JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World

www.jpost.com



Fri, 26 Dec 2025 00:45:08 GMT
back
 Romi Gonen is reunited with her mother Meirav.  (photo credit: IDF)
Former Gaza hostage Romi Gonen shares her harrowing story of sexual abuse and survival in Hamas captivity during an emotional interview on Channel 12's "Uvda."
Fri, 26 Dec 2025 01:23:46 GMT
back
US President Donald Trump makes an announcement about the Navy
The United States Africa Command stated that the strike in Sokoto was conducted "at the request of Nigerian authorities" and killed multiple terrorists.
Thu, 25 Dec 2025 21:26:19 GMT
back
 An Iron Dome air defense missile and two F-35 fighter jets are seen superimposed over a collage of the US and Israeli flags in this illustrative image. (photo credit: Canva, IDF SPOKESMAN’S UNIT, INGIMAGE, RAFAEL ADVANCED SYSTEMS)
From the start, senior Israeli defense officials told The Jerusalem Post Israel was incapable of producing its own fighter jets, such as the F-35.
Thu, 25 Dec 2025 22:56:27 GMT
back
 IDF soldiers from the Kfir brgigade operate in the Gaza Strip, November 20, 2024. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON
The incident is under review, and the civilian's conduct is also being reviewed by a joint inquiry team from the Military Police and the Israel Police.
Thu, 25 Dec 2025 17:26:02 GMT
back
Arsen Ostrovsky at the scene of the shooting attack at Bondi Beach, Australia, December 14, 2025. (photo credit: ARIEL KAHANA)
Bondi survivor Arsen Ostrovsky on blood, fear, and the second attack online
Thu, 25 Dec 2025 12:38:07 GMT
back
President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) delivers his speech during the 2025 Atreju political festival organized by Fratelli d
Palestinians have held protests across the West Bank, accusing Mahmoud Abbas and his leadership of “disrespecting the sacrifices made by the Palestinian people.”
Thu, 25 Dec 2025 14:59:53 GMT
back
People sit together near Turkish flags and Syrian flags in the city of Azaz, Syria, May 15, 2023 (photo credit: REUTERS/KHALIL ASHAWI)
Deploying radars in Syrian territory would harm Israel's ability to strike targets in Iran, due to the fact Israel is using Syrian airspace to reach Iran.
Fri, 26 Dec 2025 00:48:23 GMT
back
Female Border Police officers pictured in Jerusalem; illustrative. (photo credit: NATI SHOHAT/FLASH90)
A Border Police officer breached security protocol, entering Yatta to visit her Palestinian boyfriend, leading to a rescue operation by the IDF.
Thu, 25 Dec 2025 19:30:36 GMT
back
New York City
Climate activist Greta Thunberg and social justice nonprofit Slow Factory also declared in a collaborative social media post on Wednesday that "Jesus was a Palestinian born under occupation."
Thu, 25 Dec 2025 16:24:01 GMT
back
People attend a demonstration in support of Gaza and Palestinians, near the Royal Palace and the building of the Norwegian parliament, Stortinget, in Oslo, Norway, November 4, 2023 (photo credit: HEIKO JUNGE/NTB/VIA REUTERS)
Socialist Left Party leader said at the candle lighting ceremony that it was conducted "for the people of Palestine and the victims, but also those who were killed because they were Jews in Sydney.
Thu, 25 Dec 2025 07:44:33 GMT
back
A car decorated for Hanukkah was firebombed overnight in Melbourne’s east, with authorities launching an investigation into the incident. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)
The car’s interior was extensively damaged, and multiple windows appeared to be smashed. No one was inside the vehicle at the time of the attack.
Thu, 25 Dec 2025 21:06:54 GMT
back
Iraqis visit a Christmas market set-up at the foot of the city
Christmas was celebrated by Christian communities across the region, including in Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq.
Wed, 24 Dec 2025 16:56:37 GMT
back
Rabbi Ashenberg, together with participants at the Semichas Chaver Siyum in Jerusalem (photo credit: The Getter Group)
Rabbi Agishtein, “Everyone compromises on something. But what we gain here – the unity, the sincerity, the sense that people really have your back – those things are priceless.”
Thu, 25 Dec 2025 17:00:05 GMT
back
A military helicopter flies above the Gaza Strip, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, January 8, 2024 (photo credit: TOMER NEUBERG/FLASH90)
New arm of the Air Force set up to jump into automatic action if war is declared • More helicopters ready to mow down attackers on border within an hour
Thu, 25 Dec 2025 23:33:03 GMT
back
IDF operates in Gaza, September 29, 2025. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)
At least three terrorists attempted to cross the Yellow Line in at least two separate instances on Thursday. The IDF killed all three after identifying them.
Thu, 25 Dec 2025 08:35:10 GMT
back
Smoke rises from the site of a series of Israeli airstrikes that targeted the outskirts of the southern Lebanese village of al-Katrani on December 18, 2025. (photo credit: Rabih DAHER / AFP via Getty Images)
Hasin Mahmoud Marshad al-Jawahiri was a central figure in the elite Quds Force intelligence unit which managed much of the terror against Israel emanating from Lebanon and Syria. 
Thu, 25 Dec 2025 13:31:41 GMT
back
Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a conference of the Israeli newspaper Makor Rishon in Jerusalem, December 25, 2025 (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)
"A large area of Gaza will be surrounded to protect settlements," Defense Minister Israel Katz said. "In my vision and in due time, Nahal nucleus groups will be established in the northern part."
Thu, 25 Dec 2025 10:12:17 GMT
back
This picture taken from west of Jabalya in the Gaza Strip shows smoke rising after explosions carried out by the Israeli army inside the Green Line, northeast of Beit Lahia on December 24, 2025.  (photo credit: Bashar Taleb / AFP via Getty Images)
IDF forces also located approximately 10 mortar bombs hidden inside a children’s blanket in a residential building in the Beit Hanoun area.
Thu, 25 Dec 2025 19:03:24 GMT
back
Avigdor Liberman speaks at a Knesset meeting during the first week of the Israeli Parliament
Ultra-Orthodox populations must join not just the military but the workforce if Israel wants to have a sustainable economic future, Liberman said at the Ogen Conference.
Thu, 25 Dec 2025 18:57:28 GMT
back
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich arrives to a conference of the Israeli newspaper Makor Rishon in Jerusalem, December 25, 2025 (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)
Smotrich charged that Qatar is a state sponsor of terror, adding that Doha must be condemned for its "responsibility for what happened on October 7."
Thu, 25 Dec 2025 18:12:16 GMT
back
The Ramat Gan murder suspect in court (photo credit: AVRAHAM SASSONI)
Under the agreement, prosecutors will seek a 26-year prison term, with a suspended sentence and compensation for Vishniak’s family.
Thu, 25 Dec 2025 16:03:09 GMT
back
Palestinian home attacked by stone-throwing by Jewish settlers near Hebron, December 24. (photo credit: ARMY RADIO)
After conducting an in-depth investigation in the area, police arrested five suspects and took them in for further questioning.
Thu, 25 Dec 2025 13:30:38 GMT
back
Yisrael Beiteinu party chairman MK Avigdor Lieberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 22, 2025.  (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
The Mossad subsequently released a statement rejecting the allegations, calling Liberman’s claim “unfounded, false, and devoid of any basis.”
Thu, 25 Dec 2025 23:30:57 GMT
back
Fuente Latina CEO Leah Soibel (photo credit: FUENTE LATINA)
Fuente Latina was created to address a gap in access for foreign Hispanic journalists compared to English language counterparts.
Thu, 25 Dec 2025 18:57:15 GMT
back
Christmas in the Old City on December 25, 2025 (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
I went to the Old City of Jerusalem on December 25, 2025, to find holiday cheer and Christmas events.
Thu, 25 Dec 2025 15:08:51 GMT
back
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony for the 70th cohort of military combat officers, at an army base near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, October 31, 2024 (photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)
"Our goal is to build an independent arms industry for the State of Israel and reduce the dependency on any party, including allies," Netanyahu said during a graduation ceremony for Air Force pilots.
Thu, 25 Dec 2025 05:59:38 GMT
back
A placard reading "Free Palestine, Boycott Israel" is held up among protesters carrying Palestinian flags at Amsterdam Central Station in the Netherlands on August 21, 2025.  (photo credit: MOUNEB TAIM/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
Israel recorded a 6.1% drop in its overall score, the sharpest decline in the index’s history, placing it at the bottom of the 50-country ranking for a second year in a row.