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Netanyahu's meeting with Trump sends clear signal to Israel’s enemies - opinion

The issues on the agenda were clear: the growing Iranian threat, Tehran’s attempts to renew its nuclear program and rebuild its missile array, the future of fighting in Gaza, and the day after Hamas

|ByDAVID BEN-BASAT
US President Donald Trump speaks to the media next to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon arrival for meetings at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025.
UN SPECIAL Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov briefs the UN in New York in 2017.

Former UN envoy Nickolay Mladenov meets top PA official as Gaza Board of Peace plan moves forward

Trump is expected to announce the composition of the board, an important component of Trump's phased plan to halt the war between Israel and Hamas, this month, possibly as early as next week.

|ByREUTERS
People examine cars damaged and vandalized by attackers in the Arab village of Ein Rafa, near Jerusalem, January 8, 2026

IDF strikes Hamas and Hezbollah, eliminates key terrorists after ceasefire breaches

IDF soldiers were deployed to the scene in the outskirts of Jalud, a village under the jurisdiction of the Samaria Brigade, but found no suspects. 

|ByTZVI JASPER, SHOSHANA BAKER
IRANIANS GATHER while blocking a street during a protest in Kermanshah, Iran on January 8, 2026.

'Mercenaries for foreigners': Khamenei accuses Iranian protesters of acting on behalf of Trump

The demonstrations, which began in Tehran last month, have spread to all of Iran's 31 provinces but have yet to reach the scale of the 2022-3 unrest sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini.

|ByREUTERS, ALEX WINSTON

As ceasefires unravel, Israel faces critical decisions on Gaza, Lebanon, Syria fronts - editorial

Israel faces mounting challenges: a stalled ceasefire in Gaza, rising Hezbollah threats in Lebanon, and a critical security opportunity with Syria.

JANUARY 9, 2026ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Direction and distance sign for the Syrian capital of Damascus at Mount Bental Israeli military outpost on the Syrian border

'We support Hamas': Activists protest Israeli real estate expo at Queens yeshiva

Anti-Israel activists rally in Queens, calling for "intifada" in protest of an Israeli real estate event at a local yeshiva, accusing the Israeli company of "ethnic cleansing" and land theft.

JANUARY 9, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
Palestinian Assembly for Liberation calls for anti-Zionist protest at a yeshiva in Queens, New York City, January 8, 2026.

Can Israel trust Lebanon in disarming the border?

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise.

JANUARY 8, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
People stand next to the UN vehicles in southern Lebanon, as seen from northern Israel, January 8, 2026.

Israel rolls out advanced Arad rifle in bid to strengthen border communities

Further, the ministry stated that the completion of the initiative will "create a standardized, Israeli-manufactured defense system for rapid response teams."

JANUARY 8, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
The Arad rifle, distributed by the Defense Ministery and the IDF, to rapid response teams across Israel, January 8, 2026.

IDF strikes Gaza after terror rocket aimed at Israel falls near hospital

The military noted that it detected the launch coming from Gaza City and that it quickly responded by striking the source of the fire.

JANUARY 8, 2026BySAM HALPERN, MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
IDF graphic showing the trajectory of the rocket that landed short in Gaza on January 8, 2026.

Knesset advances bill to create national memorial day of Oct. 7 attacks

The bill passed unanimously, with 18 votes in favor and none against. It will now move to Knesset committee discussions and must pass two additional readings before becoming law.

JANUARY 7, 2026ByKESHET NEEV
A plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 7, 2026.

How to make sense of contradictory messaging on Iran regime change? - analysis

Nation-states, including the US and Israel in the past, often pursue multiple goals and prepare for scenarios that may be contradictory.

JANUARY 7, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with the families of Iranians who died during the 12-Day War between Israel and Iran, January 3, 2026.

US threatens Iran's Ayatollah, Hamas operatives killed by Palestinian militia - January 7, 2026

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

JANUARY 7, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
The vessel tanker formerly known as Bella 1, now the Marinera, at Singapore Strait, after US officials say the US Coast Guard pursued an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela, in this picture taken from social media on March 18, 2025.

Half of US states file brief against AMP, NSJP for providing material support to Hamas on October 7

This brief has been filed in support of a group of survivors of Hamas’s October 7 terrorist attack, family members of those murdered by Hamas, civilians under fire from Hamas’s terror, and others.

JANUARY 7, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Pro-Palestinian students demonstrate at University College London, May 15, 2024.

WATCH: IDF strike kills Hezbollah terrorist in southern Lebanon, kill Hamas terrorist in Gaza

The IDF conducted the strike "in response to Hezbollah's continued violations of the ceasefire understandings."

JANUARY 7, 2026ByJAMES GENN
Hezbollah supporters attend a ceremony held by Hezbollah to commemorate the first anniversary of their late leader Hassan Nasrallah's killing by Israel, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, September 27, 2025

Israeli-backed Palestinian militia says it killed two Hamas operatives in southern Gaza

The militia shared a photo that it said depicted one of the slain men.

JANUARY 7, 2026ByREUTERS
Several Hamas terrorists stand guard near a scene as Gazans gather to watch the release of Israeli hostage Agam Berger to a Red Cross team in Jabaliya on January 30, 2025.