TZVI JASPER

Tzvi Jasper is a Breaking News Desk editor and writer at The Jerusalem Post . He holds a bachelor's degree in English Literature and Communications from Bar-Ilan University. When not working, he enjoys reading and playing tabletop roleplaying games.

The F-35 "Adir" fighter jet.

China could acquire F-35 fighter jet technology through Saudi Arabia, US officials warn - report

Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a plenum session and a vote on a bill to split the duties and powers currently held by the attorney general between two separate officeholders, at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 15, 2026.

US still committed to disarming Hamas, source says, after Katz claims it will not happen - report

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the cornerstone laying ceremony for a memorial for Christian soldiers, September 16, 2026.

Israel facing propaganda attack, Netanyahu says at memorial ceremony for Christian IDF soldiers


Netanyahu announces he will propose laws to revoke citizenship of people 'smearing' IDF

A second law Netanyahu said he would present would multiply by 20 the amount it would be possible to sue people for over slandering the IDF.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, votes in Likud party primary elections ahead of Israel’s general election in October, in Jerusalem, Monday, August. 17, 2026.

IDF strikes southern Lebanon after warning northern Israeli residents about explosions

The IDF warned northern residents in a message about loud explosion noises that would be heard across the region.

SMOKE RISES from southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, in northern Israel, May 6, 2026.

25,000 seminary girls recruited to fund haredi yeshivas amid draft crisis - report

KAN reported that 25,000 seminary girls participated in the phone-calling campaign and raised over NIS 11 million. Each girl was given a personal fundraising goal of NIS 8,400.

 Haredim protest against the IDF draft on Highway 4 outside Bnei Brak; illustrative, April 6, 2025.

IDF arrests Iran's Press TV journalist in West Bank, hands her to police, source confirms to 'Post'

The IDF confirmed to The Jerusalem Post that the journalist, identified by the Iranian state broadcaster as Palestinian-American Naqqa Hamad, was transferred to the Israel Police.

Israeli security forces raid the Askar refugee camp in the West Bank, September 4, 2026

Hamas massacre victims' families release 'October 7 Files' in push for government accountability

"How is it possible that the greatest disaster in the State of Israel has not been investigated?" Shelly Mashal Yogev, mother of Libby Cohen Meguri, who was killed at the Nova music festival, said.

Victims of the October 7 attacks hold a press conference in Tel Aviv, September 15, 2026.

US Senator Mitch McConnell appears at Capitol following lengthy absence, hospitalization

McConnell arrived at the Capitol in a wheelchair and with what CNN described as a "noticeably thinner" appearance, but was able to make a few statements to the press while at the Senate.

US Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) arrives for a vote at the US Capitol on September 14, 2026 in Washington, DC

Israel Police find illegal weapons, explosives among Arab communities in operation against crime

Among the illegal weapons and ammunition seized were several which are suspected to have been stolen from the IDF, the police stated.

A weapon found during an Israel Police raid, September, 2026.

Saudi Arabia asks Britain for aid against Houthis, Burnham still considering - report

According to Bloomberg, Saudi Arabia asked Britain for aid in both repelling the Houthis from the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, and in helping defend against strikes on its oil infrastructure.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks during a meeting with Jewish community leaders in Downing Street, in London, Britain, September 3, 2026

'We bow our heads in memory': Herzog marks 25th anniversary of September 11 attack on Twin Towers

He also praised the courage and heroism of first responders, emergency services, and citizens of New York who assisted in the aftermath of the attack.

President Isaac Herzog speaks at a conference in Herzliya, June 30, 2026.

Herzog expresses hope of someday meeting with Lebanese president during visit to Cyprus

Christodoulides said that he looked forward to discussing how to enhance the two countries' strategic partnership in tourism, trade, security, energy, and defense.

President Isaac Herzog and Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides in Cyprus, September 10, 2026.