UK threatens Palestinian state recognition, IDF intercepts missile from Yemen
UK PM Starmer will reportedly introduce Palestinian statehood recognition plan • Israel, US boycott UN meeting on two-state solution • Netanyahu will visit Argentinia, meet Milei in August
Israeli air defense systems intercept an incoming missile fired from Yemen, as seen from Jerusalem, July 1, 2025(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
'Reward for Hamas terror': British Jewish groups slam Starmer's Palestinian state plan
British Jewish groups criticize Starmer's push for Palestinian state recognition, arguing it emboldens extremism and rewards Hamas terror, especially while hostages remain in captivity.
UK demands Gaza ceasefire or face Palestinian state recognition
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer also denounced Hamas as terrorists that "must never be rewarded," and reiterated Israel's right to self-defense, calling for the release of hostages
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFBritain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a statement inside No. 10 Downing Street on the day the cabinet was recalled to discuss the situation in Gaza, in London, Britain, July 29, 2025.(photo credit: TOBY MELVILLE/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
France fails to secure a consensus for Palestinian recognition at two-state conference - exclusive
The UN Conference on The Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution was held in New York behind closed doors on Tuesday.
ByAMICHAI STEINFrench Consul-General in Jerusalem, Nicolas Kassianides (L) presenting a document to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (R) declaring France's intent to recognize a Palestinian state, July 25, 2025; illustrative.(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)Go to the full article > >
Starmer's ultimatum: Take steps to end Gaza war or UK will recognize Palestinian state
74% of Israelis returned to North, but Metulla v. Shlomi uneven
Part of the increase is from IDF having Hezbollah on the run since the November 2024 ceasefire, with no Hezbollah forces in southern Lebanon and no rockets fired at Israel since December.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB A huge 35 square meters Israeli national flag is raised on the eve of Yom Kippur to remember the fallen soldiers of the 1973 Kippur War in the Golan Heights, Tel Saki Memorial Site, Golan Heights, October 11, 2024. (photo credit: MICHAEL GILADI/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Is Syrian leader Julani or Al-Sharaa? IDF still suspicious after Sweida massacre - analysis
IDF sources view the two names symbolically, likening them to a "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" duality, suggesting a true internal struggle within Syria's leader and his shifting alliances.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOBFrom Islamist rebel chief to statesman, embraced by major world leaders, Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa has undergone a stunning transformation in just six months since ousting longtime strongman Bashar al-Assad.(photo credit: LUDOVIC MARIN,OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
IDF to continue attacking Hezbollah until it disarms, even if leads to another war
Since the November 2024 ceasefire, the IDF has detected around 456 new threats and attacked Hezbollah over 500 times.
'Post' embeds in deepest Lebanon position, IDF to stay in five outpousts for indefinite period
The position is heavily fortified, with large trenches and a sizable complement of soldiers, with additional IDF units nearby the border able to race over and reinforce the position on short notice.
Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.
Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Supernova music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across the Gaza border communities.
50 hostages remain in Gaza, while 49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity.
The IDF launched large-scale attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities on June 13, 2025.
Israel struck key nuclear sites and killed senior Iranian military and IRGC officials.
28 Israelis killed, over 1,300 wounded, including several IDF soldiers, in Iranian attacks.