Sarah Ben-Nun

Sarah is the legal affairs correspondent and former night editor for The Jerusalem Post. She split her childhood between Israel and the US, granting her a deep understanding of both communities. After completing her National Service in Israel, Sarah went on to study at Yeshiva University. She holds a BA in Journalism. 


 (illustrative) A hooded figure conducting espionage for Iran

Photographing homes, payment in crypto: Two Israelis arrested for spying on behalf of Iran

 An illustrative image of a woman drinking coffee.

The choice to be child-free: Two Israeli women share thoughts, regrets on not having kids

 Troops operating in Jabalya in northern Gaza, June 17, 2025.

Gaza operation continues, 1,000 buildings scanned in northern West Bank


Anger, hope, déjà vu and cold chicken soup: How Jerusalemites reacted to war with Iran

RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS: Four Jerusalem residents share Shabbat experiences on the fateful weekend when Israel’s began its strikes on Iran.

 THE ‘POST’ gathered testimonies from Jerusalemites and documented their experiences of last weekend’s attack on Iran. Here, people gather to enter a bomb shelter last Friday in Jerusalem.

IDF continues fight in Gaza, West Bank amid ongoing Iran war

IDF troops in Gaza located and destroyed military infrastructure, including launchers, booby-trapped buildings, and tunnel shafts.

 IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, June 12, 2025.

Five battalions join West Bank troops in operations in Nablus

On Tuesday, security agencies announced that the Nahal Brigade, which had been fighting in the Gaza Strip up until now, had been transferred to the West Bank. 

 Israeli security forces raid the Balata refugee camp east of Nablus in the West Bank, June 18, 2025.

High Court rejects petition against Jenin refugee camp home demolitions

The Iron Wall operation began in January and targeted refugee camps and small towns in the northern West Bank, emptying them.

 A road is barricaded in Jenin refugee camp, amid ongoing clashes between Palestinian Authority security forces and militants, in the West Bank, January 8, 2025.

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

Israel Hofsheet also demanded the particular provision of transport options to the around 150,000 Israelis stuck abroad after Israeli airspace was closed at the start of Operation Rising Lion.

 View of the almost empty Ben-Gurion Airport, after all flights were cancelled following an Israeli attack on Iran, June 13, 2025.

Criminals taking advantage of homes emptied by Iran attacks, charges reveal

Over the past few days, Israel Police have logged several theft attempts that took place either during or right after sirens, when citizens and authorities are otherwise occupied. 

Three suspects arrested in northern Israel on suspicion of stealing from a shelter and breaking into a house under the cover of alarms

NGOs call on gov't to reconsider decision to close Israeli airspace

Israeli airspace was closed by the government on Friday, after the Thursday night Israeli attacks on Iran

 Empty El Al Israel Airlines check-in counters are seen at Ben Gurion International Airport

IDF continues fight in Gaza, West Bank amid ongoing Iran war

In northern Gaza in Jabalya, troops killed a terrorist cell of three Hamas fighters coming towards them.

Tanks positioned in Jabalya in northern Gaza, June 18, 2025.

IDF announces fallen soldier, GHF denies claims of dozens killed at aid sites

A combat officer and three soldiers from the Golani Brigade’s 12th Battalion were seriously wounded in the incident that killed St.-Sgt. Naveh Leshem.

 Palestinians carry aid supplies in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, June 16, 2025; illustrative.

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

“We have sent a letter to the chief rabbis requesting that this be permitted across the country from the moment a state of emergency is declared,” said ITIM director Rabbi Seth Farber.

A new mikveh ritual bath in the Jewish settlement of Bat Ayin in Gush Etzion, West Bank, November 6, 2019.