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Bipartisan House group warns PA fiscal collapse could strengthen Hamas, Iran-backed groups

In a letter to Rubio and Bessent, US lawmakers said a fiscal crisis weakening the PA would create “exactly the kind of vacuum” Hamas and other Iran-backed actors seek.

|ByIDAN KWELLER
The Palestinian Authority Security Forces have expanded significantly since the Oslo Accords, becoming a central focus of debate over security and governance in the West Bank.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the launch of the National AI Program, August 9, 2026.

Netanyahu announces lawsuit against Haaretz, John Malkovich pulls out of Israel performance

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Gadi Zaig - the top stories, clear and concise.

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UNITED NATIONS headquarters in New York City.

Israeli legal group challenges UN inquiry over applying double standards to Israel, Hamas

The 48-page report by the Jerusalem Institute of Justice challenges the credibility of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads Likud into the October 27 election as the ruling party seeks to retain power amid slipping polls and questions over Netanyahu’s future.

Netanyahu announces planned libel lawsuit over Haaretz report claiming UAE warned of Oct. 7

The PMO stated that the story was completely fabricated, and that there had been no communication between Netanyahu and the UAE from the start of September, 2023, until the October 7 attack.

|ByTZVI JASPER

The E1 debate is not just about West Bank settlement construction - it’s about security - opinion

US policymakers should stop treating E1 as an Israeli-Palestinian real-estate dispute. It is about who controls the roads, high ground, and military corridors in Israel.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2026ByERIC R. MANDEL
A general view picture shows houses in the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, in the West Bank February 15, 2017

Can Fatah’s Democratic Reform faction handle peace with both Israel and Hamas?

PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS: Politically active Palestinians argue that Palestinians must learn to coexist with people they may profoundly disagree with, and do so peacefully.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2026ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
MOHAMMAD DAHLAN, leader of Fatah’s Democratic Reform faction, has called for Palestinians to put past divisions aside and build a political system in which elections transfer power, and institutions are ‘greater than individuals.’

Iran strike six ships in Strait of Hormuz, reportedly plans coordinated attack on Israel

IDF fired upon while operating east of Yellow Line • Houthis escalate fighting in Yemen, eyeing control over Mocha Port • IDF clears Hezbollah tunnels on Ali al-Taher ridge in Lebanon

SEPTEMBER 5, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Still from a video of a US strike on an Iranian oil tanker, September 5, 2026.

My Word: The Marwan Barghouti effect - opinion

As Hollywood embraces Barghouti, collective memory is being reshaped to turn a terrorist into a hero.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2026ByLIAT COLLINS
Marwan Barghouti is tightly guarded as he leaves a hearing at the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court in 2012.

IDF raises alert level over concerns of a possible Hamas response to Gaza strikes

Southern Command officials are also not ruling out rocket fire toward Israel as an attempt by Hamas to demonstrate its strength.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2026ByAMIR BOHBOT
IDF Northern Brigade troops dismantle terror tunnels near the Yellow Line in the northern Gaza Strip. Images released on September 2, 2026.

IDF kills Hamas terrorist in Gaza, raids West Bank terror infrastructure

IDF fired upon while operating east of Yellow Line • Terror attack in Jerusalem's Old City thwarted • IDF clears Hezbollah tunnels on Ali al-Taher ridge in Lebanon

SEPTEMBER 4, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
AN ISRAELI soldier checks the ID of a Palestinian woman at an Israeli checkpoint, on the day Palestinians make their way to the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, to attend the first Friday prayers during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Bethlehem, the West Bank, February 20, 2026.

Nuclear kill zones: How Eisenkot would contain Iran if he manages to beat Netanyahu - exclusive

The Post has learned Eisenkot's unique solutions for dealing with the Lebanese and Gazan arenas, as well as how he would crack down on extremist violence in the West Bank.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Gadi Eisenkot, leader of Yashar party and a former IDF chief of staff, speaks during an election campaign rally in Nordiya, Israel, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2026.

Netanyahu's Oct. 7 phone call to IDF chief took place three hours after attack began

Earlier this week, Netanyahu claimed that IDF officers deliberately did not wake him for over an hour because they knew he would prevent the massacre.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

IDF fired upon while operating east of Gaza's Yellow Line, Iranian wedding likely hit by US bomb

South Korea prepares Hormuz military deployment • TTrump claims US has 'plenty of ammunition' • Iranian media urges regime to sever undersea cables

SEPTEMBER 3, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits an IDF outpost in the Gaza Strip on September 2, 2026.

Israel's election mudslinging hits a new low with toxic October 7 treason theories - editorial

Sara Netanyahu, in an interview with the right-wing Channel 14 on Monday, intimated that Golan must have had advanced warning of the Hamas attack.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2026ByJPOST EDITORIAL
hDemocrats Party chair Yair Golan speaks to the press in Tel Aviv in July 2026.