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IDF releases details of damage to Iran's nuclear, missile production sites

IDF Spox. Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin warned that despite the success of the operation in preventing Iran's existential threat to Israel, the regime would still attempt to destroy Israel.

Iran’s Jews pledge loyalty to regime as chief rabbi hails ‘our homeland’

Map showing the range of Israeli strikes on Iran, June 27, 2025.

IDF announces conclusion of Iran op, IDF destroys terror tunnel in Gaza

IDF issues additional reservist call-up notices • West Bank residents throw stones near Joseph's Tomb in Nablus

IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, June 12, 2025.

Iranian Jews pray at the Abrishami synagogue at Palestine street in Tehran December 24, 2015; illustrative.

Iran arrests at least 700 Jews for alleged ties to Israel

Six additional people have been executed on suspicion of collaborating with Mossad, Israel's public broadcaster KAN News noted.

Top IDF officials sure Iran will try to make a nuclear comeback, but say they'll be ready

IRANIAN FLAGS fly as fire and smoke rise from an Israeli attack on the Sharan oil depot in Tehran on Sunday. The world watches as Israel exercises the most basic right of any sovereign state: the right of self-defense, says the writer.

Post-war Iran nuke threat: Why Iran is a couple years from a bomb despite critiques

WATCH: IDF destroys terror tunnel in Gaza's Beit Hanun used in lethal 2014 attack

History rhymes: Israel's strike on Iran and its echoes of the Six Day War

The tefillin of Michael (Miki) Nahum, a 61-year-old father of four who was killed when an Iranian missile struck his apartment building last week, have been located and returned to his daughters

Tefillin of Iranian missile attack victim found, returned to daughters

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN Taylor Swift performs at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, May 17, 2024.

Germany charges Syrian juvenile who assisted in planned terror attack on Taylor Swift concert

FedEx airplane.

FedEx restarts full express service to Israel after two-week airspace shutdown

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Soroka Medical Center complex, in Beersheba, after a missile attack from Iran last week. The success in Iran was real, but the Israel-Hamas War is not yet over, says the writer.

Netanyahu must use displayed courage vis-à-vis Iran in Gaza war

14 HaRav Kook – Where luxury meets the sea

Occupancy beginning Summer 2028.

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Israel at War

Israel at War

IDF strikes Hezbollah terror site in south Lebanon

"The presence of this site and the attempts to re-establish it constitute a blatant violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon," the IDF stated.

‘If we fail again, we normalize proliferation’: Expert warns of nuclear domino effect

Hezbollah supporters celebrate what they say is Iran's victory, after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, June 25, 2025

‘A ceasefire is not a goal, it’s a tool’: Israeli lawmakers cautiously weigh cost of victory

A PROTEST march takes place in Tel Aviv last week, with the call for an immediate release of the hostages. The ‘now’ demand has been prominent in speeches, online messaging, banners, and posters in connection with the hostages taken by Hamas and other terrorist groups in Gaza, the writer notes.

'And now - the hostages': Families, advocates for missing want Israel to refocus on their plight

A building at the campus of the Weizmann Institute of Science remains damaged following an Iranian missile strike on Sunday, in Rehovot, Israel June 19, 2025

Survivors of Holocaust face new hardships after missile attack on Rehovot center

Israel News

Israel News

Netanyahu interested in meeting Trump in coming weeks, sources tell 'Post'

Regarding hostage negotiations, the Post reported that the idea of exiling senior Hamas officials and other terrorists from Gaza has recently resurfaced in discussions.

Netanyahu briefly leaves for ‘important phone call,’ during ZAKA visit

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump meet in the Oval Office last month.

Palestinians, Israelis throw stones after Israelis enter Joseph's Tomb in Nablus

The courtyard of Joseph's Tomb in Nablus.

Jewish groups launch emergency fund to support Iranian missile attack victims

Jewish Agency CEO and Director-General Yehuda Setton and Chairman Maj. Gen. (res.) Doron Almog visit the rocket impact site in Bat Yam together with Mayor Tzvika Brot

'Israel at its best': Netanyahu visits underground MDA blood bank

Spotlight

Shabbat candles

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

‘THE PUNISHMENT of the Sons of Korah’ by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1481-1482.

Parashat Korah: ‘An elevated place in Gehenna’

People check their phones in a Jerusalem bomb shelter.

Lessons from Shabbat under fire: Halacha and mental health during war

ARIK EINSTEIN with musician Yoni Rechter (left): ‘It’s difficult to describe the impact of this quintessential Sabra singer and actor.’

My Word: Arik Einstein’s songs and the Iran war

Analyses & Features

Analyses & Features

Nova massacre documentary We Will Dance Again wins an Emmy

The harrowing documentary tells the story of the massacre through interviews with survivors and through video and audio clips made by the victims, survivors, and terrorists themselves.

Israel paves a path, the diaspora should follow

Keshet Casarotti-Kalfa was killed at the Nova Music Festival, and his story is one of those told in the documentary, We Will Dance Again

Bibi Netanyahu, it's time for you to retire

Jerusalem’s Fuchsberg Center.

Finding spiritual resilience through prayer and music

Demonstrators protest for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 7, 2025

Israel must not let urgent challenges overshadow the human stories behind them

Business & Innovation

Business & Innovation

El Al resumes ticket sales to and from Israel following 12 day Iran war

Air France also announced the same day that flights between Paris and Tel Aviv will resume on Monday, July 7.

El Al to operate flights to return Israelis at fixed prices as Ben-Gurion Airport reopens

El Al flight at Ben Gurion International Airport, May 13, 2025

World Bank approves $250 million for Lebanon to launch a broader $1 billion recovery

People stand on the rubble after an Israeli strike on a building that according to security sources killed Hezbollah's media relations chief Mohammad Afif in Ras Al- Nabaa, in Beirut, Lebanon November 17, 2024.

Meet the bird that inspired the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber that struck Iran's nuclear sites

The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber plane that struck Iran was inspired by a falcon.

Learning from Ukraine and Israel, Taiwan to issue new air-raid guidance

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Craft Resumes

Aliyah Portal

DHGATE

MDA Heroes

Ono Conversation Corner

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Real Estate Listings

Antisemitism

Antisemitism

Almost half of young Americans support Hamas over Israel, Harvard poll reveals

A Knesset report found that while overall support for Israel remained high at 75%, more young people remained split on support for Israel.

'Netanyahu's declaration of war': Mamdani fails to mention Hamas in Oct 7 statement

A PRO-PALESTINIAN protest takes place across the entrance to Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, prior to the commencement ceremony, last week. The formation of Faculty for Justice in Palestine is a threatening development, the writer warns.

Argentine judge orders AMIA bombing suspects tried in absentia

People hold pictures of victims during a ceremony to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1994 AMIA Jewish center bombing attack, Buenos Aires, July 18, 2024.

Ireland becomes first European country to introduce ban on trade, imports from Israeli settlements

People applaud as Taoiseach Simon Harris looks on after receiving a majority parliamentary vote to become the next Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, in Dublin, Ireland, April 9, 2024.

Jewish New Yorkers respond to Zohran Mamdani’s win in the NYC mayoral democratic primary

World News

World News

Geert Wilders calls the Ayatollah a 'd***head' on X in response to Khamenei's celebratory post

Wilders responded to Khamenei's celebratory post on winning the war on X saying, “You lost and went on your knees for Trump and Netanyahu you d***head.”

Trump says nothing taken out of Iran's nuclear site, Europeans believe enriched uranium intact

Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders speaks to the media following his decision to leave the governing coalition, in The Hague, Netherlands, June 3, 2025.

Trump’s Social Security Administration cuts are hurting Holocaust survivors, advocates say

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump holds a meeting, with Vice President J.D. Vance alongside him, in the Situation Room at the White House on Saturday. There should be a swift pivot to negotiations, presenting Tehran with clear and firm terms, says the writer.

White House to restrict the sharing of intelligence within Congress, Gabbard sidelined - report

Donald Trump over a backdrop of an Iranian flag. (Illustrative)

Trump administration considers $30 b. civilian nuclear deal for Iran - report

In Collaboration

Chief Rabbi denounces South African government for supporting Iran

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Chief Rabbi Dr. Warren Goldstein

"Israel strikes Iran 1-minute to midnight" by Chief Rabbi Dr. Warren Goldstein

A nation’s pillar: The rise of the largest volunteer organization following Oct. 7

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‘YOU CAN spot HaOgen volunteers by the kindness in their eyes.’

The Moment to Act is Now: The Damage is Severe, But Our Spirits Are Strong and Resilient

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This is the reality for families across Israel

Middle East

Middle East

Insider IDF diagnosis: Iran's 2,500 missiles could have quadrupled by 2028

IDF intelligence estimated that Iran would jump to 6,000 missiles, by August 2027 to 8,800 missiles, and following that rate, it would have reached over 10,000 missiles sometime in 2028.

FM Gideon Sa'ar to 'Post': Israel's operation in Iran will be studied in military academies

Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani walks near an Iranian missile during an unveiling ceremony in Tehran, Iran, in this picture obtained on February 17, 2024.

'Tehran is beautiful from above, I hope to visit one day' Israeli pilot says after strike on Iran

IAF fighter jets taking off for strikes in Iran, June 16, 2025.

Syria likely to join Abraham Accords, White House spox. says

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa seen with the background of Syrian and Israeli flags (illustrative)

OPINION

'Promise made, promise kept': Huckabee praises Trump, Netanyahu's bold leadership in action

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump shake hands following a meeting in the White House, in Washington, April 7, 2025.

ByMIKE HUCKABEE

Environment & Climate Change

Environment & Climate Change

Israel's forests burn while gov't continues to underfund Fire and Rescue Authority

Our forests are burning, yet the government is stoking the conflagration by cutting budgets.

A forest fire is seen burning in Israel.

Gaza faces a man-made drought as water systems collapse, UNICEF says

A Palestinian carries water amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip February 4, 2025

China pulls decade of rubbish from park that inspired sci-fi film 'Avatar'

A view of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China's southern Hunan province May 10, 2004.

FEATURE

Wildfires and wars: Search and Rescue Brigade revolutionize Israel's emergency response

Health & Wellness

Health & Wellness

The danger of alcohol is greater than we thought

Alcohol consumption can have many long-term health consequences, yet there are no meaningful warnings about it.

THEN-US surgeon general Vivek Murthy speaks to a Senate committee about mental health in 2023. In his final days serving for the Biden administration, he issued an advisory on the link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk.

The hard data: Thousands wounded, evacuated from their homes in Operation Rising Lion

Why paracetamol – one of the world’s most common painkillers – works

Doctor bandaging patient's burned hand at table (illustrative)

New Israeli-developed bioengineered skin could heal burn wounds twice as fast

Aliyah

Aliyah

Time for aliyah: A Letter to Israelis abroad and  our brethren, the Jews of the diaspora

Do not stand and watch from the side while the winds of history summon you. Join the Israeli optimism and resilience. Our people are good, strong, and creative. Please come.

Israel under fire: English-language resources for state of emergency

Airplane on a Map

A warzone welcome for olah who arrived hours ahead of Iran attack

Reichman’s journey: Building a global academic home for the Jewish people

Miami to Tel Aviv: Rafi Horwitz’s journey of faith, volunteering, and discovery

Israel Real Estate

Israel Real Estate

Ashdod’s new urban center is underway

Hachshara Insurance will issue a landmark tender for a major mixed-use complex in Ashdod, aiming to create an urban hub inspired by New York’s SoHo model.

14 HaRav Kook – Where luxury meets the sea

The project in the heart of Ashdod. Designed by Amir Mann and Ami Shinar Architects.

With tens of millions in profit: Acro sells its stake in Tel Aviv luxury hotel

Alpha Tower

Innovative wartime solution: Ram Aderet offers blast-protected apartment

Rendering: Ramat Adarot project in Ariel by Ram Adarot Group

The municipality steps up: 108 families in the center to move into their new, reinforced apartments

Occupancy of Urban Renewal Project in Kiryat Ono

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Conference

Florida Sen. Rick Scott is interviewed at The Jerusalem Post's Annual Conference in New York, US, May 19, 2025'

Trump admin. stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Israel, Steve Witkoff says

NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Israeli Economics Minister Nir Barkat sign economic partnership

ANeustart wins Next-Gen Women entrepreneurship award at Jerusalem Post Women Leaders Summit

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

The Jerusalem Post Senior Editor David Brinn joined The Jerusalem Post studio to share his experience of heading to the public bomb shelters during the most recent attacks by Iran.

Dodging missiles and sleeping in shelters: How are Israelis impacted by Iran strikes?

'We're all settlers anywhere we live in Israel': Jewish West Bank residents tell all

'The war in Gaza, will come to us:' Palestinians, Israeli Arabs share how war has impacted them

US Politics

US President Donald Trump delivers an address following strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, June 21, 2025

Trump: Israeli agents assessed damage after US strikes on Iran's Fordow facility

Majority of Republicans support US joining Israel-Iran conflict while Democrats oppose

MAGA influencer gives Trump the biggest slap in the face

Diaspora

NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani against backdrop of pro-Palestinian protest in New York. (illustration)

Who is Zohran Mamdani, NYC Democratic mayoral candidate with anti-Israel stances?

Jewish Caucus calls for Pentagon accountability over Kingsley Wilson's antisemitic remarks

Jewish teacher files human rights complaint over antisemitism at Canadian school

Judaism

Five teenage boys who escaped the first week of Russia’s 2022 invasion celebrated their bar mitzvah this week in Ashkelon

Zhitomyr orphanage boys who fled Ukraine mark bar mitzvah milestone in Ashkelon

Spiritual frameworks: Faith and family in Israel at war

Israel liberating Iran from tyranny as the Persians once did for Jews

Christian World

Syrian security forces secure the area at Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighborhood of Damascus following a suicide bombing, in Syria, June 23, 2025

Israel condemns deadly Damascus church bombing, reaches out to Syria's Christians

Israeli Christian leaders condemn church suicide bombing, urge Syria to act against terror

Pope Leo warns politicians of the challenges posed by AI

Food

The Assaf Winery in the Golan Heights

Assaf Winery blends rich wines, rustic cabins, and farm-fresh fare into a village experience

Wine Talk: A land of mountain vines, cats, and roses

What are the advantages of sprouted grain bread?

Archaeology

All four lion heads from the Eyal Interchange excavation.

Rare 1,900-year-old bronze lion heads uncovered in Sharon region, symbolic of regional diversity

The Cyrus Cylinder: Archaeological treasure that connects Ancient Persia and the Jewish people

2,000-year-old ‘Freedom of Zion’ coin unearthed in Jerusalem stuns Milei

Science

Image of a keyboard.

Israel’s MKNL Technology is solving keyboard language disruptions through a color-coded solution

Step by step: How to build a nuclear bomb

Iran missiles severely damage Weizmann Institute labs, 'irreplaceable' samples destroyed

Culture

Ben Saraf (left) and Danny Wolf (right) are slated to become the first Israeli teammates in the NBA.

Saraf and Wolf make history as Israeli back-to-back first-round picks by Nets

NBA Draft-bound 19-year-old Israeli guard Ben Saraf shines on big stage

'Hooligans,' 'The Bear,' 'Snow White': What to watch in (or out of) the shelter

History

The side of the marble sarcophagus, depicting the scene of Hercules, sprawled on a lion's skin and holding a cup in his hand.

Archaeologists reveal mythological scene on ancient sarcophagus found in Caesarea

This week in Jewish history: Altalena, sin of the spies, Jews expelled from France

'The Most American King': Journalist Aaron Magid details Jordan's King Abdullah rise to power

OMG

ANNA WINTOUR poses on the carpet at the 2021 CFDA Awards in New York, in November. Antisemitism should never be in ‘Vogue.’

American Vogue's top job opens for first time in 37 years as Wintour shifts focus

Ethiopian families, women locked out of public shelter declared ‘men only’ by extremists

Welcome to the password apocalypse: 16 billion Apple, Google, Facebook passwords leaked

Consumerism

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As Antisemitism and Global Crime Rise, Israeli-Trained Dogs Become the First Line of Defense

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

The Rise of Humanized AI: Impact on Businesses & Writers

Astrology

Our Message to Aquarius Women

Is your friend an Aquarius? We have a sharp message for her!

Tuesday's horoscope: Capricorn - Ability to empower and be empowered

Daily horoscope for Sunday: Virgo – Try not to make rash decisions

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