LEO FEIERBERG BETTER

Leo Feierberg Better is a Breaking News Desk Editor for The Jerusalem Post . Born in Sweden and raised in Boston, he will be studying political science at University of Massachusetts Amherst. In his free time, he enjoys playing sports, listening to music, and spending time with family and friends.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at the Sderot Yeshiva, August 16, 2026.

Smotrich calls on Netanyahu to conquer Gaza, establish military government and settlements

Jared Kushner listens as US Vice President JD Vance (not pictured) speaks to members of the media in Kiryat Gat, Israel, October 21, 2025

Kushner says US-Iran talks deepen as Washington demands Tehran abandon nuclear ambitions

Defense Minister Israel Katz with a Honduran military delegation, August 16, 2026

Israel, Honduras deepen defense ties with new memorandum of understanding


IDF kills Hamas company commander who posed threat to troops, civilians

The IDF used precise munitions and aerial surveillance in order to mitigate harm to civilians.

An IDF infographic detailing the biography of Hamas terrorist Hudhaifa Khaled Suleiman, published August 14, 2026

US lost 45 Reaper drones in Iran war, raising supply concerns for future hostilities - report

In May, Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach told the House Armed Services committee that during the war, the Reaper was "perhaps the most valuable player."

An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted drone aircraft performs aerial maneuvers over Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, US, June 25, 2015.

Israel sends 80-person rescue delegation to earthquake-hit Colombia

The delegation, headed by the commander of the Home Front Command's National Rescue and Rescue Unit, Brig.-General (res.) Yossi Pinto, includes both regular duty soldiers and reservists.

Home Front Command sends a delegation to Colombia following a deadly earthquake, August 13, 2026

Syria's Kurds demonstrate in multiple cities, government announces curfew

According to the Hasakah Media Directorate, groups attacked internal security headquarters in the cities of Hasakah and Qamishli, both of which contain a large number of Kurds.

People wave Syrian flags as they gather at Umayyad Square in Damascus to watch a broadcast of Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa delivering a speech at the United Nations, in Syria, September 24, 2025.

Israel, Lebanon to continue talks in September as Hezbollah seeks to disrupt process - report

The discussions between the countries have included talks on a third country demining certain areas, a US official told Al-Arabiya English.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, Lebanon Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad and Israel Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter pose for a photo before their meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, April 14, 2026.

Yashar takes lead over Likud as Arab parties projected to receive 10 seats - poll

The poll also scrutinized how voters would react to a scenario in which Hadash, Ta'al, and Balad united to run as a joint list, or if a so-called "third bloc" formed.

GADI EISENKOT, head of the Yashar party, speaks at the Muni Expo 2026 conference in Tel Aviv on Wednesday.

Iran fears economic sanctions more than military strikes, Trump's UN envoy Mike Waltz says

“When Iran is coming to the table with our negotiators, they are talking about cash, cash, cash. Because they’ll absorb the bombings," Waltz said in an interview with Fox News.

 U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz speaks with the media following meetings with a Ukrainian delegation in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 11, 2025.

Netanyahu willing to give Trump's Gaza plan a chance, IDF retreating to Yellow Line - report

According to the Axios report, the US and the mediators in talks are demanding that Hamas begin the process of disarmament.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in front of a map of Gaza (illustration).

Reservists to be granted increased housing benefits under new government plan

"From the very first day of the war, we have been wrapping IDF fighters and commanders, in both regular and reserve service, in a huge umbrella of billions upon billions," Smotrich said.

IDF soldiers conducting counterterrorism operations in the Gaza Strip, September 14, 2025.

US expects deal to open Strait of Hormuz soon, official confirms

On Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that progress had been made in talks and that the US was "hoping" for an agreement.

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 18, 2026.