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Hamas weapons seized by the IDF in the Gaza Strip, April 14, 2025.

IDF seizes Hamas weapons stored in school in southern Gaza

In the past 24 hours, the IAF carried out airstrikes targeting approximately 35 sites throughout the Gaza Strip.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen over a background of Hamas terrorists and Israeli protesters (illustrative)

Israel working on release of 10 hostages, Netanyahu tells captive's family

A letter signed by graduates of the elite IDF Talpiot program.

Over 1700 IDF Talpiot graduates call for return of hostages, end of war

A protest against the firing of Shin Bet head Ronen Bar.

Qatargate: A timeline of the scandal plaguing Israel, Netanyahu, and the PMO

Breaking News

Jenin resident tells police brother armed with knife plans terror attack in Acre

Greece signs deal to buy anti-ship missiles from France

Greek urban guerrilla group claims attack on Hellenic Train

Top News

IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. January 11, 2025.

Hamas weighs releasing more hostages, US to make decision on Iran

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A drone carries a Hezbollah flag, May 21, 2023

Hezbollah's drone supply chain uncovered across Europe

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Donald Trump seen with a model of an Iranian missile (illustrative)

Trump says he expects to make a decision on Iran very quickly

FBI claims alleged neo-Nazi killed parents as part of Trump assassination attempt

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

IDF soldiers operate in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, April 12, 2025

Eyal Zamir's decision to discharge IAF reservists who call for end to Gaza war is rash

By JPOST EDITORIAL

Israel at War

A site of an Israeli strike on a house, in Deir Al-Balah the Gaza Strip. April 7, 2025.

IDF kills deputy head of Hamas sniper cell in Deir el-Balah

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Hostage Edan Alexander in a Hamas propaganda video, April 13, 2025.

'Trump why have you fallen for Netanyahu's lies?': Edan Alexander calls on US, Israel to help him

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Protestors march towards the residence of lead negotiator Ron Dermer in Jerusalem calling for a deal to free all the hostages with a banner that says: "Dermer, 59, or resign," on Sunday, April 13, 2025.

Protests for continuation for hostage deal held in Jerusalem on Sunday night

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

IDF destroys 1.2 km tunnel in northern Gaza, April 13, 2025.

IDF troops destroy 1.2 km tunnel in northern Gaza

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

IDF troops operate in Rafah, Gaza, April 13, 2025.

WATCH: IDF kills dozens of terrorists in Rafah as it establishes operational control

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Hot Opinion

Eyal Zamir's decision to discharge IAF reservists who call for end to Gaza war is rash

By JPOST EDITORIAL

A turbulent time for the Jewish people can be an opportunity to come together

By DAVID JABLINOWITZ

Qatargate: A timeline of the scandal plaguing Israel, Netanyahu, and the PMO

By TAMAR URIEL-BEERI

Libya as a model: How to stop Iran - and Tehran's path to survival

By YAAKOV KATZ

Behind the Iran nuclear talks: What Donald Trump needs to tell Tehran

By AMOTZ ASA-EL

Israel News

IDF medical officers take part in a drill (Illustrative)

Mossad veterans, reserve medical officers sign letters calling for deal to end war, return captives

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Former hostage Liri Albag meets with President Isaac Herzog.

'No place for such venom' Herzog tells released hostage Liri Albag after online threats

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Should the IDF open a sperm bank for Israeli soldiers?

By LINDA GRADSTEIN

Police at the scene where two brothers were murdered in the Guarish neighborhood of Ramle. on April 10, 2025.

Ten murders in just three days as violence grips Arab society

By ALON HACHMON

HAPOEL TEL AVIV players celebrate their EuroCup title-clinching victory over host Gran Canaria on Friday night, a result that ensures the Reds' qualification to the Euroleague for next season.

Hapoel Tel Aviv makes Israeli hoops history

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN

Analyses & Features

An illustrative image of Telegram.

The new battleground: How Oct. 7 set a new standard, challenges for the media

An injured forest dormouse being treated at KKL-JNF's Hula Valley Wildlife Acclimatization Center, April 2025.

KKL-JNF rehabilitates injured forest dormouse after rare daytime sighting

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

An experience in Thailand’s Koh Samui before the ‘White Lotus Effect’

By MOTTI VERSES

Soroka-University Medical Center saves bones and lives with new special department

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

HAMEGINIM FOREST – The Holiday of Spring comes at just the right time here in Israel.

Hiking the Holy Land: Israel’s outdoors during Passover

By SUSANNAH SCHILD

Elegance & Excellence

50 Influential Jews

Ono Conversation Corner

Real Estate Listings

An illustration of Herb Keinon saying thank you to using the artificial intelligence program ChatGPT.

Say thank you to ChatGPT, even if AI doesn't care about gratitude

Wikipedia homepage on the computer screen under magnifying glass. Wikipedia is a free Internet encyclopedia.

The Internet and AI should not be used to answer questions on Halacha

By URI PILICHOWSKI

A new Israeli startup has begun a new venture that will allow companies to hire an AI agent to join their development teams.

Israeli startup AutonomyAI raises millions turning AI into full-time developers

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Jonathan Davis, Vice President for External Relations and Head of the Raphael Recanati International School

Reichman University: Where global education meets Israel’s entrepreneurial spirit

Market Data

Antisemitism / BDS

Graduating students hold a sign reading "There Are No Universities Left in Gaza" during the 373rd Commencement Exercises at Harvard University, May 2024.

Boycotting Israeli brains: A look at the anti-Israel academic boycott

By SHLOMO MAITAL

PEOPLE PROTEST in Berlin outside Humboldt University in support of Israel and against antisemitism, in October. The charge that Israel is perpetrating a genocide is culturally rooted, springing from antisemitic tropes, Cold War politics, and settler-colonial academic theory, insists the writer.

Prosecutors: Assault of non-Jew by Gazan, Lebanese men in Berlin was antisemitic

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Yuval Raphael.

'Because of war in Gaza': Spain calls for discussion on Israel's participation in Eurovision

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A STUDENT attends an event at a protest encampment in support of Palestinians at Stanford University, in California last year. At Stanford, the DEI office backed events calling Israel an apartheid state, says the writer.

Pro-Palestinian protesters at Stanford charged with felonies

Columbia student demonstrators chain themselves to the gates of St. Paul’s Chapel at Columbia University to denounce the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil in New York City, US, April 2, 2025.

Trump moves to place Columbia under federal oversight over antisemitism allegations

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Middle East

A coastguard boat sails past a commercial container ship docked at the Houthi-held Red Sea port of Hodeidah, as a container ship carrying general commercial goods docked at the port for the first time since at least 2016, in Hodeidah, Yemen February 25, 2023.

Yemen preparing 80,000 man assault on Houthi-controlled Hodeidah

By YUVAL BARNEA

HOUTHI MILITARY spokesman Yahya Saree delivers a statement during a demonstration in solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza, in Sanaa, Yemen, earlier this month. The writer asks: ‘The Houthis are still acting on Iran’s behalf, but frankly, how much are they really contributing to Iran?’

Yemeni people continue to bear burden of weaponization of Houthis

By NEVILLE TELLER

Ayatollah's last days: Fear of Iranian diaspora, US administration consolidation

By MATT SCHLAPP , MARK D. WALLACE , THOMAS S. KAPLAN

(Illustrative) An Israel Navy ship.

'Targeting terror from the sea': How Israel Navy operates on Gaza's shores

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israelis protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhu outside the District court in Tel Aviv, where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is testifying in the trial against him, April 9, 2025.

Israel's real enemy may be its internal divisions, not the terror threats

World News

A truck carries the bus that was damaged in a bomb blast outside Burgas Airport, July 19, 2012.

Bulgaria bombing terrorist buried in Hezbollah cemetery after Lebanese officials intervene

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

UAE's Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan greets Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa, as UAE's Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Special Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan looks on, at Al Shati Palace, in Abu Dhabi.

Syria's Sharaa meets UAE counterpart in second visit to a Gulf country as leader

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria March 10, 2025.

Syrian President al-Sharaa impresses diplomats in Turkey forum

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

A RALLY takes place to protest the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, last month. The political climate in Turkey is reaching a boiling point, the writer warns.

Turkey’s power game is maintaining control at home and beyond

By LOQMAN RADPEY

EVIDENCE CLEARLY shows the IUMS directly threatens Western security by inciting Muslims, the writer says, so are America and Europe waiting for another 9/11 before taking action?

International Union of Muslim Scholars platforms terrorism in religious guise

By SALEM ALKETBI

Environment & Climate Change

From crisis to innovation: Doral calls for renewable energy to become Israel’s strategic priority

By LIOR NOVIK , IN COLLABORATION WITH DORAL

An illustrative image of wildfires caused by climate change.

Climate crisis hits women hardest, Tel Aviv conference reveals

By ARIELA OHRENSTEIN

A wildfire in Israel's north.

Israel launches AI fire prediction tool to protect transportation systems

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Matanyahu Englman (R), Isaac Herzog, and Dr. Dov Khenin speak at the Climate Forum meeting at the president's residence in Jerusaelm, April 3, 2025.

Israel will face massive climate disasters this summer, Herzog warns

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

AT LEAST 29 people were killed, more than 200,000 people were forced to evacuate, and over 16,000 structures were destroyed or damaged. The economic toll from the fires is estimated at over $250 billion. Here, an aerial view of homes destroyed in the Palisades Fire is seen in March.

How losing homes in LA wildfires re-traumatized Jews who escaped Iran

By TABBY REFAEL

JPost Spotlight

‘THE HEART-SHAPED Leaf’ by Shira Geffen at the Safe Place Festival.

Passover pastimes: Culture, the arts, and fun abound across the country over the holiday period

Passover, the traditional spring holiday, beckons with its spread of cultural and leisure time events up and down the country for all ages.

Eliad Shraga, Founder of The Movement for Quality Government

If we don't take a stand, who will?

The Movement for Quality Government has been fighting corruption for 35 years. “This is a battle for Israel’s future as a democratic state ”says the movement’s founder, Eliad Shraga.

MOTHERS ATTEND a protest calling for the release of the hostages held in Gaza, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, last week. We are not truly free as long as dozens of our brothers and sisters remain captives in the hands of Hamas terrorists, the writer asserts.

True freedom this Passover means bringing the hostages home

This year, once again, the holiday of freedom becomes a moral, national, and human test. Spending the holiday in darkness, deep in Hamas tunnels, are our abducted heroes of October 7.

L to R: Second placed Israel's Gashau Ayale, Italian winner Iliass Aouani and third placed Israel's Maru Teferi pose on the podium after the men's marathon from Leuven to Brussels, at the European Running Championships, in Brussels on April 13, 2025.

Israeli Mens Track team wins gold in marathon at Belgium's European Running Championships

In the women’s competition, Israelis Chemtai Lonah Salpeter and Maor Tiyouri finished in third and fourth place, respectively.

Israel Real Estate

"Utopia" Project, Sde Dov Tel Aviv-Yafo

30 years in tower construction: Nachmias Group conquers Tel Aviv

By IN COOPERATION WITH NACHMIAS GROUP

Illustration: Pisgat Ramot neighborhood

The IDF Is moving South – and Beersheba prepares with a variety of housing options

By THE BEERSHEBA MUNICIPALITY & THE CONSTRUCTION , HOUSING

Air builds as clear as wine

By OFER PETERSBURG

Taubel Complex, Neighborhood G in Beersheba.

New street and rental apartments for service members in Beersheba

By WALLA/REALESTATE

Tzur Shalom Renewal Project, Kiryat Bialik

From suburbs to towers: Kiryat Bialik's old neighborhood transforms

By OFER PETERSBURG

Christian World

Pope Francis. Vatican announces new guidelines allowing gay men to become priests in Italy under vow of celibacy.

Britain's King Charles makes surprise visit to Pope Francis at Vatican

King Charles and Queen Camilla had been due to make a formal state visit to the Vatican, but postponed their plans after doctors prescribed Francis two months of rest.

Tucker Carlson speaking with attendees at the 2020 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Pro-Israel evangelical leader calls on Trump to tariff Tucker Carlson for pro-Iran post

"It’s time for the White House to impose a Tariff on Tucker Carlson for illegally importing anti-Semitic Iranian talking points and putting America last,” Cardoza-Moore said.

Pope Francis gestures during his first public appearance in five weeks, on the day of his discharge from Gemelli Hospital, in Rome, Italy, March 23, 2025.

Pope Francis was so close to death, doctors considered ending treatment

The pope's official nurse pleaded with doctors to ensure that they did not stop his treatment despite significant risks.

istoric St Mary’s City, Town Center, St Mary’s County, Maryland.

After 300 Years, Maryland's 1667 brick chapel reopens to the public

On April 12, Maryland’s Historic St. Mary's City will open the doors of its reconstructed Brick Chapel.

Health & Wellness

A joint study conducted by Dr. Ziv Ben-Zion has discovered that it’s possible to predict the severity of PTSD by analyzing brain connectivity patterns as early as one month after a traumatic event.

How to predict PTSD severity by brain connectivity patterns: University of Haifa researcher

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Eye-tracking glasses show how dogs perceive human gestures. Illustration.

Hebrew University’s innovation in antibiotic eyedrops offers new hope for dogs and humans

By THE MEDIA LINE STAFF

WOMEN MEDICYLISTS of MDA.

‘We believe in the power of women’: MDA chair champions women’s advancement in its mission

By ALAN ROSENBAUM , IN COLLABORATION WITH WOMEN OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM ISRAEL

Sheba Medical Center

IDF soldier walks again with help of cutting-edge exoskeleton after Gaza injury

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

TikTalk's solution brings a new technology approach to speech therapy.

Health Ministry unveils NIS 300M plan to fix Israel's child development system

By AVICHAI HAIM

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Ivrit magazine

Read Israel news in easy Hebrew with Ivrit

The Ivrit magazine is for people with basic reading abilities in Hebrew who want to improve their knowledge of the language.

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Feel close to Israel with The Jerusalem Post International Edition

The International Jerusalem Post, a weekly digest, publishes the best of the Jerusalem Post's news for the readers abroad.

MDA Heroes

MDA paramedic officers get out of an ambulance a man to the Shaare Zedek Medical Center emergency and trauma care who was moderately injured when stabbed in a terrorist attack by the Neve Daniel junction, near Jerusalem on March 31, 2022.

MDA hero: We’re here for each and every person who is sick or injured

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

MDA’s Joint National Command Center on October 7

'The country was burning, and I was watching it happen'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Conferences

The Jerusalem Post’s Women Leaders Summit 2025

Leading Israel’s Future: The Jerusalem Post’s Women Leaders Summit 2025

The Maariv and Walla 2025 Economic Conference

Senior Government and Business Leaders to attend Maariv-Walla Economic Conference

Archaeology

A synagogue mosaic at the Huqoq site depicts an elephant alongside other soldiers and war animals, as well as an elder holding a scroll surrounded by young men with sheathed swords.

Elephant in the synagogue: Iconography in thriving post-Temple community raises questions

Soviet M-class submarine Malyutka VI series.

Modern tech unveils WWII submarine 'M-49' lost for 82 years in Russian waters

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Aliyah

A pro-Palestinian demonstrator holds a sign, as they take part in a protest against US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Turkey, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Istanbul, November 4, 2023.

World Betar leaders calls on diaspora Jews to immigrate to Israel amid rising antisemitism

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

ALIYAH AND INTEGRATION Minister Ofir Sofer welcomes immigrants from France at Ben-Gurion Airport in August. The writer asks: Isn’t it time to welcome immigrants the way we would embrace a long-lost friend who has finally come home?

More families with young children making aliyah, Sofer tells 'Post'

By AMICHAI STEIN

Diaspora

Hapoel Tel Aviv players celebrate with the trophy after defeating Gran Canaria in the EuroCup final in the Gran Canaria Arena, Spain, April 12, 2025

Two Israeli nationals beaten by security guards, arrested in Spain

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) react during a campaign event at Dorton Arena, in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. November 4, 2024.

Marco Rubio says Mahmoud Khalil’s 'otherwise lawful' actions undermine US antisemitism policy

By GRACE GILSON/JTA

Judaism

‘The Tenth Plague: Killing the Firstborn Son,’ from a collection by Joseph Mallord and William Turner.

The tragedy of the firstborn: Inherent legal, societal burdens of the eldest child

By HAIM KATZ , SAM KATZ

HARVESTING WHEAT in a field near Rehovot.

Counting the Omer: A journey from Passover to Shavuot

By RONALD EISENBERG

Food

THE VERANDA AT Jerusalem’s David Citadel Hotel – a worthy stop for meat lovers.

The meat of the matter: Biting into the Veranda at Jerusalem’s David Citadel Hotel

By CALEV BEN-DAVID

Castel wines are seen on a Passover Seder table.

Passover 2025: This is the year to support and buy Israeli wines

By ADAM MONTEFIORE

Culture

CYRUS KABIRU, ‘Jaffa Sun,’ diptych, 2019.

‘Africa Calling’: West African royalty and Zulu magic at Haifa Museum of Art

By HAGAY HACOHEN

MONFORT LAKE in Ma’alot-Tarshiha.

Series of free events to be experienced at 'Live at the Lake Festival' in Israel's North

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Travel

An El Al plane in Ben-Gurion Airport.

Dominant over 18 months of war, Israel's El Al faces return of foreign carriers

By STEVEN SCHEER/ REUTERS

Plane flying over Tehran airport.

How to avoid flying over enemy territory, what to do if you land there

By DR. ITAY GAL

Podcasts

Tamar Uriel-Beeri is seen interviewing Prof. Shimon Shetreet on The Jerusalem Post Podcast.

Shimon Shetreet: Israeli gov't wants to change judiciary to give prime minister 'total power'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs alongside a photo of Netanyahu against a backdrop of a stock market chart. (illustration)

Tanking stocks and risk of global recession: What do you need to know about Trump's tariffs?

By EVE YOUNG , REUTERS

US Politics

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs at the White House last week. Because Trump is so hard to characterize neatly, we should think twice before jumping to conclusions as to where his tariff policies are headed, says the writer.

Don’t panic – yet, despite the chaos caused by Trump’s tariffs

By JONATHAN M. NATHAN

American pastor Josh Sullivan, 45, allegedly abducted, April 2025.

American pastor kidnapped by armed men in South Africa in front of congregation

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

History

SUPPRESSION OF Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, April 16-19, 1943. In this iconic image, captured Jews are led by Waffen SS soldiers to the assembly point for deportation (Umschlagplatz).

Warsaw Uprising's last survivor: The story, testimony of Michael Smuss

By RAPHAEL SHUCHAT

Jacob Sheep

This week in Jewish history: Buchenwald liberated, Paschal lambs sacrificed

By STEVEN DRUCKER

Science

Artist's impression of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

Webb telescope documents alien planet's death plunge into a star

(Left to right): Prof. Asaf Madi, Prof. Roded Sharan & PhD student Ron Sheinin.

TAU develops AI tool to decode cell responses to cancer treatments

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Finance

Illustrative photo of Israeli money

Doing business in Israel: How to make money and keep most of it

Vesey Ventures founders Lindsay Fitzgerald, Dana Eli-Lorch, Julia Huang.

Vesey Ventures launches $78m fund, highlighting power of well-connected investor team

OMG

The bus that a resident of Shafir overturned in Rehovot on Saturday April 13, 2025.

Man steals a bus in Rehovot 'to get home for the Seder'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

15 Million year old fish fossil with preserved stomach contents.

Scientists discover new 15 million-year old fish with last meal fossilized inside its stomach

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

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Children of reservists from Sderot enjoying pizza.

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