YAEL HALFON

Yael Halfon is a Breaking News Writer and Editor at The Jerusalem Post. She completed her studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where she received a BA in history and English literature cum laude and an MA in history.


 AMERICAN CHAPLAIN Rabbi Herschel Schacter conducts religious services at the liberated Buchenwald concentration camp in 1945

Reaccepting the Torah: Looking back the first Shavuot after the fall of Nazi Germany

 The Nova Massacre Scene

Israeli gov't decides against launching state probe into October 7 massacre

 ACCORDING TO the Shanghai Ranking, in 2024, the Hebrew University ranked 81st among the world’s 100 leading universities. Here, crowds attend HU’s inauguration ceremony on Jerusalem’s Mount Scopus in 1925.

Impacting Israel and beyond: Hebrew University pres. talks to 'Post' amid centennial celebration


Triple Purim: How Jerusalemites celebrate this year’s three-day extravaganza

This year, the festival is extended to three days in walled cities – adding the day before and the day after – giving rise to what is commonly known as Purim Meshulash, or “triple Purim.”

 Israelis are seen in costume for the holiday of Purim, in Jerusalem.

Religious women enlist in IDF combat roles, forming unique platoon

As demand surges among observant female recruits, the IDF's new religious combat platoon offers a glimpse into how two American lone soldiers balance their faith and military service.

Soldiers of the IDF’s new religious platoon during a ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

Netanyahu declares war to resume if hostages not returned by Saturday

Netanyahu detailed Israel's next steps following the conclusion of the political and security cabinet meeting.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen over a background of Hamas terrorists and Israeli protesters (illustrative)

As new year begins: Hamas fires rockets at Israel

The IDF said it had intercepted one rocket while an additional rocket had crashed in an open area. 

An iron dome launches rockets to intercept incoming rockets from Gaza on Tuesday.

Thirty nine injured in Jerusalem fire, three in serious condition

MDA paramedics evacuated them to Hadassah-University Medical Centers in Ein Kerem and Mount Scopus. 

 Jerusalem District firefighters at the scene of a seminary fire. December 23, 2024.

'If disaster occurs': Ben-Gurion's revealing speech on the safety of Israel's Negev communities

"If God forbid, a disaster occurs, it will be harder than anywhere else in the country to provide them with assistance," Ben-Gurion said.

 Israel's first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion.

Six months later: What happened to the Maldives' call for a ban on Israeli passports?

The country's Attorney-General Ahmed Usham noted that issuing such a complete prohibition on Israeli passports required further review. 

 People walk on a beach in Vilimalé Island. November 15, 2023.

'A serious deal': Hamas says ready for Gaza truce

"Hamas is ready for a ceasefire agreement and a serious deal to exchange prisoners," a senior Hamas official was cited as saying.

 Terrorists belonging to Hamas's Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades take part in a gathering in the Gaza Strip. January 31, 2016.

IAF jets pound Hezbollah in Dahiyeh, kill cmdr. Ahmad Sabhi Hazima in Tyre

The strike, based on precise intelligence information, targeted, among others, the terror group's coast-to-sea missile unit and command centers.

 Smoke rises in Beirut's southern suburbs following a strike, Lebanon. November 26, 2024.

Hezbollah missile damages buildings, a bus in Tel Aviv area

Sirens blared in Tel Aviv in the Gush Dan and the Sharon and Shfela areas. 

 Magen David Adom paramedics at the scene where a hit was reported in central Israel. November 18, 2024.