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One killed, twenty-five injured in Nahariya by Hezbollah rocket fire

US President Donald Trump, sitting next to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 26, 2026.
A member of the security stands guard as people gather for the funeral of Iranian security chief Ali Larijani and sailors of the IRIS Dena warship at Enghelab Square, in Tehran, Iran, March 18, 2026
An IDF soldier and tank operate in southern Lebanon on March 21, 2026.

Explosions heard across Tehran after IDF announces wave of strikes on regime terror targets

An Israel Air Force F-15 fighter jet flies over the outskirts of Tel Aviv on March 20, 2026.
US President Donald Trump, sitting next to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 26, 2026.

Trump says Iran war 'way ahead of schedule', doubts deal despite claims of talks

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An IDF biographical infographic on Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy chief Alireza Tangsiri, killed on March 26, 2026.

Israel kills Alireza Tangsiri, IRGC Navy chief 'behind blocking of Strait of Hormuz'

Trump says Iran's 'present' to US was allowing ten oil tankers through Hormuz

Fires are lit as protesters rally on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

'Toppling a regime is an art, not a science,' security sources say on Iran

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 Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, US President Donald Trump, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa attend a group photo session with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 14, 2025.

Gulf countries seeking seat at negotiation table following Iranian attacks

People attend an anti-US and Israeli rally, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 22, 2026.

No US-Iran talks ‘appear realistic’ at the moment, senior Iranian official tells Reuters

THOUSANDS OF pro-Palestine protesters march through the Auckland CBD on September 13, 2025 in Auckland, New Zealand.

New Zealand ministry gave $30K in taxpayers' funds to Gaza advocacy campaign

 Pro-Palestine protesters take part in a protest in front of the City Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada May 15, 2021.

‘Stop marching,’ Victoria Police in Canada tell pro-Palestine demonstrators due to police strain

A POLICE officer stands guard in front of the Jewish Museum on Nieuwe Amstelstraat in Amsterdam on March 14, 2026.

National Security Council advises Israelis abroad to avoid public Passover events during Iran war

Pack a Seder: How one box is reaching Israel's most isolated survivors

"The fact that you thought to come, took time out of your schedule, to come to their home - the light that it brings is rewarding beyond description."

Israel kills over 30 Hezbollah terrorists as IDF ramps up southern Lebanon operations

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Golan resident convicted of spying for Iran after passing tank movement, missile-impact data

An Israeli soldier sits on top of a tank that is deployed at a position in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon on March 24, 2026.

Hezbollah unleashes over 600 attacks on Israel in past 24 hours, doubling prior peak

An Israeli soldier sits on a military vehicle near the Israeli side of the border with Lebanon, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the US-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in northern Israel, March 24, 2026.

Knesset advances compensation for businesses impacted by war, benefits for reservists

Finance Committee chair MK Hanoch Milwidsky leads a Finance committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah, March 15, 2026.
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Netanyahu knows what Tehran doesn’t: Trump is 'all in' on the war

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Israeli soldier killed in gunfight with Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon, IDF says

SMOKE RISES from the site of an Israeli air strike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Dayr Seryan on March 25, 2026.

Tensions build in Lebanon as Hezbollah targets church, some close doors to displaced Shi'ites

 People clear rubble in a house in the Beryanak District after it was damaged by missile attacks two days before, on March 15, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

What a Shi'ite text reveals about Iran’s current logic

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Iranian hackers, illustration.

Israeli entrepreneurs raise $11 million to fight vulnerabilities exploited by Iranian hackers

McGill Law Faculty Chair resigns over institutional failure to protect Jewish students

Gavin Newsom says he regrets using the word ‘apartheid’ to describe Israel

 Student protest at McGill University in Quebec.

Fortnite tops ADL’s new ‘leaderboard’ ranking video games on antisemitism safeguards

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Herzog warns Europe ‘you’re next,’ blasts UK's Starmer over Iran terror response

Israeli President Isaac Herzog criticized Britain’s prime minister for what he described as a feeble response to Iranian terror  in an interview with StandWithUs Israel executive director Michael Dickson at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem. March 25, 2026.

Brad Schneider warns Democrats on antisemitism in Hasan Piker controversy

US deploys 82nd Airborne Division as Trump warns Iran to pursue diplomacy or face force

Iran warns its ready to open new front in Yemen, close Bab al-Mandab Strait with Houthis

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Members of the US 82nd Airborne Division participate in a joint military training with Polish 18th Mechanized Division in Nowa Deba, Poland, April 8, 2022

COGAT discovers motor oil hidden inside UN's humanitarian aid to Gaza in smuggling attempt

 An Iranian flag is seen on a computer's CPU (illustrative)

Iran likely to step up cyberattacks on US civil infrastructure, ex-White House officer tells 'Post'

INTERVIEW
A satellite image shows an oil terminal at Kharg Island, Iran, February 25, 2026. 2026

Iran fortifying Kharg Island in preparation for potential US attack

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Every citizen of Israel has the right to access bomb shelters, but not everyone can

OPINION

Israel has clear objectives south of Litani River, but will face difficult choices further north

ANALYSIS
Illustrative, a woman in a wheelchair outside a bomb shelter in Tel Aviv.
ANALYSIS

Why did David’s Sling fail to protect Israel's South from Iranian missiles?

The scene where a missile fired from  Iran toward Israel caused damage to residential buildings in the southern Israeli city of Dimona, March 22, 2026.

Low chance for US-Iran deal, but Trump 'can always surprise us,' Israeli officials tell 'Post'

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media before departing West Palm Beach aboard Air Force One, Florida, US, March 23, 2026
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What is IDF's view on pontential long-term occupation of southern Lebanon?

US defense giant taps Israeli drone navigation tech built for jammed battlefields

US defense company deepens collaboration with Israel’s drone sector

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Anduril, Palantir developing Golden Dome anti-missile shield's software

The Volkswagen logo adorns a VW ID. Buzz electric van at the Volkswagen commercial vehicles van and bus factory on March 4, 2026 in Hanover, Germany.

Volkswagen in talks with Rafael to manufacture Iron Dome parts

U.S. Army’s experimental H‑60Mx Black Hawk helicopter uses Sikorsky’s MATRIX autonomy suite, which forms the core of the DARPA ALIAS program.

Black Hawk helicopter featuring autonomy suite transferred to US Army for testing

Iran ‘begging’ for deal, Trump says as pressure mounts on Tehran

These pro-Palestine PACs seek to challenge AIPAC influence in US politics

US President Donald Trump returns to the White House, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Washington, DC, US, March 1, 2026.

Uganda will join Iran war 'on the side of Israel,' military chief warns

Muhoozi Kainerugaba of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), the son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, who leads the Ugandan army's land forces, looks on during his birthday party in Entebbe, Uganda May 7, 2022.

Sarah Mullally enthroned as first female Archbishop of Canterbury after 1,400 years

The Archbishop of Canterbury Dame Sarah Mullally speaks during the Enthronement Ceremony installing her as the 106th Archbishop, at Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, in Britain, March 25, 2026.

UK’s John Healey confirms protective measures amid Iran war, warns Russia aiding Tehran

Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey, speaks during a roundtable meeting with UK defence industry representatives and representatives from countries in the Gulf region, in the Officers' Mess at Wellington Barracks on March 18, 2026 in London, England.

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The civilians’ war

Latet volunteers distribute food boxes in public shelters in Tel Aviv.

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

Memetic warfare: US, Iran, and Israel battle for meme dominance and social media virality

Iran tries to portray cyberwar victory against Israel despite physical setbacks

Illustrative image of an Instagram logo appearing on a smartphone screen.

Asia looks to COVID-era playbook to tackle fuel crisis from Iran war

A coastguard boat approaches an Indian liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier, Shivalik, as it arrives at Mundra Port via the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Gujarat, India, March 16, 2026.
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Asia is most affected continent by Strait of Hormuz closure, with 80% of Gulf energy imports

Asia will be the most affected continent by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Israel major target for cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, study finds

'Silent murderer': Israel must deal with air pollution, epidemiological research finds

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Lessons from Iran: Decentralized, renewable energy vital for Israel’s defense, expert tells 'Post'

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A Judean Desert carpet of spring wildflowers.

The Judean Desert in bloom: Following ancient paths of healing just beyond Jerusalem

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Anonymous family donates $10m to Sheba to advance AI-driven medicine

Infant hospitalized with herpes after circumcision involving direct oral suction

SHEBA MEDICAL Center's new Roman Abramovich Theranostics and Nuclear Medicine Center.

Parental burnout, not military deployment alone, drives children’s wartime stress

Israel ranks eighth in World Happiness Report despite war, young Israelis place third globally

Iran war could trigger medicine price spike in UK, trade group warns

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

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.

Herzog visits Jerusalem absorption center, hails wave of new immigrants

Herzog visits Jerusalem absorption center, hails wave of new immigrants. March 18, 2026.
INTERVIEW

Aliyah Minister: US-Israeli partnership causing severe blow to Iran, inspiring aliyah

Minister of Immigration and Absorption Ofir Sofer seen with New immigrants from France arrive on a special " Aliyah Flight" at the Ben Gurion airport in central Israel on August 1, 2024.

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The new campus of NVIDIA in Kiryat Tivon.

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US Justice Department’s October 7 task force is unraveling, report says

These pro-Palestine PACs seek to challenge AIPAC influence in US politics

Gavin Newsom says he regrets using the word ‘apartheid’ to describe Israel

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The Archbishop of Canterbury Dame Sarah Mullally speaks during the Enthronement Ceremony installing her as the 106th Archbishop, at Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, in Britain, March 25, 2026.

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