SHIR PERETS

Shir Perets is a Breaking News Desk Manager at The Jerusalem Post. She grew up in central Israel and is a graduate of Bar-Ilan University, where she studied English literature and communications. When she isn’t writing, Shir can be found painting, building Legos, feeding stray cats, or singing along to Taylor Swift.

The Dutch navy frigate Zr.Ms. Van Amstel arrives at the North Sea port of Den Helder on December 5, 2024. The frigate is returning after being part of one of NATO's four permanent maritime reaction forces.

How a five-dollar gadget put a Dutch warship at risk for 24 hours, calling security into question

Argentinian President Javier Milei at Western Wall, April 19, 2026.

Argentinian president Milei lands in Israel, set to meet with Netanyahu, announce new El Al flight

A site of overnight Israeli airstrikes is pictured in the southern suburbs of Beirut on March 6, 2026.

Pakistan continues to insist Lebanon part of current Mideast ceasefire deal even as US, Israel deny


Photos of Nazis left at Haifa health ministry office on Holocaust Remembrance Day

The ministry said the incident was handled without delay and did not interrupt services at the bureau. It did not say who was responsible or whether any suspects had been identified.

Photos of Nazis with red paint left at the entrance to the Haifa District Health Bureau.

Trump to cancel Iran's ceasefire profit with full Hormuz blockade

Trump added that he has instructed the US Navy to interdict every vessel in international waters that had paid a toll to Iran.

US President Donald Trump walks toward reporters before answering questions prior to boarding Air Force One on April 10, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. President Trump is traveling to Charlottesville, Virginia.

Kit-napped: Viral Kit Kat heist sparks responses from brands, cities, and even a Real Housewife

Many brands and the Reagan Foundation sent their condolences to the Kit Kat team, while RHOSLC cast member Lisa Barlow and sweet treat aficionado Cookie Monster quickly denied any involvement.

Cases of Kit Kat are displayed at a Costco Wholesale store on July 12, 2025 in San Diego, California.

‘Turf him out tomorrow’: Steve Bannon calls to deport Yair Netanyahu to front lines of Iran war

Along with Yair Netanyahu and Barron Trump, the call for the children of world leaders and powerful figures to enlist is not new.

Yair Netanyahu, son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in the defamation lawsuit filed by former MK Stav Shafir in Tel Aviv, on November 29, 2022.

Northern Israel faces over 50 Hezbollah rocket launches, drone infiltrations, leaving three injured

Three people were lightly injured in the attacks, including a 6-year-old child. Only two people were taken to a nearby hospital for their injuries. 

First responders on scene of a fragment fall after an Iranian cluster munition was intercepted over central Israel on March 31, 2026.

WATCH: IDF reveals Hezbollah took control of Christian Lebanese village to launch attacks at Israel

Further, the military said it had killed dozens of terrorists operating in southern Lebanon over the past 24 hours.

IDF troops from the 226th Brigade during targeted ground operations in southern Lebanon.

Born under fire: MDA delivers baby in Jerusalem minutes before rushing to shelter

MDA said the baby was born healthy at home, turning what began as an emergency into a brief moment of relief for the family.

MDA emergency vehicles were dispatched 1,383,026 times in 2025

US-born IDF soldier killed while fighting in Lebanon, military announces

Katz, 22, was born in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, and was killed during an attack where three other soldiers were moderately wounded.

Sergeant Moshe Yitzhak Hacohen, 22.

IDF soldier, combat officer severely wounded during operational accident in southern Lebanon

The soldiers have been taken to a hospital, and their families have been notified.

IDF soldiers and a tank operate in southern Lebanon on March 21, 2026.

Pack a Seder: How one box is reaching Israel's most isolated survivors

“These are Holocaust survivors, elderly that we are in touch with throughout the year, all the time,” Zalman Duchman said.

"The fact that you thought to come, took time out of your schedule, to come to their home - the light that it brings is rewarding beyond description."