Tobias Siegal

Tobias Siegal is a reporter, editor, and breaking-news-desk manager at The Jerusalem Post. He has reported extensively on Israeli politics, culture, education, and Diaspora affairs, bringing experience in breaking news coverage, newsroom editing, and story development. His work spans fast-paced daily reporting as well as broader editorial oversight. He holds a B.A. in Linguistics and English Literature from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Police arrest Haifa resident Ami Gaidarov, 22, over alleged Iran plot to assassinate Naftali Bennett, April 9, 2026.

Israeli arrested in Iranian plot to assassinate former PM Naftali Bennett

IDF soldiers of the Paratroopers Brigade, operating under the 98th Division, seen during operational activity in southern Lebanon, April 2026.

IDF kills Lebanese Resistance Brigade commander, Hezbollah chief's secretary in latest strikes

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks, while Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on, as they hold a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 6, 2026.

Trump says he will work with Iran for 'very productive regime change, there will be no enrichment'


Schools to gradually reopen after ceasefire, with uneven rollout across Israel

Some cities will resume classes immediately, while others will delay as Home Front guidelines remain unchanged.

Israeli Education Minister Yoav Kisch visits an elementary school in the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council after the Home Front Command and the Ministry of Education approved the resumption of studies in local authorities where the risk of rocket fire is relatively low and schools have protected spaces.

Israel weighs expanding Ben-Gurion flights after Iran ceasefire announcement

Arkia Israeli Airlines says it aims to resume its full flight schedule by May 3, but cautions that the current framework remains "influenced by the security situation."

AN EL AL flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 14, 2025.

'Political disaster': Israeli leaders lash out over ceasefire, split on who’s to blame

"It will take us years to repair the political and strategic damage that Netanyahu created," Lapid claimed, while Otzma Yehudit MK Zvika Fogel blames Trump for "wimping out."

US President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025.

WATCH: IDF carries out largest coordinated strike in Lebanon amid uncertainty over ceasefire scope

Hezbollah official says that if Israel does not adhere to the ceasefire, no party will feel bound to uphold it, after IDF confirms continued military campaign against terror group in southern Lebanon

A man walks at the site of an Israeli strike, in Al-Mazraa in Beirut, Lebanon, April 8, 2026.

Fourth victim confirmed dead after hours in Haifa building collapse, missile fragments hit Israel

Over 20 impact sites reported across the country, including Haifa, Tel Aviv, Petah Tikva and Ramat Gan; four people confirmed dead in a building collapse in Haifa

IDF rescue services seen at the scene of an impact site in Haifa, April 6, 2026.

Bahrain takes aim at Iran at UN, warns Hormuz threat endangers global economy

Addressing the council, Al Zayani praised international efforts to maintain stability but pointed to what he described as escalating Iranian aggression.

Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 26, 2025.

IDF kills Iranian ballistic missile chief, US strike targets key supply bridge in Tehran

US strike targets a major highway bridge connecting Tehran to Karaj, with a source saying the strike was intended to disrupt Iranian supply routes used to transport missile and drone components.

Smoke rises from the site of a strike in Tehran on April 1, 2026.

IDF destroys IRGC Ground Forces base in Tehran, begins striking mobile command centers

The Iranian regime has begun using mobile units as command centers in order to avoid Israeli and American strikes, according to intelligence shared by the IDF.

An IAF F-35 participates in Operation Roaring Lion, March 5, 2026.

'Fulfill your responsibility': IDF chief warns of manpower crisis in Passover letter to MKs

Zamir warned that an upcoming decision to shorten mandatory service to 30 months would result in “serious harm and a decline in the IDF’s order of battle,”

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir visits Central Command soldiers on March 17, 2026.

Iran fires largest ballistic missile salvo in weeks on Passover, buildings damaged

Approximately 10 ballistic missiles were fired on Wednesday evening as Israelis were preparing for Passover's Seder feast, marking one of the most significant barrages in recent weeks.

Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene of a rocket strike in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, April 1, 2026