Israeli PM’s office slams New York mayor over Netanyahu arrest remarks
Zohran Mamdani said he was asking lawyers about the mayor’s authority to direct police to detain a foreign leader, referring to Israel’s PM
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Why distancing from Israel is becoming an asset for Democrats - analysis
Last week produced two separate stories that, at first glance, had little to do with one another.
· HERB KEINON
New haredi party launches, aiming to secure spot in Knesset ahead of elections
A new haredi (ultra-Orthodox) political party, named “Haredi Public,” was launched on Sunday ahead of the upcoming elections, with the stated goal of securing a spot in the Knesset to bridge the “disconnect” between the haredi population and existing political leadership.
· KESHET NEEV
Trump leaning towards escalation with Iran, source tells 'Post'
US President Donald Trump is leaning toward further escalation with Iran, according to statements by several Israeli and American officials on Sunday.
· AMICHAI STEIN
Before Tisha B'Av: Lessons from Singapore and Japan for repairing Israeli society - opinion
History – particularly Jewish history – does not exist in a vacuum; it is neither random nor capricious. The Sages teach that no event – certainly no major episode in Jewish history, and certainly not regarding Israel – occurs by happenstance. They illustrate this by rearranging the letters of mikreh, accidental, to…
· STEWART WEISS
Why is Iran shifting its focus and attacking the Kingdom of Jordan? - analysis
Iran's regime is rapidly increasing its attacks on the Kingdom of Jordan. On Sunday, the Iranians targeted the southern Jordanian city of Aqaba. Iran also killed US soldiers in Jordan.
· SETH J. FRANTZMAN
World Cup triggered a massive pizza, burger, ice cream rush among Israeli soccer fans, Wolt says
The FIFA 2026 World Cup affected Israeli consumers' habits, as food delivery orders surged by 20% during match hours, with daily orders rising by an average of 7% compared to the month prior to the tournament, according to data released by the food delivery company Wolt last week.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hours after Iranian shrapnel lands in Israel, Zamir says IDF ready to strike back
Hours after shrapnel from an Iranian ballistic missile, which had been fired at Jordan, ultimately landed in Israel just north of Eilat, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir threatened the Islamic Republic with a potential harsh counterstrike if the regime gets any closer to the Jewish state.
· YONAH JEREMY BOB
Jordan summons Iranian diplomat over 'unjustified' attacks, ministry says
Jordan has summoned Iran's charge d'affaires in Amman over what it called "unjustified and blatant Iranian attacks" and "provocative and inflammatory statements targeting the Kingdom's territory," Jordan's ministry of foreign affairs said in a statement on Sunday.
· Middleeasteye
The U.S. Is Sending More Warplanes to the Middle East, Officials Say
The United States was sending more warplanes to the Middle East, according to American officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity on Sunday, another sign the Trump administration may soon further escalate its strikes against Iran.
· Eric Schmitt
Pro-Palestinian NGOs sue Trump administration over ICC sanctions
Two pro-Palestine NGOs have filed a First Amendment lawsuit targeting the Trump administration's sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC).
· MATHILDA HELLER
Syria’s Al-Sharaa reshuffles security and intelligence leadership
President Ahmed al-Sharaa has overhauled Syria’s security and intelligence leadership, expanding the powers of his interior minister and installing a new intelligence chief as part of a broader shake-up of state security bodies.
· Al Jazeera
Iran hits Kuwaiti utilities and launches missiles at Jordan after US military responds to attack on personnel | The National
Iranian attacks damaged a power generation and water desalination complex in Kuwait and triggered air defences in Jordan and Bahrain on Sunday, hours after the US carried out an eighth consecutive night of military strikes on Iran.
· Amr Mostafa
After chronicling Jewish history, Oscar-winning filmmaker Richard Trank begins new life in Israel
For decades, Richard Trank helped tell some of the most important stories in Jewish history.
· GIL LEWINSKY
US and Iran trade strikes again as Washington avenges American deaths
Tehran struck U.S. allies across the Persian Gulf region on Sunday and American forces bombed Iran for an eighth straight night, with the interim peace deal dead and neither side backing down.
· Bartosz Brzeziński
US hits Iran anew after two troops slain in Jordan
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States launched new airstrikes Saturday to "punish" Iran after reporting the first US military deaths since renewing its hostilities with the Islamic republic.
· Agence France-Presse
Israeli startup creates ‘virtual power plants' to solve the data center energy crisis - interview
The looming energy crisis that is expected to affect Israel and the world in the coming years, with the development of artificial intelligence data centers putting pressure on the grid, might have a solution thanks to nGrid, an Israeli energy management company that spoke to The Jerusalem Post last week.
· TOBIAS HOLCMAN
'Going blue': Israel invests in marine-related renewable energies with Innovation Authority fund
The Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) announced on Sunday a new fund to support research and development of marine-focused energy solutions, with an initial NIS 6 million invested in what the IIA calls "Blue-Tech Energies."
· TOBIAS HOLCMAN
Kids among 11 dead in Israeli strikes on Gaza
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· Agence France-Presse
US hits under-construction nuke plant in Iran, says furious Tehran: ‘Clear violation’
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· Anthony Blair
Iran accuses US of violating international law after strike on nuclear plant
Iran’s nuclear energy watchdog condemned the United States for bombing the construction site of the Darkhovin Nuclear Power Plant.
· Middleeasteye
‘He’s a war criminal’: Mamdani exploring whether he can arrest Netanyahu if he visits New York
NYC mayor says in Times interview that’s he’s in ‘active conversation’ with city’s law department about the matter
· Lucy Campbell
Lebanon death toll rises
The death toll from Israeli attacks since 2 March has reached 4,328 with another 12,229 wounded, Lebanon’s health ministry
· Middleeasteye
Increased Cooperation With U.S. Has Put Jordan in Iran’s Cross Hairs
Iran has been increasingly targeting Jordan with attacks like the one on Friday that killed two U.S. servicemen. The reason, analysts said, is because Jordan has been playing a more central role in U.S. military operations against Iran.
· Raja Abdulrahim
Father sentenced to over 20 years for rape, sexual assault against toddler daughter, then-wife
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· SARAH BEN-NUN
Trump describes death of US service members in Iranian strikes on Jordan as a 'shame' - report
US President Donald Trump described the deaths of two US service members in Iranian attacks on Jordan as a “shame,” defending the recently renewed US-Iran hostilities during a phone call with the New York Post on Saturday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Likud panel set to vote on changing primary system, expanding Netanyahu’s control over party list
The Likud Constitution Committee convened on Sunday to vote on changes to the party’s primary system affecting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's authority to determine the highest-ranked slots on the party list ahead of the upcoming elections.
· KESHET NEEV
IDF has killed at least around 420 Gazan terrorists since Oct. 2025 ceasefire, 'Post' learns
The IDF has killed at least around 420 Gazan terrorists since the October 2025 ceasefire, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
· YONAH JEREMY BOB
US air defenses struggling against Iranian missiles – media
The US is concerned that the Iranian military is growing increasingly effective at penetrating its air defenses in the Middle East, several media outlets have reported, citing anonymous officials. It comes off the back of a deadly missile and drone strike on a military base in Jordan on Friday, which left two Americ…
· RT
US air defenses struggling against Iranian missiles – media
The US is concerned that the Iranian military is growing increasingly effective at penetrating its air defenses in the Middle East, several media outlets have reported, citing anonymous officials. It comes off the back of a deadly missile and drone strike on a military base in Jordan on Friday, which left two Americ…
· RT
Ships continue to move through Strait of Hormuz, Chris Wright says
He said that about "two-thirds" of normal traffic is sailing through.
· David Cohen
'Zero tolerance': Katz bans Omri Ronen from IDF service following reserve duty refusal remarks
Social activist and IDF reservist Omri Ronen will not be allowed to return to service in the military, Defense Minister Israel Katz said in an X/Twitter post on Sunday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iran attacks US Gulf allies, causing a fire at Kuwait power plant
Iran has fired drones and missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain and claimed to have stopped two ships in the Strait of Hormuz after an eighth consecutive night of attacks by the United States.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Iran accuses US of violating international law after strike on nuclear plant
Iran’s nuclear energy watchdog condemned the United States for bombing the construction site of the Darkhovin Nuclear Power Plant.
· Middleeasteye
Iran opens files against 300 people accused of speaking to diaspora media, judiciary announces
The Islamic Republic’s judiciary has opened files against 300 Iranians accused of speaking with Iran International, the Manoto Network or individuals affiliated with the two diaspora media sites, the judiciary spokesperson announced on Saturday.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Hezbollah ‘hinting’ at escalation against Lebanese army but still undecided, expert tells 'Post'
Hezbollah’s attack on the Lebanese Army in Mansouri over the weekend was the terror group’s way of “hinting” that it would escalate if threatened, Eyal Zisser, Vice-Rector at Tel Aviv University and an expert in Hezbollah’s political strategy, told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Former Gaza hostage Luis Har reveals he discussed soccer, Messi with Hamas captors
Former Gaza hostage, Argentinian-Israeli Luis Har, is preparing for the World Cup final, in which Argentina will face Spain on Sunday night.
· 103FM
Far Right settler movement agrees not to enter Gaza, end march at lookout on border
Participants in the Nahala movement's march to Gaza reached an agreement with the IDF on Sunday not to enter the strip, according to a statement released by the movement.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Beyond the battlefield: Why Iran is entering the final stage of strategic attrition - opinion
The available indicators suggest that, if the reported operational pattern reflects conditions on the ground, the United States has entered a new phase of its campaign against the Islamic Republic.
· ERFAN FARD
Trump addresses US troop deaths in Iranian attack on Jordan | The National
US President Donald Trump has addressed the deaths of two American troops killed in an Iranian attack on Jordan.
· Cody Combs
Iran used brief US truce to build $6 billion oil buffer - report
Iran exported roughly 70 million barrels of oil worth an estimated $5 billion to $6 billion during a month-long suspension of the US blockade, rapidly rebuilding a financial buffer before restrictions returned, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel says Iran has launched missiles towards Jordan
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· Matthew Doran
Iran executes two men over killing of police officers
Iran has executed two men convicted of killing four police officers during anti-government unrest in the central city of Isfahan in January, according to the judiciary-affiliated Mizan news agency.
· Middleeasteye
Iranian singer Anita Papist sentenced to 74 lashes for ‘offending public decency’ by singing
Tehran-based singer Anita Papist was sentenced to 74 lashes for “offending public decency” by Branch 1088 of the Second Criminal Court at Tehran's Ershad Judicial Complex, the musician and Iran rights groups announced over the weekend.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Iron Dome shoots down Iranian missile fragments fired at Jordan
The IDF's Iron Dome was used on Sunday afternoon to shoot down fragments of an Iranian ballistic missile fired at Jordan near the border with Israel after the US Aegis anti-missile system had already been used to shoot down the primary missile warhead.
· YONAH JEREMY BOB
Iran targets Kuwaiti infrastructure to send 'calibrated signal' to US following direct strikes
Critical infrastructure in Kuwait was a “relatively attractive target” for Iran as it sought to escalate without risking a larger response from its Gulf neighbors, international relations expert Dr. Arman Mahmoudian, a research fellow at the University of South Florida’s Global and National Security Institute, expla…
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
US pushes Mediterranean oil pipelines to bypass Strait of Hormuz despite proxy security risks
The meeting between US President Donald Trump and Iraq’s new prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi, was presented in Washington as the beginning of a different relationship with Baghdad - one centered on oil, investment and economic integration as the United States prepares to complete the withdrawal of its remaining forces …
· GIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE
Israel's $50 million influence campaign reaches beyond Iran ceasefire - report
Israel paid at least $50 million to US-based firms to help its standing with Americans, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
· CORINNE BAUM
American refueling tankers to be stationed in IDF bases, Ramon Airport as US reinforces Middle East
As the hours pass and more American forces arrive in the Middle East, coordination between the IDF and US military will naturally tighten, “with the goal of shortening the time it takes to move from routine to emergency readiness,” a senior security official said on Sunday.
· AMIR BOHBOT
ICC’s Khan probe ‘reduced to political referendum’, Palestinian rights groups warn
Nine leading Palestinian human rights organisations have warned that the disciplinary process against suspended International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan has been marked by a denial of due process and "politicisation" that is "corroding" the court's independence, days before member states vote o…
· Middleeasteye