How US broke through Venezuela's Iranian, Russian, and Chinese defenses

FRONTLINES

Multiple injured as severe weather causes tree collapses in Ashkelon, Bnei Brak

OPERATION ABSOLUTE Resolve offered a harsh real-world test of the military hardware Venezuela had accumulated over the years from Iran, Russia, and China. Here, a Russian-made Venezuelan Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MKV is displayed during the 2025 Venezuela Industrial Aviation Expo at Libertador Air Base
An activist, wearing a cutout mask depicting US President Donald Trump, stands in front of a Venezuelan flag in central Seoul, South Korea, January 5, 2026
Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is escorted to face US federal charges including narco-terrorism, conspiracy, drug trafficking, money laundering and others, at Downtown Manhattan Heliport, in New York City, US, January 5, 2026

'Worst criminal of humanity': Pakistani DM calls on US, Turkey to 'kidnap' Netanyahu

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif over the Israeli and Pakistani flags.
A person walks past a sign at a currency exchange, as the value of the Iranian Rial drops, in Tehran, Iran, December 30, 2025.

Israeli official asked about Starlink in Iran as Musk weighed in, sources say

Maduro supporters burn  a US flag during a gathering  near Miraflores Palace after  explosions and low-flying  aircraft were heard in the  early hours, in Caracas, Jan. 3.
OPINION

US capture exposes Palestinian Authority’s hidden support for Maduro

ByITAMAR MARCUS

Iran tells UN: US to blame for 'violent' protests

Reza Pahlavi, activist, advocate and oldest son of the last Shah of Iran, speaks at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California, on October 22, 2024.

Crown Prince Pahlavi calls on Trump to 'support protestors,' as protests in Iran enter 14th day

Protesters gather as vehicles burn, amid evolving anti-government unrest, in Tehran, Iran, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released on January 9, 2026.

Tehran's prosecutor says protesters burning gov't buildings will face death sentence

Hope for a two-state solution and peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict must be nurtured, writes the director of the Israel Policy Forum's young adults division

Is the two-state solution still viable? Young Jews say yes, but older generations doubt

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump departs after speaking during a House Republican retreat at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on January 06, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Trump cancels second wave of attacks on Venezuela following cooperation

Residents at the site of the apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 9, 2026.

Russia strikes on Kyiv leave 6,000 buildings without heat as temperatures near -20°C

Service members take part in what Russian Defence Ministry says is the deployment of the Russian nuclear-capable hypersonic Oreshnik missile system in Belarus, at an unidetified location in this still image from video released December 30, 2025.

What is the Oreshnik missile that Russia fired at Ukraine?

Startup Nation meets the Scale-Up State: Israeli innovation heads to Texas

Startup Nation meets the Scale-Up State in Texas

From buffer zones to bunny slopes: How Trump is reimagining Israel's border with Syria

FRONTLINES

Former UN envoy Nickolay Mladenov meets top PA official as Gaza Board of Peace plan moves forward

‘AN INTERIM agreement that could one day make it possible to sip hot chocolate in a lodge at the base of a bunny hill on the Syrian half of Mount Hermon is something that may be within reach.’ Here, the first snow this winter hits Mount Hermon in Syria, as seen from the northern Golan Heights, near

IDF strikes Hamas and Hezbollah, eliminates key terrorists after ceasefire breaches

The Arad rifle, distributed by the Defense Ministery and the IDF, to rapid response teams across Israel, January 8, 2026.

Israel rolls out advanced Arad rifles in bid to strengthen border communities

 IDF soldiers seen as part of operations targeting Syrian military capabilities, in northern Israel, January 9, 2025

Israeli officer dumps urine on soldiers' clothes, court martialed by IDF

Fatal kitesurfing accident at Bat Yam’s Tayo Beach: One dead, two injured due to extreme winds

Highway 6 victim's brother contradicts IDF soldier's claim of self-defense

Police on the scene of a kitesurfing incident in Bat Yam.
JERUSALEM REPORT

Hidden shoe box reveals 80-year-old Holocaust family secrets

The documents discovered by Peled’s daughter in Krakow before undergoing conservation work.

Eleven-month-old baby becomes 13th victim of Israel's measles outbreak

Cases of the measles rise in Israel.

Foreign minors arrested for Tel Aviv stabbing as police continue illegal immigrant crackdown

The IDF closes main roads as Israeli settlers try to enter the Qizoun area east of Hebron, December 10, 2025

West Bank's mountains and molehills: Is Israel's settler violence real?

OPINION
Armed Israeli soldiers, settlers, Palestinians, and reporters watch smoke rise during West Bank clashes in November 2025.

Israel using armed militias to ethnically cleanse the West Bank

OPINION
‘The Pitt.’

HBO Max arrives in Israel while Anderson’s film sparks controversy

A scene from ‘Bella.’

How a Jew and an Arab made a comedy about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Israel Navy intercepts Egyptian vessel entering blockaded waters off Gaza's shoreline, IDF confirms

Huckabee: Israel will 'coordinate with US,' but make its own decision on renewed Iran airstrikes

Israel Navy soldiers operate off the coast of Ashdod, August 2024; illustrative.

'Mercenaries for foreigners': Khamenei accuses protesters of acting on behalf of Trump

Palestinians walk past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the war, in the northern Gaza Strip, January 6, 2026.

US judge dismisses lawsuit by Palestinian Americans, family members trapped in Gaza

Laptop and source code on the screen composing flag of Iran.

Iran-linked hacker group claims to have hacked, surveiled senior Mossad agent

'We support Hamas': Activists protest Israeli real estate expo at Queens yeshiva

Adelaide Festival accused of anti-Palestinian racism after canceling author post Bondi attacks

Palestinian Assembly for Liberation calls for anti-Zionist protest at a yeshiva in Queens, New York City, January 8, 2026.

Half of US states file brief against AMP, NSJP for providing material support to Hamas on October 7

Pro-Palestinian students demonstrate at University College London, May 15, 2024.

This Jewish artist fought Nazis with a paintbrush, when art like his still mattered

A detail from Arthur Szyk's “They Too Have a Right to Live,”  which first appeared in the May 12, 1943 issue of The New York Times and was presumably sponsored by the Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe, an organization founded by Zionist activist Peter Bergson in 1943.

New York's Cooper Union settles campus antisemitism case, pledges reforms

Who, where, and what is next for Israel and the world?

OPINION

Editor's Notes: Israel, Diaspora Jews need to be on same page

COMMENT
Israel's Iron Beam laser anti-missile interception system can potentially neutralize threats literally at the speed of light.
OPINION

Middle Israel: From Venezuela to Iran, Trump’s doctrine is power without morality

‘THE PROBLEM with Maduro, as far as Donald Trump is concerned, is not his despotic record.... The problem was that Maduro disobeyed Trump’s commands on immigration, drugs, and oil.’ Here, an activist holds a poster that reads ‘Condemns Donald Trump’s military aggression in Venezuela,’
ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
FRONTLINES

'Hijacked by criminal gangs': How gangs, weapons took over Israel's Arab streets

MANY ILLEGAL weapons in the Arab community are stolen from Israeli army bases, while others are smuggled from the borders with Jordan and Egypt. Here, illegal weapons are displayed after a police operation against illegal gun dealers, in Nazareth in 2021.
OPINION

It's time Israel recognizes Arab sector homicides as a national crisis

ByYAAKOV KATZ

'Innovative, highly sustainable': Israel Aerospace Industries unveils new border protection system

How Israeli defense tech ended up in Venezuela’s hands

EXPLAINER
IAI's border protection system
OPINION

How new US defense policies impact security and industry - opinion

ByMICHAEL S. FLEMING
IAI's Barak MX air defense system

Morocco deploys IAI's Barak air defense system

Lockheed Martin’s Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE)

US to triple Patriot missile production in historic defense deal

Iran ready for war with US but open to negotiations, FM Araghchi says in Beirut

Internet, phone services shut down across Iran as protesters attack state broadcaster offices

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi meets with his Egyptian counterpart and the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Cairo on September 9, 2025.

Chinese envoy visited Sa'ar in Israel, Abbas in Ramallah this week, ministry says

Chinese and Israeli flags are seen on a table during a signing ceremony in Tel Aviv, 2014

Federal agents shoot two people in Portland, FBI launches investigation

People gather for a vigil for Renee Good, who was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, near City Hall on January 7, 2026 in Portland, Oregon; illustrative.

Syrian Army to strike Aleppo as Kurdish forces reject evacuation after ceasefire announcement

Security forces affiliated with the Ministry of the Interior stand guard in the Ashrafieh neighbourhood, which they have taken control of, according to the Interior Ministry, following battles with the Syrian Democratic Forces, in Aleppo, Syria, January 9, 2026.

After the sirens fade, the children remain

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The Diary of Major Eyal Avnion z"l

Major Eyal Avnion leading his troops.

Tel Aviv University launches Global Young Leadership Community

Tel Aviv University's new Global Young Leadership Community on

Your Taxes: Will Israel's proposed property tax crash again?

Israel's Arkia forges deal with JetBlue on flight connections in US

 Illustrative image of doing taxes.

Your Investments: Retirees, don’t let market noise derail your long-term retirement strategy

AMBROSE BIERCE. Retirement planning must be deliberate, patient, and personal.

Top Chinese official meets with Disney CEO amid strained US-China relations

BOB IGER, CEO of The Walt Disney Company, speaks during the grand opening ceremony of Shanghai Disney Resort's Zootopia-themed area at Shanghai Disney Resort on December 19, 2023 in Shanghai, China.

Israeli start-up reshapes safety and security technology to avoid tragedy at public events

Up to 100 km/h winds: Emergency responder gives safety tips for this weekend's stormy weather

Firefighters rescue two Israelis trapped in vehicles on flooded roads in West Bank

WATCH
Storm in Israel, illustration.

Hadera approves major coal reduction at Orot Rabin power station, pollution expected to drop

Mafuko, a female mountain gorilla from the Bageni family holds her newly born twins at the Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo, in this undated handout picture released January 7, 2026.

Endangered hope: Rare mountain gorilla twins born in war-ravaged Virunga National Park, Congo

View of floods in the central city of Yavne, as storm Byron hits Israel, December 11, 2025

Meterological Service: 2025 was historic year in Israel's climate history

Israeli scientists unlock genetic links to Autism, brain disorder using CRISPR tech - study

STUDY

Subtle face movements can indicate your decisions, scientists say

Autism and ADHD Diagnosis Using Artificial Intelligence

Trump admin. advises Americans to consume alcohol in moderation in order to be healthier

Sheba to inaugurate Roman Abramovich Theranostics and Nuclear Medicine Center

First infection of Clade 1b strain of monkeypox identified in Israel, vaccines not in stock

From Paraguay to Israel: Daughter inspires family to make aliyah

'Come home!': FM Gideon Sa’ar urges Diaspora Jews to make aliyah to Israel

Esther Levin and her family at a simcha before their aliyah.

Australian family makes aliyah from Sydney, becoming 2026's first olim

Sydney family becomes first olim of 2026, landing at Ben-Gurion on January 1

Aliyah Ministry closes 2025 with 21,900 new immigrants, growth from France and UK

Aliyah Ministry closes 2025 with 21,900 new immigrants, growth from France and UK AI

From visiting to belonging: Micol Radzik's path to aliyah

Micol Radzik on the Tayelet in Tel Aviv, 2019.

Enough with the slogans: How can Israel truly jump-start the long-term rental market?

2026 in urban renewal: Less magic, more depth

Tenting Market.

It only gets worse: How can construction time in Israel be shortened?

Louis Marshall 2-4 Tel Aviv.

It’s all about the timing

Housing Market.

The market awaits a drop: Will it happen in 2026?

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'Biggest issue in Israeli society': First Lady Michal Herzog at 'Post' Trauma Conference

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 Michaela Berku: "Doing good is the best therapy."

Michaela Berku on volunteering, MDA, and saving lives through service

MDA Women's Circle launches new year with "Adopt a Paramedic" initiative

'I’ll keep showing up': MDA paramedic who saved dozens on Oct 7 recounts 600 days

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A government supporter gestures as he participates in a march calling for the release of Venezuela’s ousted President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, after they were captured in a U.S. operation in the capital on January 3, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 7, 2026.

Maduro's downfall: Was the US capture of Maduro legal?

As Iranian unrest grows, chants for Reza Pahlavi surge as demonstrators unify

Iran's streets are burning, why Israel cannot look away

US Politics   

US Vice President JD Vance at the Civil-Military Coordination Center in Kiryat Gat in October 2025.

JD Vance continues to minimize right-wing antisemitism as fringe influencers gain ground

Democratic states sue Trump administration over childcare fund freeze

Trump administration creates new DOJ division to combat 'rampant' fraud nationwide

Diaspora   

Our Lady J at The Elizabeth Taylor Night of Compassion held at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Sept. 18, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.

Trans screenwriter Our Lady J condemns anti-Zionism in LGBTQ spaces: ‘Zionism is not a dirty word’

Somaliland delegation to arrive in Israel on Sunday following FM Sa'ar's historic visit

Hungarian textbooks portray Jews positively, contain unbiased Holocaust coverage

Judaism   

 The numerical rise of the Israelites aroused fear in Pharaoh. Illustrative.

Parashat Shemot: The continuity of the world

Parashat Shemot: Learning God

At a former driving school, Kehillat Harlem plants roots for Jewish life uptown

Christian World   

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Christmas Holy Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, December 25, 2025.

Pope Leo decries use of military force in fiery 'state of the world' speech

Iran's Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi to address Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast's Mar-a-Lago event

Defending persecuted Christians strengthens Israel

Food   

Chicken soup.

Winter in Jerusalem: Cozy soups, simple treats to warm your heart and home

Studio Gursha: Pan-African fine dining reaches Tel Aviv

Mamilla Hotel hosts wine weekend, attracting Israelis from all over the country

Archaeology   

The mandible of an archaic human who lived about 773 000 years ago is pictured after being excavated at a cave called Grotte a Hominides at a site known as Thomas Quarry I in the southwest part of the Moroccan city of Casablanca in this undated photograph released on January 7, 2026.

Fossils found in Moroccan cave may be a close Homo sapiens ancestor

'Grandpa, look what we found': Huckabee family uncovers ancient coins in West Bank caves

Roman-era necropolis, ancient workshops unearthed in Egypt’s western Nile Delta

Science   

ROSCOSMOS COSMONAUT Alexey Zubritskiy conducts a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS), October 16, 2025.

NASA returns ISS crew early for first time in history, due to 'serious medical condition'

Jupiter's moon Europa less likely to hold life than previously thought, scientists discover

Breakthrough Tel Aviv University study uncovers how skin cancer outsmarts immune system

Culture   

MARATHON DAY in Jerusalem is always one of the most energetic and fun experiences of the year throughout the capital.

Jerusalem marathon 2026 to offer special benefits for IDF reservists

Bar Refaeli launches Livelle pop-up at Ben-Gurion Airport duty-free

Popular Israeli singer Yehoram Gaon marries partner Ella Lusa at age 86

History   

The entrance of the former German Nazi concentration camp in Dachau near Munich, Germany.

From Auschwitz to Dachau: How a pharmacist became central to Nazi camp medical crimes

This week in Jewish history: Yearning for Zion

Inside the Jewish Brigade’s untold Holocaust survivor rescue operations

OMG   

An image depicts the characters of Russian children's cartoon Prostokvashino, Sharik the dog and Matroskin the cat, and the animated version of Russian President Vladimir Putin delivering a New Year message to the nation in Moscow's Red Square, in the undated footage released December 26, 2025.

Animated Putin joins talking cat, dog for New Year's message in popular Russian cartoon

Israeli students caught after making approx. NIS 600,000 selling bagrut cheat sheets

Jon Hamm to host NFL Honors ceremony ahead of Super Bowl LX

Consumerism   

Basketball.

Deni Avdija’s NBA leap is turning Israeli hoops into must-watch TV

In an unexpected location: The new hotel that draws attention

Bar Mitzvah in Israel: Why more families are choosing Israel for their Bar Mitzvah celebrations

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Daily Horoscope for December 15, 2025 – all Zodiac signs

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President-CEO Eric Fingerhut addressing attendees at the 2024 General Assembly.

“We know what needs to be done”: Eric Fingerhut enters JPost DC Conference with hopefulness

Chen G. Schimmel and the demands for truth: A new generation bearing witness

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