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Building under construction collapses in Tel Aviv, three rescued from rubble

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:55:18 GMT

The Tel Aviv municipality warned residents to stay away from the site, adding that the building had been designated for demolition.

Yemen's Houthis use Chinese parts to build Iranian ballistic missile, boost attack range - report

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:31:18 GMT

The missile would have a maximum range of approximately 1,200 miles, according to the WSJ. This would put all of Saudi Arabia and Israel in range.

Netanyahu denies ever having met Egypt's foreign intelligence chief despite contradictory records

BY IDAN KWELLER — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:39:56 GMT

The remarks came after the prime minister confirmed that an Egyptian aircraft had landed in Israel in September 2023, just days before the October 7 Hamas attack.

'We're going to hit them hard': Trump threatens Iran as Tehran escalates shipping attacks

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF AND REUTERS — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:36:39 GMT

Trump threatened to 'hit Iran hard' as Iranian officials revealed new tactics targeting ships in the Strait of Hormuz, aimed at keeping oil prices high ahead of US midterm elections.

Defense officials warn of possibility Houthis may conduct land or sea attack against Israel

BY AMIR BOHBOT — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:10:39 GMT

Israel is on heightened alert over the possibility of such an attack, given the Houthis' efforts to improve their ability to carry out attacks from both directions.

Lebanon ambassador to US receives complaint for asking Israeli ambassador about his son

BY IDAN KWELLER — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:52:01 GMT

In a sharply worded statement, a State Department spokesperson said the US was aware of the complaint, which was filed by a lawyer affiliated with Hezbollah.

IDF establishing new corps for countering low-altitude drones amid growing UAV threat

BY AMIR BOHBOT — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:12:35 GMT

For more than a decade, the IDF has been trying to address the threat posed by drones operating in the airspace close to the ground, using a variety of methods.

People of Israel candidate quits Ofer Winter's party amid mounting pressure from right-wing rivals

BY NACHUM PERRY — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:52:16 GMT

Davidi Ben Zion quits Ofer Winter's party amid right-wing pressure, prompting fierce criticism from Winter and praise from Netanyahu and Smotrich.

Female IDF officer denied entry to Haredi military base because of gender, IDF says

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:43:30 GMT

Haredi soldiers denied a female logistics officer entry to a Mount Hermon military base because of her gender, despite IDF regulations allowing professional personnel access.

Katie Zacharia's White House debut: Three reporters, 13 minutes, and a Freudian slip - analysis

BY IDAN KWELLER — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:46:57 GMT

In her first briefing as White House press secretary, Zacharia praised Trump, confirmed the administration had asked Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign, and offered a glimpse into her life.

Bomb threat grounds second Delta plane from New York to Tel Aviv in one day

BY MEITAL SHARABI AND JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:27:43 GMT

The flight was only permitted to depart once US security authorities had completed their inspections and clearance had been granted by Israeli security.

Where global leaders exchange ideas and shape policy

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:47:56 GMT

Heads of state, senior diplomats, business executives, and thought leaders gathered at the Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference to discuss the forces reshaping Israel, the region, and the world.

No. 1: Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump: Remembering who brought the hostages home

BY ZVIKA KLEIN — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:30:47 GMT

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump helped achieve what few in Jerusalem thought possible, bringing every Israeli hostage home and reshaping the Middle East.

No. 3: Gadi Eisenkot: Israel’s next prime minister?

BY KESHET NEEV AND TAL SPUNGIN — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:30:27 GMT

The former IDF chief has emerged as the leading opposition challenger to Netanyahu, offering voters a path to a post-Netanyahu Israel.

No. 4: Naftali Bennett: The former PM seeking a comeback to ‘repair Israel’

BY KESHET NEEV — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:30:17 GMT

Since returning to politics, Bennett has shifted from his previous campaigns, taking a more liberal position while maintaining a strong right-wing stance on security.

No. 5: Ronald Lauder: Standing at the forefront of the fight against antisemitism

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:30:04 GMT

Lauder has never confined himself to quiet philanthropy - he continues to use his position to demand accountability from political leaders.

No. 2: Benjamin Netanyahu: Shaping Israel’s politics and global image for a generation

BY HERB KEINON — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:30:37 GMT

Netanyahu has become more than Israel’s prime minister for many. Abroad, for instance, he has become Israel’s symbol and the lightning rod for much of the hatred directed against the Jewish state.

Doctor caught yellow-handed at Ben-Gurion attempting to smuggle 300 banana saplings from Thailand

BY LIAT RON — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:25:00 GMT

Customs inspectors at Ben-Gurion Airport discovered about 300 banana saplings and staghorn ferns in five suitcases belonging to a passenger returning from Thailand.

Netanyahu, Trump discussed possibility of renewing strikes against Iran before elections - report

BY GOLDIE KATZ — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:47:43 GMT

Senior US officials told Axios that Netanyahu cited alleged Iranian efforts to rebuild nuclear capacity as the reason for launching new strikes.

IDF to protect Israel ‘from the river to the sea,’ Netanyahu vows in visit to West Bank seam line

BY GOLDIE KATZ — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:39:27 GMT

Netanyahu also called the Tulkarm refugee camp a “terrorist stronghold" in reference to a High Court order for the state to provide a timeline for the return of Palestinians displaced from the camp.

Field trip tragedy shows Israel needs answers, not a blame game - editorial

BY JPOST EDITORIAL — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:59:44 GMT

Wilensky was killed, and 24 others were wounded, when one of the students picked up an unexploded Hezbollah bomb and put it in his backpack.

Pegasus spyware scandal deepens as Poland questions Israeli tech, strengthens ties with Turkey

BY JACOB WIRTSCHAFTER / THE MEDIA LINE — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:42:55 GMT

Investigators found that NSO Group retained technical access to surveillance tech but could not tell whether it examined intercepted data, while Warsaw continues to buy Israeli military equipment.

Trump says US may have gone 'too far' in killing Iranian leaders, complicating talks

BY SHIR PERETS — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:32:37 GMT

“We might have gone too far with the leaders because we don’t know who the hell we’re dealing with anymore,” the US president told supporters at a rally in Ohio.

Unprecedented levels of trauma: One in five Israelis haven't regained function post Oct. 7 - study

BY ESTHER DAVIS — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:35:03 GMT

"The data once again demonstrate just how unprecedented October 7 was globally in terms of the scale of the population’s exposure to trauma, both directly and indirectly," Prof. Ran Balicer said.

Eretz Nehederet returns with sharp election satire, Sydney Sweeney, flydubai spoof

BY HANNAH BROWN — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:18:12 GMT

Eretz Nehederet returned ahead of Israel's elections with Sydney Sweeney singing 'Ha Tikvah,' a flydubai hijacking spoof and biting satire targeting Netanyahu, Eisenkot, and reserve duty.

Oli London on October 7: 'If you are silent, you are complicit'

BY JERUSALEM POST PODCASTS — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:43:01 GMT

On his eighth visit to Israel, the British commentator and author tells 'The Jerusalem Post' how faith reshaped his worldview and why he believes anti-Israel activism masks antisemitism.