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Studying under fire: Israel's students navigate exams, sirens, daily life during Iran war

Israeli students juggle Zoom classes, sirens, and exams while navigating life during war with Iran.

Zoom school, March 12: ‘For young children, parents, and university stu dents, people are juggling many roles.’

Grapevine: Night train

Racers are seen running in the annual Jerusalem Winner Marathon.

Kindergarten in Rishon Lezion damaged in latest missile attack from Iran

Rishon Lezion Kindergarten damaged during an Iranian missile barrage.

After an Iranian missile shattered homes, Beit Shemesh residents learn to live in limbo

At the scene where an Iranian ballistic missile struck Beit Shemesh, causing extensive destruction and fatalities, March 1.

Jerusalem highlights: March 20 – March 26

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

MARCH 21, 2026ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Ron Mueck, ‘Boy,’ 1999, shown at a past Venice Biennale (see Tues day).

Crowd near Old City dispersed over safety concerns, Police say

The group had been conducting prayers for the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, the same day a fragment from an intercepted Iranian missile fell in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.

MARCH 21, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Palestinians are standing in queues in front of Damascus Gate on Eid Al-Fitr on March 20, 2026 in Jerusalem.

Gaza compensation: A controversial idea to free Israel from the war crimes debate - analysis

Ex gratia payments to some Palestinians will not solve Israel’s legitimacy problems - but many smart Israeli legal minds think it could be a start.

MARCH 20, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Palestinians rally to mark the fifth anniversary of the ‘Mavi Marmara’ flotilla, in Gaza City port, May 31, 2015.

Rewind history to the Gulf War with these Israeli classics

TV Time: The Israel Film Archive has a wealth of clips going back over a century, including home movies, footage of weddings, nature scenes, inventions, fashion shows, folk dances, and movies, etc.

MARCH 20, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN

MARY, THE plain yet intellectually savvy Bennet sister, is the main character in ‘The Other Bennet Sister.’

Israeli artist Idan Raichel blends music, art and desert magic in 'Fata Morgana'

Idan Raichel’s desert festival “Fata Morgana” blends music, art and resilience amid a time of war and uncertainty.

MARCH 20, 2026ByDAVID BRINN

US State Department partners with El Al to return American citizens from Israel

According to the State Department, El Al has returned over 2,000 Americans to the United States since the beginning of Operation Epic Fury, in flights exclusively designated for US citizens.

MARCH 20, 2026ByTZVI JASPER

El Al plane takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, March 5, 2026.

IDF kills nearly 600 Hezbollah terrorists since renewed fighting, including two 'major-generals'

Out of the terrorists, there were at least 220 Radwan Force members and 150 surface-to-surface missile launcher operatives, according to the military.

MARCH 20, 2026ByJAMES GENN

IDF soldiers operate in southern Lebanon against Hezbollah terrorists, published March 20, 2026.

Israel’s ambassador to Russia summoned over IDF strike in Lebanon injuring RT journalist, crew

“Any attempt to portray this as an intentional strike that was targeting journalists is absurd and far removed from reality,” he said, underscoring that the IDF operates against militant threats.

MARCH 20, 2026ByAMICHAI STEIN, CORINNE BAUM