James Genn

James Genn is a breaking news editor at The Jerusalem Post. He grew up near London to a split Irish-British-Israeli family. James moved to Israel in 2014 and spent time serving in the IDF's International Cooperation Unit before becoming an Open Source Intelligence Analyst. In his free time, James can be found monitoring global jihad, terrorist, and militant separatist groups, or ranting about the lore of his favorite sci-fi and fantasy books and movies.


 US Attorney General Pam Bondi and Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter speak to the law enforcement officials as they visit the site where, according to the US Homeland Security Secretary, two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, May 22, 2025.

US officials condemn Washington shooting en masse, calling it antisemitism-based terror

Flowers are laid out near the site where two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead near the Capital Jewish Museum, in Washington, DC, US, May 22, 2025

Suspect charged with murder in shooting deaths of two Israel embassy workers

 Members of Libya's influential militia, the Stability Support Apparatus (SSA), pictured in 2022; illustrative.

Authorities declare state of emergency in Tripoli, Libya after powerful militia leader assassinated


IAF reportedly strikes three Houthi-controlled ports following evacuation warning

IDF's Arabic spokesperson, Col. Avichay Adraee, warned locals should evacuate until further notice for their own safety.

 A view of a destroyed plane at Sanaa International Airport, in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike, in Sanaa, Yemen, May 7, 2025.

Qatar plans to gift Boeing 747 private jet to Trump

The estimated value of the aircraft is approximately $400 million, before any adjustments made by the US Air Force, aviation experts told ABC.

 US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for travel back to Washington at Palm Beach International Airport, in West Palm Beach, Florida, May 4, 2025.

Pilot sets airplane brakes on fire after confusing left, right hands, investigation finds

The co-pilot on the flight "unintentionally" pulled his left hand back on the thrust lever, but was intending to pull his right hand back on the control column.

 British Airways aircraft parked at Gatwick Airport's South Terminal; Illustrative.

IDF releases names of two fallen soldiers killed in Rafah, Gaza, at least three others wounded

The two soldiers fell in separate incidents hours apart in Rafah on Thursday afternoon.

 Staff-Sergeant Yam Fried (L) and Sergeant Yishai Elyakim Urbach (R) who fell in Gaza, the military confirmed on May 9.

Two suspected terror attacks injure at least three soldiers in West Bank, minutes apart

A suspected shooting in the area of Reihan Crossing and a suspected car-ramming attack in the Hebron Hills injured a combined three IDF soldiers minutes apart on Wednesday.

 The scene of an attempted car ramming in the Hebron Hills, May 7, 2025.

Not just the airport: IDF strikes cement factory, power stations across Sanaa area

The IDF struck various locations across Sanaa, including Sanaa International Airport, electric power stations, and a cement factory, to weaken the Houthis.

 IAF airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, May 6, 2025.

Senior Houthi leader warns Israelis to 'stay in shelters' due to planned retaliation

This was in reaction to the IDF conducting a wide array of air strikes across Yemen on Sanaa International Airport, electric power stations, and a cement factory, to weaken the Houthis.

Al-Imran concrete plant hit by an IDF airstrike as Houthi media claims that the IDF conducted airstrikes on power stations to create a smokescreen north and south of Sanaa, May 6, 2025.

IDF strikes shut down Sanaa International airport

The IDF confirmed that one of the other locations struck was al-Imran cement factory, located to the north of Sanaa.

 An airplane reportedly struck by IDF exploding on Sanaa International Airport's tarmac, May 6, 2025.

IDF strikes near Damascus's presidential palace, Syria: 'a dangerous escalation'

Netanyahu and Katz stated that the strike was "a clear message" that Israel would not allow any danger to the Druze community.

 Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike in Syria in December.

Historical significance of six operational IDF bases revealed for Israel's 77th Independence Day

"IDF bases are not just military installations, they are pieces of history," the military wrote.

 IDF parade in Ramle, 1954.