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Israel's defense industry loses major Asian customer

Move follows political pressure on the government to halt deals with Israel because of the war in the Gaza Strip

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 Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd for the Angelus prayer in Piazza della Liberta (Liberty Square) in front of Palazzo Apostolico (Apostolic Palace) in the summer papal estate in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, July 13, 2025.

Pope Leo calls for end to 'barbarity of war' after strike on Gaza church

 Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar attends a rally marking the anniversary of Land Day, in Gaza City, March 30, 2022.

Assassinating Hamas leaders: A quick fix, but not long-term strategy, expert says

 Palestinian houses stand badly damaged during the ongoing Israeli military operation, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, December 18, 2024.

The 'O' word: The risks and dangers of an Israeli occupation of Gaza - analysis


Jerusalem Post Editorial: The Kotel’s symbolism

As with any symbol, however, there is an ongoing battle among Jews both in Israel and in the Diaspora over what the Western Wall represents.

Hoshana Raba, the seventh day of Succot, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem

Middle Israel: Bashar Assad’s towering inferno

America’s confirmation of Amnesty’s accusation is too potent, and the mention of a crematorium is too dramatic for Assad to get away this time.

A picture taken on March 22, 2017 in the Syrian town of Tayyibat al-Imam in the countryside of the central province of Aleppo, shows fighters running amdist destruction down a street past a rising plume of smoke from a burning tire meant to disrupt warplanes

Jerusalem Post Editorial: Trump’s Kotel politics

The young US administration has been plagued by scandals.

Priestly blessing at the Western Wall

US court dismisses new tactic to sue Facebook for terrorism

Facebook had dismissed prior cases arguing the US Communications Decency Act (1996) bars all legal claims against it for posts by third parties using its platform.

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IDF General: Latest Merkava tank, APC, to ensure superiority on the battlefield

The Merkava MK4 Barack is designed as a “smart tank” with dozens of sensors to identify the enemy, and rapid fire closure that allows elimination of the target before it disappears from view.

THE MERKAVA MK4 ‘Barack’ main battle tank (pictured) us currently under development.

Cross-border water pollution threatens Israeli security, watchdog says

EcoPeace: The state comptroller’s report presents “a scathing assessment of failure for more than two decades of Israeli government action and inaction.”

A Palestinian walks through a water pipe underneath the controversial Israeli barrier in al-Ram, on the edge of Jerusalem [File]

UN elects Saudi Arabia to women’s rights commission

“It’s absurd,” said Hillel Neuer, executive director of UN Watch, which publicized the story on Sunday. “

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz

Netanyahu: Gaza war unavoidable, Hamas blocked humanitarian efforts

War ended when Hamas ‘begged’ its foreign leaders to agree to ceasefire, the premier said.

Netanyahu/Protective Edge

Hamas operative killed in tunnel collapse, Israel on guard

The deceased was a member of Hamas's armed wing.

A gunman from the Izz ad-Din al- Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, photographed inside an underground tunnel in Gaza, in 2014.

Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners to participate in mass hunger strike Monday

According to an Israel Prison Service (IPS) statement, any prisoner participating in the hunger-strike will be subject to "serious consequences."

Palestinian women sit near a section of Israel's separation barrier at Qalandia checkpoint in front of a painted mural of Marwan Barghouti