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Ultra-Orthodox party paralyzes Knesset votes to force through military draft exemptions

The most recent proposal advanced is a bill that would halt the arrests of haredi draft evaders, which is set to be debated on Tuesday in the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.

Protesters supporting the conscription of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men into the Israeli military block a road in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, central Israel, in protest against the continued road blockades by ultra-Orthodox demonstrators following the arrest of draft evaders, June 26, 2026.
 US President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shake hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

Israel's alliance with America is vital, but Jerusalem can't outsource its security - editorial

Netanyahu speaks with reservists at Kibbutz Migdal Oz, 18 June, 2026.

Israel must build independent armaments network to end US aid dependency, Netanyahu says

President Isaac Herzog receives the first-ever Ambassador of Somaliland to Israel, Mohamed Hagi, in his residence last month.

Somaliland Defense Minister says IDF will not establish presence in their country


Trump overrides Biden, approves $24M assault rifle deal for Israel Police

The State Department sent a notification to Congress on March 6 for the $24 million sale, saying the end user would be the Israeli National Police.

 (Illustrative) US President Donald Trump over a backdrop of weapons.

What happened on day 543 of the war?

Former hostage Eliya Cohen reveals brutal captivity conditions and vows to fight for those still held in Gaza • IAF has been conducting extensive strikes through the night in southern Gaza.

 IDF soldiers seen operating in southern Syria, in pictures dated to March 2025

'We are entering a centuries-long War of Independence,' retired IDF general says

"If the Shin Bet chief can't show discreet loyalty to the prime minister, their paths should separate."

A helicopter carrying released Israeli hostage, Agam Berger, a soldier who was seized from her army base in southern Israel during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, arrives at at Beilinson Schneider complex in Petah Tikva, Israel, January 30, 2025.

The man who called for action before Oct. 7 explains how to solve Gaza, Iran - interview

The Jerusalem Post speaks to the new head of JISS, ex-IDF intel. analysis chief Yossi Kuperwasser.

 Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser.

Timeline breaks down Hamas’s October 7 invasion, Israel’s delayed response to massacre

Breaking down the events of October 7th, the days that followed, and the military's response.

 INFOGRAPHIC: Timeline of October 7 early morning intelligence breakdown

IDF reportedly offers southern Syria's Druze community job opportunities

It's been claimed that the IDF offered southern Syrian residents the opportunity to work within Israel during the end and return home in the evening.

IDF soldiers gather near the ceasefire line between Syria and Israel, in the Golan Heights, December 9, 2024

‘If we got rid of Hezbollah, we wouldn’t need five outposts,’ Kiryat Shmona Spokesman says

Reporter's notebook: The 'Post' visits northern communities at Lebanon border after IDF withdrawal.

 Jerusalem Post visited various spots near the border with Lebanon in order to see and hear from soldiers and northern residents how their lives have improved since the ceasefire, and whether they still feel safe after the IDF withdrawl

IDF's withdrawal from key Gaza corridor signals shift in war's trajectory - analysis

Sometimes it was used to facilitate trucks entering Gaza, sometimes trucks and medical personnel would cross the area.

Israeli military tanks are lined up on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza, February 9, 2025

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox face arrest for draft evasion in IDF crackdown

Last month, the military announced that legal action was underway against draft candidates from the haredi community who failed to report for enlistment.

 ‘THE HAREDI leadership argues that it is forbidden to draft yeshiva students whose Torah is their profession and that they defend the State of Israel through their studies.’

'Hamas will pay for breaching hostage deal,' military expert says

“It’s hard to know what caused Hamas to violate the agreed terms, but they will clearly pay a price for it,” Kuperwasser said.

 Hamas terrorists hand over four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza City, January 25, 2025