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Smoke and flames rise from a house during an Israeli strike, carried out after the IDF warned residents to evacuate the area, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, September 9, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/Ramadan Abed)
October 13, 8:14 AM
IDF kills five Hamas, PIJ terrorists in separate Gaza strikesBySHIR PERETS
October 13, 8:08 AM
Houthis threaten ‘swift, painful’ response if US assists Saudi strikes in YemenAdditionally, authorities extended the closure of Riyadh’s international airport until Saturday to “allow for the completion of procedures to ensure the safety of the airport.”BySHIR PERETS, REUTERS
Smoke and flames rise from King Khalid Airport, after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said they attacked the airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 8, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.(photo credit: SOCIAL MEDIA/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
October 13, 6:27 AM
Trump dismisses claims China, Russia are helping Iran, attacks ‘radical left’“If they are, it’s at a very low level, but I don’t believe they are at all,” Trump wrote.ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
October 13, 4:57 AM
Etihad cancels Saudi flights over ‘regional disruption’ ByREUTERS
October 13, 4:57 AM
Rubio, Miliband reaffirm commitment to safeguarding Strait of Hormuz transitByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
October 13, 4:57 AM
Saudi Arabia issues danger alert for Khamis Mushait, later gives all-clear ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF