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In a phone call with his German counterpart, Gideon Sa’ar says ceasefire does not apply to Tehran’s terror proxy in Lebanon.
Suspect Ami Gaidarov, 22, allegedly received over $22,000 from Iranian intelligence.
New Home Front Command directives limit gatherings in northern regions while lifting most restrictions across the rest of the country.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid had accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of a “diplomatic disaster.”
Israel’s Foreign Ministry accused Lebanon’s leaders of failing to confront Hezbollah and allowing continued attacks from its territory.
Ali Yusuf Harshi served as a “close associate and personal advisor” to Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem.
Muhammad Samir Muhammad Washah was a “key terrorist” in Hamas’s rocket and weapons production headquarters, according to the Israeli military.
The Strait of Hormuz has been closed in the wake of the Israeli Air Force’s pummeling of Hezbollah, an IRGC-affiliated news agency reported.
The U.S. president hailed the two-week ceasefire agreement with Tehran, suggesting the deal could mark the beginning of a ‘golden age’ in the Middle East.
The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit released footage of Israeli troops demolishing terror sites from the air and on the ground.
Muhammad Dawad led multiple attacks on Israeli troops.
Elbit System’s PULS system is designed as a multi-purpose rocket artillery platform capable of launching munitions across varying ranges.
Israeli fighter jets carried out extensive overnight strikes against dozens of ballistic-missile launch sites across the Islamic Republic.
The system has intercepted numerous ballistic projectiles launched from Iran and Yemen.
Another visit is planned after the conclusion of Passover, a spokesman for Ben-Gvir said.
“There is only one party standing in the way of a better life for civilians in Gaza—and it’s Hamas,” Mike Waltz, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said.
The protest denounces the newly approved legislation that expands the use of the death penalty for convicted terrorists and alleges mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners.
Tehran has “no red lines,” Israel’s Foreign Ministry said.
The IDF continues systematic efforts to dismantle the Islamic Republic’s fire array and aerial-defense systems.
The current restrictions on schools, gatherings and places of work will remain in force through Thursday.
“UNICEF has received reports of mobilization campaigns in Iran that include children, and of children working at checkpoints,” the United Nations group said.
Military post advises civilians to avoid rail systems, citing danger through 9 p.m. local time.
Elderly couple, son and daughter-in-law died when the projectile hit their apartment building.
After their bodies were returned and identified, slain Israeli hostages Amiram Cooper, 84, and Sahar Baruch, 25, were buried alongside family members.
Israeli-Canadian philanthropist Sylvan Adams will contribute $100 million to strengthen the Beersheva medical facility after the June missile attack.
The Ariel Municipality “has no decision-making power or veto over this issue, only an advisory role,” the appeals court ruled.
The legislation is expected to be brought before the Knesset plenum for a preliminary vote this week.
The lack of public outrage is “the symptom of a sick society and a sign of political and cultural weakness,” the artwork’s creator said.
“There are about 300,000 people who are actually responsible for keeping Israel in the developed world in terms of all the more advanced sectors of the economy,” Dan Ben-David noted.
The president told CBS’s “60 Minutes” his administration would intervene in the Israeli PM’s legal proceedings, calling it “very unfair” and pledging to help him.
Over 350 people were reportedly questioned Monday following a raid on the Histadrut’s Tel Aviv offices.
After a medical check-up, former IDF Military Advocate General Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was arrested on charges of “leaking and other serious criminal offenses.”
Col. Asaf Hamami, Capt. Omer Maxim Neutra and Sgt. Oz Daniel were named as the deceased captives brought back from Gaza for burial.
Once a tour de force, the traditional debate was snubbed and deplatformed in “a drawing inward to an almost ghetto-like environment,” one viewer said.
Amsterdam’s Royal Concert Hall refused to host two events featuring an IDF cantor, prompting organizers to pursue legal action.