Israeli-owned vessel targeted in Red Sea, US State Dept. pauses most Palestinian visa approvals
Ex-hostage Emily Damari reacts to IDF killing former Hamas captor • Hostage families call for deal as security cabinet meet • Ben-Gvir plans to designate Gaza flotilla activists as terrorists
Demonstrators protest for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip, outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, August 31, 2025.(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/FLASH90)
US temporarily stops most visa approvals for Palestinians - NYT
New US measures would prevent Palestinians from the West Bank, as well as Palestinians in the diaspora, from entering the US on several non-immigrant visas.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF A boy waves a Palestinian flag during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Lafayette Square near the White House in Washington, December 2, 2023; illustrative.(photo credit: REUTERS/BONNIE CASH)Go to the full article > >
President Herzog names nine laureates for 2025 Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor
President Isaac Herzog has named nine distinguished individuals, including Miriam Adelson and Israeli-Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Muwaffaq Tarif, for the 2025 Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor.
Huckabee visits Efrat as officials claim that US supports Israeli sovereignty over West Bank
Efrat Council Chairman, Col. (res.) Dovi Shefler said that the visit came at a time of "historic opportunity to apply full Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria."
'Shouts of joy’: Emily Damari reacts to death of former Gaza captor Hazem Naim
Emily Damari expressed relief over the reported death of Hazem Naim, one of her former captors, and hopes for the return of the remaining hostages.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, AVI ASHKENAZI British-Israeli former hostage Emily Damari poses for a photo with her mother, Mandy, after being released from Gaza where she was held since the deadly October 7 2023 attack by Hamas, at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, in this handout image obtained by Reuters on January 21, 2025.(photo credit: Damari family/Handout via REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Ben-Gvir plans to designate Global Sumud Flotilla activists as terrorists, seize boats
Activists will be held in prisons for terrorists and will be denied special privileges such as television, radio, and specialized food.
ByAMICHAI STEIN National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir seen at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, July 17, 2025(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Incident targets Israeli-owned, Liberia-flagged vessel in Red Sea - Ambrey
A vessel near Saudi Arabia's Yanbu was reportedly targeted by an unknown projectile. The crew is safe, and authorities are investigating.
ByREUTERS People walk past a graffiti, depicting a Houthi fighter stopping an Israeli ship off the coast of Yemen, painted on a wall of the Saudi embassy in Sanaa, Yemen February 15, 2024(photo credit: REUTERS/KHALED ABDULLAH)Go to the full article > >
Houthi terrorists raid UN premises in Yemen, detain at least 11 people, reports say
ByREUTERSIsrael at War: What you need to know
Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.
Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Supernova music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across the Gaza border communities.
48 hostages remain in Gaza, while 49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity.
The IDF launched large-scale attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities on June 13, 2025.
Israel struck key nuclear sites and killed senior Iranian military and IRGC officials.
28 Israelis killed, over 1,300 wounded, including several IDF soldiers, in Iranian attacks.
