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Magen David Adom says six people were lightly wounded by blast impact and taken to hospitals.
The precision strike in Beirut eliminated Hamza Ibrahim Rakhin, the deputy commander of Unit 1800, along with his operations chief and a third operative.
The move follows French restrictions on Israeli defense companies and support for a U.N. arms embargo amid tensions over Paris’s stance during the war.
The country’s Defense Ministry signed an agreement for the production of tens of thousands of 155mm shells, boosting Israel’s local arms output.
“No one was hurt in the strike on Bazan, and the strike was not in production facilities,” Israeli Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen stated.
Liran Ben-Zion, 19, from Holon, served in the 401st “Iron Tracks” Brigade.
The bill is expected to go to the Knesset plenum for its final two readings later on Monday.
An operative in the Anatolian nation directed a cell in Samaria and recruited two locals for terrorist activity, the Shin Bet said.
According to an indictment filed against two Israelis, the Air Force officer’ exposure to classified information earned them a total of $152,331 on Polymarket.
The Menashe Regional Brigade’s “Netzah Israel” Battalion was suspended from operational activity.
“Even in times of war, we care for all the citizens of Israel without exception,” says Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
Projectiles trigger air-raid sirens across the north, hitting Haifa refineries as emergency crews respond to multiple sites.
Israel says the use of ambulances to move weapons and launch attacks a grave breach of international law.
Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Reza Sheibani has remained past Beirut’s March 29 deadline to leave.
The complex was “designed to have the capability to produce weapons-grade plutonium,” the IDF said.
Ahmed Faiz Salem Abu Rida “systematically violated the terms of the agreement, including by crossing the Yellow Line multiple times, transferring funds to suspects for terrorist activity and posing a threat to IDF soldiers.”
All assailants were neutralized.
Israel temporarily asked people of all faiths to avoid worship at major religious sites in Jerusalem’s Old City, the prime minister said.
The Iranian-backed terrorist organization has been firing rockets and suicide drones at Israel.
The holiday, which commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and runs from April 1 through 8, often sees large family gatherings and an increase in domestic travel.
The Israeli military launched 120 munitions at sites used for the research, development and production of weapons.
The president’s legal adviser, Michal Tzuk, asked for precedents in which pardons were granted before a trial was concluded.
The military continues to dismantle Iranian weapons production sites, nuclear facilities and missile launchers
The Iranian-backed Houthis entered the conflict on Saturday, firing a ballistic missile at Beersheva.
Israel’s antisemitism watchdog warns protests outside the Concertgebouw over IDF cantor Shai Abramson could draw hundreds of demonstrators.
The assailant was killed, no Israeli forces were wounded in the incident.
The MLB franchise has tapped the Kibbutz Gezer native for the role.
The Christmas advertisement is engendering backlash in the U.K. after viewers spotted a watermelon sticker on a teenager’s laptop.
Troops also apprehended two armed Palestinian suspects who were driving toward the Israeli community of Beit El.
President Donald Trump receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the Israel Allies Foundation for his unflinching support of the Jewish state.
Jensen Huang, one of the most prominent figures in global tech, wished Gaza survivors Avinatan Or and Noa Argamani “to see the whole world.”
Over 200 entertainment industry figures signed petition calling to free the Fatah leader from Israeli prison.
“There are still many mornings I wake up with that video,” related Avi Marciano, saying that the physician injected air into his daughter’s veins.
The conference will be led by the U.S. Central Command, with the international force slated for deployment early next year.
“We can’t apply a different standard to Israel than we do to every other nation,” the American ambassador said.
“Israel will not forget the crimes against humanity committed by UNRWA workers” on Oct. 7, 2023, Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon said.