Live Updates: Trump praises Mecca defense agreement, Iraqi PM pledges to monopolize arms
Hezbollah disarmament integral to Lebanon-Israel security process, US official tells 'Post' • Kushner met Hamas delegation in Cairo, set to meet with Netanyahu in Israel
Follow us on GoogleJared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions listen as Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan.(photo credit: Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS)
Iraqi PM al-Zaydi pledges to monopolize weapons by September deadline
US-allied Gulf States increasingly frustrated with Trump's Iran approach - report
Due to growing frustration with the Trump administration’s handling of Iran, they may be considering exploring new arrangements, according to the report.
ByGOLDIE KATZ, JERUSALEM POST STAFF(From L) TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chat after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 7.(photo credit: Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Kushner, Blair, BoP head Mladenov meet Hamas delegation in Cairo over Gaza roadmap, sources say
Hamas, US, and Board of Peace delegations discuss disarmament, decommissioning of terror infrastructure • Talks also included IDF withdrawal and Gaza's reconstruction, source tells 'Post'
ByAMICHAI STEIN, MIRIAM SELA-EITAMUS President Donald Trump listens, as his son-in-law Jared Kushner speaks, during the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, US, February 19, 2026.(photo credit: KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Another IAF officer arrested after placing Polymarket bets on attacks in Iran, Yemen
In a similar case in May an IAF officer claimed that "the entire Israel Air Force is involved in gambling."
ByESTHER DAVISPolymarket logo appears in this illustration taken April 22, 2026. (photo credit: DADO RUVIC/REUTERS ILLUSTRATION)Go to the full article > >
Hezbollah disarmament 'integral' to Lebanon-Israel security process, US official tells 'Post'
The spokesperson added that the terror organization bears sole responsibility for Israel's presence on Lebanese soil, saying, “This is precisely why Hezbollah must be disarmed and dismantled."
ByAMICHAI STEINAn Israeli military vehicle displaying an Israeli flag in southern Lebanon. August 16, 2026.(photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >Operation Roaring Lion: What you need to know
Israel and the US launched Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on February 28, with the stated aim of creating conditions for regime change
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by an Israeli strike on a Tehran bunker. Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in the largest-ever aerial attack by the IAF
Iran retaliated by firing across the Middle East at Gulf nations and US military bases in the region
Thirty-nine IDF soldiers and 23 civilians have been killed, and at least 7,693 more injured in ballistic missile attacks across Israel since February 28 • 18 US soldiers killed, CENTCOM says
A ceasefire deal was announced on April 7 and went into effect on April 8
