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Israel strikes Houthi ports across Yemen, 'Galaxy Leader' ship

The IDF struck three ports, a power station, and a ship used for terrorist purposes in the Red Sea, Defense Minister Katz noted.

What is the Houthi-controlled Galaxy Leader ship targeted by Israel?

Houthi supporters burn Israeli and US flags in solidarity with Palestinians and Iran, in Sanaa, Yemen June 20, 2025

Iran struck five IDF bases with six missiles during war

Western sources told the Post that the impact and damage by these hits was actually less than the impact and damage caused in October 2024.

Iranian missile falls in Southern Negev; illustrative

Israeli security forces seen during an operation in the Tulkarm refugee camp, in the West Bank, July 6, 2025

Israel did not have sufficient mandate to reach agreement with Hamas, IDF strikes Houthis

Netanyahu clashes with Zamir over aid • New report reveals extent of Hamas's sexual violence on Oct. 7 • Rocket from Khan Yunis lands in open area, not intercepted due to human error

Netanyahu stresses Hamas's military capabilities must be destroyed ahead of US visit

(L-R): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump seen near the White House (illustrative)

Netanyahu seeks US mechanism for approval on future Iran strikes if nuclear threat resurfaces

Inside Operation Iron Wall: How the IDF is reshaping the West Bank

First Red Sea naval attack in months raises alarms

Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, speaks during a press conference about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.

Thousands of Iranian dissidents join anti-regime channel, exiled crown prince claims

ALIYAH EMBRACE, Bnei Menashe. Photo from Laura's exhibition.

Gov’t debates bill proposal to cancel Law of Return Grandparent Clause

Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian and American political commentator Tucker Carlson.

Tucker Carlson to interview Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian after war with Israel

Sheikh Wadee' al-Jaabari.

Reporter's Notebook: 'Post' meets with top Hebron sheikh who wants to pull out of PA

Meuhedet launches AI-powered service for members

This new service enables members to ask questions, receive information, and perform medical-related tasks explained in simple terms, without navigating complex menus

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Meuhedet launches new AI system to help members interact with their HMO.

Israel at War

Israel at War

Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal possible, despite Hamas changes to truce proposal

The gaps between Israel and Hamas are narrow, a source familiar with the talks told The Jerusalem Post.

Netanyahu clashes with IDF chief over Gaza aid delivery as ceasefire talks resume

Families of Israelis who were killed in recent war and of hostages held in the Gaza Strip set up a tent near the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, urging the government not to end the war in Gaza, July 6, 2025.

IDF cyber chief, retired Iran strategy head piloted fighter jets striking Iran

‘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.’

IDF to summon over 50,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews in massive push for haredi draft

IDF soldiers seen in the aftermath of Hamas's Nova music festival massacre in Re'im, southern Israel, on October 7, 2023.

Hamas systematically, extensively weaponized sexual violence on October 7, report reveals

Israel News

Israel News

New NGO bill that would tax foreign donations by 80% will exempt ultra-Orthodox orgs.

Haredi MKs expressed concern over the bill's potential effect on donations to NGOs that support haredi causes, many of which are based on funds from overseas.

Misguided sanctions: Nations punish Smotrich, Ben-Gvir for protecting Israelis

Haredi children return to school amid the coronavirus crisis

Israel Police arrest additional five Bnei Brak residents suspected of sexual abuse

Chaim Rotter arrives to a court hearing at the Magistrate's Court in Tel Aviv, July 2, 2025

Palestinian smugglers arrested with protected birds taped to their bodies

Four Palestinian suspects were arrested for attempting to smuggle about 100 protected birds by ‘cruelly concealing’ them on their bodies.

Lapid to support impeachment of MK Ayman Odeh over Gaza remarks

Spotlight

Palestinians shop at a market ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival, in the West Bank city of Hebron, on June 5, 2025.

Can tribal leaders in Hebron bring peace with Israel?

Former chief rabbi Jonathan Sacks congratulates new Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, during a ceremony at St. John’s Wood Synagogue, in London, in 2013.

25 touchstones for a moral compass: Lessons from Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

Ima

Ima: Welcoming back a beloved Jerusalem tradition

Goldy's

Goldy's: Great Jewish food just like Grandma used to make

Analyses & Features

Analyses & Features

Thousands of Iranian dissidents join anti-regime channel, exiled crown prince claims

Pahlavi launched the campaign on June 29, following the announcement of a ceasefire in the Israel-Iran War.

Australia synagogue arson isn't free speech or political commentary, but a call to arms

Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, speaks during a press conference about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.

Nearing a deal: How will the Gaza truce be carried out by each side?

Smoke seen rising from a building after a reported Israeli strike in the southwest of Iran, June 21, 2025

Israel’s war doctrine is ancient wisdom wrapped in modern warfare

OREN SAHAR took a lead role over Israel's last few games at the FIBA Under-19 World Cup, scoring a team-high 21 points in the blue-and-white's 79-68 victory over Switzerland to clinch a seventh-place finish

Blue-and-white closes strong with 7th place at U19 World Cup

Business & Innovation

Business & Innovation

X/Twitter suspends Reuters account in India after 'legal demand', government denies making request

The Reuters News account was suspended from X/Twitter in India after an alleged "legal demand", while other accounts were also blocked in the country.

Columbia University’s computer systems shut down by ‘hacktivist’ with political agenda

NVIDIA's 'mega campus' to expand in northern Israel with new research data center facility

Nvidia offices

Rafael to sell interceptors to Romania in deal worth $2.2 billion

The SPYDER system

New cybersecurity partnership aims to improve incident response readiness

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Aliyah Portal

Most Influential Jews

DHGATE

Craft Resumes

MDA Heroes

Antisemitism

Antisemitism

'Riverway to the Sea': British law firm representing Hamas rebrands, vows death to Zionism

Riverway to the Sea announced the move last week "in response to escalating repression and growing global momentum for justice in Palestine."

State leaders meet in Kansas City for summit on antisemitism, US-Israel relations

People demonstrate on the day of a vote on the motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, in London, Britain, February 21, 2024.

INTERVIEW

'Antisemitism getting worse': Australians reluctant to accept anti-Israel violence

Miznon restaurant in Australian after pro-Palestinian protesters hurled chairs and chanted "Death to the IDF"

Bavarian policeman keeps job after wishing Holocaust survivor gets sent to camps

Frontex’s Executive Director Hans Leijtens speaks to German and Greek border police during his visit at the border between Bulgaria and Turkey, near Kapitan Andreevo, Bulgaria, February 29, 2024.

Alleged Iranian national suspected in Melbourne synagogue firebombing

World News

World News

Russia downs 120 Ukrainian drones overnight, gains control of Ukraine settlements

More than three years into the war, Ukraine has increasingly been using drones to attack targets deep inside Russia.

Tropical storm Chantal hits South Carolina, moves inland with flooding threat, NHC says

Ukrainian military soldiers rest at a position on a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region, Ukraine July 5, 2025

Search ensues for missing Israeli-Ukrainian in Canada

(Illustrative) Iranian and Switzerland flags.

Switzerland reopens its embassy in Tehran after two-week closure

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrives for a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Nicosia, Cyprus July 4, 2025.

UK reestablishes diplomatic ties with Syria as Lammy visits Damascus

In Collaboration

Lydia: A lifeline for PTSD sufferers and their families

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YULIA FRIDMAN (L) & CHEN SHAKLIAR: "Our idea was to develop an app that would accompany people on their journey of living with PTSD".

How "I Belong. Israel (Masa Israeli)" Created a New Educational Model

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Where love for Israel meets core values – a group of teens on a recent journey

Incredible investment to develop the center of our homeland

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Middle East

Middle East

Netanyahu request to cancel trial hearings this week denied by judges

Netanyahu's defense team was denied the request to cancel all defense witness testimonies this week, prior to the PM's trip to the US.

Iranian reformists request Israel's help with regime change

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, May 12, 2025.

OPINION

Why Hamas can keep fighting without Iran, and what that means for Israel

Palestinian Hamas terrorists keep guard on the day Hamas handed over deceased hostages in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip February 20, 2025.

ByDANIEL FREEDMAN

IDF chief presents Netanyahu's cabinet with three post-war Gaza alternatives

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir giving an update on the progress of the war with Iran, June 20, 2025.

FRONTLINES

Inside enemy territory: A former IDF soldier's journey from Tehran to a Beirut jail cell

DESPITE SERVING in the IDF and holding Israeli citizenship, Brotman visited Iran. Here, he stands in front of the 'US Den of Espionage Museum,' site of the former US Embassy in Tehran.

Environment & Climate Change

Environment & Climate Change

Turtle illegally smuggled onto El Al plane escapes, bites another passenger

The turtle was eventually captured by the flight crew and placed in a safe crate until the plane landed in Israel.

Turtle illegally smuggled from US escapes on plane, bites passenger.

Fire breaks out at Mount Precipice in Nazareth

Four firefighting aircraft from the “Elad” squadron joined the firefighting efforts

Thousands flee wildfires in Turkey as Europe is hit by early heatwave

: Firefighters and local residents respond to a wildfire in Menderes district of the Aegean city of Izmir, Turkey, June 29, 2025.

Praying the world halts climate change? There's now a Catholic Mass for that

Health & Wellness

Health & Wellness

Israel to integrate mental health centers into general hospitals

The initiative aims to enhance the hospitalization experience for patients, whether they require mental health care or general medical treatment.

New Jerusalem research reveals why acute and chronic pain are so different

An illustrative image of a hospital bed.

Israeli High Court blocks fast-track bid to undo gender change

An illustrative image of a hospital bed.

Jewish ethical dilemma: What does Halacha say about coercing medical treatment?

Israel Air Force fighter jets on their way to the waves of strikes in Iran

The sirens have stopped with Iran, but the Israeli mind is still at war

Aliyah

Aliyah

Undeterred by war, over 2,000 immigrants expected to arrive in Israel this summer

Over 100 new immigrants arrived in Israel this past week alone.

Exploring aliyah under fire: Tel Aviv visitor's journey begins amid a barrage of missiles

Despite recent 12-day war with Iran, Nefesh B’Nefesh expects 2,000 North American Olim during 2025 summer season.

Reflections on almost 48 years of aliyah: An American family arrives and grows

'We understand why we're here': New olim share their aliyah experiences

Heshy Engelsberg: A bumpy and painful aliyah journey, but with no regrets

Israel Real Estate

Israel Real Estate

From real estate to reality: How the Alma project built a bridge between Israel and the US

When Jews from Great Neck and Kings Point bought 50 homes in Alma, Kiryat Ono, they built more than real estate - they sparked a historic bond, leading to a sister city pact with US towns.

Residents move in - and only then demolish: How the most creative project in south Tel Aviv works

Alma project - Cnaan Group

Now is the time to live by the sea in Gush Dan

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14 HaRav Kook – Where luxury meets the sea

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Kiryat Yam soars upward: A new project brings renewal to an old neighborhood

The Kiryat Yam Plan

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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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Conference

NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Israeli Minister Nir Barkat sign economic partnership at The Jerusalem Post's Annual Conference in New York, US, May 19, 2025'

NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Israeli Economics Minister Nir Barkat sign economic partnership

Trump admin. stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Israel, Steve Witkoff says

ANeustart wins Next-Gen Women entrepreneurship award at Jerusalem Post Women Leaders Summit

MDA Heroes

A Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance at an Ofakim MDA station.

Reflecting on Oct. 7: 'Everyone knew exactly what they needed to do'

Meet the medic who understood on Oct. 7 she must do everything to save a child

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

Podcasts

"Israel strikes Iran 1-minute to midnight" by Chief Rabbi Dr. Warren Goldstein

Chief Rabbi denounces South African government for supporting Iran

Why should Israelis move down to the Negev?

Building bridges in innovation: Maayan Shahar on scaling startups and crafting partnerships

US Politics

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in the White House.

Needed in Washington: A change in the script

Elon Musk forms new US political party, calls it 'America Party'

Most NYers deterred by Zohran Mamdani’s BDS support, but 1 in 3 see it as a boon, poll shows

Diaspora

YITZHAK TREISTER

The New Zealand-Zionist connection: How one family helped shape Israel’s birth

'Death to the IDF' chant at Glastonbury proves the death of British moral clarity

Double draft delight: Israelis Ben Saraf, Danny Wolf unite with the Brooklyn Nets

Judaism

The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, A.D. 70

17th of Tammuz: A time of mourning and fasting

The victories of Operation Rising Lion prove God protects his chosen people

Rabbi Yonatan Neril: Founder of Israel's interfaith NGO linking religion and ecology

Christian World

A broken gate at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth, June 29, 2025.

Protesters break into Greek Orthodox Church in Nazareth, remove outer gate

‘Israel fights for us all’: Evangelical pastor calls IDF the shield of Western civilization

Israel condemns deadly Damascus church bombing, reaches out to Syria's Christians

Food

Chabad of Athens offers marinated sardines, moussaka, souvlaki, and gyros.

Chabad restaurants around the world put greater focus on gourmet

Shake Shack: A dream of quality fast food at reasonable prices

Finn’s Bay: Fantastic dinner by the sea in Netanya

Archaeology

A worker brushes a decorated wall at Limon archaeological complex, where two chambers used for political ceremonies of the Mochica culture, of more than 1,500 years old, were recently discovered according to archaeologist Walter Alva, in Lambayeque, Peru, January 10, 2018.

Archaeologists in Peru unveil 3,500-year-old city that linked coast and Andes

Several walled oases uncovered in Saudi Arabia shed light on ancient community investment

Opening of Cairo’s Grand Egyptian Museum gets postponed yet again

Science

A building at the campus of the Weizmann Institute of Science remains damaged following an Iranian missile strike on Sunday, in Rehovot, Israel June 19, 2025

A tragedy for science: Weizmann Institute mourns irreplaceable research losses from Iran attack

Two asteroids the size of 32 George Washingtons to pass Earth on Fourth of July - NASA

Israel’s MKNL Technology is solving keyboard language disruptions through a color-coded solution

Culture

DAVID DRAIMAN wearing a Star of David necklace at the Black Sabbath farewell concert.

Scattered boos at Black Sabbath fest didn’t dissuade Disturbed’s David Draiman

Israel's basketball star Maya Zilbershlag embraces challenge at U18 Euros tournament

Israeli tennis teen star Mika Buchnik bows out at Wimbledon

History

The triumphant boxer celebrates as the referee calls the fight as his opponent lies on the floor.

Take it from the top: A history of phrases, idioms with the word 'take'

Staro Sajmiste: Belgrade's fairground of death for the Balkans' Jews

Discovering layers of US Jewish history at the National Library of Israel

OMG

British sex offender charged over ‘mock’ wedding with nine-year-old at Disneyland Paris

Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath delight adoring fans in emotional farewell gig

The most exclusive vacation destination: North Korea opens beach resort

Consumerism

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I Have Tested 20 Resume Writing Services - This Is The Best One

As Antisemitism and Global Crime Rise, Israeli-Trained Dogs Become the First Line of Defense

The Rise of Humanized AI: Impact on Businesses & Writers

Astrology

Horoscope

Tuesday's horoscope: Capricorn - Ability to empower and be empowered

Is your friend an Aquarius? We have a sharp message for her!

Daily horoscope for Sunday: Virgo – Try not to make rash decisions

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