Syria’s Assad-era reactor configured for nuclear weapons: IAEA
Syria’s Assad-era nuclear facility was configured to produce material for possible use in nuclear weapons, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has reported.
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Shalva’s Vienna event marked its band’s return, unveiling a rehab center honoring Sharabi family
A particularly moving and extraordinary solidarity event took place last night in Vienna, just days before Rosh Hashanah, when dozens of friends of Israel, community leaders, and diplomatic representatives gathered for a special evening of support for Israel and the Shalva organization.
· JOSH ARONSON
Court extends detention of soldier suspected of committing sexual offenses against minors
A court on Monday extended the detention of a 20-year-old active-duty soldier from Bat Yam suspected of committing sexual offenses against minors until Thursday.
· HODAYA RAN
Netanyahu misses party's 9:00 p.m. deadline to publish Likud slate, says will submit by Tues. a.m.
Likud’s top internal court ruled that the party must deliver the proposal for reserved slots to members of its secretariat by 9:00 p.m. Monday, but the deadline passed without Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Likud's chairman, publishing the list.
· YEHUDA SHLEZINGER
Yemen's Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of air raids, missile strikes
Yemen's Houthis on Monday accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out air strikes around the country, including the deadly bombardment of a prison, as the group presses on in an offensive to seize territory near the Bab el-Mandab Strait.
· Middleeasteye
The domestic armed threat facing Iran
Iranian authorities have repeatedly publicised arrests and clashes with small armed cells inside the country, or skirmishes with armed groups along land borders, particularly in the lead-up to and during the war with Israel and the United States.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Syria detains Assad-era general accused of bloody crackdown on protests
Syrian authorities have announced the detainment of an Assad-era general accused of taking part in a massacre and overseeing a bloody crackdown on protests.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Delta, United Airlines return to Israel in time for High Holy Days, other carriers follow
Delta Air Lines returned to Israel on Monday, with flight DL234 from New York's JFK Airport arriving at Ben-Gurion Airport at 8:43 a.m., over 40 minutes ahead of schedule, according to the company's website.
· AARON GLICK
Otzma Yehudit places English-speaking public figure Yishai Fleisher at twelfth spot on Knesset list
Yishai Fleisher, the international spokesman for the Jewish community of Hebron, was given the twelfth spot in the Otzma Yehudit party list announced on Monday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Despite conflict, epic Qantas non-stop Europe route is still flying
It’s a busy Thursday morning at Fiumicino Airport, but Qantas check-in is peacefully quiet. My suitcase is promptly tagged to my final destination, Melbourne, and I’m reminded to collect the bag in Perth for customs clearance before dropping it off again. Given airspace disruptions in the Middle East, this is curren…
· Chris Chamberlin
Tehran finalizing deal with Oman for temporary, safe route through Strait of Hormuz
Iran said Monday that it's finalizing an agreement with Oman over a "temporary, safe route" through the Strait of Hormuz. Foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said the agreement will probably be registered with the International Maritime Organization over the coming days.
· AfricaNews
Macklemore calls for a ‘free Palestine’ during Ed Sheeran shows, prompting praise and backlash
Rights advocates, journalists and social media users have come out in support of the American rapper Macklemore in response to pressure from pro-Israelgroups for expressing support for Palestine in his opening act performances for Ed Sheeran in the United States.
· Middleeasteye
Palestinian child killed by Israel on first day back at school in Gaza
An eight-year-old Palestinian girl, whose age was confirmed by al-Shifa hospital, was killed alongside her father in an Israeli strike on Gaza City on Sunday, hours after she attended the first day of the new school year.
· Middleeasteye
UK to adopt tougher stance on Israel with illegal settlements trade ban
Ed Miliband to reassert support for Palestinian rights and a two-state solution in move likely to draw fierce criticism from US and Israel
· Patrickwintour
Majority of Israelis want government to refuse haredi demands on religion-and-state policies - poll
Almost two-thirds of Israel's Jewish adults support forming a broad coalition after the next election, either without the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) parties or including them without accepting their demands on state policy based on religion, including policies on the draft, funding for religious institutions, public tr…
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Haredi Public party reveals first woman in Israel's history running for Knesset with a haredi party
The Haredi Public party announced on Monday that it will include Dr. Nechumi Yaffe in its list, making her the first woman to run for the Knesset with a haredi (ultra-Orthodox) party.
· TOBIAS HOLCMAN
Photos show Palestinians using handmade mud bricks, wood and plastic to rebuild amid Gaza’s rubble
Palestinians build a room with mud bricks as an alternative amid a shortage of construction supplies in the Gaza Strip, in Nuseirat, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
· Abdel Kareem Hana
Historian charged with espionage by Israel after traveling to Iran multiple times: report
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· Jewish News Syndicate
Israeli clearance of Gaza rubble could destroy 'evidence,' says UN's Francesca Albanese
Israeli clearance of rubble in Gaza could destroy valuable evidence of "atrocity crimes" and prevent the recovery of human remains, United Nations Special Rapporteur to the Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese said on Monday.
· REUTERS
Canadian council candidate Rasha Zaid says Zionists ‘must be locked up’ in video
A Canadian aesthetician and pro-Palestinian activist running for Windsor city council in Ontario’s Ward 4 district has said in circulating video footage online that Zionists “must be locked up.”
· ALEX CARSON
Danger remains real despite Israeli wins against Iranian nukes, sources tell 'Post'
Despite Israeli wins against Iran's nuclear program in June 2025 and early 2026, multiple sources have told The Jerusalem Post that the potential future danger from that program remains real, even though there is nothing imminent.
· YONAH JEREMY BOB
Iran To Draw New "Restricted Zone" In Hormuz As Saudi Aramco Facility Hit Again, Oil Climbs
At a moment US officials have been boasting of more and more oil tankers making it through the Strait of Hormuz under US naval protection and support, Iran has previewed a new 'restricted zone' in the Gulf, which it says will be announced in the coming days.
· Tyler Durden
Kosovo signs up to US-led Gaza stabilisation force
Kosovo has agreed to join the short list of countries signing up to join the International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Israel carries out fresh strikes on Lebanon, killing 12
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Finally: A bit of rare honesty on Gaza from The New York Times
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· Post Editorial Board
‘Rhetoric differs’: How the UK’s relationship with Israel took a downturn
The United Kingdom is expected to announce trade restrictions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, the latest sign, some analysts say, that UK-Israeli relations have taken another downturn.
· Edna Mohamed
Syrian reactor could have been used for nuclear weapons if completed, UN says
Chief of nuclear watchdog says secret Assad-era facility would have been able to produce fissile material
· Guardian staff and agencies in Vienna
Israeli clearance of Gaza rubble could destroy 'evidence', says UN expert
A United Nations expert said on Monday that Israeli clearance of rubble in Gaza could destroy valuable evidence of "atrocity crimes" and prevent the recovery of human remains.
· Middleeasteye
Arab League urges restraint as regional tensions escalate
The Arab League has gathered in Cairo against a backdrop of rising regional tensions, with maritime security in the Gulf and Israeli military operations in Lebanon among the key concerns.
· AfricaNews
Macklemore calls for a ‘free Palestine’ during Ed Sheeran shows, prompting praise and backlash
Rights advocates, journalists and social media users have come out in support of the American rapper Macklemore in response to pressure from pro-Israel groups for expressing support for Palestine in his opening act performances for Ed Sheeran in the United States.
· Middleeasteye
Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of a strike on a prison in northern Yemen
CAIRO (AP) — Houthi rebels in Yemen accused Saudi Arabia of striking a prison on Monday in the country’s north as tensions escalate between the Iran-backed group and Saudi-backed Yemeni forces.
· Samy Magdy
Two petitions challenge voter-tracking decision ahead of Wednesday High Court hearing
Two new petitions were filed on Monday seeking to overturn the Central Elections Committee’s decision to allow political parties to track in real time which voters have cast ballots, expanding the dispute the High Court of Justice will hear on Wednesday morning.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
When sanity goes on trial
IT can be exhausting, if not frustrating, to keep in lockstep with developments in the Middle East. Somewhat more uplifting is the tit-for-tat in the tariff war between the United States and Canada. Then there’s news of Alex Eala’s battles on the tennis court that gives me a natural high nowadays, something I’m defi…
· Orlando Mercado
Germany asks ICJ to dismiss Gaza genocide case brought by Nicaragua
Germany asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday to dismiss a case accusing it of facilitating genocide in Gaza through its military support for Israel.
· Middleeasteye
UN expert warns evidence of Israel’s ‘atrocity crimes’ risks being removed
Francesca Albanese says rubble in Gaza is ‘material record’ of the war and the implications of Israel’s large-scale debris removal are ‘profound’
· Agence France-Presse
UN expert warns evidence of Israel’s ‘atrocity crimes’ risks being removed
Francesca Albanese says rubble in Gaza is ‘material record’ of the war and the implications of Israel’s large-scale debris removal are ‘profound’
· Agence France-Presse
UN rights chief urges end to arms sales to Israel
UN human rights chief Volker Turk has urged states to end weapons sales to Israel.
· Middleeasteye
Germany asks ICJ to dismiss Gaza genocide case brought by Nicaragua
Germany asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday to dismiss a case accusing it of facilitating genocide in Gaza through its military support for Israel.
· Middleeasteye
As clock counts down to Trump summit, Xi boosts global clout with diplomatic blitz
Beijing leverages Eurasian and Middle East ties to show Washington it has alternatives
· Fan Chen
As clock counts down to Trump summit, Xi boosts global clout with diplomatic blitz
Beijing leverages Eurasian and Middle East ties to show Washington it has alternatives
· Fan Chen
Ramy Youssef and Hiam Abbass back new Gaza Cinema Academy | The National
Ramy Youssef and Hiam Abbass are among the actors and directors backing the Gaza Cinema Academy, an initiative launched at the Venice Film Festival to support filmmaking in the Palestinian territory.
· William Mullally
Oil prices rise to 6-week high after Iran and U.S. trade blows, Saudi Aramco facilities reportedly hit
Oil prices rose to a six-week high on Monday as the U.S. and Iran traded strikes over the weekend, ratcheting up tensions in the Middle East.
· Greg Iacurci
Syrian reactor could have been used for nuclear weapons, IAEA says
International Atomic Energy Agency’s director-general Rafael Mariano Grossi, left, and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani attend a press conference in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
· Stephanie Liechtenstein
Education Minister Kisch asks High Court to preserve proportional funding for haredi schools
Education Minister Yoav Kisch asked the High Court of Justice to preserve a system that funds party-affiliated haredi (ultra-Orthodox) schools according to the amount of core curriculum they teach, placing him directly at odds with the attorney-general.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Saudi Arabia set to grant IAEA more investigative powers
A planned US-Saudi atomic deal does not include Riyadh signing the Additional Protocol, which gives the UN nuclear watchdog sweeping inspection powers, but something close to it on some points is in the works, the agency's chief said Monday.
· REUTERS
US Air Force widow initially denied benefits because Iran conflict ‘not technically a war’
Libby Klinner, the widow of 33-year-old Air Force Maj. Alex Klinner, will receive at least some of the payment she is entitled to after she was initially told that combat-related benefits were unavailable to her family because the conflict with Iran “is not technically a war,” prompting a frustrated social media pos…
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Syrian nuclear site destroyed by IDF in 2007 was useful for weapon production, IAEA chief says
The nuclear reactor Syria had nearly completed in 2007 when Israeli jets destroyed it was of a type that could quickly produce fissile material usable in nuclear weapons, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi said on Monday.
· REUTERS
Iranian-American Jew Kamran Hekmati released from Tehran's Evin Prison, must stay in Iran - report
Kamran Hekmati, a Jewish Iranian American citizen who had been held in Tehran’s Evin Prison, was released on Saturday, Iranian sources reported on Monday.
· AMIT AVITAN
Over 75% of Israelis fear a West Bank October 7-style attack, JCFA survey finds
A majority of Israelis fear that an October 7-style terrorist attack may originate from the West Bank, according to findings released by the Jerusalem Center for Foreign Affairs and Security (JCFA) on Monday.
· AARON GLICK