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PMO appoints new Mossad chief, Trump orders Hormuz blockade after US-Iran talks fail

Vance: No deal reached after talks with Iran • CENTCOM clears underwater mines in Hormuz • Netanyahu says Israel's war with Iran 'not over yet'

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Mossad Director Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman attends a ceremony marking the lighting of the first Hanukkah candle of the 7th Armored Brigade at the National Library in Jerusalem, on December 14, 2025.
Detail view of US Vice President JD Vance motorcade is seen at the Serena Hotel shortly after his arrival on April 11, 2026 at Islamabad, Pakistan.

Vance: No deal reached after talks with Iran, Netanyahu says Iran campaign 'not over yet'

John Kerry: Netanyahu presented Iran attack plan to former presidents • Iran warns military vessels against transiting Strait of Hormuz • CENTCOM clears underwater mines in Hormuz

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IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, April 10, 2026.

IDF destroys launcher fired from inside school, Israel excludes France from talks with Lebanon

IDF reservist severely wounded, another soldier lightly injured by shrapnel • Israel expels Spain from US's CMCC in Kiryat Gat over 'blatant anti-Israel bias'

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IDF soldiers of the Paratroopers Brigade, operating under the 98th Division, seen during operational activity in southern Lebanon, April 2026.

Netanyahu announces negotiations to begin with Lebanon, IDF braces for Hezbollah missiles

IDF kills Hezbollah chief's secretary • US military to stay in region until ceasefire complied with • Israeli arrested in Iranian plot to assassinate former PM Bennett

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Hamas reiterates claim its ready for a deal, Trump calls for return of hostages

Police scuffle with Israeli demonstrators as protests continue past nightfall • IAEA shows Iran's uranium stock growth pre-Israeli attack

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Families of hostages held in the Gaza Strip and supporters attend a rally calling for the release of hostages held in Gaza in Jerusalem, September 3, 2025.

Israeli-owned vessel targeted in Red Sea, US State Dept. pauses most Palestinian visa approvals

Ex-hostage Emily Damari reacts to IDF killing former Hamas captor • Hostage families call for deal as security cabinet meet • Ben-Gvir plans to designate Gaza flotilla activists as terrorists

AUGUST 31, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Demonstrators protest for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip, outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, August 31, 2025.

Remains of second Gaza hostage recovered identified, Hamas confirms Mohammed Sinwar killed in May

IDF announces death of reservist in s. Gaza • IDF strike targets Hamas spokesman • Two IDF soldiers wounded in military grenade explosion • Houthis declare PM killed in Thursday Sanaa strike

AUGUST 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israelis block road 531 while attending a protest calling for the release of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, August 26, 2025.

Israel at War day 693: What's happening in Gaza, Syria?

Israel recovers body of murdered hostage Ilan Weiss • Turkey cuts economic ties with Israel • IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir's home vandalized by Standing Together activists

AUGUST 29, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds a leadership meeting in Ramallah, in the West Bank, April 23, 2025

IDF targets senior Houthi leaders in Yemen, Iran 'ready' for nuclear talks after snapbacks launched

France, UK, Germany activate sanctions on Iran • UN votes to disband UNIFIL after 2026 • IDF opens new Gaza aid centers

AUGUST 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Houthi soldiers stand guard on a missile carrier during an official military parade marking the ninth anniversary of the Houthi takeover of the capital, Sanaa, on September 21, 2023.

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

AUGUST 27, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF soldiers sit on top of tanks at the Gaza border, August 26, 2025

Three Palestinians detained for pro-ISIS posts, Goldknopf asks PM to finance Chabad's trip to NY

Israel-Brazil relations wither as Lula gov't refuses to approve Israeli ambassador • Jerusalem man arrested for painting 'There is a Holocaust in Gaza' graffiti in the Holy Sepulchre

AUGUST 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Three suspects were arrested for alleged incitement and support of a terrorist organization over the past 24 hours, Israel Police confirmed on Monday.

Sharaa claims 'chances are high' of agreement with Israel, one stabbed after pro-Palestinian rally

Two Palestinian illegal residents arrested in Tel Aviv • Houthi ballistic missile fired at Israel contained cluster munitions, IDF says • IDF captures parts of Jabalya

AUGUST 24, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria March 10, 2025.

Gantz calls on party heads to form new gov't, Two bodies found inside a burned-down car

Irish president calls for a UN military intervention in Gaza • Lt. Ori Gerlic killed in operational explosive accident in southern Gaza Strip • Security cabinet to meet on Tuesday

AUGUST 23, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Two bodies found inside a burned-down car.

Two Israelis attacked in the Netherlands, False reports of terror cause chaos at Jerusalem shuk

Netanyahu approves Gaza City takeover • Arab-Israeli citizen returns to Israel after imprisonment in Lebanese jail • Lebanon begins disarming Palestinian factions

AUGUST 21, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Israeli police pointing towards the inside of a car.