LEO FEIERBERG BETTER

Leo Feierberg Better is a Breaking News Desk Editor for The Jerusalem Post . Born in Sweden and raised in Boston, he will be studying political science at University of Massachusetts Amherst. In his free time, he enjoys playing sports, listening to music, and spending time with family and friends.

US Special Envoy for Syria and Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack speaks during a session at Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Turkey, April 17, 2026.

US envoy Barrack reverses Golan comments, reaffirms Trump's recognition of Israeli sovereignty

Kratos Defense and Security Systems' GAIA100 tri-band ground station

Kratos subsidiary Orbit secures major international satellite orders

 Iranian flags fly as fire and smoke from an Israeli attack on Sharan Oil depot rise, following Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025.

ICE allegedly accelerated Iranian deportations during US-Iran war, NIAC claims


Lebanese Shiite scholar says Hezbollah brought 'destruction' and 'hatred' to Lebanon

When asked on the likelihood of Hezbollah disarming, Fuani showed optimism, citing the aftermath of President Ahmed al-Sharaa's successful overthrow of Bashar al-Assad.

Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah wave flags while commemorating Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, May 25, 2026.

'They betrayed him': Former CIA informant who provided intelligence on bin Laden faces deportation

Blerim Skoro has maintained that US authorities promised him safety in return for his information, though he was deported upon his release in 2007 despite being married to an American.

A graphic showing a Central Intelligence Agency logo on a phone in front of a US flag.

US Navy destroyer stranded for four days in South China Sea without bathrooms or AC - report

Former Navy captain Charles Schuster gave his viewpoint on the incident, himself having been in the same situation for four hours in an incident near Puerto Rico.

 US aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) shortly after berthing at Manila Bay in Manila on July 3, 2025.

US weighs scaling back Middle East military presence after months of Iranian attacks - report

CENTCOM chief Adm. Brad Cooper has been involved in the discussions, one source said, adding that he supports discussing the relocation of Gulf troops westward.

US Navy and US Marine Corps aircraft attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 are arrayed on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 10, 2026.

Smotrich calls on Netanyahu to conquer Gaza under military rule, re-establish settlements

"There is no one in the world who will do the work for us. There is no country in the world that will send its soldiers to shed their blood and forcibly disarm Hamas," he told the students.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at the Sderot Yeshiva, August 16, 2026.

Kushner says US-Iran talks deepen as Washington demands Tehran abandon nuclear ambitions

Kushner said "Trump doesn't want to rush into a deal, he'll make the right deal when it's ready," in the interview.

Jared Kushner listens as US Vice President JD Vance (not pictured) speaks to members of the media in Kiryat Gat, Israel, October 21, 2025

Israel, Honduras deepen defense ties with new memorandum of understanding

In 2021, Honduras became one of the first countries to move its embassy to Jerusalem, joining the US, Guatemala, and Kosovo.

Defense Minister Israel Katz with a Honduran military delegation, August 16, 2026

IDF kills Hamas company commander who posed threat to troops, civilians

The IDF used precise munitions and aerial surveillance in order to mitigate harm to civilians.

An IDF infographic detailing the biography of Hamas terrorist Hudhaifa Khaled Suleiman, published August 14, 2026

US lost 45 Reaper drones in Iran war, raising supply concerns for future hostilities - report

In May, Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach told the House Armed Services committee that during the war, the Reaper was "perhaps the most valuable player."

An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted drone aircraft performs aerial maneuvers over Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, US, June 25, 2015.

Israel sends 80-person rescue delegation to earthquake-hit Colombia

The delegation, headed by the commander of the Home Front Command's National Rescue and Rescue Unit, Brig.-General (res.) Yossi Pinto, includes both regular duty soldiers and reservists.

Home Front Command sends a delegation to Colombia following a deadly earthquake, August 13, 2026