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Netanyahu slams Australian PM, Hamas reportedly agrees to Gaza ceasefire deal

Israeli activists illegally cross into Syria • Police arrest West Bank resident for ties to Iranian agent • FM Sa'ar to visit Africa, open Israeli embassy in Zambia

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IDF soldiers operate in Beit Hanun.
The silhouette of a man, seen over the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran (illustrative)

Police arrest Palestinian West Bank resident for alleged ties to Iranian agent - N12

The 24-year-old suspect was apprehended on August 6 during a joint operation by the Israel Police officers from the Etzion police station in the West Bank and the IDF.

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A person walks on a street near a billboard with a caricature of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tehran, Iran, August 10, 2025.

Khamenei's advisor: 'New war between Israel and Iran may occur at any time' - report

Seyed Yahya Rahim Safavi, an advisor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, announced the possibility of renewed conflict between Israel and Iran on Sunday, Persian media reported. 

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LEBANESE PRESIDENT Joseph Aoun (right) meets with Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani (center) at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, last week. For decades, Lebanon was powerless in the face of Tehran’s influence, the writer states.

Beirut vs Tehran: Ali Larijani’s visit and Lebanon’s struggle for sovereignty - opinion

Following Hezbollah’s weakening on Lebanon’s internal front, compounded by its defeat by Israel, the country is experiencing profound upheaval.

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Iran can strike US cities from the sea, claims all of Europe already within range, Iranian MP says

Iran’s known cruise-missile ranges and limited blue-water basing suggest practical obstacles to striking the US homeland from 2,000 km at sea.

AUGUST 18, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
(illustrative) A missile is launched during an annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran.

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Tehran accuses Israel of assasination attempt on Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian

A senior Iranian political official told state media that an IDF strike on an Iranian national security council meeting was an attempt on Pezeshkian's life.

AUGUST 17, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a meeting with members of the Iranian Navy in Tehran, Iran, May 17, 2025.

Cypriot president warns: 'If Iran acquires nuclear capabilities – my country is also in danger'

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides warned that his country faces direct risks from Iran’s nuclear ambitions, while stressing that Israel remains Cyprus’s closest ally in the region.

AUGUST 17, 2025ByMAARIV
Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet with representatives from their respective countries on May 4, 2025.

Hundreds of thousands rally in Tel Aviv, IAF intercepts rocket from Gaza

Opposition MKs call on Israeli public to join hostage families, as hundreds of thousands protest in Tel Aviv • Police arrest 32 across Israel, use water cannons in Jerusalem

AUGUST 17, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
hundreds of thousands of protesters rally for the release of the hostages in Tel Aviv, August 17, 2025.

Hezbollah terrorist who killed Irish UN peacekeeper hiding in Iran to avoid death sentence - report

Lebanese authorities have failed to locate Mohammed Ayyad since he was released on bail over a year ago on medical grounds

AUGUST 16, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
A UNIFIL automobile drives before a vehicle carrying the body of Irish soldier Sean Rooney who was killed on a U.N. peacekeeping Patrol, as it heads to Beirut airport to be repatriated, in Sidon, Lebanon December 18, 2022.

Hillary Clinton: Israel missed biggest opportunity for Hamas deal after 12 Day War

Every day Israel fails to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, its standing in the region and around the world erodes, and its long-term security is undermined, Clinton warned.

AUGUST 16, 2025ByDARCIE GRUNBLATT
People walk past a billboard with a caricature of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 10, 2025.

Hillary Clinton: I'd nominate Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize if he secures Putin ceasefire

Former US secretary of state Hilary Clinton discussed Trump’s handling of other geopolitical conflicts, namely in the Middle East. 

AUGUST 16, 2025ByDARCIE GRUNBLATT
Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton attends Donald Trump's inauguration as the next President of the United States in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington, US, January 20, 2025.

Israel's water tech is the key to peace in the Middle East - opinion

Treated wastewater, brought to near drinking quality, along with drip irrigation covering three-quarters of its agriculture, has strengthened Israel’s position as a water power.

AUGUST 16, 2025ByFELICE FRIEDSON
A TAXI driver splashes water on himself to cool down during a heat wave in Tehran last summer. A 40% drop in rainfall over recent months, coupled with excessive water use, has fueled the crisis, says the writer.

Between martyrdom and ruin: Hamas's next choice will pave a new chapter in Gaza's history - opinion

Hamas faces not a choice of resilience but the inevitability of disintegration and death under the banner of so-called martyrdom.

AUGUST 15, 2025BySALEM ALKETBI
FORMER HAMAS HEAD Khaled Mashaal speaks during an interview in Doha, Qatar, last year. ‘The enemy only understands the language of jihad and martyrdom,’ he says.

Hezbollah chief warns Lebanon: 'No life' if government confronts terror group

This comes after President Joseph Aoun told a senior Iranian official on Tuesday that no group in Lebanon is permitted to bear arms or rely on foreign backing.

AUGUST 15, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hezbollah's then-deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem seen in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, August 2, 2024