Ariella Roitman

Ariella Roitman is a Breaking News Writer and Editor at The Jerusalem Post. Originally from Colombia, she moved to Israel to study at Tel Aviv University, where she earned degrees in Business Management, Digital Culture & Communication, and Psychology.

Humanitarian aid enters Gaza through the Rafah border crossing from Egypt, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, on March 16, 2026.

Six Israeli citizens arrested for weapons, drugs smuggling on Egyptian, Jordanian borders

US Navy sailors transfer ordnance on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, February 27, 2026.

US strikes Iranian boats, missile launch sites in 'self defense,' says CENTCOM

Israeli soldiers take position during a Hezbollah attack near the Israeli border with Lebanon in northern Israel, May 19, 2026.

IDF strikes Hezbollah infrastructure targets as Home Front Command tightens northern guidelines


IDF arrests three terrorists in Hebron who were planning shooting terror attack

In another operation, a suspect was arrested in the West Bank village of Deir al-Ghusun for planning to establish a terror organization.

IDF forces conduct counterterrorism operations in the West Bank.

Iran could launch surprise attack against Gulf States, Israel, say officials

Warnings of a potential surprise Iranian attack on Gulf States and Israel come as US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu disagree on how to proceed with Tehran.

Ballistic missiles launched from Iran, as seen over Jerusalem, during the war with Iran and ongoing missile fire toward Israel, April 7, 2026.

WATCH: IDF strikes Hezbollah weapons facility hidden under former clinic

The weapons production site was located in Tyre, a southern Lebanese city from which Hezbollah operatives have launched missiles towards Israel.

A graphic depicting the location of a Hezbollah weapons production site near a mosque in Tyre, southern Lebanon.

Haifa Naval base suffers 'catastrophic' sanitary conditions, says source - N12

"Everything here is rotten and exposed," said the source, who alleged that the response from the military has been insufficient to control the rat manifestation seen daily at the base.

Graduating naval officers of the Israeli Navy during a graduation ceremony in Haifa Naval Base, Northern Israel on September 4, 2019.

At least ten mines discovered in Strait of Hormuz, US intelligence says - CBS

The US Navy spent weeks clearing mines from a route in the Strait of Hormuz meant for the safe passage of commercial ships, warning that the normal route is "extremely hazardous."

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, May 18, 2026.

WATCH: IDF conducts 'Sulfur and Fire' readiness exercise along eastern border, Dead Sea area

The exercise, dubbed “Sulfur and Fire,” included simulated scenarios of infiltrations into communities, drone threats, and complex incidents in the Dead Sea area.

IDF forces during the “Sulfur and Fire” readiness exercise along Israel’s eastern border and the Dead Sea area on May 15, 2026.

IDF confirms death of Hamas military chief following Gaza strike

Izz ad-Din al-Haddad was the highest-ranking military commander of Hamas and the last leader of the October 7 massacre remaining in the Gaza Strip.

A fire burns in a residential apartment after Israeli shelling, according to the Ministry of Health, in Gaza City May 15, 2026.

Iran a victim of 'illegal expansionism and war mongering', Araghchi says

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claimed during a BRICS meeting that despite foreign aggression towards Tehran, it is ready to "pursue and defend diplomacy."

Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi speaks at a weekly news conference in Tehran, Iran, on March 16, 2026.

Terrorists hurl rocks at vehicles in West Bank, prompting search for attackers, IDF says

Troops of the 636th Combat Intelligence Collection Battalion killed one of the terrorists involved in the attacks and injured another.

Israeli security forces operate during a raid in the West Bank city of Nablus, May 3, 2026.

Ultra-Orthodox protesters attempt to invade military police chief's home

Groups of ultra-Orthodox men have upped their protests amid increasing tensions regarding a haredi draft bill in the Knesset. 

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest against the jailing of seminary students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order outside the home of Military Police commander Brig. Gen. Yuval Yamin in Ashkelon, May 14, 2026.