IDF soldiers evacuate the body of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar after a strike in Gaza, October 17, 2024

'Gaza's Bin Laden,' Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza

BREAKING NEWS

Iranian mission to UN: 'spirit of resistance' to grow stronger after Sinwar assassination

Lebanese Hezbollah announces new, 'escalating' phase in war with Israel

US Secretary of State Austin briefed on Sinwar assassination, discuses hostages with Gallant

Macron urges Israel to halt Lebanon operations

US to kickstart Gaza ceasefire talks after Sinwar's death, says State Department

No US role in Israel operation that killed Hamas leader, Pentagon says

US security adviser: Work still needed to ensure Hamas is dealt long-term blow

IDF confirms death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

FM Katz: Sinwar’s death creates opening for an immediate hostage deal

FM Katz gives first official confirmation of Sinwar's death

Yahya Sinwar seen in his final moments throwing a stick at the IDF drone that assassinated him, IDF footage reveals, October 17, 2024

Footage from Sinwar's final moments show him throwing stick at IDF drone

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

POSTERS DEPICTING Yahya Sinwar (right) and Hassan Nasrallah hang from a building near Begin Boulevard in Jerusalem as part of an ‘Ahdut Achshav’ campaign for unity among Israelis, earlier this year. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has played directly into Sinwar’s hands, posits the writer.

‘He’s still alive' vs. 'died courageously': The battle for Sinwar's death narrative begins

Palestinians supporters of Hamas attend an anti-Israel rally in the presence of Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in Gaza City, on May 25, 2021

Rabbi's chilling prophecy fulfilled: Hamas leader Sinwar killed in surprise IDF strike

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Top News

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar seen over a photo of a blast in the Gaza Strip (illustrative)

Officials to 'Post': Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Rafah, Gaza Strip

By YONAH JEREMY BOB , Jacob Laznik , Maya Gur Arieh

UN SECRETARY-GENERAL Antonio Guterres attends a session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on February 24.

‘Irrelevant and detached’: Erdan slams Gutteres's post following Sinwar assassination

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

(L-R): Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar; US President Joe Biden; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Biden spoke with Netanyahu about new options to free Gaza hostages

By TOVAH LAZAROFF , HANNAH SARISOHN

'Somewhere in hell' he wishes he made a deal: Israeli, US figures react to news of Sinwar's death

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD , HANNAH SARISOHN , ELIAV BREUER

Hamas official Yahya Sinwar joins list of eliminated terrorists (illustrative)

Hamas's last card? Meet Yahya Sinwar’s likely successor

By Peled Arbeli

Israel at War

Major Ofek Bachar, aged 24, from Ness Ziona, a Company Commander from the Golani Reconnaissance Unit, Captain Elad Siman Tov, aged 23, from Tzofim, a Platoon Commander from the Golani Reconnaissance Unit, Staff Sergeant Elyashiv Eitan Wieder, aged 22, from Jerusalem, a Squad Commander from the Golan

IDF announces five killed, nine wounded in combat in southern Lebanon

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty (L) and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan chat

Turkish Foreign Minister warns of Israel-Iran war sparking global conflict

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US President Joe Biden gestures as he addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, US, September 24, 2024.

Biden: Sinwar's death is a 'good day for Israel, the US and the world'

By HANNAH SARISOHN

Blinken in talks with Qataris, Saudis to bring Hamas back to negotiations after Sinwar elimination

By HANNAH SARISOHN

UNIFIL PEACEKEEPERS look out at the Lebanese-Israeli border, from the roof of a watchtower ‏in the town of Marwahin, in southern Lebanon, on Saturday. Never was an organization less interim than UNIFIL, the writer quips.

‘Hezbollah’s best friend’: WSJ editorial slams UNIFIL for focusing energy on Israel, not terrorism

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Israel News

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to Israelis, as well as addresses Gazans following the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, October 17, 2024.

Netanyahu: Sinwar’s dead, now time to stop axis of evil, free hostages

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

IDF soldiers uncover a chalkboard in a classroom in Gaza with writings that praised the October 7 attacks, October 17, 2024.

IDF discovers pro-October 7 propaganda in Gaza school, kills Hamas terrorists

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A woman is reflected in a window with a poster of newly appointed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, in Bourj al-Barajneh, a Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon, August 8, 2024.

'No victory without all hostages home': Families react to Sinwar's death

By EVE YOUNG , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

‘Just hired guns’: Iran accused of grooming teenagers to attack Israeli interests abroad

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A woman dressed in Somaliland's flag colours parades to celebrate the 33rd anniversary of their Independence in Hargeisa, Somaliland, May 18, 2024.

Israel eyes Somaliland base bid to counter threats from Yemen's Houthis, bolster security

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Analyses & Features

‘EVYATAR BRIGHTENS our lives and those of everyone around him.’

The human cost of peace: Brother of hostage in Gaza speaks of hope

By Nathan Klabin/The Media Line

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar attends a rally marking the 35th anniversary of the movement's founding, in Gaza City December 14, 2022.

Editor's Notes: Let Hamas leave Gaza, bring the hostages home - Radical yet pragmatic

Yahya Sinwar during his prison sentence.

Sinwar’s death will hurt Iran’s ‘axis of resistance’

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

How Yahya Sinwar was identified from a medical perspective

By DR. ITAY GAL

"We're fighting these fires day in and day out."

Every tree counts: KKL - JNF's daily battle against fires caused by Hezbollah's attacks on Israel

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Hot Opinion

UNIFIL’s inaction and the West's blind eye

BY JPOST EDITORIAL

A letter to Lebanon: Could Northern Arrows free Lebanon from Hezbollah?

Following up on our Yom Kippur prayers

BY SHERWIN POMERANTZ

The dangers of IDF logistical transparency

Ali Khamenei crowns himself as the leader of the Muslim world

BY SALEM ALKETBI

Middle East

HAMAS LEADER Yahya Sinwar speaks at a Hamas gathering in Gaza City, in 2022. Each day that Sinwar escapes demise – while retaining his ability to threaten – strengthens Hamas’s interests, at least psychologically and visually, the writer asserts.

Will Yahya Sinwar's death end Israel's war in Gaza?

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

The Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem.

The cradle of the conflict: An ex-religious Jew climbs the Temple Mount

By YONATAN VERSTANDIG

Smoke billows amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Tyre, southern Lebanon, October 7, 2024.

IDF spox. in Arabic cautions residents of Bekaa, Tyre to evacuate certain areas and buildings

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Iran's FM launches historic regional tour, strengthening ties with Arab states

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

The remains of a ballistic missile fired from Iran which landed in Israel, October 1, 2024

Iran warns Israel against retaliation for missile attack

By REUTERS

World News

: MrBeast at the 2023 Kids’ Choice Awards

Antisemitic billboards in Chicago suburb hacked, falsely link MrBeast to 'Death to Israel'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

FRENCH PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron addresses the UN General Assembly last month. He has called for a halt in arms deliveries to Israel, the writer notes.

France's Macron lambasts ministers, media over alleged Israel cabinet comment leaks

By REUTERS

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and French President Emmanuel Macron over a backdrop of Gaza (Illustrative.)

Netanyahu criticizes Macron comment saying that the UN created Israel - report

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

This week in Jewish history: Nobel prize, Treblinka, Rebbe Nachman

By Steven Drucker

Singer Liam Payne poses for photographers at the world premiere of the film "I am Bolt" in London, Britain, November 28, 2016.

One Direction singer Liam Payne found dead in Buenos Aires, local media reports

By REUTERS

Antisemitism / BDS

Professor Shai Davidai

Columbia bars Shai Davidai, outspoken Israeli and pro-Israel professor, from campus

By Luke Tress/JTA

A Montgomery County Sheriff's Office vehicle blocks off a street where a car fire had occurred in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Police arrest Maryland man for stabbing rabbi with wooden stake in antisemitic attack

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Europe must heed the warning: Hamas has spent decades building an infrastructure of "civilian fronts" in Europe.

Time to expose Hamas’ “civilian” network in Europe - opinion

By Dr. Emmanuel Navon

Plaque for Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victims stolen, investigations ongoing

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Former KKK president David Duke, left, announced on his radio show Oct. 15 that he is endorsing Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein.

Ex-KKK head David Duke endorses US Green Party candidate Jill Stein for president

By Jackie Hajdenberg/JTA

Environment & Climate Change

SATELLITE IMAGE from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Wilma from space, October 23, 2005.

Front row seat at a hurricane: Memories of a storm battering Florida

A helicopter flies near damaged buildings following the passing of Hurricane Helene, in Bat Cave, North Carolina, U.S., September 30, 2024.

Building a sukkah doesn’t make sense this year in Asheville, North Carolina

By JOANIE TERRIZZI/JTA

A wildfire in Israel's north.

Hezbollah is setting Israel's North on fire. This is how you can help

By ALAN ROSENBAUM

Why sukkahs are made of waste, and what it teaches us about God

By JONATHAN LIEBERMAN

Destroyed houses from the October 7 massacre almost a year ago, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, southern Israel, September 19, 2024

While Kfar Aza residents' homes are in shambles, KKL-JNF is here to help. Here's how

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

JPost Spotlight

Barak Uranovsky.

Spreading the light: Israeli artist makes 'neir tamid' art during Gaza war

By BATSHEVA SHULMAN

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in front of ruins from the October 7 massacre, with a bloody border (illustrative)

The world owes Israel for defeating evil

GAVRIELLA ASI-ZAHAV and Ro’i Hershkovici on their travels after fleeing their home on October 7.

Many Israelis were evacuated from their homes on Oct. 7. Now, they're making the best of it

By LINDA GRADSTEIN

A row of stores and cars in Jerusalem's French Hill neighborhood.

French Hill: Jerusalem's evolving neighborhood from battlefields to high-rise towers

By ALEX WINSTON

Israel Real Estate

Tzameret Plan of Netanya.

100 Million Shekels: Will a new bypass end traffic jams in Netanya's east?

By Ofer Petersburg

Gav-Yam Negev High-Tech Park.

Beersheba – 10,000 high-tech and technology jobs close to home

By the Beersheba municipality & the Construction , Housing

MOMA TEL AVIV project by Hagag Group

The new opportunity: Tel Aviv's prestigious heart expands towards Florentin

By Ofer Petersburg

Solel Boneh to restore another historic building in Sderot

By Ofer Petersburg

Photo from the viewpoint of the Wine Park in Zikhron Ya'akov.

The "Israeli Tuscany": New wine park in Zikhron Ya'akov to boost tourism

By Ofer Petersburg

Christian World

Illustrative image of former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, TV personality Dr. Phil McGraw, and President of Samaritan’s Purse, Reverend Franklin Graham.

Israel Allies Foundation publishes list of Israel's Top 50 Christian Allies

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

An illustrative image of a holy Bible.

Oklahoma amends request for Bibles in public schools, removes Trump-endorsed Bible specifications

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Dr Mike Evans and attendees at the We are all Frinze of Zion global solidarity event, October 7, 2024.

Global evangelical leaders rally in solidarity for Israel after October 7

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Hostages square Tel Aviv

Prayers for Thai hostage in Gaza echo from a rural church

By REUTERS

Health & Wellness

People walking in the rain on Jaffa street in Jerusalem, on May 6, 2024

Winter is coming: Five signs your body is preparing for the cold

By WALLA! HEALTH

IDF PARATROOPER Menahem Ben-Halifa – from wounded soldier to medical clown.

This is how medical clowns are helping treat post-Oct. 7 trauma

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Rabbi Hayim Leiter performs a bris ceremony in Har Gilo, West Bank, on October 7, 2024.

I realized depth of my Israeli trauma after rocket exploded while circumcising a baby

By Rabbi Hayim Leiter/JTA

Can reciting psalms from the Bible heal injuries or illness?

By SHLOMO M. BRODY

Riding horses for rehabilitation with the Hero to Hero organization

Hero to Hero: Rehabilitation program for wounded soldiers celebrates in ceremony

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

IDF soldiers from Unit 636, operating under the 36th Division, eliminate Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon, October 9, 2024.

'The first technological war': Inside the IDF Southern Command's digital battlefield systems

As BRICS Accumulate Gold, Western Banks Continue to Short Sell

At BRICS summit, Russia to push to end dollar dominance

By REUTERS

French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York. September 25, 2024.

France bans Israeli firms from trade show amid growing dispute, sources say

By REUTERS

Air Haifa launched their new airplane in July as part of their airline launch.

Air Haifa takes off with new direct flights to Cyprus

By Stav Livne/Globes/TNS

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MDA Heroes

ZAKA VOLUNTEERS clean bloodstains from the Oct. 7 massacre at a burnt home in Kibbutz Be’eri, Dec. 19, 2023.

'Bearing witness': ZAKA CEO shares the emotional toll of Oct. 7 and new digital memorial

By NERIA BARR

MDA forces arrive at Tunnels Checkpoint, south of Jerusalem, 6 August 2024.

MDA treats nearly 3000 cases over Yom Kippur, one man killed

By YOAV ETIEL , AVICHAI HAIM

Science

Two new solar power projects by Enlight Renewable Energy, generated in the Gaza Envelope, are connected to the national electricity grid.

Israel must learn from California and the EU, decentralize power generation

By ELI SHARVIT

Tree frog on leaf, Gliding frog (Rhacophorus reinwardtii) sitting on leaves, Javan tree frog on branch, Indonesian tree frog

The final frog-tier? Scientists find 7 new frog species, name them after Star Trek captains

Archaeology

The Treasury room in Al Khazneh, Petra, Jordan, 24 March 2011.

Archeologists find 12 hidden tombs with intact skeletons beneath Petra treasury

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A skeleton from excavation in Åsum

Archeologists discover Viking-era skeletons in central Denmark

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

US Politics

US President Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office in July.

Israel makes immediate humanitarian improvements in Gaza after months of aid decreases

By HANNAH SARISOHN , REUTERS

US President Donald Trump awards the 2018 Presidential Medal of Freedom to Miriam Adelson, the wife of Las Vegas Sands Corporation Chief Executive Sheldon Adelson and Republican donor in the East Room of the White House in Washington. November 16, 2018.

Miriam Adelson donates $100M to Trump campaign, making good on reported promise

By ASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA

Diaspora

Orthodox Jewish man pray Tefilat HaDerech or the Traveler's Prayer on a airplane during a flight from London to Israel.

Jewish passengers denied boarding: Lufthansa slammed with record-breaking fine

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

EU FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF Josep Borrell arrives to attend an EU-Israel Association Council in Brussels in 2022. ‘We really want to see Europe standing up and recognizing the right of Israel to protect itself,’ Szijjarto says.

EU Council adopts declaration to combat 'alarmingly high' antisemitism, foster Jewish life

By Mathilda Heller

Judaism

EXALTING IN Sukkot at the Western Wall

Sukkot: Your guide to Judaism's week-long fall holiday

BALLOONS FLY at a memorial for the victims of the Supernova music festival, on the anniversary of the October 7 massacre.

Annus horribilis: How can we celebrate and rejoice on Sukkot in 2024?

By MICHAEL M. COHEN

Food

SHDEYUR AVRAHAMI is seen alongside etrogim for Sukkot.

Harvesting for Sukkot: A look at the farmers who grow the holiday's Four Species

By ATARA BECK

Pecan squares.

In the Kitchen with Henny: Sukkot specials

By HENNY SHOR

Culture

A SUKKOT installation in Tel Aviv leaves places for all the hostages still being held in Gaza.

One year after October 7, many sukkot by Gaza border still stand in destroyed towns

The Ruth Kanner Theatre Group at the Janco Dada Museum in Ein Hod.

Security restrictions won't stop Sukkot theatre events

Travel

THE ANISE HOTEL in the Psiri neighborhood of Athens. Alkis Moraitis

Anise and Skylark hotels: Rays of light in Athens

By Darcie Grunblatt

THE POOL and lounge at the Neve Eilat Hotel.

Neve Eilat shines after refurbishment

By ALEX WINSTON

Podcasts

Ben Shapiro (L) and Doug Emhoff.

Ben Shapiro: Doug Emhoff is as Jewish as a ham and cheese sandwich

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

An El Al flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 25, 2024.

Post Oct 7 reflections from El Al and an Israeli tour operator

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

JPost Shopping

The Best Draining Soap Dishes on Amazon

By Jessica Schoeman

Best King Size Bed Frames Review

By Jessica Schoeman

Aliyah

The scene from the October 7 massacre.

Dashing to the war zone: How US doctor olim saved lives on Oct. 7

By ATARA BECK

Aharon Hanghal and the family of Gideon Hanghal, a Kfir Brigade soldier killed by a terrorist in September, pushed for aliyah rights after their Gideon's death.

MKs push gov't to greenlight aliyah for 5,000 Bnei Menashe from India

By ELIAV BREUER

Finance

Illustrative photo of Israeli money

Doing business in Israel: How to make money and keep most of it

Vesey Ventures founders Lindsay Fitzgerald, Dana Eli-Lorch, Julia Huang.

Vesey Ventures launches $78m fund, highlighting power of well-connected investor team

Conferences

The Jerusalem Post Miami Summit

The Jerusalem Post Miami Summit 2024

Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York 2023

The Jerusalem Post New York Annual conference 2023

OMG

People and dogs spend time in a new dog cafe called Boris and Horton in New York City, U.S. January 24, 2018. Picture taken January 24, 2018.

Working 9-5: Dogs, other pets go to 'work' in China's pet cafes

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Israeli security personnel secure the scene following an incident in Jerusalem, October 30, 2023

Police arrest Tel Aviv resident for plotting to assassinate scientist for Iran

By Hodaya Ran

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