Islamic jihad

The bell will soon toll for the end of the Islamic Shi’ite caliphate in Iran - opinion

The ruling establishment in Iran is paralyzed. The regime does not fear the United States or Israel. Its nightmare is a nationwide uprising by the Iranian people against the current establishment.

|ByERFAN FARD
An Iranian woman walks past an anti-USA and anti-Israel mural, in Tehran on April 21 2026, amid a ceasefire in the region.
Illustrative: Black smoke rises at night after a residential block was targeted west of the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in the central Gaza Strip on July 15, 2026.

IDF kills several terrorists in Gaza from Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Army of Islam

On Saturday, the IDF killed Alaa Imad Khamis Tarams, a terrorist from the “Army of Islam” organization in Gaza City, as well as Hassan Ibrahim Shehadeh Qahman from the Islamic Jihad organization.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF exposes Gaza soccer players, referees, and coaches as terrorists, July 22, 2026.

IDF says Palestinian soccer players and FIFA referee were Hamas, PIJ terrorists

The military described efforts to portray the terrorists as innocent civilians as "part of a broader effort promoted by various actors against the State of Israel."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Schoolchildren walk back to their classroom at the Zamalka mixed school on April 16, 2025; illustrative.

Syrian school network teaches extremist, antisemitic, anti-Christian material, Alma center says

The textbooks were also said to glorify Jihad against “infidels,” portraying Jews and Israelis as kafirs.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Palestinian Authority arrests five Islamic Jihad terrorists in Jenin

The Islamic Jihad terroirist group said Palestinian security forces arrested five of its members in Jenin overnight.

JULY 17, 2023ByREUTERS
A person holds up a gun during the funeral of two Palestinian Islamic Jihad gunmen who were killed in an Israeli raid, in Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank May 10, 2023.

Palestinians celebrate ‘victory’ after IDF pullout from Jenin

Palestinians are claiming triumph as Israeli forces pull out of Jenin, claiming they thwarted the Israeli military's goals.

JULY 5, 2023ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Rubble on the streets of the West Bank city of Jenin, following a major Israeli aerial and ground offensive in Jenin, in one of Israel's biggest military operation in the Palestinian territory in years. July 4, 2023.

Jenin, the West Bank terror capital - opinion

The combination of the economic turmoil in Jenin, life under the military operations, leadership that incites violence, and the inaction of the PA have emboldened extremism.

JULY 4, 2023ByZINA RAKHAMILOVA
An Israeli operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, on July 3, 2023.

Support the troops - editorial

Approximately 25% of the population in the Jenin area is affiliated with Palestinian Islamic Jihad and some 20% is affiliated with Hamas, according to the IDF Spokesperson.

JULY 4, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL
IDF SOLDIERS in training during an exercise. A logical conclusion is that America hates a powerful Israel, says the writer.

Egypt wants return of PA to Gaza border crossing, Palestinians say

The terminal, the only crossing point between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, has been under Hamas' control since its violent takeover of the Gaza Strip in 2007.

JUNE 7, 2023ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas guard at the Rafah border crossing to Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip

Jerusalem Day lessons: Israelis shouldn't be afraid of terrorists' threats - analysis

Hamas, with all its bluster, knew that if it were to fire rockets at Jerusalem because of the flag march, Israel would hit back hard.

MAY 21, 2023ByHERB KEINON
Israeli security personnel stand by as Israelis shout slogans and gather at Damascus gate to Jerusalem's Old city marking Jerusalem Day, in Jerusalem May 18, 2023

Israel’s operation in Gaza: A new level in precision fighting - opinion

While credit is due for the IDF's precision in the recent operation, credit is missing in the Israeli government's economic policy.

MAY 18, 2023ByYAAKOV KATZ
THE IRON Dome air defense system intercepts rockets fired from the Gaza Strip, as seen from Sderot, on Saturday. Over a thousand rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip, but the US wants Israel to stop.

Letters to the Editor May 17, 2023: Smaller and shorter

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

MAY 17, 2023ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Killing jihad commanders amplifies an illusion - opinion

The killing of the jihad commanders is justified, but it does not eradicate these roots, it nurtures them.

MAY 15, 2023ByAVI GIL
A FUNERAL procession takes place for Islamic Jihad commander Ali Ghali and his brother, Mahmoud, who were killed in an Israeli strike in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on Thursday.

Two Palestinian gunmen killed in Nablus firefight with IDF

The two Palestinians were identified as 19-year-old Adnan Wassim Yousef Al-Araj and 32-year-old Saed Jihad Shaker Masha.

MAY 13, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A man stands in a damaged building at the site of deadly Israeli raid in Balata camp in the West Bank May 13, 2023.