ESTHER DAVIS

Esther Davis is a Breaking News Desk editor for The Jerusalem Post . Having grown up in Sydney and London, she will be studying English Literature at the University of Warwick. In her free time, she enjoys kickboxing, Krav Maga, hanging out with her three dogs, and crochet.

Family of Haymanot Kasau, an Ethiopian Israeli girl who has been missing since February 2024, meet with Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid.

Bennett, Lapid meet family of Haymanot Kasau, pledge to transfer case to Shin Bet, Zini if elected

Jared Kushner speaks to members of the media next to U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Kiryat Gat, Israel, October 21, 2025.

US, Iran may return to fighting after midterm elections, reached 'diplomatic stalemate' - report

General election in Israel

Israel election poll: Eisenkot's Yashar leads as Netanyahu, opposition blocs tied at 52 seats each


Netanyahu received three warnings from Egypt about Gaza including in days before October 7 - report

Netanyahu has previously denied personally receiving advance knowledge, claiming that security chiefs did not adequately warn him.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meeting with Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate Director Abbas Kamel, June 30, 2021.

Haredi anti-draft march in Bnei Brak doubled as launch event for a protest political party - report

"In Netanyahu's Government of Evasion, the deserters are the heroes," Gadi Eisenkot claimed, dubbing the march "Netanyahu's walk of shame."

Haredi protest over draft law, April 12, 2026.

US denies IRGC claim that it captured second American submarine in Hormuz 'hunting ground' - report

"It's not just a hunt; it's an intelligence windfall," claimed Spokesperson for the IRGC, Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi

An unmanned US submersible Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it captured at the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz, at an undisclosed location in Iran, in this picture obtained on September 8, 2026.

US official gives ultimatum to nations in Middle East: Stop trade with Iran, or US will cut ties

In total Burke, a top US Treasury Department official, visited over 50 countries across the Middle East and Europe, warning them to cease relationships with Iran.

US military officers salute the remains of US Army Maj. Bianca Wilkerson, who died in a non-combat related incident while deployed in Doha, Qatar in support of military operations connected to the US-Iran war, during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, US, September 26.

US, EU strongly decry UN declaration promising international collaboration in face of pandemic

US initially requested that the UN removed "mentions of equity and universal access to sexual and reproductive health care services," to make the Trump administration comfortable with the language.

US President Donald Trump speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly at UN Headquarters on September 22, 2026 in New York City; illustrative

Pezeshkian: 'We will die but we will not bow our heads,' Tehran no longer trusts talks with the US

"No one can accuse the Islamic Republic of failing to explore the diplomatic path," Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Iranian state media IRNA on Saturday night.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 23, 2026

Protesters gather outside Dutch Embassy to Israel wanting answers on Netanyahu-Rutte Oct. 7 call

A statement from the Foreign Ministry on October 7 said that Netanyahu had spoken with both Rutte earlier in the day, and he had "expressed full support for Israel's right to defend itself."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, October 23, 2023, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, met with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

German prosecutors investigate alleged 105-year-old former-Nazi PoW camp guard over WWII crimes

Germany hasn't had a statute of limitations for murder or accessory to murder since 1979, allowing the prosecution of Nazi crimes from WWII.

 BARRACKS AT the Stutthof concentration camp, photographed after its liberation.

IDF bars hikers from entering parts of northern Israel over Sukkot

The restricted areas - IDF training grounds - are located throughout the Golan Heights, the Carmel region, Ramot Menashe, and the Netofa area.

IDF soldiers patrol by the Lebanese border in northern Israel, June 9, 2026

Former England soccer star Wayne Rooney says grandma was Polish Jew during Auschwitz visit

"This news is a reminder that the idea that Jewish people are not sporty is a myth laced with antisemitic tropes about Jewish physical weakness," Campaign Against Antisemitism said.

Wayne Rooney attends the exclusive UK Premiere of "The Real Rooneys" on September 22, 2026 in London, England.