Terror shooting in West Bank wounds one, IDF begins Gaza City invasion
State Dept. fires press officer over Gaza policy disputes • UN chief Guterres calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire • Gantz's Blue and White party will support gov't in hostage vote
Scene of shooting at Malachi Hashalom, August 21, 2025.(photo credit: Evyatar Karo/TPS-IL)
Over 250 trucks entered Gaza, 390 collected by orgs. on Wednesday, COGAT says
Further Hamas ambushes to kidnap IDF soldiers expected, IDF officials say
Contrary to claims by officers that terrorists are not operating in an organized framework in areas captured by the IDF, Hamas operatives managed to attempt an organized operation in Khan Yunis.
ByAMIR BOHBOTA Palestinian Hamas terrorist displays guns on the day of the handover of hostages, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/Hatem Khaled)Go to the full article > >
IDF drone strike wounds one in southern Lebanon - report
One wounded after shooting in Binyamin, IDF investigates
The shooting targeted a group of shepherds. The IDF is investigating the incident.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFAn Israeli flag flutters, as part of the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim is visible in the background, in the West Bank, August 14, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)Go to the full article > >
Ben-Gvir hangs pictures of ruined Gaza in jails to intimidate Palestinian prisoners, Barghouti says
“This is what they have to see in the morning when they go out for their yard hour. One of them, I think here (pointing), that’s his house," the minister said.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFNational Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir seen after a visit at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem Old City, during the Tisha B’Av, August 3, 2025.(photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)Go to the full article > >
Israel opens new embassy in Zambia, once home to a historic Jewish community
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and Zambian Foreign Minister Mulambo Haimbe opened the embassy together on Wednesday.
ByGRACE GILSON/JTAThe former synagogue of Livingstone, Zambia, is used today as a church.(photo credit: Courtesy Rabbi Moshe Silberhaft via JTA)Go to the full article > >
State Dept. fires press officer for disputes with Trump admin. over Gaza policies - report
Top press officer for Israeli-Palestinian affairs Shahed Ghoreishi had several disputes with senior State Department officials, including over Gaza evacuation plans, Washington Post reported.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF An illustrative image of US President Donald Trump superimposed over displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.(photo credit: Canva, EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/REUTERS, Hatem Khaled/Reuters)Go to the full article > >Israel at war: What you need to know
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.
