GOLDIE KATZ

Goldie Katz is a Breaking News Writer and Editor for The Jerusalem Post .

Israeli military forces operate near the Gaza border, February 9, 2026

IDF strikes Hamas terror cell operating near Israeli troops in northern Gaza

IDF soldiers are seen operating in southern Lebanon, April 1, 2026

WATCH: IDF destroys Hezbollah rocket launcher used in large rocket salvo towards Haifa, Galilee

A USAF McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle lands at RAF Lakenheath on July 22, 2025 in Lakenheath, United Kingdom.

US fighter jet shot down over Iran, one pilot rescued, source confirms to 'Post'


Netanyahu vows to continue crushing Iranian regime during security assessment

“Together with our American friends, we continue to crush the terror regime in Iran. We are eliminating commanders, bombing bridges, striking infrastructure,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a security assessment at the Kirya in Tel Aviv with Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir on April 3, 2026.

Trump says US 'on the cusp' of ending war, threatens to hit Iranian electric plants 'very hard'

“If there is no deal, we are going to hit each and every one of their electric generating plants very hard and probably simultaneously,” United States President Donald Trump stated.

US President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation about the Iran war at the White House in Washington, DC, US April 1, 2026.

US intelligence assessments indicate Iran currently unwilling to negotiate end to war - report

According to assessments conducted by multiple US intelligence agencies, the Iranian regime believes it is in a strong enough position to continue the war and not cede to US demands.

People attend a funeral ceremony for the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy Commander Alireza Tangsiri, who was killed in strikes, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 1, 2026.

Iran pushes Houthis toward Red Sea attacks as Israel keeps restrictions unchanged

The Houthis' further actions could depend on whether or not the United States escalates its own strikes against the Iranian regime as a part of Operation Epic Fury.

A protester with a poster featuring a picture of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on his head joins a demonstration with Houthi supporters in solidarity with Iran and Lebanon, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Sanaa, Yemen March 6, 2026.

‘Axis of terror is beginning to collapse’ Zamir says as IDF, US continue strikes across Iran

The IDF also stated that as it conducted the strikes on weapons production facilities, parallel strikes were conducted on missile launch sites and surface-to-air missile launch positions.

Car wrecks and a residential building damaged by a strike amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 30, 2026.

Some 20,000 new immigrants have arrived in Israel since last Passover

Among the new immigrants were children and the elderly, with 4,119 children and teenagers between the ages of zero and 18 and 2,426 people over 65 making aliyah over the past 11 months.

Group picture of the new Olim that arrived in Israel.

Trump claims Iran 'agreeing' with US on 15-point peace plan

When asked about Iran’s response to the plan, which was sent to Iran via Pakistan, US President Donald Trump said, "They gave us most of the points," and asked, "Why wouldn't they?”

US President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, US, March 29, 2026.

'If Lebanon won't disarm Hezbollah, IDF will': Effie Defrin warns against Hezbollah’s rearmament

“If the Lebanese government does not disarm Hezbollah, the IDF will. We will not allow Hezbollah to rearm, and we will continue operating in order to protect our civilians on our northern border.”

IDF Spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin; illustrative.

Trump announces ten-day halt to strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, claims talks are ongoing

“We’ll see if we can make the right deal. We’ll see if they want to do it,” he said. “In the meantime, we’ll just keep blowing them away unimpeded.”

US President Donald Trump, sitting next to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 26, 2026.

No US-Iran talks ‘appear realistic’ at the moment, senior Iranian official tells Reuters

The official stated that Iran has reviewed a US 15-point proposal for ending the ongoing war in the Middle East and deemed it “one-sided and unfair,” serving only US and Israeli interests.

People attend an anti-US and Israeli rally, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 22, 2026.