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IDF kills senior Hamas terrorist Ra'ad Sa'ad in Gaza City strike, military intel sources confirm

Sources within the Military Intelligence Directorate said the IDF strike on Sa'ad came in response to an attack on IDF reservists in the southern Strip, which wounded two.

US-Syrian military patrol comes under fire in central Syria, casualties reported

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a car in Gaza City, December 13, 2025.

Eurovision rule changes threaten Israel's chances at success amid boycotts

FRONTLINES

CULTURAL AFFAIRS: Iceland joins a growing list of countries boycotting Eurovision 2026 due to Israel’s participation, as new voting rules create challenges for Israel’s success.

ISRAEL HAS been singled out as no country ever has been before at Eurovision. Here, viewers cheer as they watch this year’s Eurovision Song Contest finals being screened at a community center in Tel Aviv, in May.

Taylor Swift performs as her record-breaking The Eras Tour comes to an end with the first of her three concerts in Vancouver, British Columbia

Taylor Swift condemned over mention of Israel in new documentary series

Social media users are breaking the internet in a rush to condemn the 36-year-old Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, accusing her of being a "Zionist."

IDF warns residents to evacuate southern Lebanese village ahead of Hezbollah strikes

Israel Air Force fighter jets on their way to the waves of strikes in Iran

How Israel's fighter pilots train for border infiltrations in a post-October 7 reality

INTERVIEW

Gaza plan could force breakthrough between Israel and Pakistan, journalist tells 'Post'

FEATURE

Inside the Jewish Brigade’s untold Holocaust survivor rescue operations

Birthright gears up for winter as 10,000 visitors expected in Israel, from America to Europe

US President Trump pictured smiling with several women whose faces are redacted on either side of him.

Trump appears in newly-released photos from Epstein estate, says it's 'no big deal'

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting in Moscow this week. Russia is so consumed by the war with Ukraine that it struggles to maintain its military presence in Syria and turns a blind eye to Iranian activity, says the writer.

From Kyiv to the Golan: The Ukraine-Russia war’s unseen impact on Israel

OPINION

Roman Gofman, military secretary to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walking at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, November 11, 2024

The conceptions bender: An out-of-the-box Mossad chief appointment

OPINION

Driving innovation at the frontiers of genomic medicine

Rambam Health Care Campus to sponsor the Beutler Symposium.

AERIAL VIEW of the Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa. (Totem Imaging and Animation Ltd.)

Hamas official told Eitan Mor he would be released two weeks after abduction, ex-hostage recounts

Eitan Mor described how he was starved, beaten, and electrocuted during his captivity.

Former Gaza hostage Rom Braslavski meets with Italian PM Giorgia Meloni

Eitan Mor greets the public upon his release from Hamas's terror captivity, October 13, 2025; illustrative.

REPORT

Israel hands mediators list of PIJ terrorists with knowledge of Ran Gvili’s location

IDF armored and infantry reserve units in military training in Golan Heights before heading South to the Gaza Strip, October 8, 2023.

Biden administration briefly withheld intelligence from Israel during Gaza war

Israeli soldiers stand on rubble in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, December 8, 2025.

Gaza demilitarization may begin as early as next month, US officials say

Newly-obtained footage shows six Gaza hostages lighting Hanukkah candles in Hamas tunnel

WATCH

The footage, obtained by the IDF, shows the six hostages, Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino, Alexander Lobanov, and Almog Sarusi, who were murdered by Hamas in 2024.

'Gazan doctors killed my daughter by injecting air into her veins,' father of murdered soldier says

IDF-obtained footage of Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino, Alexander Lobanov, and Almog Sarusi lighting Hanukkah candles while in Hamas captivity.

FEATURE

Stan’s the name: Inside Israel’s growing partnerships across Central Asia

Then-President Shimon Peres (L) and then-president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev raise a toast at the reception at the President’s Residence in Astana during Peres’s visit to Kazakhstan in 2009.

Police arrest suspect over double murder of mother, son in Yokne’am Illit

Israel Police during operation in Israel's North to thwart murder attempts, April 27, 2025. (Ilustrative)

Israel Police admit concern over increasing number of officers driving under the influence

Spotlight

On board for Hanukkah: Fresh, delicious twist for the holiday

Scenes from Daliyat al-Karmel - Illustrative photo

Nurah’s Kitchen: Kosher Druze food in Daliyat al-Karmel

Kaynar-Kissinger and his fellow actor brother, Doron, (L) put on a Holocaust-related stage production in Germany.

Writing for love’s sake: The poetic world of Gad Kaynar-Kissinger

INTERVIEW

The late Corinne Allal is the subject of ‘Corinne Allal: Farewell Tour.’

Corinne Allal’s story leads lineup of bold, must-see documentaries

Iran detains 18 crew members of foreign tanker seized in Gulf of Oman

Iran said those detained in the ongoing investigation include the tanker's captain. The vessel's identity and the crew members' nationalities were not disclosed.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi arrested by Iranian regime

Members of the Iranian Navy attend the joint Navy exercise of Iran, China and Russia in the Gulf of Oman, Iran, in this handout image obtained on March 12, 2025; illustrative.

REPORT

Egyptian President Sisi to visit Washington for Trump meeting, may meet with Netanyahu

IDF soldiers seen operating in northern Israel, near the Lebanese border, September 18, 2024

Hezbollah terrorists increasingly approach northern border, soldiers critique IDF response

The gate on the border from the Golan Heights into Syria at Majdal Shams, May 3, 2025.

IDF renews incursion into Syria's Quneitra Governorate, state media claims

REPORT

Scottish band Primal Scream draws backlash over backdrop of Israeli officials with swastika-eyes

Primal Scream is also one of the most prominent acts to demand in recent months that its music not be available on the music platform Spotify to listeners in Israel

'Go to the gas chamber': Rabbi and children targeted in antisemitic verbal attack on Melbourne tram

Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream performs onstage in front of a display featuring a swastika-Star of David hybrid during a concert at the Roundhouse music venue on Dec. 08, 2025 in London, England.

European Jewish Association initiates legal actions against Bob Vylan for 'death to the IDF' chants

Against the backdrop of a Palestinian flag, Bobby Vylan of British duo Bob Vylan performs at the Glastonbury Festival in England, on June 28.

Nashville Jewish community center sues Goyim Defense League over alleged campaign of intimidation

Neo-Nazi groups Blood Tribe and Goyim Defense League hold a rally on September 2, 2023 in Orlando, Florida. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

INTERVIEW

Jewish students at DePaul continue to face threats after violent campus attack

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

FRONTLINES

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

‘The Jerusalem Post’: Marking 93 years of influential journalism – Part 1

FEATURE

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.

Yisrael Ganz unveils 'Joshua & Caleb Plan' on Capitol Hill: 'Zero terror, zero incitement'

Yisrael Ganz Governor, Binyamin Region and Chairman, Yesha Council

StopAntisemitism Founder at 'Post' Gala in Washington: 'We’re fighting a battle we didn’t choose'

Liora Rez, Founder & Executive Director, StopAntisemitism- Credit: Mark Sellem

Rabbi Berman calls for urgent push for Jewish day schools: 'We cannot lose the next generation'

Ex-IDF air defense chief: Arrow-3 protecting Germany defies imagination after Holocaust

Ran Kochav recounts to The Jerusalem Post his time as Arrow commander and the technology's role in making history.

China using cyber weapons to instill societal havoc, chaos across US and West - CISA official

People stand in front of the Arrow 3 system during an event of the German Air Force at the Annaburger Heide Air Base in Schoenewalde/Holzdorf, eastern Germany, December 3, 2025

Rafael delivers Spyder air defense system to Georgia

IRGC reveals new stealth suicide drone, fastest in Iran's history

SMARTSHOOTER secures SMASH 3000 contract in Australia

US forces seize Chinese cargo ship delivering military equipment to Iran

REPORT

The ship was boarded on the Indian Ocean a month ago, with military equipment being seized, officials revealed to the Wall Street Journal.

North Korean leader Kim hails troops returning from Russia mission, state media says

A US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) and Egyptian Navy frigate ENS Alexandria (F911) conduct manoeuvring-operation exercises during a 60 nations International Maritime Exercise.

Libya's Red Castle museum opens for first time since fall of Gaddafi

A newly discovered artifacts are seen at Libya's Red Castle Museum, Libya, February 28, 2019. Picture taken February 28, 2019.

Spanish police bust gang that used helicopters to fly drugs from Morocco

A Spanish National Police officer guards part of a drug stash at the Port of Arinaga on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, October 26, 2025.

Thai prime minister says no ceasefire reached with Cambodia

A family rides on a tractor on the way to a refugee camp as they are evacuate amid deadly clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along a disputed border area, in Chong Kal, Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia, December 10, 2025.

In Collaboration

95 years on the frontlines: The story of Magen David Adom

EMERGENCIES IN Israel are not interruptions but a rhythm, and MDA needed to be ready before events unfolded.

Small patients, big emergencies

From vision to action

SHABBOS KESTENBAUM has become a sought-after speaker and advocate

Syria’s broken energy sector to be repaired through agreements with four Saudi companies

Damascus signs agreements to rehabilitate war-damaged oil and gas fields, boost power supplies, and signal the start of a wider reconstruction push .

Long-awaited gas export deal with Egypt to be signed 'in days,' source tells 'Post'

A guard carrying a weapon stands at the main entrance to the industrial city in Hassia, in Homs, Syria March 19, 2025.

Your Taxes: How does Israel tax foreign pensions? The laws all olim should know

Many Jews from abroad view property purchases in Israel as a form of pension plan.

Your Investments: The learning power of Hanukkah, using gelt as educational tool for kids

An illustrative image of a cat alongside Hanukkah paraphenalia.

Supreme Court blocks automatic citizenship for non-Jewish children of immigrants

Supreme Court justices preside over a hearing at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025

Bonnie and Meir Chasan: Senior citizens giving back through volunteering

FEATURE

Anglo olim step up to the blackboard to teach English to Israelis

Students in the Herzog Teacher Training program.

Building tomorrow, today: Jerusalem Post Washington Conference heads to Capitol Hill

Jerusalem Post Miami Conference returns, shaping the future together

Past Event - The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference - where diplomacy meets the future

Conference

LIVE: The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference - where diplomacy meets the future

Building tomorrow, today: Jerusalem Post Washington Conference heads to Capitol Hill

'Biggest issue in Israeli society': First Lady Michal Herzog at 'Post' Trauma Conference

MDA Heroes

Michaela Berku: "Doing good is the best therapy."

Michaela Berku on volunteering, MDA, and saving lives through service

MDA Women's Circle launches new year with "Adopt a Paramedic" initiative

'I’ll keep showing up': MDA paramedic who saved dozens on Oct 7 recounts 600 days

Podcasts

HAREDIM SCUFFLE with police outside Jerusalem’s IDF Recruitment Center..

Will Israel go back to Gaza fighting, draft haredi men? MK's weigh in

Layers of Nuremberg: shadow and light

Netanyahu requests for pardon in trial as one hostage remains in Gaza

US Politics

US President Donald Trump speaks prior to signing an executive order on AI, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US December 11, 2025.

Trump receives Israel Allies Foundation lifetime achievement award for diplomatic contributions

US envoy Tom Barrack to visit Israel, meet Netanyahu in coming days, source tells 'Post'

US lawmakers say Israel hasn't held to account those involved in 2023 strike that killed journalist

Diaspora

Inset: Joe Berman resigned from the Anti-Defamation League in March 2025. (Courtesy Berman); Background: A view during the ADL Never Is Now Summit on March 3, 2025, in New York City.

Top ADL civil rights lay leader quits, accusing group of being ‘useful idiots’ for Trump

Rabbis who criticized Mamdani say they were ‘heartened’ after meeting with him on Thursday

Rabbi Eliezer Diamond, beloved Jewish Theological Seminary professor and author, dies at 73

Judaism

‘Jewish Wedding,’ by Jozef Israëls, 1903.

'Choosing to Be Chosen': The path from 'bleak atheism' to Orthodox Judaism

Parashat Vayeshev: Leadership does not equal influence

Parashat Vayeshev: Bringing hearts closer

Christian World

Republican Senator Bernie Moreno at The Jerusalem Post Conference in DC

Sen. Bernie Moreno urges Israel to fight ‘propaganda war,’ highlights Christian solidarity

New York Catholic Church agrees to mediation for 1,300 sexual abuse claims

Christmas returns to Bethlehem after two years of silent nights

Food

Salta revisited: Inside the Ra’anana dairy gem celebrating 20 flavorful years

Holiday in Cyprus: The hottest winter escape

Jerusalem's Inbal Hotel gets 'soupersized' for winter's Soup Festival

Archaeology

A bronze coin from the Asia Minor city of Side found at Horbat Bet Zecharia south of Jerusalem, where the Maccabees fought the Greek Seleucid army.

Hanukkah miracle: Israel discovers evidence of Judah Maccabee’s battlefield near Jerusalem

Oldest-known fire-making found in Britain, pushing Neanderthal mastery back 415,000 years

Neanderthals were selectively targeted for cannibalism in Ice Age Europe, study reveals

Science

Jerusalem partners with NASA, looks forward to first Israeli woman in space

'Medusa,' possible 'dinosaur mummy' discovered in Badlands, transferred for further research

AI infighting: Patients use bots to fight health insurance claim denials

Culture

US proposes 5-year social media review for World Cup tourists

Hapoel defeats Towers in first European basketball game in Israel since October 7

Alon Leichman becomes first Israeli head pitching coach in the MLB

History

Earliest authenticated portrait of George Washington, wearing his colonel’s uniform of the Virginia Regiment from the French and Indian War.

'Jewish Roots of American Liberty': Explaining the Jewish connection to the American story

National Library unveils rare 14th century Mishneh Torah manuscript

Margaret Thatcher biography: All about the UK prime minister in one centenary volume

OMG

Brunelleschi's Dome and Giotto's Campanile of the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower (Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore) are pictured from a panoramic point of Florence, in Tuscany region, Italy, April 15, 2024.

Florence's historic monuments targeted in $35M international fraud scheme

Jewish billionaire couple falls off Forbes's Rich List after donating nearly half their fortune

Unexpected dinner guest: Opossum dines with family at Disney World

Consumerism

Meet the Israeli beauty device that stole Paris Hilton’s heart

Alpine A290: How to launch a rocket without waking the neighbors

Entered the business world with a bang: Deni Avdija launches a new protein brand

Astrology

Daily Horoscope for December 8, 2025 – all Zodiac signs

Daily horoscope for December 7, 2025 – all zodiac signs

Daily horoscope for 05/12/2025 – all zodiac signs

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IDF kills senior Hamas terrorist Ra'ad Sa'ad in Gaza City strike, military intel sources confirm

US-Syrian military patrol comes under fire in central Syria, casualties reported

Eurovision rule changes threaten Israel's chances at success amid boycotts

Taylor Swift condemned over mention of Israel in new documentary series

IDF warns residents to evacuate southern Lebanese village ahead of Hezbollah strikes

How Israel's fighter pilots train for border infiltrations in a post-October 7 reality

Gaza plan could force breakthrough between Israel and Pakistan, journalist tells 'Post'

Inside the Jewish Brigade’s untold Holocaust survivor rescue operations

Birthright gears up for winter as 10,000 visitors expected in Israel, from America to Europe

Trump appears in newly-released photos from Epstein estate, says it's 'no big deal'

From Kyiv to the Golan: The Ukraine-Russia war’s unseen impact on Israel

The conceptions bender: An out-of-the-box Mossad chief appointment

Driving innovation at the frontiers of genomic medicine

Hamas official told Eitan Mor he would be released two weeks after abduction, ex-hostage recounts

Former Gaza hostage Rom Braslavski meets with Italian PM Giorgia Meloni

Israel hands mediators list of PIJ terrorists with knowledge of Ran Gvili’s location

Biden administration briefly withheld intelligence from Israel during Gaza war

Gaza demilitarization may begin as early as next month, US officials say

Newly-obtained footage shows six Gaza hostages lighting Hanukkah candles in Hamas tunnel

'Gazan doctors killed my daughter by injecting air into her veins,' father of murdered soldier says

Stan’s the name: Inside Israel’s growing partnerships across Central Asia

Police arrest suspect over double murder of mother, son in Yokne’am Illit

Israel Police admit concern over increasing number of officers driving under the influence

Spotlight

On board for Hanukkah: Fresh, delicious twist for the holiday

Nurah’s Kitchen: Kosher Druze food in Daliyat al-Karmel

Writing for love’s sake: The poetic world of Gad Kaynar-Kissinger

Corinne Allal’s story leads lineup of bold, must-see documentaries

Iran detains 18 crew members of foreign tanker seized in Gulf of Oman

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi arrested by Iranian regime

Egyptian President Sisi to visit Washington for Trump meeting, may meet with Netanyahu

Hezbollah terrorists increasingly approach northern border, soldiers critique IDF response

IDF renews incursion into Syria's Quneitra Governorate, state media claims

Scottish band Primal Scream draws backlash over backdrop of Israeli officials with swastika-eyes

'Go to the gas chamber': Rabbi and children targeted in antisemitic verbal attack on Melbourne tram

European Jewish Association initiates legal actions against Bob Vylan for 'death to the IDF' chants

Nashville Jewish community center sues Goyim Defense League over alleged campaign of intimidation

Jewish students at DePaul continue to face threats after violent campus attack

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

‘The Jerusalem Post’: Marking 93 years of influential journalism – Part 1

Yisrael Ganz unveils 'Joshua & Caleb Plan' on Capitol Hill: 'Zero terror, zero incitement'

StopAntisemitism Founder at 'Post' Gala in Washington: 'We’re fighting a battle we didn’t choose'

Rabbi Berman calls for urgent push for Jewish day schools: 'We cannot lose the next generation'

Ex-IDF air defense chief: Arrow-3 protecting Germany defies imagination after Holocaust

China using cyber weapons to instill societal havoc, chaos across US and West - CISA official

Rafael delivers Spyder air defense system to Georgia

IRGC reveals new stealth suicide drone, fastest in Iran's history

SMARTSHOOTER secures SMASH 3000 contract in Australia

US forces seize Chinese cargo ship delivering military equipment to Iran

North Korean leader Kim hails troops returning from Russia mission, state media says

Libya's Red Castle museum opens for first time since fall of Gaddafi

Spanish police bust gang that used helicopters to fly drugs from Morocco

Thai prime minister says no ceasefire reached with Cambodia

In Collaboration

95 years on the frontlines: The story of Magen David Adom

Small patients, big emergencies

From vision to action

Syria’s broken energy sector to be repaired through agreements with four Saudi companies

Long-awaited gas export deal with Egypt to be signed 'in days,' source tells 'Post'

Your Taxes: How does Israel tax foreign pensions? The laws all olim should know

Your Investments: The learning power of Hanukkah, using gelt as educational tool for kids

El Al’s Ben-Zvi: 'A strong Israeli airline is a strategic asset'

Dozens rescued in severe flooding as Storm Byron wreaks havoc on Israel

Magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Japan's northeast region, tsunami advisory issued

Heavy rains flood Gaza shelters, killing 12 and displacing thousands

Storm Byron brings relief to Israel’s farmers, ending year of drought with substantial rain

Leket founder says Israel needs to rethink the culture of food waste

How does CAR-T cancer treatment work?

Children born with deadly immune flaw get powerful new gene therapy option

Outbreak of contagious skin disease among naval officer cadets halts training, IDF confirms

EU Council and Parliament reach agreement to overhaul drug rules, speed patient access

Hospital discharge should not be the finish line: Doctors must help patients reintegrate

Aliyah and Integration Ministry director-general speaks at 'Post' Washington Conference

The dream persists: New survey shows Israelis’ confidence in the housing market

Supreme Court blocks automatic citizenship for non-Jewish children of immigrants

Bonnie and Meir Chasan: Senior citizens giving back through volunteering

Anglo olim step up to the blackboard to teach English to Israelis

How long does urban renewal take to launch? “Only” 16 years

How to revive a stagnant market? This is how to bring oxygen back to the real estate sector

Conditional Aliyah: Jews are ready – Israel much less so