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IAF intercepts Iranian drones near Dead Sea, Hezbollah leader offers help to Iran

Netanyahu: 'We strike nuclear targets, they strike hospitals' • IAEA chief identifies Isfahan as Iran's planned uranium enrichment site • Smoke, explosions in Tehran, Rasht,

Iran's Araghchi attempts to justify strike on Soroka with AI-generated map

Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem delivers an address from an unknown location, January 27, 2025 in this still image taken from a video.

Iran spoke to US envoy Steve Witkoff in bid to end crisis with Israel, diplomats say

US President Donald Trump wants Tehran to end uranium enrichment on its soil, while Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said Tehran's right to enrichment is non-negotiable.

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff speaks at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, May 28, 2025

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi, June 16, 2025.

IAEA chief identifies Isfahan as Iran's planned uranium enrichment site

The IAEA has not, however, been able to carry out any inspections since the strikes.

Israel is now turning 'ring of fire' back on Iran, IDF chief says at intelligence HQ

Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa looks on, in Aleppo, Syria, May 27, 2025

What’s behind Syria’s silence on the Israel-Iran War?

Israel receives US-German military cargo shipment, Iran denounces US's 'complicity'

Birthright participants demonstrate resilience and a deep love of Israel amid Iran war

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem accepts condolences for the death of Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr, who was killed on Tuesday in an Israeli strike, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon August 2, 2024.

Hezbollah chief offers 'all forms of support' to Iran in war against Israel

L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

Trump sets two-week deadline for decision on joining Israeli strikes on Iran

Interceptions of Iranian ballistic missiles seen in northern Israel, June 14, 2025

Israel shoots down hundreds of Iranian drones, IDF at 95% interception rate

Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Holon, June 19, 2025.

Iran using 'cluster bomb warheads' with smaller explosives in attacks on Israel

Under fire: MDA teams continue life-saving work amid ongoing missile threats

As rockets fall across Israel, Magen David Adom emergency crews remain on the front lines

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Magen David Adom

MDA on scene at an impact site

Israel at War

Israel at War

'Iran’s indiscriminate fire at civilians is a war crime,' NSC chief tells 'Post'

“Israel strikes only targets that serve Iran’s military apparatus. There is no attack on purely civilian sites that do not contribute to the military operation," said Hanegbi.

Strike on Soroka is a serious escalation, Health Minister Uriel Busso tells 'Post'

Medical staff inspect the damage at an impact site, following a missile strike from Iran on Israel, at Soroka Medical Center, the city's general hospital, in Beersheba, Israel June 19, 2025.

Cluster bomb fragments spark fear Iran’s missile carried multiple bombs

Colonel Richard Kemp

Former UK commander praises GHF’s aid efforts in rare inaugural visit to site

Palestinians gather to collect what remains of relief supplies from the distribution center of the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, June 5, 2025.

GHF has distributed 33 million meals throughout its operation in Gaza

Israel News

Israel News

Iran exploits Israel's urban defense challenges as it seeks to terrorize civilians

The Ramat Gan strike is yet another example of how bad things can get here. We have air defenses, but they can’t stop every attack.

Katz directly threatens to assassinate Khamenei, shake Iranian regime

Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Ramat Gan, June 19, 2025.

Near-miss massacre: How one order saved Soroka’s patients under missile fire

Saved the lives of medical staff and patients. Director General of the Health Ministry Moshe Bar Siman Tov during Covid-19 crisis in 2019

WATCH

'We strike nuclear targets, they strike hospitals,' Netanyahu says at hospital blast site

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Soroka Medical Center following Iranian ballistic missile attack June 19, 2025

POLL

Large majority of Jewish Israelis pro Iran attack, most Arab Israelis against it

Spotlight

Bat Yam Mayor Zvika Brot at the site of an Iranian missile strike on Bat Yam.

Bat Yam's spirits remain strong, mayor tells 'Post' as city recovers from brutal Iran bombings

A view shows damage in Soroka Medical Center, at an impact site following a missile strike from Iran on Israel, in Be'er Sheva, Israel June 19, 2025.

'This is what a war crime looks like,' health workers at hospital targeted by Iran say

An MSC cargo ship, carrying containers, including some from the United Arab Emirates, docks as its cargo is unloaded at Haifa's port, northern Israel October 12, 2020

Miri Regev says shipping giant MSC agreed to aid in rescue of stranded Israelis

Maria Pashkorovia, a Ukrainian citizen living in Bat Yam was killed by an Iranian missile strike.

Remains of Ukrainian cancer patient's mother found in Bat Yam beneath rubble

Analyses & Features

Analyses & Features

Volunteer efforts turn Dizengoff Center into city-wide shelter, support center amid tensions

As tensions persist, these shelters remain crucial for many in Tel Aviv, offering safety, food, and a sense of security in the face of uncertainty.

Five lifesaving items every safe room and bomb shelter should contain

Dizengoff center miklat in Tel Aviv, June 19th, 2025.

Fact, fiction, or both: A closer look at settler violence in the West Bank

Volunteers help sort and package food for those in need.

Leket Israel adapts strategy, buys, distributes meals for the needy amid Iran war

Patrons of a cafe whose windows were shattered by a nearby missile impact sit next to piles of broken glass, Tel Aviv, June 16, 2025.

For Israelis under Iranian barrage, deadly nights alternate with days brimming with life

Business & Innovation

Business & Innovation

Near-total collapse of internet in Iran, IRNA site goes offline

Live data received from several countries indicates a large-scale disconnection across the nation, leading to an "almost total collapse" of Internet access.

Bunker busters, stealth bombers: The weapons Trump can use to strike Iran

Illustrative image of a cyberattack with Israeli and Iranian flags.

Turkey promotes KAAN fighter jet at Paris Air Show as Israeli exhibits face restrictions

Turkiye's homegrown fighter jet, carries out its second successful test flight, May 06, 2024.

WATCH

Israeli Air Force to receive next-generation refueling aircraft for Iran strikes

Refueling an Israeli fighter jet, June 18, 2025.

Hacker group exposes source code for Iran-based terror-funding cryptocurrency

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Craft Resumes

Aliyah Portal

DHGATE

MDA Heroes

Ono Conversation Corner

Jpost Lite

Real Estate Listings

Antisemitism

Antisemitism

Mamdani laments criticism following his ‘globalize the intifada’ comments

Mamdani responded to the accusations of antisemitism he has received since the statement in a tearful address Wednesday, telling reporters, “It pains me to be called an antisemite.”

'F*** the Jews': San Francisco man charged with antisemitic hate crime

NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani addresses accusations of antisemitism at a press conference Wednesday morning.

COMMENT

The farcical March to Gaza debacle shows it's time the woke wake up

An Italian delegation of political, academic, and human rights figures hold banners and protest during their visit to the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, May 18, 2025.

'Iran make us proud, burn Tel Aviv to the ground': Mass pro-Iran rally takes over NY's Times Square

Members of the Neturei Karta, a fringe Jewish group that opposes the state of Israel, take part in protest in support of Iran and Palestinians, at Times Square in New York City, US, June 16, 2025.

Brussels mayor told of pro-terror content of Samidoun's Resistance Festival prior to event

World News

World News

Ted Cruz and Tucker Carlson throw down in ‘rough’ interview about potential Iran strikes

Carlson spent a lot of time attacking the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a pro-Israel advocacy group, Cruz said.

'Arabs are secretly rejoicing,' exiled Egyptian geopolitical expert tells 'Post'

Senator Ted Cruz and Tucker Carlson on the Tucker Carlson show, June 19, 2025.

Israel faces immediate threat, Operation Rising Lion was last resort, Gilad Noam tells UNSC

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a reception, held on Victory Day marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2025.

Russia, China skip Iran's crisis to discuss economic growth

Benjamin Netanyahu (R) hosts then-German Leader of the Opposition, Friedrich Merz, (L) in Jerusalem, February 12, 2024.

Germany's Merz urges moderation in call with Netanyahu, source says

In Collaboration

Uniting Against Digital Hate: Israeli Tech and Global Leaders Convene in NYC

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8200 Alumni Association

Hack the Hate event in NYC. Among those pictured: Rabbi Moshe Hauer, Rabbi Ari Berman, Anne Neuberger, Shiran Mlamdovsky Somech and Steve Mulder

One Family mobilizes as war with Iran escalates

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One Family

Moshe Saville, CEO of One Family, visiting the wounded at Wolfson Hospital

Hamilton Lane Israel head at firm’s 2025 investor event

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Hamilton Lane

Juan Delgado, Co-CEO; Limor Beker, Head of Israel; Yuval Raphael, Israel’s 2025 Eurovision rep.; Andrea Kramer COO; Mario Giannini, Executive Co-Chairman

Middle East

Middle East

IDF close to destroying half of Iran ballistic missile launchers, 'hundreds' already blown up

Already on Monday, the IDF said it had destroyed 120 Iranian ballistic missile launchers, which it placed at around one-third of the total.

Israel Police stop Al Jazeera from illegally filming sites of missile hits

(Illustrative) AN IRANIAN FLAG is pictured near in a missile during a military drill, with the participation of Iran’s air defense units in October.

ANALYSIS

Iran's missile launchers decimated, but deadly threat remains

A rescuer uses his phone at an impact site following a missile strike from Iran on Israel, in Holon, Tel Aviv, Israel June 19, 2025.

ANALYSIS

Going at it alone: Can Israel complete its mission in Iran without US assistance?

SMOKE RISES in the direction of Khojir complex in Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

Israel can’t fully dismantle Iranian nuclear threat without US, former Mossad official says

A US Air Force B-1b heavy bomber was escorted by an IAF F-15 fighter jet above Israeli airspace on October 30, 2021

Environment & Climate Change

Environment & Climate Change

Wildfires and wars: Search and Rescue Brigade revolutionize Israel's emergency response

How data have helped Israel fight wildfires, and how the Home Front Command and the Search and Rescue Brigade are transforming how Israel responds to emergencies.

IDF SOLDIERS are prepared to conduct combat and help in emergencies

China pulls decade of rubbish from park that inspired sci-fi film 'Avatar'

A view of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China's southern Hunan province May 10, 2004.

Teenager killed, 68 wounded as earthquake rocks Greek islands, Turkey

Debris is seen on the ground next to a building, following an earthquake that hit the island of Crete, in Heraklion, Greece, May 22, 2025.

China-backed militia secures control of new rare earth mines in Myanmar

Health & Wellness

Health & Wellness

Israel needs to build a better system to handle mental health crises

We are in a national trauma crisis, and yet no one seems to be sounding the alarm. There is no “burning platform.”

An illustrative image of a therapist and patient.

The deadliest addiction: Israel is fighting a war against cigarettes

Doctor or physiotherapist giving the expert treatment to the broken leg patient on the bed for a good recovery.

Israelis report surge in ankle injuries due to rush to bomb shelters during Israel-Iran War

Israelis take cover in a public shelter in Jerusalem, during a ballistic missile attack fired from Iran into Israel June 15, 2025.

Israel under fire: English-language resources for state of emergency

Aliyah

Aliyah

Building a blue community: Democrats Abroad in Israel relaunches with new leadership - exclusive

"Being a Democrat is a way of life, a way of living," Chair Joe Meidan told the 'Post.' "It's much more than mobilizing people to the polls."

Shira Berkovitch: A New Jersey native transforming children's education in Israel

Meidan and Vice Chair Chaya Houpt.

Rebuilding from rubble: Olah's story of survival after Iranian missile strike destroys home

Jewish Agency slams Likud MK for comments against Reform Judaism

OPINION

Building Jewish resilience: A three-year journey with Jewish Federations of North America

Israel Real Estate

Israel Real Estate

The municipality steps up: 108 families in the center to move into their new, reinforced apartments

The Kiryat Ono Municipality has issued Form 4 for 108 reinforced apartments in an Av-Gad project - including penthouses and garden apartments. Mayor: "We acted immediately to save lives."

Unprecedented: 800 villas to be demolished – Massive urban renewal in Be'er Ya'akov begins

Occupancy of Urban Renewal Project in Kiryat Ono

The project that proves there’s another way: How urban renewal can move fast

Rendering: HaSavorai 2–4 Tel Aviv project

What does a NIS 50 million penthouse look like? Major deal signed in Neve Tzedek

Prashkovsky Penthouse in Neve Tzedek

Right now, as rockets fly: Major urban renewal begins in Holon

Rendering: HaGeonim 6–8 Holon

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Conference

Florida Sen. Rick Scott is interviewed at The Jerusalem Post's Annual Conference in New York, US, May 19, 2025'

Trump admin. stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Israel, Steve Witkoff says

NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Israeli Economics Minister Nir Barkat sign economic partnership

ANeustart wins Next-Gen Women entrepreneurship award at Jerusalem Post Women Leaders Summit

MDA Heroes

A Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance at an Ofakim MDA station.

Reflecting on Oct. 7: 'Everyone knew exactly what they needed to do'

Meet the medic who understood on Oct. 7 she must do everything to save a child

MDA hero: We’re here for each and every person who is sick or injured

Podcasts

The Jerusalem Post Senior Editor David Brinn joined The Jerusalem Post studio to share his experience of heading to the public bomb shelters during the most recent attacks by Iran.

Dodging missiles and sleeping in shelters: How are Israelis impacted by Iran strikes?

'We're all settlers anywhere we live in Israel': Jewish West Bank residents tell all

'The war in Gaza, will come to us:' Palestinians, Israeli Arabs share how war has impacted them

US Politics

US President Donald Trump looks on during the installation of a new flagpole on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, DC, US, June 18, 2025.

Lawmakers push to block US involvement in Iran as Trump signals willingness to join fight

Trump briefed on military options against Iran by CENTCOM chief, source tells 'Post'

What will be Trump's trigger to join Israel at war with Iran

Diaspora

A STATUE of George Washington is tied with a Palestinian flag and keffiyeh at George Washington University in Washington last year. The keffiyeh is consistently employed as a symbol of revolt, incitement, and terror, says the writer.

How the keffiyeh has been co-opted and weaponized

EU cancels €3 million heritage grant for Moroccan Jewish community amid Gaza war

Turning to Jerusalem in prayer: Diaspora communities rally behind Israel through services, psalms

Judaism

An AI-generated illustrative image of US President Donald Trump being handed a parchment from the biblical Queen Esther as Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hovering in the background.

2,500 years in the making: Are the Jews once again turning the tables on Iran?

Amid war, fight begins to keep religious ritual bath houses open

NGO: Travel is essential right, must be provided, even on Shabbat

Christian World

Tucker Carlson speaking with attendees at the 2020 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Tucker Carlson 'begged' evangelical leader to apologize for calling him an antisemite

Pro-Israel Christian groups urge Trump to confront Iran

Egypt, Greece agree to protect status of Mount Sinai monastery, after court ruling

Food

THE BEAUTIFUL entrance to Tsangrides Winery, adorned with roses and vines

Wine Talk: A land of mountain vines, cats, and roses

In the kitchen with Henny: Summer fiesta

Conflict & Cuisine: The 'Post' taste tests summer drinks to go with your summer news

Archaeology

Argentina's Prime Minister Javier Milei receives the Genesis Prize at the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem, June 12, 2025.

2,000-year-old ‘Freedom of Zion’ coin unearthed in Jerusalem stuns Milei

Archaeologists reveal mythological scene on ancient sarcophagus found in Caesarea

Sacred stones scandal: How a five-ton Kotel relic shook Jerusalem

Science

Centrifuges in a nuclear reactor. Separation of uranium.

Step by step: How to build a nuclear bomb

Iran missiles severely damage Weizmann Institute labs, 'irreplaceable' samples destroyed

Who are the nuclear brains Israel assassinated?

Culture

FOR THE first time ever, both Hapoel Tel Aviv (in red) and Maccabi Tel Aviv (in yellow) will compete in the Euroleague.

Pair of Tel Aviv hoops clubs still finalizing Euroleague plans

Israeli soccer clubs set sights on continental action

Rod Stewart says Israel is annihilating Palestinians, as his relations with Trump strain

History

RESEARCH FOR the new biography of King Abdullah was extensive, involving over 100 interviews with senior officials from Jordan, the United States, and Israel, as well as ambassadors, journalists and figures from the security field.

'The Most American King': Journalist Aaron Magid details Jordan's King Abdullah rise to power

45 years ago, Iran waged its own preemptive strike on nuclear facilities

This week in Jewish history: Haganah formed in Israel, Google acquires Waze

OMG

CME Erupts on the Sun.

Britain prepares for hostile nations, actors to weaponize the sun

Family warns against ‘dusting’ challenge after teenage daughter died from viral trend

Violent man claiming to be Messiah smashes up Milwaukee synagogue causing $100,000 in damages

Consumerism

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As Antisemitism and Global Crime Rise, Israeli-Trained Dogs Become the First Line of Defense

I Have Tested 20 Resume Writing Services - This Is The Best One

The Rise of Humanized AI: Impact on Businesses & Writers

Astrology

Our Message to Aquarius Women

Is your friend an Aquarius? We have a sharp message for her!

Tuesday's horoscope: Capricorn - Ability to empower and be empowered

Daily horoscope for Sunday: Virgo – Try not to make rash decisions

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