October 7 - opinion

After the October 7 massacre, Israel demands answers. But who should investigate the failures, and can any commission restore trust and prevent the next attack?

 Homes are destroyed, following the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, southern Israel November 2, 2023

WATCH: 'We have two diamonds here': IDF releases video from hostage rescue operation

The video was composed of body camera footage from Shayetet 13 soldiers who participated in the operation. In it, the two rescued hostages spoke with the soldiers in a helicopter.

 LUIS HAR (far left) and Fernando Marman (center), two hostages rescued in a special forces operation in Rafah, Gaza, in February 2024, reunite with loved ones later in the day at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer.