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Israel’s wartime restrictions on the country’s airspace are tentatively in place through April 16.
Israeli forces arrested the Hezbollah-linked field commander near Mount Dov after an intelligence-led operation, the military said.
The embassy offered bus service to Jordan after El Al canceled additional outbound flights due to strict departure limits.
“I call on the U.N. Security Council to unequivocally condemn Hezbollah and designate the Iranian terror proxy as a terrorist organization,” the Israeli foreign minister stated.
“We call on the Lebanese government to take practical and meaningful measures against Hezbollah, whose representatives still serve as ministers within it,” the Israeli foreign minister said.
Channel 12 report alleges Ziv Agmon made racist remarks about Moroccans and disparaged Likud MKs and the prime minister’s family, prompting calls for his dismissal.

“Imagine you are at home. You have three children. Which one do you take with you first?” the Israeli envoy told the council. “Do you go back for the others?”
The terrorists were conducting military drills and posed “a threat to IDF soldiers and to the State of Israel,” according to the Israeli military.
Israel’s foreign minister and his Greek counterpart discussed the war, regional tensions and Israel’s military successes against Iran on Greek Independence Day.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir authorized new “quality strategic targets” in Iran and Lebanon.
A 14-year-old Israeli boy allegedly carried out paid tasks for suspected Iranian operatives, filming sensitive sites and spraying pro-regime graffiti.
“At a time when Israel and the U.S. stand shoulder to shoulder in the campaign against the Iranian terrorist regime, this decision carries special significance.”

National Security Council urges travelers to stay alert and avoid unsecured holiday events.
Rescue forces were dispatched to several impact sites in the Sharon coastal region.
Three additional suspects were detained and transferred for further questioning by Israel’s security agencies.
Twelve people remain hospitalized in serious condition.
The arrest was made as part of “ongoing cooperation and efforts to thwart provocative activity,” police said.
New Regavim report warns that P.A. has 65,000-strong ‘shadow army’ threatening Israel.
The missile assault was the 12th in a series of 13 salvos fired at the Jewish state throughout the day
At a U.S. State Department gathering of first spouses, Netanyahu urged leaders to condemn online harassment of minors.
The Israeli military said that Golani troops also uncovered an arms cache during a targeted ground operation in southern Lebanon.
Most compensation claims were filed by residents of the Tel Aviv-Yafo municipality.
Selling and possessing unmanned aerial vehicles is prohibited in Judea and Samaria under an Israeli military order.
The bill was condemned by opposition leader Yair Lapid.
The opposition lawmaker says Israelis agree on 80% of key issues.
Gideon Sa’ar praised Ilham Aliyev as a “visionary leader” during a visit aimed at deepening bilateral ties.
“We will advance the Negev on several fronts, and one of them is Jewish settlement,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
The IDF is searching for the body of Israel Police Master Sgt. Ran Gvili in Gaza City cemetery.
“They give their all. And we need to give them our all,” the prime minister said of the citizen soldiers.
Israeli intelligence helped prove that the mullah regime executed protesters, despite assurances President Donald Trump said he had received.
The government’s commitment is ambitious, but minority talent still migrates to Tel Aviv to succeed. Can new initiatives reverse that trend?
“Any governing body established in Gaza without the destruction of Hamas will be a puppet government,” Israeli NGO Ad Kan tells JNS.
“The State of Israel is determined to return the late Ran Gvili to Israel for burial,” the Prime Minister’s Office said.
Jared Kushner said the “master plan” to rebuild Gaza depends on Hamas disarming.
Finance Ministry prepares to sell stakes in IAI and Rafael while defense officials emphasize need for rapid development cycles and AI integration.
Netanyahu suggested one be named “Rananim,” after Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, who served in the Israel Police Special Patrol Unit.