SHIR PERETS

Shir Perets is a Breaking News Desk Manager at The Jerusalem Post. She grew up in central Israel and is a graduate of Bar-Ilan University, where she studied English literature and communications.

When she isn’t writing, Shir can be found painting, building Legos, feeding stray cats, or singing along to Taylor Swift.


Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attends a press conference following a shooting at Bondi Beach, at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, December 14, 2025.

No link between Bondi Beach shooting to Palestinian recognition, Australia's Albanese stresses

An archaeologist of Israel Antiquities Authority displays an oil lamp and coins dating back to the Sanhedrin era which have been uncovered at the Tel Yavne excavation site in central Israel, on November 29, 2021.

Hanukkah discovery: Rare Hasmonean lamp, Second Temple stylus found near Jerusalem

An Israeli flag and flowers are laid outside Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach as people gather to mourn in the wake of a mass shooting on December 15, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

Iranians take to social media to show support for Jews, Israel after Bondi Beach terror shooting


IDF neutralizes disturbed Israeli who attempted stabbing in northern West Bank

The Israeli was taken to the hospital in moderate to severe condition, Magen David Adom stated.

IDF neutralizes disturbed teenager who attempted stabbing in northern West Bank, December 14, 2025.

At least 15 dead, including Israeli, dozens wounded in Bondi Beach Hanukkah event massacre

Several more were wounded in the mass shooting targeting the Hanukkah celebration in Australia's largest city, including an Israeli, the Foreign Ministry added.

Health workers put a patient into an ambulance after a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 14, 2025. Australian police said two people were in custody following reports of multiple gunshots on December 14 at Sydney's famed Bondi Beach, urging the public to take shelter.

Arkia plane hit by Philippine plane at JFK airport, leaving some 270 passengers stranded - report

The Arkia flight, which was Tel-Aviv-bound and set to carry some 270 passengers, has been delayed due to the damage the accident caused.

New Arkia leased aircraft.

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

To celebrate the Post’s anniversary on December 1, several of our reporters have shared the articles they believe left the strongest mark on public conversation, policy, society, and more.

Jordan and Israel sign historic peace treaty on October 26, 1994.

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

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.

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.

WATCH: Israel, US complete five-day joint maritime exercise 'Intrinsic Defender'

The five-day drill aimed to strengthen long-standing cooperation, improve responses to maritime threats, and enable mutual operational learning, according to the IDF.

IDF, US complete joint training exercise 'Intrinsic Defender,' December 11, 2025.

Bracing for Byron: Ways to prepare for major storm making landfall in Israel

Currently, the storm has made landfall in northern Israel and is expected to progress through the region over the next few days after causing heavy rains and floods in Greece over the past week.

A drone view of a damaged road and bridge, after the Enipeas river overflooded due to storm Byron, near the town of Farsala, Greece, December 6, 2025.

Eighteen arrested for injuring dozens with smoke bombs, fireworks at Tel Aviv derby

The arrests followed a weeks-long undercover investigation that gathered evidence of a coordinated plan by organized groups of fans, according to police.

Hapoel Tel Aviv's fans' flares at Bloomfield Stadium.

'A woman is like a flower': Khamenei defends Iran’s treatment of women as critics cite Mahsa Amini

“A woman is like a flower. A flower must be cared for and protected, and she will enrich you with her color, fragrance, and qualities,” he said.

 Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei seen on the backdrop of the pre-revolution flag of Iran (illustrative)

Houthis release crew of Greek-operated cargo ship Eternity C struck in Red Sea

The crew of the Liberia-flagged Eternity C abandoned the ship before it sank following repeated strikes by the Iran-aligned militants with sea drones and rocket-propelled grenades.

 A vessel said to be Greek-operated, Liberia-flagged Eternity C sinks in a footage released by Yemen's Houthis, in the Red Sea, in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on July 9, 2025