IAF kills Hezbollah terrorist Mohammed Mahdi Ali Shaheen in Lebanon

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Shaheen was responsible for overseeing transactions for the buying of weapons on the Syrian-Lebanese border during the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire. By JERUSALEM POST STAFFFEBRUARY 28, 2025 09:38Updated: FEBRUARY 28, 2025 10:30  An illustrative image of a Hezbollah flag in the backdrop of an individual holding a weapon.(photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK) An Israel Air Force aircraft eliminated Hezbollah terrorist Mohammed Mahdi Ali […]

Hamas Stoking Flames in Jerusalem as Ramadan Gets Underway

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  By Shachar Kleiman  – 30 Shevat 5785 – February 28, 2025   (Israel Hayom via JNS) With Ramadan set to begin at sundown on Friday, Hamas is aiming to spark a wave of terrorist attacks in Jerusalem, including on the Temple Mount. On Thursday, Harun Nasser al-Din, the head of Hamas’s Jerusalem Office, who is […]

$2B Sent by USAID to Support Hamas Under Biden

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By Hana Levi Julian  – 29 Shevat 5785 – February 27, 2025 Middle East Forum director Greg Roman testifies before the House Committee on DOGE, Feb. 26, 2025 More than $2 billion was sent by USAID to support the Hamas terrorist organization since October 7, 2023, under the Biden Administration, according to testimony heard Wednesday […]

Hamas: the only way the remaining hostages will be freed is through commitment to deal

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600 Palestinian prisoners to be released as Hamas conditions second phase of hostage release By JERUSALEM POST STAFFFEBRUARY 27, 2025 04:42Updated: FEBRUARY 27, 2025 05:16  Hamas terrorists stand guard in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025(photo credit: SAEED MOHAMMED/FLASH90) Hamas has stated that the only way the remaining hostages will be freed is through […]

Hamas repurposing explosive devices, fixing tunnel network in preparation for ceasefire end – WSJ

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Hamas’s armed wing has appointed new commanders and also begun repairing its underground tunnel network in preparation for the possibility of returning to war with Israel. By JERUSALEM POST STAFFFEBRUARY 27, 2025 10:12Updated: FEBRUARY 27, 2025 10:15  Hamas terrorists stand guard in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025(photo credit: BASHAR TALEB/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES) […]

Report: Hamas preparing to renew fighting

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As ‘first stage’ of ceasefire deal draws to a close, Hamas prepares to renew fighting with Israel, begins repairing tunnels damaged by IDF strikes. Israel National News   Feb 26, 2025, 9:57 AM (GMT+2) Ruins in GazaAbed Rahim Khatib/Flash90 The Hamas terror group is preparing for the end of the first stage of the ceasefire deal […]

Ahead of Ramadan: Hamas heats up battle over Temple Mount prayers

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Hamas calls to combat Israel’s ‘plan’ to limit number of worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan. Dalit Halevi Published: Feb 26, 2025, 9:04 AM (GMT+2) Updated: 9:17 AM Temple MountRamadanEl Aksa Mosque 1 minutes הרב הבית בחודש הרמדאןצילום: Jamal Awad/Flash90 The Hamas terrorist organization has condemned Israel’s plan to limit the number of worshippers allowed to enter […]

Sa’ar: Hamas, PIJ creating a new front against Israel in Syria

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Sa’ar further addressed the new Syrian government led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa, dubbing it “a Jihadist Islamist terror group.” By JERUSALEM POST STAFFFEBRUARY 25, 2025 10:46 Newly appointed Israeli minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Saar attends a replacing ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on November 10, 2024.(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90) Hamas and […]

Trump Revokes Biden’s Policy Tying US Arms Sales to Humanitarian Aid

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By David Israel  – 27 Shevat 5785 – February 25, 2025 The Trump administration last Friday rescinded a Biden-era regulation that ensured that allies such as Israel won’t use US-made weapons in violation of “international humanitarian law,” which was understood as Israel’s obligation to truck tons of goods into the Gaza Strip, to be acquired […]

First time in 20 years: IDF tanks set to operate in Jenin in the West Bank

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This marks the first time in 20 years that tanks will be used in operations in the West Bank against terrorists. By JERUSALEM POST STAFFFEBRUARY 23, 2025 10:32Updated: FEBRUARY 23, 2025 10:46 Reported photo of IDF tanks operating in the Jenin area of the West Bank, Feburary 22, 2025.(photo credit: Screenshot/Telegram) IDF tanks are set to […]

Hamas on prisoner release delay: ‘Humiliating the hostages? Lies in order to break ceasefire’

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Hamas claimed that the ceremonies don’t insult the released hostages and that they “reflect the humane and dignified treatment of them.” REUTERS JERUSALEM POST STAFF FEBRUARY 23, 2025 10:58Updated: FEBRUARY 23, 2025 11:12 Hamas on Sunday condemned Israel’s decision to postpone the release of Palestinian security prisoners, saying its claim that the hostages’ handover ceremonies […]

Iraq positions itself for diplomatic role in MidEast region – analysis

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It’s only recently that Iraq itself has increased ties with Saudi Arabia, helping pave the road to Saudi-Iran reconciliation. Now, it hopes to do more. By SETH J. FRANTZMANFEBRUARY 23, 2025 08:55  Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani attends a press conference, in Baghdad, Iraq April 22, 2024.(photo credit: REUTERS/THAIER AL-SUDANI) Iraq’s foreign ministry said last […]

Iran Fears Being Dumped by Russia for American Deal on Ukraine

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By David Israel  – 25 Shevat 5785 – February 23, 2025 Three B-2 Spirit bombers taxi into place on the flight line as part of the stealth bomber’s first Bomber Task Force Europe deployment to Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, Aug. 31, 2021. An editorial in the Iranian newspaper Jomhuri Eslami cautioned Iranian authorities recently that […]