Assassination

Israel assassinated Iran's navy chief over fears he could lead a more dangerous IRGC - exclusive

Israeli officials viewed Alireza Tangsiri as a highly creative and resourceful commander, fearing he could become a more formidable IRGC chief than Ahmad Vahidi, The Jerusalem Post has learned.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Posters featuring portraits of the late Alireza Tangsiri and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are held by attendees of a funeral procession for IRGC Navy Chief Alireza Tangsiri, alongside other senior naval commanders and their families who were killed in US-Israeli strikes in late March, on April 1, 2026.
Coyote in New York.

New documentary 'To Kill a Nazi' details Holocaust survivor's key role in Entebbe rescue

The hijacking of the flydubai flight made "To Kill a Nazi" incredibly topical, since it tells the story of the extraordinary life of Michel Cojot, a Holocaust and Entebbe hijacking survivor.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Palestinians inspect a vehicle hit by an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, September 23, 2026.

WATCH: IDF strikes in Gaza, killing Hamas Northern Brigade commander, top military financer

Beik had served as commander of the brigade since the elimination of his predecessor, Ahmed Ghandour, and had previously served as the brigade’s military intelligence chief, according to the IDF.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinian firefighters extinguish a fire on a vehicle hit by an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, September 23, 2026

Hamas official's arrest in Gaza gave Israel intelligence surge to kill top terrorists - exclusive

Three Hamas brigade commanders have been killed since September 11, following the September 2 capture of senior Hamas security official Mu'in al-Arabid in Gaza.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

US could not verify Israeli warnings of Iran plots against Trump, sources say

The US intelligence community has long assessed that Iran wants to retaliate for Trump’s killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in 2020.

AUGUST 14, 2026ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters mid-flight in the press cabin of the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One after changing planes to return to Washington from RAF Mildenhall, Britain, July 8, 2026.

The line we cannot cross: Israel must never free Yigal Amir - editorial

Calls to free Yigal Amir cross a fundamental democratic line. Israel must never rehabilitate the man who tried to determine its future through murder.

AUGUST 5, 2026ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Yigal Amir

Well-known lawyer murdered in apparent targeted killing at Rishon Lezion office

A well-known lawyer in his 50s was shot dead in his office near Rishon Lezion's Golden Mall in an apparent targeted killing, as police launched a search for the suspect and opened an investigation.

AUGUST 4, 2026ByALON HACHMON
MDA vehicles outside of the scene where a well-known lawyer was murdered in a suspected assassination on August 4, 2026.

Minnesota man gets life in prison for assassinating Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman

He also shot and wounded state Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette at their home a few miles away.

JULY 24, 2026ByREUTERS
Vance Boelter appears in court during his sentencing hearing after he pleaded guilty to the 2025 killings of Democratic state Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, and the shootings of State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette, in a courtroom sketch, July 23, 2026.

Israel charges man who allegedly sought Hamas help, researched explosives to attack Ben-Gvir

Prosecutors say Muhammad Awad repeatedly tried to contact Hamas, researched explosives, and considered using a drone or guided missile to attack National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

JULY 23, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN
Arrest of Muhammad Awad from Nazareth on on suspicion of promoting terrorist activity, July 21, 2026.

Inside IDF's naval operations: Israel, US repeatedly hunted Iran's navy chief before succeeding

Israel, US repeatedly failed to kill Iran's Alireza Tangsiri before successful strike • New details reveal Israeli naval attacks on Hezbollah commanders at Beirut's Ramada Hotel and a mobile HQ

JULY 21, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
People hold portraits of Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' navy, during his funeral in Tehran, April 1, 2026

Huckabee confirms Israel warned Trump about Iran assassination plot - report

"What the Iranians are saying and doing is nothing that they haven't been doing for 47 years," Huckabee explained. "This is a longstanding 'death to America' chant they've had."

JULY 12, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks during the Jerusalem Summit, a conference on antisemitism and Christian support for Israel, at the Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Jerusalem, June 11, 2026.

Federal grand jury indicts eight men over alleged plot to attack White House UFC event, DOJ says

The defendants allegedly planned to murder US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, US officials, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, billionaire Elon Musk and "other high value targets."

JULY 10, 2026ByREUTERS
US Park Police officers detain a man as fans watch the UFC Freedom 250 event from a street across the Ellipse next to the Washington Monument, in Washington, DC, US, June 15, 2026

WATCH: Iranian regime publishes footage of Khamenei's prayer room destroyed in February strikes

The clip shows the rubble within the compound, warped support beams, and other elements buried under mounds of dirt.

JULY 8, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Satellite imagery from an alleged Israeli strike on the bunker where Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is being guarded.

‘Donald Trump is within our reach’: Iranian hardliners demand attack on president at NATO summit

Along with urging the assassination of President Donald Trump, Iranian lawmakers called for the death of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

JULY 8, 2026ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
US President Donald Trump walks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a formal arrival at the Bestepe Presidential Compound at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026.