Red Cross says that it transferred remains of three hostages to Israel

“The ICRC, acting as a neutral intermediary, assisted this evening... in returning the remains of three bodies to Israeli authorities," the Red Cross statement said.

Only Muslim soldiers to be allowed to serve as Gaza peacekeepers

REPORT
Red Cross transports the remains of a deceased hostage, who had been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023, attack, after it was handed over by Hamas as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City, October 27, 2025.

A danger to Jews? What New York Jewry thinks of a potential Mamdani victory

FEATURE

Will the shaky political situation with a possible Zohran Mamdani victory in the mayoral race prompt New York City Jews to make aliyah?

ZOHRAN MAMDANI, Democratic candidate (R), during a mayoral debate with Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa (C) and Independent candidate Andrew Cuomo, in New York City, Oct. 16, 2025.
U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive at Fort McNair, due to the preparations on the South Lawn for the Easter Egg Roll, as they return from a weekend getaway at Camp David, in Washington, U.S., March 31, 2024.

Some Trump officials leave homes for US military bases amid political protests

Senior White House officials are swapping their traditional homes to live on military bases as the political climate grows more threatening.

REPORT

FBI thwarted terror attack in Michigan planned for Halloween weekend, Kash Patel says

Jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti gestures before the start of a deliberation at Jerusalem Magistrate's court, January 25, 2012

Barghouti’s son contacted Trump for Fatah leader's release, family tells BBC Persian

OPINION

Omer Neutra's parents: Facing the impossible struggle for closure and certainty

ByRONEN, ORNA NEUTRA

IDF's attorney Tomer-Yerushalmi resigns after Defense Minister Katz attempts to fire her

NOTWITHSTANDING THE warmth and support surrounding The Magic House, adoptions and donations have dropped sharply, even as more dogs are being abandoned. In a typical year, Lives of Others manages to place around 250 dogs in homes. This year, that number fell by more than half, to just 120.

Honoring 'The Last Samurai': Fallen soldier Adi Tzur remembered with new home for abandoned dogs

FRONTLINES
Whale shark swimming. (illustration)

Haifa beaches to reopen Saturday after sightings of rare whale shark

A mourner attends the funeral of a commander from Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah armed group who was killed in what they called a "Zionist attack" in the Syrian capital Damascus on Friday, during a funeral in Baghdad, Iraq September 22, 2024.

IDF, Mossad on alert for Oct. 7-style threat from Iran-backed militias in Iraq

General view of the Iranian Consulate where Iran holds nuclear talks with so-called E3 group of France, Britain and Germany, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 25, 2025.

Top US sanctions official to travel to Middle East, Europe to discuss 'maximum pressure' on Iran

The Trump-Xi Summit Imperative: Why Trump and Xi Must Sign the Death Warrant for Global Terrorism

"The issue of international terrorism and antisemitic terror is perhaps the most pressing priority today on the global agenda,” says Adv. Shraga Biran

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping

Israel to establish special tribunal to prosecute Hamas Nukhba terrorists for October 7 massacre

REPORT

An oversight committee will also be formed to discuss the policy of the terrorist trials, but will be prohibited from discussing specific cases.

Who was Amiram Cooper, one of Kibbutz Nir Oz's founders murdered in Hamas captivity?

EXPLAINER
Terrorists from Hamas's Nukhba Force being held at Ofer Prison near Jerusalem, August 28, 2024.

Israeli prosecutors to indict Jaffa teen suspected of spying on behalf of ISIS, Hamas

Slain hostages Sahar Baruch and Amiram Cooper

Amiram Cooper, Sahar Baruch identified as slain hostages returned to Israel

Slain Gaza hostage Sahar Baruch

Who was Gaza hostage Sahar Baruch, killed during failed IDF rescue mission?

EXPLAINER

Israeli opposition voices support for IDF attorney's departure after right wing push

Leaders across Israel’s political spectrum, from Lapid and Gantz to Ben-Gvir and Smotrich, responded to IDF legal chief Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi’s resignation.

'We have prayer, we are serving, we are dying': IDF reservists frustrated over haredi draft issue

Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, who resigned as IDF Military Advocate General on October 31, pictured on September 18, 2025 in Jerusalem.

IDF kills Hezbollah maintenance officer rebuilding infrastructure in southern Lebanon

Hezbollah supporters attend a ceremony held by Hezbollah to commemorate the first anniversary of their late leader Hassan Nasrallah's killing by Israel, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, September 27, 2025

Ichilov Hospital doctor diagnosed with measles after treating unvaccinated patient

Cases of the measles rise in Israel.

Images of female Zefat Academic College students vandalized in Safed

Spotlight

PEOPLE VISIT the memorial site for prime minister Yitzhak Rabin at the scene of his assassination in 1995, at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, on November 4, 2024.

Is a political assassination in Israel possible today?

OPINION
Prime minister Yitzhak Rabin speaks at a rally in support of the Oslo Accords, prior to his assassination at Tel Aviv’s Kings of Israel Square (later renamed Rabin Square), Nov. 4, 1995.

Yitzhak Rabin assassination 30 years on: A lesson on condemning intolerance

OPINION
An illustrative image of God calling on Abraham to leave his country to the Promised Land.

Parashat Lech Lecha: From Everyman to hero

An illustrative image of Jews making aliyah to Israel.

Parashat Lech Lecha: The call of aliyah

Saudi billions poised for Syria but US sanctions remain a barrier

Riyadh has been a main engine driving global re-engagement with Syria since rebels toppled former strongman Bashar al-Assad last year.

'It is good to be home': Former hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal thanks Israelis for support upon return

A drone view shows cityscape in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 1, 2025.

Hamas given 24 hours to withdraw from IDF's Yellow Line in Gaza, US officials tell 'Post'

Security camera footage showing the entrance to Moshav Ein Habesor during the October 7, 2023, massacre.

IDF admits lapses in Ein Habesor defense on Oct. 7, praises local emergency squad’s courage

PROBE
Hezbollah supporters gather to mark the first anniversary of the assassinations of Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, in Tehran, Iran, October 2, 2025

Israeli security cabinet meets to discuss Hezbollah's strengthening

JD Vance sidesteps college student’s antisemitic question while defending Trump’s Israel stance

At Ole Miss, Vance responded to both Israel questions in an America-first framing — and suggested that his own support for Israel was not unequivocal.

Leeds man sentenced in synagogue bomb hoax case just days after Manchester attack

US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a Turning Point USA event at the Pavilion at Ole Miss at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi, US October 29, 2025.

Chikli: Conservatism is faith, truth and freedom, not Fuentes

Amichai Chikli, Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister attends a conference organized by the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem on March 27, 2025.

'We must confront it': Sen. Ted Cruz describes antisemitism on the Right as a 'growing cancer'

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition conference on October 31, 2025.

Heritage Foundation president stands by Tucker Carlson after host platforms antisemitism

My Word: Remembering Israel's assassinated prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, 30 years on

OPINION

Yitzhak Rabin’s legacy has been eroded over the past three decades, but the lesson about the dangers of political extremism must not be allowed to die.

Parashat Lech Lecha: Abraham and Lot's remarkable journey

A RALLY IN 2015 at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv marking 20 years since the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin.

Meitar Law Firm honors ex-hostage Omri Miran in symbolic Ramat Gan poster removing ceremony

Former hostage Omri Miran attends ceremony to remove his poster in Ramat Gan
EDITORIAL

Republican Jewish Coalition faces leadership test on Israel’s fate at Las Vegas summit

Men wear Trump yarmulkes while waiting for U.S. President Donald Trump to address the Republican Jewish Coalition 2019 Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

Lockheed Martin, Saildrone to advance armed USV capabilities for US Navy

The companies will collaborate with the goal of delivering integrations, including on-water, live-fire demonstrations in 2026.

Axon Vision secures contract for EdgeUAV system with leading suicide drone manufacturer

Saildrone and Lockheed Martin team up

Breakfast in NY, dinner in TLV: NASA's new supersonic jet passes first test flight

Taiwanese soldiers leave Qingtian Hall, an underground military tunnel built inside Taiwu Mountain in the 1960s, after attending a performance commemorating the Battle of Guningtou, in Kinmen, Taiwan, October 18, 2025

'Example of the Jewish people': Taiwan president says Israel a 'model' for defense

Drone swarm over a field

Skyforce: Israeli start-up leading the way in autonomous, AI-powered tech

US issues travel advisory to Niger after kidnapping

Government staff in Niger must travel in armored vehicles and observe a mandatory curfew, the department said, and restaurants and open-air markets are off limits to them.

Trump-Putin summit cancelled after Moscow sent memo to Washington, FT reports

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken departs for Niger from Bole International Airport, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 16, 2023.

Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM says it killed soldier in first Nigeria attack

Charred remains of a petrol tanker lie at the scene of a deadly explosion that killed dozens along the Bida-Agaie road in Niger State, Nigeria, October 22, 2025.

Houthis say 43 detained UN staff to face trial over links to Israeli attack

A guard looks out from behind a window at the United Nations compound following reports of UN staffers being detained by the Houthis, in Sanaa, Yemen October 29, 2025.

Syria’s Justice Ministry tells TML Sweida investigation committee will hold public trials

People stand next to a destroyed tank turret, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes, and government forces, in Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria July 25, 2025.

In Collaboration

Carlton Tel Aviv Named Israel’s Best Business Hotel for 2025 by World Travel Awards

THE CARLTON Tel Aviv, pool side sea view

Feeling at home with Habayta: the Israeli organization helping Olim build their new lives

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Ahead of the world’s first human spinal cord implantation

of Mr. Ron Meron, former CEO of Teva Israel, as a member of the Matricelf Board of Directors

US energy chief cancels Israel visit amid dispute over gas deal with Egypt

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright canceled his Israel visit over Eli Cohen’s refusal to approve a $35b gas export deal with Egypt.

Israeli tech leaders ring NYSE opening bell ahead of NYC mayoral election

Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen.
EXPLAINER

Your Taxes: How Israeli companies can dodge the new trapped profits tax

Income Tax and Property Tax Department at the Finance Ministry
OPINION

Your Investments: Abraham’s retirement advice is 'do what’s right for you'

Thousands of additional shekels can be saved every year with tax exemption
ByAARON KATSMAN

ESPN, ABC, other Disney networks to go dark on YouTube TV after failed talks, media reports

White's thrush spotted in Israel for the first time by local birdwatcher

White's thrush is a small bird from the thrush family whose natural habitat spans the northern forests of Asia, from the continent’s northeast to the slopes of the Ural Mountains.

The golden thrush (Zoothera aurea), spotted for the first time in Israel on October 30, 2025.

Rescue teams working to save Israelis trapped in Nepali mountain blizzard

Lee Harten, a PhD candidate of Tel Aviv University School of Zoology, holds an Egyptian fruit-bat during an interview with Reuters at a laboratory in the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History in Tel Aviv, Israel May 27, 2019

Bats vs. Rats: How Egyptian fruit bats seasonally adapt behavior to compete with rats

STUDY
Shalom, the softshelled turtle rescued from the Jordan River.

Extremely rare softshelled turtle rescued from Jordan River after becoming entangled in wire

Israel's life expectancy is rising, but can continue to rise higher

OPINION

Congratulations to the State of Israel. Well done. Now, let’s do even better.

CNN host Christiane Amanpour confirms cancer returned for third time

People watch the military airshow as part of Israel's 75th Independence Day celebrations, in Saker Park, Jerusalem, April 26, 2023.

British Embassy in Israel launches second cohort of HealthTech Academy

Health ministry investigates malfunction in BRCA screening test after false negative results

IDF soldier suicide attempts spike to 279 since 2024, Knesset report reveals

Making Aliyah on Aliyah Day: Sisters from New Jersey begin their next chapter in Israel

Barri and Susan Rifkin made their dream a reality and discovered their arrival in Israel coincided with the national day honoring Aliyah.

Dressed for ‘aliyah’ success: How a Chicago woman became a self-made fashion designer in Israel

Sisters depart on their journey home on Aliyah Day. Susan (L) Barri (R)

ANU Museum to host Aliyah Day celebration for immigrants

THE ANU Museum of the Jewish People in Ramat Aviv.
OPINION

Aliyah Day 2025: Turning crisis into opportunity for global Jewish unity

EDNA WEINSTOCK-GABAY: ‘The past year has once again revealed the depth of unity; in the most difficult moments, there was no difference between Israelis and Jews in the Diaspora,’ she maintains.
ByEDNA WEINSTOCK-GABAY
OPINION

Olim: Israel’s living covenant of hope

RELEASED HOSTAGE Edan Alexander is reunited with members of his family in May. Rather than retreat from the trauma he endured, he expressed his wish to rejoin his unit and continue serving in the IDF, says the writer.
ByKENNETH BRANDER

Without subsidy, there is no project: The new reality in urban renewal

The Southern District Committee reviews two projects: in Beersheba, complementary land saves an unprofitable D neighborhood renewal, while in Eilat, tens of millions in subsidies are needed.

Who wants to open a hotel in the Gaza Envelope? The state will cover a third of the cost

D Neighborhood, Beersheba.

Just come: the state is giving away plots in the north at a ridiculous price - who is eligible?

The Housing Market in Israel.

Treasury reveals: where do the most stressed home sellers in Israel live?

Illustration: Tower Construction.

Rising up: the surprising city becoming Israel's tower capital

All JPost Conferences   

Building tomorrow, today: Jerusalem Post Washington Conference heads to Capitol Hill

Jerusalem Post Washington Conference

Jerusalem Post Miami Conference returns, shaping the future together

Miami Summit 2026

Past Event - The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference - where diplomacy meets the future

Diplomatic Conference, September 2025

Conference   

The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference at the Friends of Zion Museum, in Jerusalem, September 16, 2025

LIVE: The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference - where diplomacy meets the future

'Biggest issue in Israeli society': First Lady Michal Herzog at 'Post' Trauma Conference

'Paying a heavy price: ZAKA head Dubi Weissenstern speaks at 'Post' Trauma Conference

MDA Heroes   

A Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance at an Ofakim MDA station.

Reflecting on Oct. 7: 'Everyone knew exactly what they needed to do'

Meet the medic who understood on Oct. 7 she must do everything to save a child

MDA hero: We’re here for each and every person who is sick or injured

Podcasts   

Pro-Israel influencer Lizzy Savetsky before her interview at the Jerusalem Post studio in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, following a late-night World Zionist Congress session.

‘I'm not being paid, I'm not running away’: Lizzy Savetsky tells ‘Post’

Joseph Cohen: On antisemitism, politics, and Israel

'Post' sits down with the inspiring 'spokeskid' of Israel, 10-year-old Ben Carasso

US Politics   

Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a Democratic mayoral primary debate, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in New York.

Finance watchdog explains case of 'foreign money flowing into Mamdani's campaign'

NYC Jews consolidating around Cuomo in mayoral race, instead of Mamdani, Quinnipiac poll finds

I won’t vote for Democrats who backed Mamdani, and I know I’m not the only one

Diaspora   

Blood-red hands graffiti on the Paris Holocaust memorial, May 14, 2024.

French court explores Russian involvement in antisemitic graffiti at Paris Holocaust Memorial

Pope Leo denounces antisemitism at anniversary of declaration on Catholic ties with Jews

Zohran Mamdani is not antisemitic, Satmar's Brooklyn leadership says

Judaism   

RABBI ANGELA BUCHDAHL speaks at a Hanukkah reception with then-US president Joe Biden at the White House in 2023. The future of the Jewish people will depend on who shows up and speaks when Israel and its people need to be defended, the writer asserts.

Israel's most visible rabbinic defenders are not recognized as rabbis by the Jewish state

Professional advancement in Halacha: Why women should be allowed to take official exams

Ex-Sephardi chief rabbi slams Tel Aviv rabbi as 'heretic' after he calls for haredi IDF enlistment

Christian World   

A delegation of about 30 senior Christian religious leaders from 10 African countries that arrived in Israel this week for a four-day visit initiated by Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel.

African Christian leaders visit Israel representing millions of worshippers

Pope Leo canonizes former Satanic priest Bartolo Longo as one of seven new saints

‘The church is asleep right now’: Ted Cruz calls on Christians to confront right-wing antisemitism

Food   

LOCH LOMOND’S distillery at the Whisky expo.

Whisky Live 2025: showcasing the best of Israeli spirit

Winter is coming, and it’s worth preparing: Here’s what you should start eating right now

Malka: An Israeli dining experience

Archaeology   

National Park – Gan HaShlosha – Sachne

Israeli archaeologists uncover medieval sugar mills beneath Gan Hashlosha National Park

Enigmatic Jurassic reptile looks like a mix of snake and lizard

Rare Assyrian inscription unearthed near Temple Mount reveals communication with the King of Judah

Science   

Cancer ilustration image.

New and improved ‘killer’ cells show promise in staving off cancer spread

How old are you really? New AI tool reveals your body’s true age

Mega Or and Nebius unveil $300m data center in Modi'in to power Israel’s AI sector

Culture   

Israeli singer Yuval Raphael performs live during a rally calling for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at "Hostage Square" in Tel Aviv, May 22, 2025.

Yuval Raphael releases video for new song Amber Skies

Beitar Jerusalem tops Hapoel Tel Aviv for Toto Cup

Punch comedy festival: Laugh lines in Tel Aviv coming in December

History   

French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and the Grande Armee flee the pursuing Russian army on the retreat from Moscow during the Napoleonic War of the Sixth Coalition on 20th November 1812 in Russia. An etching after the original work by Adolph Northen.

Mass grave DNA reveals deadly disease that devastated Napoleon's army in 1812

Beyond the beaches and medieval walls: Discovering Jewish Rhodes

Yad Vashem’s ‘Living Memory’ exhibition brings Holocaust stories into the present

OMG   

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, January 6, 2025

Justin Trudeau, Katy Perry seemingly couple up after Perry’s split from Orlando Bloom

Rapper Drake appeals defamation suit dismissal over Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us.'

Missing Picasso painting found in Madrid weeks after vanishing

Consumerism   

Yoga.

Short yoga: Your calm place when everything else feels off

"It's the place where you can experience it all"

I Have Tested 20 Resume Writing Services - This Is The Best One

Astrology   

Horoscope.

Horoscope for Wednesday,16/7: Taurus – A good day for connecting to inspiration and self-expression

Daily horoscope for Tuesday, 15/7: Sagittarius – Heightened sensitivity at home and in the family

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