War

Board of Peace 15-point Gaza ceasefire plan will lead to more war, endanger Israel - opinion

In fact, this new 15-point plan rewrites Trump's already concerning October 2025 20-point plan to further endanger Israel and to assist Hamas and other Palestinian terror groups.

Officials listen to presentations on the work of the Gaza Executive Board during the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace on February 19, 2026 in Washington, DC.
IDF soldier operating on Israel's border with Syria, September 9, 2025.

IDF to deploy voting stations behind enemy lines in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza ahead of October election

Prof. Shlomi Kodesh, Director General of Soroka Medical Center, alongside Yair Kaplan, CEO of Jerusalem Bank

Bank of Jerusalem to donate hundreds of thousands of shekels to Soroka

The flag of the United States superimposed on a map of the Middle East, centered on Iran, May 18, 2026.

US and Iran disagree on war casualty numbers


Iran sold 50 million barrels of oil since the lifting of the American blockade

According to expert estimates, Iran's revenues total approximately $3.5 billion – based on oil prices over the past two weeks.

Iran flag at a Persian Gulf oil facility, July 2005

Katz: War against Israel being waged terror financing, not just on the battlefield

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

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir attend the graduation ceremony of an IDF officers’ course in southern Israel, June 25, 2026.

The Somme, 110 years on: The Jewish soldiers who fought and died

The Battle of the Somme, one of the bloodiest and most infamous battles in history, was intended to break the German lines and bring World War I closer to an Allied victory.

British infantry soldiers running out of their trenches at the signal to assault  the Somme, France, 1916.

Gaza war could have ended a year earlier, achieved more Hamas disarmament, ex-hostage chief says

An overlong war led to huge unnecessary losses in fallen soldiers and the death of up to 40 hostages, former lead hostage negotiations coordinator Maj.-Gen. (res.) Nitzan Alon said.

Former lead hostage negotiations coordinator Maj.-Gen. (res.) Nitzan Alon speaks at the Reichman University Conference, Herzliya, July 1, 2026.

The most dangerous component of Iran’s arsenal - opinion

A threat invisible to radar and affording insufficient early warning time requires a different strategy.

Members of special IRGC forces attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.

Trump called to bomb Iran before Netanyahu did, Harley Lippman says

In conversation with Jerusalem Post Editor-in-chief Zvika Klein, Lippman warned that Israel faces growing diplomatic isolation and must fight both militarily and publicly for its future.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on May 27, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump meets with his Cabinet.

The Aramco moment returns: Israel’s opportunity in the Gulf - opinion

Israel shares common interests with many Gulf states – above all, the need to confront the “Iranian octopus.” 

Saudi Aramco logo is pictured at the oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia October 12, 2019

IDF marks 1,000 days since beginning of Israel-Hamas war with situation assessment

The conference began with a memorial service for IDF soldiers who had been killed over the course of the war, including a minute of silence and a recording of Col. Asaf Hamami from October 7, 2023.

A SITUATION assessment marking 1,000 days since Israel entered the war.

Israel is once again returning to the status of a 'mistress' in the Middle East - opinion

Israel has returned to the status of a “mistress” – a relationship acknowledged privately but concealed in public – that characterized its regional position before the Abraham Accords.

Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed participate in the signing of the Abraham Accords,  in Washington, US, September 15, 2020.

Trump threatens Iran will 'no longer exist' as both sides trade blows in Strait of Hormuz

"There may come a point when we are no longer able to be reasonable, and will be forced to militarily complete the job that we very successfully started," said US President Donald Trump.

n F-35 lights its afterburner as it does a flyover during a rally to kick off the Great American State Fair on the National Mall on June 24, 2026 in Washington, DC.