James Genn

James Genn is a breaking news editor at The Jerusalem Post . He grew up near London to a split Irish-British-Israeli family. James moved to Israel in 2014 and spent time serving in the IDF's International Cooperation Unit before becoming an Open Source Intelligence Analyst. In his free time, James can be found monitoring global jihad, terrorist, and militant separatist groups, or ranting about the lore of his favorite sci-fi and fantasy books and movies.

A sign for MacDill Air Force Base is displayed on a concrete wall near the main gate along South Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa, Florida, US March 18, 2026.

Improvised explosive found at CENTCOM, USSOCOM HQ in Florida, FBI’s Patel says

An Israeli soldier sits on top of a tank that is deployed at a position in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon on March 24, 2026.

Israel kills over 30 Hezbollah terrorists as IDF ramps up southern Lebanon operations

St.-Sgt. Ori Greenberg, 21.

Israeli soldier killed in gunfight with Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon, IDF says


Six injured as cluster munition fragments hit central Israel amid intense Iranian barrage

Meanwhile, United Hatzalah paramedics successfully performed CPR on a girl, including using a defibrillator, after she fell out of bed during a siren, intending to rush to a sheltered area.

Damage after Iranian missile fragments hit a residence in the Tel Aviv area, March 26, 2026.

Israel issues notice: Ben-Gurion Airport flights likely restricted until at least April 16 - report

Channel 13 reported that Israel issued a NOTAM indicating Ben-Gurion Airport flights may remain restricted until at least April 16 amid ongoing attacks from Iran and Hezbollah.

A British Airways flight at Ben-Gurion Airport, February 25, 2026.

Netanyahu spox. resigns following leaked racist comments calling Moroccan MKs 'baboons'

Prime Minister Netanyahu’s spokesperson, Ziv Agmon, denies that his comments were racist, calling them "ridiculous" as he is of Moroccan origin, and thus cannot be racist towards Moroccans.

Ziv Agmon, acting chief of staff and spokesperson for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks outside his office at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, February 23, 2026.

Spanish PM Sanchez attacks Netanyahu: 'He wants to do to Lebanon what he did to Gaza'

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez condemns Israel's actions and warns of economic fallout from the Iran war.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks in Madrid, March 20, 2026.

IDF reservist soldier seriously wounded by Hezbollah rocket fire in Lebanon, military says

Additionally, IDF Arabic Spokesperson Col. (res.) Avichay Adraee issued an evacuation warning for Tyre after identifying Hezbollah operatives launching heavy rocket fire within residential areas.

 A plume of smoke and a fragment of concrete rise from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the eastern outskirts of Tyre, in southern Lebanon, on March 24, 2026.

London police arrest two men over antisemitic arson of ambulances belonging to Jewish volunteers

The two were arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life, with police officers carrying out searches at their residences, London's Metropolitan Police stated.

Charred remains of ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, which were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026.

Two wounded in Iranian barrage, missile lands near coastal Israeli city of Hadera

The Israel Electric Corporation said on Wednesday that, despite reports, no damage was done to its infrastructure near Hadera following reported shrapnel impact.

An interceptor is fired toward incoming ballistic missiles launched from Lebanon, as seen in northern Israel, March 22, 2026

Saudi Arabia downs dozens of Iranian drones targeting kingdom's Eastern Region on Tuesday

Saudi Arabia downed dozens of Iranian drones on Tuesday, while the UAE intercepted 17 drones and five missiles. Bahrain also reported a fire caused by "Iranian aggression."

 A Shahed-136 drone on display at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force achievements exhibition in Qom, Iran, 2023; illustrative.

IDF strikes Hezbollah fuel stations across Lebanon, targets main financial infrastructures

The IDF also located and destroyed a Hezbollah terror tunnel near Mount Dov, along the Israel-Lebanon border in the Upper Galilee.

Soldiers from the IDF's 810th Mountain Brigade operate in the Mount Dov area, published March 24, 2026.

Belgian authorities arrest two Ashab al-Yamin-linked minors for suspected antisemitic Antwerp arson

Ashab al-Yamin claimed responsibility for the incident, claiming that such attacks will continue until "the blood of Palestinians, Lebanese, and all Muslims" is avenged.

 Belgian police in Antwerp