IDF kills Hezbollah terrorist in s. Lebanon, IDF announces death of St.-Sgt. Amit Cohen
Guterres 'appalled' by conditions in Gaza • Bedouin civilians leave Syria's Sweida as tense truce holds • Rocket sirens in Nir Am false alarm, IDF says • IDF tanks enter Deir al-Balah
Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah visits Bint Jbeil, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect, in southern Lebanon, November 27, 2024.(photo credit: REUTERS/Aziz Taher)
Can IDF pressure Hamas without harming hostages, reduce Palestinian casualties? - analysis
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir has made it clear that he does not want to endanger the remaining living 20 Israeli hostages held by Hamas in the 25% of Gaza that the IDF has not taken over.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOBA site of an Israeli strike on a house, in Deir Al-Balah the Gaza Strip. April 7, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/Ramadan Abed TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)Go to the full article > >
Lifelines keeping people alive in Gaza are collapsing, says UN
Bedouin civilians leave Syria's Sweida as tense truce holds
Fighting erupted a week ago between Druze fighters and Sunni Bedouin. Syrian troops sent to intervene were drawn in and accused of widespread abuses against the Druze.
ByREUTERSThis aerial view shows evacuating members of the Bedouin community riding atop a truck moving along a road in Taarah, in Syria's southern Sweida province on the way to Daraa, on July 21, 2025.(photo credit: RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
Selective outrage: Why the world looks away from Syria’s atrocities but fixates on Gaza - analysis
Gaza is widely covered because it is symbolically and politically loaded. Syria is ignored because it is seen as broken, and no one cares.
ByHERB KEINONBedouin families ride on a vehicle as they leave the village of Al-Mazraa, as residents reported calm in Syria's Sweida on Sunday after the Islamist-led government announced that Bedouin fighters had withdrawn from the predominantly Druze city, Sweida, Syira, July 21, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/KARAM AL-MASRI)Go to the full article > >
Israeli security forces arrest terror cell in Bethlehem planning to carry out terrorist attack
In the village of Amnun, troops located and seized an M16 rifle along with additional combat gear.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFIsraeli security forces guard while Israeli bulldozers demolish a Palestinian house in Alwalajeh village, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, February 22, 2023. (photo credit: WISAM HASHLAMOUN/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Claims of extremist settler setting ancient church ablaze may be inaccurate, probe reveals
The report said it found evidence that local Jewish residents were fighting the fire; however, the investigation was inconclusive as to who the perpetrators of the fire were.
Romania to become first European country to procure Iron Dome
Romania is set to sign the procurement agreement this coming fall. “These are defensive missile batteries that we don’t have and we need them,” Romanian Defense Minister Mosteanu said.
ByYUVAL PESO/GLOBES/TNS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF The Iron Dome air defense missile systems is seen during operational trials conducted following the conclusion Operation Shield and Arrow on May 14, 2023(photo credit: DEFENSE MINISTRY)Go to the full article > >Important facts
Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.
Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Supernova music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across the Gaza border communities.
50 hostages remain in Gaza, while 49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity.
The IDF launched large-scale attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities on June 13, 2025.
Israel struck key nuclear sites and killed senior Iranian military and IRGC officials.
28 Israelis killed, over 1,300 wounded, including several IDF soldiers, in Iranian attacks.
