Sa'ar: 'No Palestinian state,' Pahlavi calls on E3 to implement 'snapback' sanctions
IDF conduct operation on former Iranian base in Syria • PMO denies KAN report that Israel, Syria exploring swapping Mt. Dov for Golan Heights • IDF head calls on all to serve amid haredi draft debate
IDF soldiers sit on top of tanks at the Gaza border, August 26, 2025(photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)
Israel considered exchanging Mount Dov in exchange for Golan Heights - KAN
The report noted that the trade talks halted after several Syrian Druze civilians were killed in Sweida last month.
Gaza political issue is front and center as Venice Film Festival opens
The Venice Film Festival kicks off with controversy as over 1,000 industry professionals demand a stance on Gaza, while jury president Alexander Payne sidesteps the issue.
ByHANNAH BROWNPresident of Venezia 82 Competition jury Alexander Payne poses on the red carpet, ahead of the opening ceremony of the 82nd Venice Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, August 27, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/YARA NARDI)Go to the full article > >
Israeli official accused of Nevada sex crime ordered to appear in court via Zoom
Tom Alexandrovich, a senior cybersecurity official with the Israeli government, was arrested earlier in August for soliciting sex from a minor.
ByREUTERSTom Artiom Alexandrovich, 38.(photo credit: National Cyber Directorate )Go to the full article > >
Israeli civil rights org. calls for investigation into IDF West Bank chief for suspected war crimes
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel asked the IDF's legal chief to open a criminal investigation into IDF Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth for suspected war crimes.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFIDF Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth (C) meets with Israel Police officers, local leaders in the West Bank; illustrative.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)Go to the full article > >
Israel conducts landing on former air defense base in southwest Damascus - sources
Israel conducts an airborne landing on a former Iranian-controlled air defense base near Damascus, preceded by strikes according to Syrian army sources and state-run TV.
ByLIRAN HARONI, REUTERS IDF troops operate in the Syrian area of Mount Hermon. December 8, 2024.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)Go to the full article > >
E3 must institute snapback sanctions on Iran 'without delay,' Crown Prince Pahlavi argues
Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi argued that delaying implementing the sanctions would only "help the world's foremost state sponsor of terrorism," in a post on his personal X/Twitter.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, speaks during a press conference about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/Abdul Saboor)Go to the full article > >
'There will not be a Palestinian state,' Sa'ar says after meeting with Marco Rubio
Sa'ar and Rubio met on Wednesday to discuss the Israel-Hamas War and plans for the Gaza Strip.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFIsraeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on August 28, 2025. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X, SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)Go to the full article > >
IDF Chief Zamir calls on 'everyone' to enlist, 'contribute their share equally'
Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir's comments came amid ongoing discussions regarding how to prevent draft-dodging in Israel's haredi (ultra-Orthodox) communities.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFIDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen Eyal Zamir (C), Southern Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Yaniv Asor (R), and Gaza Division Chief Brig.-Gen. Barak Hiram (L), in the Gaza Strip, August 27, 2025.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)Go to the full article > >
Bahrain's foreign minister receives credentials of Israel's new ambassador - state news agency
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‘I don’t trust anyone’: Hostage survivor and Hamas defector warn envoys of ideological war
Luis Har and Mosab Hassan Yousef told diplomats that the battle with Hamas extends beyond the battlefield into ideas, memory, and survival.
ByGABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINEMosab Hassan Yousef(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)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.
