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Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:17:22 GMT
Israel halts defense sales to France, citing 'hostile attitude,' sources tell 'Post'
Sources told The Jerusalem Post that the decision was a result of France taking a hostile attitude toward Israel over the last two years.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:58:30 GMT
Eight wounded, cars catch fire in central Israel following strike from Iranian cluster munition
Emergency services and police are en route to several locations of shrapnel falls.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:25:03 GMT
Some 20,000 new immigrants have arrived in Israel since last Passover
Among the new immigrants were children and the elderly, with 4,119 children and teenagers between the ages of zero and 18 and 2,426 people over 65 making aliyah over the past 11 months.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:03:02 GMT
WATCH: IDF kills dozens of Hezbollah terrorists, seizes weapons in southern Lebanon
Forces also detained a terrorist who was found observing Israeli soldiers, and was transferred for investigation.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 06:30:05 GMT
Four soldiers killed, two wounded while fighting in southern Lebanon, IDF confirms
The military shared the names of the fallen soldiers: Captain Noam Madmoni, Staff Sergeant Ben Cohen, Staff Sergeant Maxsim Entis, and Staff Sergeant Gilad Harel.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:03:49 GMT
Netanyahu: 'Only long-term solution for Hormuz crisis is rerouting pipes to Mediterranean'
"Long-term solutions include rerouting energy pipelines westward, across Saudi Arabia to the Red Sea and Mediterranean, bypassing Iran's geographic choke point," Netanyahu told Newsmax.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:56:50 GMT
Israeli mothers mourn together after their sons survived the battlefield but not their wounds
The OneFamily program draws more than a dozen women, ranging from their early 40s to late 70s, all bereaved mothers of soldiers, except one whose son was killed at the Nova music festival.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:10:08 GMT
Desert diamond: Or Divan and the new dawn of Israeli women’s soccer
Divan is a rare talent in the local landscape, her superb aerial game making her a constant threat on high balls, completing the profile of a truly modern and well-rounded player.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:47:39 GMT
Why most Jewish Israelis back the death penalty for terrorists - analysis
Israeli voters can seemingly contradictorily support the death penalty for terrorists and still doubt that it would deter terrorism.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:33:01 GMT
Petition targets newly passed death penalty law, calling it discriminatory, unconstitutional
Rights group asks justices to freeze law immediately; additional petitions are expected.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:02:21 GMT
Defense sources: Ending IDF war on Iran waits for Trump decision on Hormuz, nuke issue
Defense sources were not convinced that Iran would accept a deal to end the war in the coming week, and if they don't, Trump would decide how to address the crisis in the Strait.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:16:46 GMT
Opposition mistakenly approves millions to haredi institutions, A-G halts transfer
The allocations to haredi institutions had previously been blocked by legal advisors, with some opposition lawmakers issuing apologies for the mistake.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:06:53 GMT
Both Hezbollah and Iran weighed preemptive strikes on Israel, defense sources say
Defense sources noted that the IDF and American attacks on Iran threw off Hezbollah's calculations, disrupting their plan for a preemptive strike.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:06:28 GMT
Israel to keep effective control of southern Lebanon, attacks on Hezbollah to continue post-war
Defense sources said the IDF will use various sensors, surveillance, aerial power, artillery, and tanks mixed in with ground troops in various parts of southern Lebanon to keep Hezbollah out.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:09:16 GMT
High Court weighs Assenheim appeal over release of Feldstein interview raw footage
The justices repeatedly returned to the breadth of the police request for the full footage, with Isaac Amit suggesting that a demand for everything risked resembling a “fishing expedition."

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:40:31 GMT
When individual acts become a national indictment - analysis
When one man drills a hole, the danger is real, but it is still only one man drilling. The rest of the passengers are not holding the drill. In Israel’s case, that distinction frequently collapses.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:00:18 GMT
Knesset approves death penalty for terrorists bill, Netanyahu in favor
The Knesset plenum passed a bill that would legislate the death penalty for terrorists in Israel after final readings on Monday evening.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:32:43 GMT
Israel Police arrest twenty-one as anti-war protests grow despite broad support for Iran war
Protests took place in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, and Beersheba, as a survey found broad but uneven support among Jewish Israelis for Operation Roaring Lion.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:13:18 GMT
Sharp rise in complaints against judges in 2025 as systemic delays remain core issue
According to the report, 1,100 complaints were filed in 2025, up from 770 in 2024, while the average complaint-handling time was 228 days, with 474 complaints still unresolved as of December 2025.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:47:38 GMT
Law widening religious courts’ role in civil disputes sparks debate over choice, rights - analysis
Critics also challenge one of the law’s intended benefits of easing pressure on the civil courts, arguing that the state is instead giving an existing judicial body additional authority.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:26:27 GMT
Jerusalem prosecutors indict 23-year-old over alleged contact with Iranian agent
According to the indictment, Jaber came into contact in January with a Telegram user identified as “Joan” after looking for temporary work in a Telegram group.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:42:56 GMT
Police arrest three suspects in Arab community murders
Two of the suspects were arrested following a case from Friday, in which a man in his 50s was shot in Tel Aviv.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:33:41 GMT
What Bill Clinton, Netanyahu, McDonald’s and Starbucks reveal about crisis leadership
In Crisis Management, one of Israel’s best-known crisis advisers argues that the right response depends on the leader, the moment, and the nerve to act before the room spins out of control.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:31:21 GMT
Two Passover initiatives target isolation and safety for Israel’s elderly
The initiatives involved the Social Equality Ministry and the Advancement of the Status of Women, the Israel Association of Community Centers (IACC), Tzalir Fund, and Mifal HaPais. 

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:51:19 GMT
IDF announces death of Sgt. Liran Ben Zion, 19, killed in southern Lebanon
Ben Zion’s family has been informed of his death.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:14:11 GMT
Hezbollah uses ambulances, paramedic uniforms, as disguise for terrorist activity, IDF says
The terrorists, the military claimed, systematically used ambulances to transfer weapons across the country, in order to launch attacks against Israel and IDF soldiers.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:54:19 GMT
Haifa refinery hit in latest Iranian missile barrage, Bazan group confirms
In earlier barrages, missile shrapnel struck the facility, causing localized damage and temporary power disruptions, though no casualties were reported.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:35:34 GMT
Holocaust survivor, descendants urge High Court to allow Gaza children medical access
Letter read by The Jerusalem Post invokes Holocaust-era rescue precedent to argue for “children’s exception” in wartime policy.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:28:03 GMT
Protesters block Knesset entrance following approval of 2026 state budget
"While the Israeli public is sitting in shelters, the government of massacre approves a pig-sized budget," the protesters stated.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:14:20 GMT
IDF kills suspected terrorist after attempted vehicle ramming
The suspected terrorist was reportedly accelerating his vehicle towards the soldiers in a way which posed an immediate threat to them.

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