One wounded following rocket barrage from Hezbollah, Trump's blockade on Hormuz goes into effect

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US Navy and US Marine Corps aircraft attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 are arrayed on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 10, 2026.
IDF soldiers of the Paratroopers Brigade, operating under the 98th Division, seen during operational activity in southern Lebanon, April 2026.
A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, April 12, 2026.

Netanyahu: Israel supports Trump's Hormuz blockade, Vance said no nuclear enrichment for Iran

Large billboards near Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv, showing support for PM Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Trump, April 13, 2026.
Anti-missile batteries fire interception missiles toward incoming ballistic missiles launched from Lebanon, as seen in northern Israel, April 11, 2026.

At least one woman wounded by Hezbollah rocket barrage launched towards Nahariya, MDA confirms

US President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026.

NATO allies refuse to join Trump's Strait of Hormuz blockade

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Graffiti was spraypainted on Temple Israel in Minneapolis on Oct. 7, 2025, the two-year anniversary of Hamas' attack in Israel.

Israel reports 1,000 antisemitic incidents worldwide, 20 killed in past year

‘GLORY TO HAMAS’ graffiti is seen on a billboard above a shop in Melbourne, Australia, Oct. 7, 2025.

Despite Gaza ceasefire, antisemitism rates higher in several countries, TAU report says

Prior to Russia’s 2022 invasion, Ukraine hadn’t invested in drone technology, but now it is considered to be a master of drone warfare.

Ukraine downed Iranian drones in Middle East during Iran war, Zelensky claims

Birds fly as smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026.

Iranian passenger plane destroyed in US strikes on Mashhad International Airport

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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (not pictured) meet at Chigi Palace, in Rome, Italy, November 7, 2025.

Fatah conference is a 'test' of Palestinian Authority support for prisoners

Polymarket Logo And Website With Prediction Market Interface On Computer Screen.

Perfectly timed Polymarket bets on US-Iran ceasefire draw calls for investigation

International Good Deeds Day: 115 countries, millions of participants, sparked by 1 woman’s drive

 20 years of doing good: Good Deeds Day initiator Shari Arison volunteers for people with special needs in Miami

IDF: Within a few days, there won't be major fights left in Lebanon

Ben-Gvir expands gun access to Caesarea, home of Sara and Yair Netanyahu

IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, April 10, 2026.

Reservists Party opens HQ in Kiryat Shmona under Hezbollah fire, urges leaders to move north

Reservists Party opens headquarters in Kiryat Shmona, party leader Yoaz Hendel and members gather at the opening, April 13, 2026.

From crisis to capital: Iron Nation launches $60 million to help Israeli startups expand to US

Chen Linchevsky (Left), Jason Wolf (Middle), and Gil Friedlander (Right).

France, Spain's anti-Israel bias push Israel-Europe relations to new heights

A projectile approaches what US Central Command (CENTCOM) says is an Iranian naval vessel, during strikes that included attacks on mine-laying vessels, at a location given as near the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in this screen grab from video released March 10, 2026.

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ANALYSIS
US President Donald Trump looks on after disembarking Air Force One as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, April 12, 2026.

Trump: ‘I don’t care’ if Iran comes back to negotiations

SUPPORTERS OF Iran’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and pro-Israel demonstrators gather outside the Iranian embassy during a protest in London, last year.

The gap of how Iranians view Israel and the regime

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Dozens of large and small stone flakes and production waste found at the  Jojosi excavation site in eastern South Africa, April 11, 2026.

Early humans in South Africa used dedicated quarries for stone as long as 220,000 years ago

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Almost half of young Muslims in Germany hold Islamist attitudes, study finds

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Pro-Palestine demonstrators attend a rally against Israeli aggression called by Amnesty International and others near the Bundestag on February 15, 2025 in Berlin, Germany.

South Korea’s President sparks diplomatic row with Israel over Holocaust comparison remarks

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during his new year press conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
OPINION

The thriving and lucrative business of antisemitism

Megyn Kelly speaks during a rally for US President-elect Donald Trump, the day before he is scheduled to be inaugurated for a second term, in Washington, US, January 19, 2025.
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Gaza flotilla backed by Greenpeace falters on departure date due to storm

French cement maker Lafarge found guilty of financing jihadists in Syria

US to begin enforcing maritime blockade in Strait of Hormuz on Monday, Trump confirms

The logo of the French building materials maker Lafarge at Lafarge concrete production plant in Pantin near Paris, France, November 3, 2025.

Erdogan threatens military action against Israel, MK calls him a 'megalomaniacal dictator'

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a joint press conference with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, February 11, 2026.

Turkey says NATO should reset ties with Trump at next summit, prepare for future

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during an interview with Reuters at the 23rd edition of the annual Doha Forum, in Doha, Qatar, December 6, 2025.

'Israel cannot live without hostility': Turkey warns Israel may target it next

'Donald, don't quack': MK Fogel deletes X post mocking Trump, says he wanted 'to be heard'

Israel to mark Holocaust remembrance, but ceremonies disrupted by Iran war

MK Zvika Fogel leads a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah, March 15, 2026.
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Schindler in Persian: Iranian heroes who painted the Holocaust with light

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OPINION

Iran is asking to be destroyed

ILLUSTRATIVE: Israelis protest against the war in Jerusalem during the war between Israel, Iran and Hezbollah, April 4, 2026.
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Tehran’s greatest blunder

ByAMINE AYOUB

Senior IDF officer shares how IDF prepares its UAV fleet for next round of Iran war

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Lockheed Martin awarded $4.7 billion contract to boost Patriot missile production

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CENTCOM using underwater drones to clear mines in the Strait of Hormuz

Drone tech's impact on warfare: From tactical drones to high-precision missiles

Drone tech's impact on warfare: From tactical drones to high-precision missiles

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ILLUSTRATIVE: Iranian missiles are displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps(IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran, November 12, 2025.

A ceasefire won't stop Iran's military industry

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'I like his brother more': Trump slams Pope Leo over Iran nuclear issue, left-wing policies

International Christian Embassy condemns burning of Netanyahu effigy at Spain Easter ceremony

Pope Leo XIV walks as he leaves the papal residence to head back to the Vatican, in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, March 31, 2026.

Pope Leo to begin 10-day Africa tour on mission to spotlight continent's needs

Pope Leo XIV gestures as he leaves after Palm Sunday Mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 29, 2026.

Spain reopens embassy in Tehran following US-Iran ceasefire

A shuttered window of the Spanish embassy in Argentina is seen as Spain has recalled its ambassador after Argentina's President Javier Milei called Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's wife Begona Gomez "corrupt" during a far-right rally in Madrid, in Buenos Aires, Argentina May 19, 2024.

IDF Merkava tank rammed UNIFIL vehicles on two occasions on Sunday, UN force claims

UNIFIL Chief Maj.-Gen. Diodato Abagnara, attends a meeting in Beirut, Lebanon, March 14, 2026; illustrative.

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Matan Shitrit, Chief Economist at Phoenix Financial

“The human capital of Israel’s economy is what continues to drive its growth”

Chairman of the Board of Bank Leumi, Uri Alon

Amid war with Iran hospitals in central Israel operate under emergency conditions and severe strain

Dr. Alon Bar, Head of the trauma unit at the Kaplan Medical Center on the scene of an emergency

IDB Chief Economist Einat Meir on Israel’s 2026 economic outlook and the global picture

Rethinking risk: Why Israel is no longer the outlier

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Einat Meir, chief economist at Israel Discount Bank

Bank Hapoalim’s US arm funds $203m Manhattan housing conversion

The Candler Building in Midtown Manhattan.
OPINION

Are Polymarket, Kalshi illegal gambling sites or legitimate financial trading platforms?

The logo of prediction market trading platform Polymarket is seen on a digital screen (illustrative)
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Iran war has cost Israel $11.5 billion in budgetary expenses, Finance Ministry says

Ignoring Central Asia’s environmental crisis is a strategic mistake

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Anthony Albanese deploys troops to aid flood-hit Katherine communities

Illustrative image of a town in Central Asia.
STUDY

Israel's noise pollution upsets animals as much as people - but can be reduced

Some of the bags seized, including the Gundelia tournefortii - which is in danger of extinction due to over-harvesting.

Hundreds of kilos of protected plant seized by Israel Nature and Parks Authority in Golan

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Prehistoric children’s remains show syphilis-like disease spread through ancient Vietnam

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Inside trauma: How AI is helping Israelis see the invisible wounds of war

Some 20,000 new immigrants have arrived in Israel since last Passover

Ben-Gurion Airport closure delays arrival of 140 new immigrants amid Operation Roaring Lion

Group picture of the new Olim that arrived in Israel.

She moved to Israel during war and this chess champion says she would do it again

CHESS CHAMPION Tícia Gara.

Despite Iran war, 40 American, Canadian Jews make aliyah ahead of Passover

Group picture of the new Olim that arrived in Israel.

Knesset advances bill granting five-year tax exemption to olim, returning residents

Minister of Finance and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, February 23, 2026.

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