Defense minister, IDF chief rift over IDF reshuffle, Ron Dermer seeking retirement per reports
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Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir. March 25, 2025.(photo credit: via walla!)
Rift between defense minister, IDF chief over senior appointments
Current protocols require the defense minister's approval for senior IDF posts, such as any position with the rank of brig.-gen.
ByAVI ASHKENAZI , JERUSALEM POST STAFF An illustrative image of Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir. (photo credit: Canva, Chaim Goldberg/Flash90, IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT, YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Judge denies request to extend detention of Western Wall, Great Synagogue graffiti suspect
The judge emphasized that there was no need to delay the investigation while the defendant remained in custody.
ByWALLA!'There is a Holocaust in Gaza' is seen sprayed on the wall of the Great Synagogue in central Jerusalem, on August 11, 2025(photo credit: ISRAEL POLICE SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)Go to the full article > >
Strategic Affairs Minister Dermer plans political retirement, senior officials say - report
Government officials reported that while Ron Dermer has not set a departure date, he might stay on for a few short-term diplomatic efforts before officially resigning.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 22, 2025.(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Hi-tech company to cut approx. 30 Israeli jobs despite growth in Q2 financial report
Kaltura's Q2 2025 financial report highlighted that the company's revenue and profits exceeded expectations, but are still planning to undertake an organizational restructuring.
'Please say you will go': Madonna begs Pope Leo XIV to save Gazan children
“Please go to Gaza and bring your light to the children before it’s too late,” Madonna wrote, adding that she cannot bear as a mother to see the suffering of the children in Gaza.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFUS singer songwriter Madonna arrives for the 2025 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2025, in New York. (photo credit: ANGELA WEISS/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)Go to the full article > >
US designates Baloch Liberation Army a foreign terrorist organization
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Zamir on Gaza occupation plan: We will do everything protect hostages, bring them home
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir said on Monday, “We are at the start of a new stage in the fighting in Gaza. We will do everything to protect the hostages and bring them home.”
BySARAH BEN-NUNIDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir visits Ground Forces headquarters, July 23 2025(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)Go to the full article > >
Former Mossad official in hostage deal talks under investigation for 'Qatargate' affair - report
According to the report, Israeli security officials, even from within the Mossad, were unaware of the official's business ties with Qatar.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFDEMONSTRATORS CALL for the release of the hostages held in the Gaza Strip, outside the United Nations in New York City, this week. The only viable path to bring all of the hostages home is to bring Hamas to total defeat and submission, the writer argues. (photo credit: Liri Agami/Flash90)Go to the full article > >
US-Hamas mediator Bahbah: Both sides must resume talks, reach immediate ceasefire - exclusive
Dr. Bishara Bahbah told The Jerusalem Post that military actions are deepening the human toll and risking the lives of the hostages.
ByAMICHAI STEINPalestinian-American businessman Bishara Bahbah, who helped secure the release of former hostage Edan Alexander.(photo credit: Canva, screenshot, SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)Go to the full article > >
Arkia flight returning from Greece forced to make emergency landing
ByDR. ITAY GALIsrael 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.
50 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.
