Israel to hold parliamentary elections on October 27 as Netanyahu seeks another term
Centrist Gadi Eisenkot, the former Israeli defence chief, has emerged as the main rival to Netanyahu months ahead of the vote
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Israel to hold parliamentary elections on October 27 as Netanyahu seeks another term
Centrist Gadi Eisenkot, the former Israeli defence chief, has emerged as the main rival to Netanyahu months ahead of the vote
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Netanyahu says he 'doesn't want vigilantes in West Bank,' after Rep. Khanna incident with settlers
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that there is a "vigilante effort" in the West Bank, but it's pushed by "150 juvenile delinquents that are not a part of that [the settler] community," during a Sunday interview with NBC.
· TOBIAS HOLCMAN
Iran fires three ballistic missiles at US base in Kuwait - report
Iran fired three ballistic missiles at a US military base in Kuwait on Sunday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-affiliated Tasnim News Agency claimed.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Investors seen cautious as earnings season starts
INVESTORS could trade cautiously this week amid renewed tensions in the Middle East and a shift in focus to second-quarter corporate earnings.
· Nazylen Joy Mabanglo
US strikes Iran, Tehran says Strait of Hormuz closed, Gulf states hit
THE US military launched strikes on Iran after it struck a container ship on Sunday, while Tehran said it had again closed the Strait of Hormuz and some Gulf states came under attack.
· Reuters
Syria's newly elected parliament holds first session post-Assad
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa walks through the chamber after addressing the inaugural session of Syria’s newly formed People’s Assembly, the first since the fall of President Bashar Assad’s government, in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, July 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
What Lindsey Graham's passing says about Israel's standing in US politics - comment
Pity poor Rahm Emanuel.
· HERB KEINON
Stockholm pro-Palestine protest uses mock Auschwitz gate with word 'Gaza' to criticize Israel
Pro-Palestine activists staged a protest in central Stockholm on Saturday featuring a mock Auschwitz gate with 'Gaza' instead of 'Arbeit Macht Frei.'
· MATHILDA HELLER
Syrian parliament convenes for first time following al-Assad’s overthrow
Syria’s president has called on lawmakers to put “national interest above all” as the newly appointed transitional parliament convenes for its inaugural session.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Israeli gunfire in Gaza refugee camp kills 6, including 9-year-old girl
Nearly all of Gaza’s 2 million people now live on a tiny strip of land along the coast, mainly in makeshift tents or damaged buildings
· Reuters
Israeli gunfire in Gaza refugee camp kills 6, including 9-year-old girl
Nearly all of Gaza’s 2 million people now live on a tiny strip of land along the coast, mainly in makeshift tents or damaged buildings
· Reuters
Cronología del conflicto en Irán
Varias personas se meten en el agua en la orilla mientras un carguero aparece fondeado en el estrecho de Ormuz, ante la costa de Bandar Abbas, Irán, el 30 de junio de 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
· Cara Anna
Israel Police arrest six over suspected involvement in murder of 19-year-old in Jerusalem
Israel Police arrested six individuals over their suspected involvement in the murder of a 19-year-old in Jerusalem's Nahlaot neighborhood over the weekend, police said on Sunday morning.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iranian official brags of tripled drone capacity amid reports of faction pushing against US deal
Iran tripled its drone production capacity during the war, acting Iranian Defense Minister Brig.-Gen. Majid Ibn al Reza claimed on Saturday.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Reporter's Notebook: With the IDF’s 36th Division at Lebanon’s Beaufort Castle
The Beaufort Castle, built by the Crusaders sometime around 1140, commands vital high ground close to the Litani River in southern Lebanon.
· JONATHAN SPYER
Israeli forces kill five Palestinians in latest attacks on Gaza
An Israeli drone attack and gunfire in Gaza have killed at least five people, including a nine-year-old girl, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Shipping through Hormuz collapses as Iran closes strait | The National
Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz collapsed to a fraction of prewar levels after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared the waterway closed early on Sunday and struck a Cyprus-flagged container ship, prompting what was a third round of US strikes this week. The attacks are expected to cause more…
· The National
My father made Palestinian theatre an act of resistance
June 2025. Iranian missiles streak across the sky above Ramallah, intercepted overhead, while the roar of Israeli fighter jets fills the night as they head east to bombard Iran.
· Middleeasteye
Graham's long, strange and consequential friendship with Trump
Former President Donald Trump listens as Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks at a campaign event at the South Carolina Statehouse, Jan. 28, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
· Will Weissert
Four killed in Israeli drone strike on Gaza City
At least four Palestinians were killed and others wounded on Sunday in an Israeli drone strike targeting Gaza City, according to Wafa news agency.
· Middleeasteye
Fuego israelí en Gaza mata a cinco personas, incluida una niña
Farah Abu Assi, un menor de 12 años, busca papel para encender fuego para poder cocinar en la Mezquita Bilal, convertida en centro de refugiados, en Jan Yunis, Frana de Gaza, el 10 de julio del 2026. (AP foto/Abdel Kareem Hana)
· Wafaa Shurafa
Coalition debates choosing October 27 as Knesset election date
The Knesset coalition held a Sunday session to debate whether to hold national elections on October 27.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli military action in Gaza leaves multiple Palestinians dead
Farah Abu Assi, 12, collects used paper to light a fire for cooking in the hall of Bilal Mosque, which has been converted into a shelter for displaced people, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
· Wafaa Shurafa
Knesset panel advances bill to freeze arrests of haredi draft evaders amid legal warnings
The Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee approved on Sunday the advancement of the contentious bill that seeks to temporarily freeze the arrests of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft evaders, ahead of its final required plenum readings to become law.
· KESHET NEEV
Former Value Base analyst convicted of insider trading, securities fraud
The Tel Aviv District Court convicted former Value Base senior analyst Shay Lipman on Sunday of insider trading, securities fraud, and fraud and breach of trust in a corporation after he admitted to using his position to profit from trades in public real estate companies.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Speaker Amir Ohana reduces Knesset budget by NIS 50 mil. to support Israel's economy
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana has reduced the Knesset's budget by an additional NIS 50 million for the purpose of supporting the country’s economy, the Knesset announced on Sunday.
· SHIR PERETS
How Qatar's former emir Sheikh Hamad reshaped Qatar - and the modern Middle East - analysis
Qatar’s former emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, died at age 74, and his passing is an important reminder of how Qatar grew to be an important and influential country in the region and globally.
· SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Iran opens a 3,000-km. front across the Gulf in bid to stretch US defenses - analysis
Iran carried out numerous attacks in the Middle East over the last several days as it seeks to continue its tit-for-tat conflict with the US. In the recent round of attacks, Iran lashed out at Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, the UAE, and Jordan.
· SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Defiant Sen. Lindsey Graham laughed off Iran putting bullseye on his head days before his death
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· Ryan King
Trump says Strait of Hormuz open to commercial traffic
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz is open to commercial traffic, though the United States and Iran continue to trade attacks that have raised concerns over safety on one of the world’s most important oil shipping routes.
· REUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Shas leader shows willingness to sit in gov’t with Eisenkot, says Netanyahu ‘won’t repent’
Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, the spiritual leader of the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Shas Party, criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday evening, saying he "won't repent," while appearing to back the premier’s political rival, Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot.
· KESHET NEEV
IDF officers worry Lebanese military can't keep peace with Hezbollah, Givati Brig. heads to 'Post'
There is heavy skepticism from the IDF about how effective the Lebanese army will be in keeping the peace versus Hezbollah attempts to rearm and restore its capabilities for threatening Israel, IDF Givati Brigade Chief Col. “E” told The Jerusalem Post in a recent interview.
· YONAH JEREMY BOB
Trump says US hit Iran 'very hard' after nearly agreeing deal
President Donald Trump said the US hit Iran hard in response to attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
· Middleeasteye
First session of Syria’s parliament convenes after Assad’s ousting
The transitional body is tasked with laying the groundwork for democracy after decades of authoritarian rule and 13 years of civil war
· Agence France-Presse
First session of Syria’s parliament convenes after Assad’s ousting
The transitional body is tasked with laying the groundwork for democracy after decades of authoritarian rule and 13 years of civil war
· Agence France-Presse
Tehran Declares Hormuz Closed, But Ships Are Still Transiting
The Strait of Hormuz’s southern shipping channel remained open Sunday morning despite a sharp escalation in tit-for-tat attacks, with the US launching a third round of airstrikes on Iran and Tehran retaliating against US-linked targets across Arab Gulf states.
· Tyler Durden
Protesters disrupt light rail construction, block traffic on Jerusalem's Bar Ilan Street
Protesters are interfering with light rail construction and blocking traffic on Bar Ilan Street in northern Jerusalem, Israel Police confirmed on Sunday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
'No reason to have an open conflict’: Turkey changes narrative from anti-Israel to anti-Netanyahu
“I think there is no reason to have an open conflict,” Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told The National on Friday, only a week after making far more critical comments on CNN Türk, decried by Israeli politicians as genocidal.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Trump administration unlawfully gave Iran info on asylum seekers set for deportation - report
The Trump administration allegedly violated US law by giving Iran confidential information about Iranian asylum applicants it planned to deport, according to a lawsuit filed last week by the Iranian American Legal Defense Fund (IALDF).
· EITAN ELIAS
Alas Pilipinas falls to Iran in AVC Boys’ U18 opener
HAIKOU, China — Alas Pilipinas absorbed a straight-set defeat to a towering Iran squad, 25-17, 25-20, 25-13, to open its campaign in the 2026 Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Boys’ U18 Volleyball Championship on Sunday at the Wuyuan River Gymnasium.
· Nicole Anne D.G. Bugauisan
Oman summons Iranian envoy over drone strikes
Oman has summoned Iran’s ambassador in Muscat to protest what it said were Iranian drone strikes on sites in the governorates of Musandam and al-Batinah, according to a statement from the foreign ministry.
· Middleeasteye
‘We can find renewal despite the bullshit we navigate as Black women’: Kelela on stan armies and speaking up for Gaza
The genre-bending R&B artist’s new album finds fresh focus for her uncompromising vision, blending soul, sex and shoegaze
· Harry Tafoya
US paying the price for not keeping its word – Iran’s top negotiator
Iran will not allow the US to violate the terms of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with impunity, according to Tehran’s top negotiator Mohammad Ghalibaf
· RT
Gaza begins political shift in the process of the U.S. – backed Peace Council
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Tzohar asks High Court to reject state's bid to void kashrut license
Tzohar asked the High Court of Justice on Thursday to reject the state's attempt to invalidate its newly issued license to operate as an official kashrut-certifying body, arguing that the state's central claim is contradicted by both the facts and the court's own previous rulings.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
German parliament advances bill to criminalize denial of Israel's right to exist
German parliament has advanced a bill that would make denial of Israel’s right to exist a criminal offense and which could be punishable by up to five years in prison.
· MATHILDA HELLER
UAE convoys carrying 792 tonnes of aid enter Gaza | The National
Five convoys from the UAE carrying 792 tonnes of aid entered Gaza this week.
· The National
Israeli drone strike kills two Palestinians in Gaza City
At least two Palestinians were killed and several others wounded in an Israeli drone strike on the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society.
· Middleeasteye
Syria's new parliament convenes for inaugural session | The National
Syria's new parliament, created after the removal from power of Bashar Al Assad, held its inaugural session on Sunday, after the original planned opening at the start of the week was suddenly postponed.
· Khaled Yacoub Oweis