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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a ‘Rose Garden Club’ dinner for National Police Week in the Rose Garden at the White House on May 11, 2026 in Washington, DC.(photo credit: KEVIN DIETSCH/GETTY IMAGES)
May 13, 8:06 AM
Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel, Mizan reportsByREUTERS
May 13, 6:46 AM
IAF intercepts drone in southern LebanonByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
May 13, 5:49 AM
Hamas is preventing Gazan contractors from crossing Yellow Line to rebuild Rafah – reportThe contractors were threatened at gunpoint by Hamas militants, who refused to permit them passage to the site. The contractors, who came from various parts of the Strip, were forcibly turned away.ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
YOUNG PALESTINIAN workers break up concrete while working on rubble in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.(photo credit: Ramadan Abed/Reuters)Go to the full article > >
May 13, 5:49 AM
Hezbollah planning to occupy Beirut as pressure on Naim Qassem buildsAccording to sources in the security establishment, Hezbollah is convinced that Israel is plotting a move to divide Lebanon, during which the Lebanese state would lose large areas of territory.ByAMIR BOHBOT
A protester holds a picture of Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem during a demonstration in Riad Al Solh Square in Beirut, Lebanon, on April 11, 2026.(photo credit: Manon Roca/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
May 13, 5:49 AM
Iran retains access to majority of missile launch sites, US intelligence shows – reportAccording to The New York Times, Iran can also use the missile stockpiles in non-operational sites by transferring them via mobile launchers.ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Mockups of domestically-made Iranian missiles are displayed at an exhibition outside the Defence Museum in Tehran on March 31, 2026.(photo credit: AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)Go to the full article > >
May 13, 5:49 AM
South Korea weighs phased role in Hormuz mission after US talks, defense minister saysSouth Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back told a press conference that he had conveyed Seoul’s position at a meeting with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Monday.ByREUTERS
South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-Back, speaks during the joint press conference with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, following the 57th Security Consultative Meeting at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, November 4, 2025.(photo credit: Lee Jin-man/Pool via REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
May 13, 5:49 AM
Trump says stopping Iran’s nuclear program outweighs Americans’ economic pain”The only thing that matters, when I’m talking about Iran, they can’t have a nuclear weapon,” US President Donald Trump said before departing the White House for a trip to China.ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press, ahead of departing the White House for Joint Base Andrews en route to Beijing, China, in Washington, DC, US, May 12, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/EVELYN HOCKSTEIN)Go to the full article > >