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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.
U.S. and Iranian leaders traded further threats on Saturday as the interim deal to end the war buckles under repeated crossfire in the Middle East.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, one of the most significant voices on US foreign policy and a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, has died at the age of 71 following a brief illness, his office announced on Sunday.
With Jerusalem at the center of global attention, the book The Names of Jerusalem: Jewish, Christian and Islamic Traditions offers a perspective on how language itself shapes the identity, and holiness of Jerusalem. By tracing the linguistic and historical development of the city’s names in the Jewish, Christian, an…
Israel’s representative for the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest in Bulgaria will be selected through the television talent show The Next Star for Eurovision, KAN and Keshet 12 announced.
Israel is set to assume the one-year rotating chairmanship of the International Commission (IC) of the Arolsen Archives in June 2027, one of the largest archives on all things WWII.
The Tel Aviv District Court sentenced Amit Almog to 25 years in prison on Sunday for the murder of his girlfriend, Maya Vishniak, bringing to a close a case that has gripped Israel since the 22-year-old's killing in 2020 and a legal battle that lasted more than six years.
Iran carried out missile and drone attacks on a string of Gulf states and announced the re-closure of the Strait of Hormuz, after the US launched a third round of strikes across Iranian cities in a matter of days.
Overnight US strikes on Iran killed one soldier, Iranian media reported Sunday.
Iran carried out missile and drone attacks on a string of Gulf states and announced the re-closure of the Strait of Hormuz, after the US launched a third round of strikes across Iranian cities in a matter of days.
Qatar on Sunday condemned Iranian attacks against its territory and its neighbours, after Tehran launched salvos against several countries in the region.
Clashes broke out during MK Zvi Sukkot's (Religious Zionist Party) visit to the Bedouin city of Rahat in southern Israel on Sunday, as residents attempted to prevent the visit.
He was a true friend of Israel and a proud American patriot. Those few words capture Senator Lindsey Graham, who passed away at the age of 71. He belonged to a generation that has almost disappeared from American politics.
The death of US Senator Lindsey Graham on Saturday prompted an outpouring of tributes from across the political spectrum, including from Iranian opposition figures who remembered him as one of the most outspoken American supporters of the Iranian people's struggle against the Islamic Republic. Graham died at the age…
A youth counselor discovered a severed head while scouting ahead of an activity in the Holot area in Rishon Lezion, near Highway 431, between the Rishonim Mall and the gas station.
The latest US-Iran escalation began after Washington accused Tehran of attacking shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, sparking a new cycle of strikes and retaliation, and stoking regional tension.
An adviser to Iran's supreme leader has said that the Strait of Hormuz was more important than "dozens of atomic bombs".
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. answers a question from a media member near damaged Russian vehicles on display in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Iran has mounted attacks on Gulf states and declared the Strait of Hormuz closed after the United States conducted its third round of strikes in a week, in a serious escalation as the ongoing conflict spirals.
The U.S. launched new strikes on Iran in the early hours on Sunday in retaliation for Tehran’s attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, further jeopardizing an already fragile ceasefire agreement between the two countries.
IDF troops from Division 36 operating in the Wadi Saluki area uncovered a fortified Hezbollah anti-tank missile position, the same position that fired on IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin during the Second Lebanon War, the military revealed on Sunday.
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Jordan, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and the UAE reportedly came under attack as Tehran says it is closing Strait of Hormuz
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Jewish tradition notices when a person leaves the world on Shabbat. Every Shabbat afternoon at Mincha, we recite Tzidkatcha, three verses accepting God's judgment, in memory of the three righteous men who, tradition teaches, died on Shabbat: Joseph, Moses, and King David. The Midrash tells that the Angel of Death co…
Lindsey Graham, a Republican Senator from South Carolina and a great friend of Israel, as well as The Jerusalem Post, passed away on Sunday morning, July 11, due to cardiac arrest.
One Indian national is missing after an attack on the commercial vessel GFS Galaxy off the coast of Oman earlier on Sunday, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
Air defence systems in Gulf states and Jordan have shot down Iranian missiles and drones after a night of US air strikes on Iran.
Israeli politicians took to social media to mourn Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham after his sudden death was announced on social media on Sunday.
The Gulf’s dilemma today is not that it is living through a war, but that it no longer knows full peace. Mutual escalation between Washington and Tehran, tensions over maritime navigation, and the persistence of diplomatic channels all point to a region that is neither moving toward a stable settlement nor sliding i…
The United States attacked Iran early Sunday morning over an Iranian strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that set the container ship ablaze and forced its crew to abandon it.
MANILA, Philippines — Around 2,500 Filipino seafarers are stranded aboard commercial vessels in the Persian Gulf as renewed military hostilities between the United States and Iran continue to threaten one of the world’s busiest shipping corridors, maritime and government officials said.
US forces struck five cities in Iran’s Bushehr province, including Asaluyeh, Dir, Bushehr city, Dashti and Tangestan, IRNA reported.
Finance chief says bilateral trade surged in first five months of 2026 following deepening of ties over recent years
Finance chief says bilateral trade surged in first five months of 2026 following deepening of ties over recent years
I have a love affair with Israel’s North. Ask me any day, any time, if I want to go north and I will say, “When do we leave?”
The IDF on Sunday published two previously classified documents from the beginning of the 2006 Second Lebanon War in honor of the war's 20th anniversary.
Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf posted on Twitter/X Sunday morning, saying: "The era of one-sided deals is OVER. We told you: keep your word or pay the price. Reality is knocking."
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Since the start of 2026, Israeli authorities have issued 49 military orders to seize 2,093 dunums (517 acres) of Palestinian land under the guise of security measures, WAFA reported.
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US Congressman Ro Khanna has said that armed Israeli settlers detained him during a visit to a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, claiming that Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops sided with the settlers rather than helping his delegation.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed attacks on US military assets in the neighbouring Gulf countries, saying it had destroyed a fighter aircraft maintenance and repair centre, as well as a command-and-control centre, at Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base using ballistic missiles.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) accused the US of "imposing its will" on Oman's government by attempting to route several vessels through the Strait of Hormuz via what it described as "an illegal route" south of the waterway.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- US President Donald Trump is suggesting he has left standing orders for the US military to destroy Iran "at levels they've never seen before" if Tehran follows through on its long-standing threats to kill him.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said its aerospace force had targeted US military facilities at Jordan's Prince Hassan Air Base, according to Iran's state broadcaster, IRIB.
The United Arab Emirates defence ministry said Sunday that air defences were engaging missile and drone threats, while neighbouring Bahrain sounded air raid sirens after the United States struck Iran following an attack in the Hormuz strait.
Israel must invest in innovation to maintain a technological edge and remain prepared for future threats, former head of Israel's National Security Council Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror warned on Wednesday.