World war i

IDF confirms Gaza Commonwealth war cemetery damaged in operation to destroy Hamas terror tunnels

The IDF's operation to dismantle Hamas tunnels in Gaza has damaged a Commonwealth military cemetery, raising concerns about the preservation of war graves and the handling of sensitive sites.

|ByJAMES GENN
Buildings lie in ruins amidst the rubble in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on December 8, 2025.
THE GRAVE of Pvt. Sam Greyman in the British military cemetery in Jerusalem. Pvt. Greyman was shot by a Turkish sniper as he tried to protect the British camp near Umm esh Shert Ford on September 8, 1918, at 27 years old.

'Post' writer rediscovers grave of fallen British World War I hero in Jerusalem

HISTORICAL AFFAIRS: Private Sam Greyman's journey took him from Russia to Leeds to Jerusalem.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Members of the Australian Lighthorse Association watch over an Anzac Day dawn service at Bogan Gate in western New South Wales. Members of the Australian Lighthorse Association watch over an Anzac Day dawn service in the western New South Wales town of Bogan Gate, located 400 km (249 miles) west of

Letters from the dead: Letter written by WWI soldiers found in bottle off Australian coast

The letter penciled in 1916 finally reached the families of Malcolm Neville, 27, and William Harley, 37, decades after their death.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
US President Donald Trump in the Oval office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 30, 2025

How US President Donald Trump is boxing Israel, Hamas into a Gaza deal - analysis

To get to “yes” on both sides, Trump reached into his toolbox of his concept of dealmaking - as well as his own doctrine about big ideas and peace in the Middle East.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Serbia restores warship that fired first shots of World War I

The SMS Bodrog was one of two Austro-Hungarian gunboats that fired their canons at Belgrade on July 28, 1914, beginning World War I.

NOVEMBER 12, 2021ByREUTERS
A view of the fully restored river monitor Sava, also known as SMS Bodrog, an Austro-Hungarian warship which fired the first shots during World War I, in Belgrade, Serbia.

On This Day: World War I ends, Unknown Soldiers are buried

World War I ended on November 11, 1918, at 11 a.m.

NOVEMBER 11, 2021ByARIELLA MARSDEN
WORLD WAR I trench warfare: ‘The way to reach God is through spiritual warfare, and all we can hope for is to catch a glimpse of His existence.’

On This Day: Ottomans defeated in World War I's Battle of Beersheba

The Battle of Beersheba broke the stalemate in the Middle East, helped fuel the Balfour Declaration and saw Australian troops launch one of history's last great cavalry charges.

OCTOBER 31, 2021ByAARON REICH
‘The charge of the Australian Light Horse at Beersheba, 31 October 1917,’ painted by George Lambert three years later

'Bear': Wreck of legendary Coast Guard ship identified after 60 years

Bear is among the most historically significant ships in US history, serving in both world wars as well as the Spanish-American War, and undertaking many brave rescue missions.

OCTOBER 17, 2021ByAARON REICH
View of the USS Bear (AG-29) in the Antarctic during Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition.

Haifa Day: Israel, India celebrate 103rd anniversary of the Battle of Haifa

The Battle of Haifa saw the Jodhpur and Mysore Lancers from India liberate the city from the Ottomans. Today, India and Israel celebrate the anniversary of the battle as Haifa Liberation Day.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021ByAARON REICH
Indian lancers are seen in Haifa after taking the city in the 1918 Battle of Haifa.

New book claims Donald Trump said that Hitler 'did a lot of good things'

The supposed statement was revealed in the upcoming book, "Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost."

JULY 8, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
FORMER US President Donald Trump attends the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday.

On this day: Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated, sparking World War I

June 28 is also the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, officially ending the war.

JUNE 28, 2021ByAARON REICH
An artistic rendering of Gavrilo Princip's assassination of Austria's Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie, which sparked World War I, on June 28, 1914.

Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire began 105 years ago today

The impact of the revolt helped contribute to the downfall of the Ottoman Empire and continues to impact Middle Eastern geopolitics to this day.

JUNE 10, 2021ByAARON REICH
Soldiers in the Arab Army during the Arab Revolt of 1916-1918, carrying the Arab Flag of the Arab Revolt and pictured in the Hejaz.

German military appoints chief rabbi for first time since World War I

The Bundestag voted last year to allow rabbis to serve in Germany's armed forces for the first time since the rise of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich in 1933.

MAY 31, 2021BySARAH CHEMLA
Soldiers of the German army Bundeswehr take part in an exercise during a media day in Munster, Germany September 28, 2018

Australia and New Zealand mark Anzac Day with return of public ceremony

Memorials for Anzac are located in Beersheba in southern Israel and Tzemach in northern Israel, as Anzac soldiers fought a number of battles throughout the region.

APRIL 25, 2021ByREUTERS
Colonel Piers Strudwick, British Defence Attache to Turkey, salutes after laying carnations to the graves of French soldiers of Jewish, Christian and Islamic origins during a ceremony at the French National Cemetery to mark the 106th anniversary of the World War One battle of Gallipoli