Israel, Hezbollah closest to war since ceasefire as terror group's disarmament lags

ANALYSIS

Hamas demands temporary immunity for terrorists in tunnels beyond Gaza's Yellow Line

Supporters of Lebanon's Shiite terror group Hezbollah attend the funeral of terrorists killed in recent Israeli attacks, in the southern city of Nabatiyeh on November 2, 2025.

Remains of three Gaza hostages have arrived at the National Center for Forensic Medicine

REPORT
An armed Hamas terrorist stands guard as a Red Cross vehicle arrives to receive from Hamas terrorists the remains of deceased hostages who had been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, in Gaza City, October 14, 2025.
IDF Military Advocate-General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi seen at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, October 1, 2024

Ex IDF chief lawyer Tomer-Yerushalmi found alive near Tel Aviv beach after suicide concerns

Likud MK: Ex-top IDF attorney's disappearance ‘a suicide attempt to regain control of narrative'

Protests against haredi draft begins in Jerusalem, October 30, 2025.
COMMENT

Stop and breathe, Israel: Political discourse has fallen apart. It's unacceptable

IDF Hostages Recovery Chief Nitzan Alon to return to civilian life

Chechnya mufti: Jews are the 'enemies of Islam,' spreading atheism and satanism

A woman named Nuk, associated with the Wasco tribe, burns sage during a protest in front of a ICE facility in Portland, Oregon, US October 26, 2025.

Most Americans think political violence is on the rise - poll

Supporters of Democratic candidate for New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, hold signs during a campaign event on the final weekend before the 2025 New York City mayoral Election in the Queens borough of New York City, US, November 1, 2025.

Mamdani releases Arabic-language campaign ad ahead of Tuesday election

New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani departs after speaking during a "March on Wall Street" to call for economic justice on August 28, 2025, in New York City.

Mamdani's economics, Israel stance could incur a $5b. expense on New York

ANALYSIS
A sign for the Republican Jewish Coalition convention in Las Vegas, Nov. 1, 2025. (Joseph Strauss); NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani campaigns in Brooklyn, Nov. 1, 2025.

Republican Jewish leaders slam Zohran Mamdani at annual summit

The Trump-Xi Summit Imperative: Why Trump and Xi Must Sign the Death Warrant for Global Terrorism

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping

US CENTCOM posts video of suspected Hamas terrorists looting Gaza aid convoy

IDF shoots drone smuggling weapons over western border, strikes terrorist crossing Gaza buffer zone

Trucks carry aid for Palestinians, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 14, 2025.

'Baseless cover up': Hamas decries leaked US video of terrorists looting Gaza aid truck

 A Lebanese military vehicle drives, after Israeli troops withdrew from most of south Lebanon, in Mays al-Jabal, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon, February 19, 2025.

Netanyahu urges Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah, threatens military action on terror group

View of destroyed buildings following an Israeli military operation in Gaza City, October 25, 2025

Senior Qatari diplomat warns that Gaza could end in a 'no war, no peace' situation

Israel bans two Jewish American women for assisting Palestinian olive harvest in West Bank

Sde Teiman leak: Does Israel's government fear the extreme Right more than ICC's legal fallout?

ANALYSIS
Left wing activists and Palestinians plant olive trees in the village of Battir, in the West Bank, on February 14, 2025.

IDF chief Eyal Zamir, Defense Minister Katz meet to discuss next IDF Military Advocate General

 Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir. March 25, 2025.
COMMENT

From Rabin to Tomer-Yerushalmi: Israel hasn’t learned from political violence - comment

A RALLY IN 2015 at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv marking 20 years since the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin.
EXPLAINER

Who is Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, IDF's chief attorney embroiled in Sde Teiman video leak?

The scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage at the Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva, June 19, 2025.

Soroka receives NIS 360 m. from state to repair Iranian missile hit after lacking funds

Mourners lay slain hostage Amiram Cooper to rest on November 2, 2025.

Sahar Baruch, Amiram Cooper laid to rest after over two years of war in Gaza

 Chabad Jamaica delivering aid after hurricane Melissa ravages area, November 2, 2025.

Jamaica's Chabad center survives hurricane Melissa, as Rabbi Raskin plans recovery, aid efforts

Chief rabbis of Jerusalem, Rabbi Shlomo Amar and Rabbi Arye Stern

Gov't proposal to expand rabbinate powers sparks alarm over ‘conditional Jewishness’

Libya Coast Guard rescues 45 Egyptian, Sudanese migrants from rubber boat off Tobruk

Syria seeks Lebanese help to extradite former regime officers accused of war crimes

Members of the Libyan Coast Guard operate near the migrant search and rescue ship Sea-Watch 5 (not pictured), operated by the German NGO Sea-Watch, in the search and rescue (SAR) zone in the central Mediterranean Sea, off Libya, August 8, 2025.

Iraq approaches critical Nov. 11 elections, set to deploy nearly 200,000 security personnel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the government's cabinet formalizes the normalization agreement with Morocco.

Netanyahu hails Moroccan king for UN resolution backing Western Sahara autonomy plan

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein attend a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq November 2, 2025.

Iraq, Turkey sign deal on Iraqi water infrastructure projects

PA diocese condemns Catholic school float with Auschwitz 'Arbeit Macht Frei' gate replica

Prominent NYC rabbi rachets up Mamdani criticism and cautions against Jewish infighting

A screenshot from social media showing the replica of the Auschwitz gate used by the St. Joseph Catholic School.
INTERVIEW

'Ha'ikar': How two Toronto Jews created a group for those experiencing antisemitism

Jay Ginsherman and Jacob Weiss, two Toronto natives, co-founded “Ha’ikar,” a discussion group for the Jewish community that focuses on collectively processing antisemitism and Jewish experiences.

Man sentenced to 49 months for antisemitic terror campaign against Jewish New Yorkers

 Anti-Israel protesters in midtown Manhattan, July 4, 2024.

Former Columbia professor claims campus antisemitism focus fosters ‘Jewish victimization’

US congressman warns of mass exodus out of New York if Mamdani wins elections

INTERVIEW

NYC Jews would back Cuomo over Mamdani if Sliwa drops out

POLL
 Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) speaks during a press conference about the proposed Safe Air on Airplanes Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 23, 2024.
OPINION

Give peace a chance? Not until Palestinians reject terror

FRENCH PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud at a high-level meeting on a two-state solution at the United Nations in New York in September.
ByYITZ GREENBERG

Obama calls Mamdani, praises campaign ahead of November 4 NYC mayoral election

 Former US president Barack Obama listens to speakers on a panel at the Obama Foundation Democracy Forum in Chicago, Illinois, US. December 5, 2024.
EXCLUSIVE

Lindsey Graham to Post: Annexation would cost Israel US support; two-states the 'only' solution

Greece unveils new drone and AI weapons at Oxi Day military parade

Skyforce: Israeli start-up leading the way in autonomous, AI-powered tech

Parade in Athens

Lockheed Martin, Saildrone to advance armed USV capabilities for US Navy

On its first flight, NASA's experimental quiet supersonic X-59 Quesst aircraft takes off from Runway 7 at Palmdale USAF Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, U.S. October 28, 2025

Breakfast in NY, dinner in TLV: NASA's new supersonic jet passes first test flight

Taiwanese soldiers leave Qingtian Hall, an underground military tunnel built inside Taiwu Mountain in the 1960s, after attending a performance commemorating the Battle of Guningtou, in Kinmen, Taiwan, October 18, 2025

'Example of the Jewish people': Taiwan president says Israel a 'model' for defense

Belgium investigates new drone sightings over military base

From Belgium to Sinai: Rising drone threats challenge global security and defense

ANALYSIS
A view shows an interceptor FPV-drone of the 1129th Bilotserkivskyi Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment during its flight, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine July 8, 2025.

‘A gateway, not a slogan’: Experts say Azerbaijan can help syria rebuild

 Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with President of Azerbaijan’s Republic Ilham Aliyev, July 12, 2025.

US not planning nuclear explosions at this time, energy secretary says

Cooling towers at the former Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant during a tour by Constellation Energy in Londonderry Township, Pennsylvania, US, June 25, 2025

Nigeria welcomes US help to fight Islamic insurgents, demands territorial integrity

Catholics gather for a mass at the Church of the Assumption in Lagos on April 21, 2025.

Carlton Tel Aviv Named Israel’s Best Business Hotel for 2025 by World Travel Awards

THE CARLTON Tel Aviv, pool side sea view

Feeling at home with Habayta: the Israeli organization helping Olim build their new lives

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Ahead of the world’s first human spinal cord implantation

of Mr. Ron Meron, former CEO of Teva Israel, as a member of the Matricelf Board of Directors

Israel unveils High-Tech tax reform to bring talent home

Jerusalem College of Technology: Balancing academic education, religion, and IDF service

FEATURE
People walk near office towers at a business park also housing high tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva, Israel August 27, 2020
FEATURE

Amid rising antisemitism, TalkIsrael empowers influencers to shape Israel's story online

 Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram apps are seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021
OPINION

With AI technology rapidly advancing, ethics must evolve as well

Artificial intelligence and humanity.
ByAVI JORISCH

Preparing for emergency: Tel Aviv hospital undergoing massive renovation for underground unit

Haifa beaches to reopen Saturday after sightings of rare whale shark

Whale shark swimming. (illustration)

White's thrush spotted in Israel for the first time by local birdwatcher

Israelis stranded in Nepali snowstorm.

Rescue teams working to save Israelis trapped in Nepali mountain blizzard

Lee Harten, a PhD candidate of Tel Aviv University School of Zoology, holds an Egyptian fruit-bat during an interview with Reuters at a laboratory in the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History in Tel Aviv, Israel May 27, 2019

Bats vs. Rats: How Egyptian fruit bats seasonally adapt behavior to compete with rats

STUDY

Early sound exposure shapes male and female brains differently, Hebrew U study finds

Israeli scientists discover feline herpes can be treated with human coldsore medication

Research on the human brain shows that male and female brains develop differently due to early auditory experiences
OPINION

Key insights from a day inside the general medicine unit at Sheba Medical Center

ByERAN LERER

Hebrew U. scientists develop 10-minute imaging for topical drug testing

AI, stem cells take center stage at Reichman University medical summit

Aliyah continues to be a driving force behind Israeli communities

OPINION

I love where I live: Making aliyah and finding happiness in Israel

OPINION
A VIEW of Efrat: It’s worth reminding ourselves that aliyah is not a nostalgic story from the past but the very heartbeat of Zionism today, the writer affirms.

Anya Lipster: A Russian Israeli with the soul of a Japanese artist

Anya Lipster

Thirty-two Holocaust survivors, refugees, victims of persecution immigrated to Israel this year

Holocaust survivors celebrate their bar mitzvah at the Western Wall, January 2020

Mordechai Frizis: Israel advocate to Greek public

RABBI MORDECHAI FRIZIS

Without subsidy, there is no project: The new reality in urban renewal

Who wants to open a hotel in the Gaza Envelope? The state will cover a third of the cost

D Neighborhood, Beersheba.

Just come: the state is giving away plots in the north at a ridiculous price - who is eligible?

The Housing Market in Israel.

Treasury reveals: where do the most stressed home sellers in Israel live?

Illustration: Tower Construction.

Rising up: the surprising city becoming Israel's tower capital

All JPost Conferences   

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

Jerusalem Post Washington Conference

Jerusalem Post Miami Conference returns, shaping the future together

Miami Summit 2026

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

Diplomatic Conference, September 2025

Conference   

The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference at the Friends of Zion Museum, in Jerusalem, September 16, 2025

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

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

'Paying a heavy price: ZAKA head Dubi Weissenstern speaks at 'Post' Trauma Conference

MDA Heroes   

 A Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance at an Ofakim MDA station.

Reflecting on Oct. 7: 'Everyone knew exactly what they needed to do'

Meet the medic who understood on Oct. 7 she must do everything to save a child

MDA hero: We’re here for each and every person who is sick or injured

Podcasts   

Pro-Israel influencer Lizzy Savetsky before her interview at the Jerusalem Post studio in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, following a late-night World Zionist Congress session.

‘I'm not being paid, I'm not running away’: Lizzy Savetsky tells ‘Post’

Joseph Cohen: On antisemitism, politics, and Israel

'Post' sits down with the inspiring 'spokeskid' of Israel, 10-year-old Ben Carasso

US Politics   

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition conference on October 31, 2025.

'We must confront it': Sen. Ted Cruz describes antisemitism on the Right as a 'growing cancer'

JD Vance sidesteps college student’s antisemitic question while defending Trump’s Israel stance

Are Jews who backed Brad Lander in primaries taking his advice and voting Mamdani?

Diaspora   

A London bus circles Trafalgar Square in London December 16, 2011.

UK's TfL supervisor refuses to remove pro-Palestinian graffiti, says there should be 'more'

Maryland kosher pizzeria to furloughed federal workers: You can pay us back later

Thailand's ties to Israel evolved beyond tourism and trade, ambassador tells 'Post'

Judaism   

A STATUE of Fred Lebow stands near the finish line of the New York City Marathon. The annual event will take place today. In running his final marathon, Lebow found life, if only for a little while longer, says the writer.

Fred Lebow: Surviving the Holocaust, fighting cancer, and running his last lap

Decades of impact: David Golinkin reflects on his legacy of pluralistic Jewish education

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

Christian World   

 CEO of Turning Point USA Charlie Kirk speaks on stage on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Charlie Kirk to be posthumously awarded at Israeli Christian Media summit

Pope Leo XIV and Nostra Aetate still matter to the Jewish people, even 60 years later

African Christian leaders visit Israel representing millions of worshippers

Food   

THE KAYMA hotel, the first built at the Dead Sea in 20 years.

Luxury Isrotel Kayma Hotel opens at Dead Sea

Isla Brown 42: New and stylish in Eilat

In the Kitchen with Henny: Aliyah, with a side of autumn

Archaeology   

A statue of Thutmose III, the sixth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. Officially, Thutmose III ruled Egypt for almost 54 years,i inCairo, Egypt Dec 29, 2022:

Netherlands to return 3,500-year-old sculpture to Egypt

Egypt opens colossal new antiquities museum after two-decade wait

Israeli archaeologists uncover medieval sugar mills beneath Gan Hashlosha National Park

Science   

Cancer ilustration image.

New and improved ‘killer’ cells show promise in staving off cancer spread

How old are you really? New AI tool reveals your body’s true age

Mega Or and Nebius unveil $300m data center in Modi'in to power Israel’s AI sector

Culture   

Maccabi Tel Aviv players celebrate after their 2-0 Premier League win over Maccabi Bnei Reineh in Nof HaGalil.

Maccabi Tel Aviv win as Hapoel Jerusalem come back to draw against Maccabi Haifa

‘Fragments’: An Oct. 7 exhibition of grief, resilience, and the will to keep dancing

'Nutuk': A fascinating glimpse into Druze life in Israel

History   

MOSHE DAYAN and Jordanian Lt.-Col. Abdullah El Tell reach a ceasefire agreement in Jerusalem, Nov. 30, 1948.

'Moshe Dayan': Shedding analytical light on an Israeli war hero

'The Writers' Castle': Nazis at Nuremberg, impossible to defend

My Word: Remembering Israel's assassinated prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, 30 years on

OMG   

 Berlin, Germany.

'Language of the oppressor': Israeli booted from Berlin cafe for Hebrew coexistence shirt

China's Shein pulls sex dolls from sale days before first store opening

Guests told not to look outside hotel windows as Disney World sees third October death

Consumerism   

Yoga.

Short yoga: Your calm place when everything else feels off

"It's the place where you can experience it all"

I Have Tested 20 Resume Writing Services - This Is The Best One

Astrology   

 Horoscope.

Horoscope for Wednesday,16/7: Taurus – A good day for connecting to inspiration and self-expression

Daily horoscope for Tuesday, 15/7: Sagittarius – Heightened sensitivity at home and in the family

Weekly horoscope: July 13–19, 2025

Below the Belt: Prostate Matters

Below the belt: Prostate matters

In the face of war, Reichman University’s international students demonstrate remarkable resilience

An HCI Degree - the bridge to Product Teams