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Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:50:55 GMT
Passover under fire: Israelis balance fatigue with cautious hope after month of war
Despite overwhelming public support to fight Iran's Islamic Republic in Operation Roaring Lion, the war is taking its toll on everyday citizens. 

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:21:12 GMT
Sixteen wounded in central Israel after Iran launches cluster munitions
An 11-year-old girl from Bnei Brak was taken to the hospital in serious condition due to shrapnel injuries. Her condition reportedly worsened following hospitalization.

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 05:59:45 GMT
Over 800 strikes, 16,000 munitions: Operation Roaring Lion thus far
The Operations Directorate, the Air Force, and Military Intelligence have been participating in a joint effort to “systematically target the Iranian terrorist regime,” an IDF spokesperson said.

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:58:02 GMT
Mohel arrested for death of baby linked to circumcision
The mohel, who had performed thousands of circumcisions before, had received previous allegations of medical complications.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:05:16 GMT
Maccabi Tel Aviv keeps Play-In hopes alive
With five games left in the Euroleague, the yellow-and-blue are within striking distance but need all hands on deck.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:51:39 GMT
Israeli chess player expected a forfeit, her Iranian opponent showed up
Yarden Bloch said she had assumed the game would not take place because Iranian athletes have often been prevented from competing against Israelis.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:47:55 GMT
Bennett draws coalition line: No government with those who do not serve - interview
“The next government will be based on a ‘covenant of those who serve,’" said Bennett. "Anyone who can be with me in a tank in Gaza can be with me in the government.”

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:38:56 GMT
Hamas urges Hezbollah to kidnap Israeli soldiers in wake of Knesset passing death penalty bill
Abu Ubaida, a Hamas spokesperson for the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, addressed his message to the Hezbollah terrorist organization, whom he referred to as "the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon."

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:27:49 GMT
Netanyahu says Islamic regime 'weaker than ever' as Lapid slams PM for inability to win Iran war
Netanyahu outlined 10 significant hits Israel has dealt Iran since the start of Operation Roaring Lion, including decimating Hamas and Hezbollah, and fighting West Bank terror.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:25:48 GMT
Reporter's notebook: The road out of Israel runs through a grotty Egyptian office - feature
With flights grounded and missiles overhead, one journalist's wartime exit took him from the Negev desert to a shakedown at the Taba border crossing.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:10:02 GMT
Netanyahu, Bismuth to advance controversial haredi draft bill amid IDF manpower shortage
At the start of Operation Roaring Lion, Netanyahu announced that the draft bill would be “set aside” for the sake of national unity and would not be advanced during wartime.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:44:58 GMT
'This is apartheid’: International politicians, governments condemn terror death penalty law
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez also responded to the bill on Tuesday, calling its passing "one more step toward apartheid."

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:37:39 GMT
Israeli industry groups seek priority outbound flights for business delegations amid wartime limits
The request was made in a formal letter to the head of the Home Front Command, as recent wartime rules have sharply limited departures from Ben-Gurion Airport.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:46:15 GMT
Carol Fesler appeal puts sentence in Rafael Edna hit-and-run case back before court
Rafael’s death in May 2023 became a rallying point for wider public frustration over road violence, accountability, and what many in the Ethiopian community saw as failures in cases' treatment.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:53:33 GMT
From Euphoria to Red Hot Chili Peppers: What to watch in Israel this week
TV Time: A new Red Hot Chili Peppers documentary, Euphoria’s return, and a comedy classic lead this week’s picks.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:44:56 GMT
'Fantasy Life,' rife with Jewish-American comedy, turns anxiety into an offbeat love story
Fantasy Life is anything but pat, and although I enjoyed the movie when I saw it in Haifa, I found it even funnier and more interesting when I re-watched it on a computer link.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:44:35 GMT
Ultra-Orthodox IDF reserve battalion was not suspended after CNN incident, CEO says
The Netzah Yehuda battalion had previously been said to have been suspended by IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir on Sunday, following an altercation between reservist soldiers and CNN reporters.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:35:51 GMT
‘Maigret and the Dead Lover’: Bringing French detective back to big screen - review
For those who enjoyed the books, the movie will bring them back to the atmosphere of the police headquarters on the Quai des Orfevres. 

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:16:13 GMT
Israel's new death penalty law marks moral break, sparks discrimination fears, expert says
For Prof. Yoram Rabin, a criminal and constitutional law scholar and president of the College of Management Academic Studies, the law is both a moral rupture and a legally vulnerable one.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:48:59 GMT
High Court begins reviewing death penalty law as Adalah files petition after ACRI challenge
The petition argues that the law creates a discriminatory system, saying the West Bank amendments apply only to Palestinians.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:15:31 GMT
All critical, essential targets within Iran to be destroyed before Passover, IDF announces
The IDF deemed "critical" targets as those that immediately threatened Israel, such as ballistic missile industry targets, as well as targets that were at the heart of the mission goals of the war.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:17:22 GMT
Israel halts defense trade with France, citing ‘hostile attitude,’ sources tell ‘Post’
Sources told The Jerusalem Post that the decision was a result of France taking a hostile attitude toward Israel over the last two years.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:58:30 GMT
Northern Israel faces over 50 Hezbollah rocket launches, drone infiltrations, leaving three injured
Three people were lightly injured in the attacks, including a 6-year-old child. Only two people were taken to a nearby hospital for their injuries. 

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:25:03 GMT
Some 20,000 new immigrants have arrived in Israel since last Passover
Among the new immigrants were children and the elderly, with 4,119 children and teenagers between the ages of zero and 18 and 2,426 people over 65 making aliyah over the past 11 months.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:03:02 GMT
WATCH: IDF reveals Hezbollah took control of Christian Lebanese village to launch attacks at Israel
Further, the military said it had killed dozens of terrorists operating in southern Lebanon over the past 24 hours.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 06:30:05 GMT
Four soldiers killed, two wounded while fighting in southern Lebanon, IDF confirms
The military shared the names of the fallen soldiers: Captain Noam Madmoni, Staff Sergeant Ben Cohen, Staff Sergeant Maxsim Entis, and Staff Sergeant Gilad Harel.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:03:49 GMT
Netanyahu: 'Only long-term solution for Hormuz crisis is rerouting pipes to Mediterranean'
"Long-term solutions include rerouting energy pipelines westward, across Saudi Arabia to the Red Sea and Mediterranean, bypassing Iran's geographic choke point," Netanyahu told Newsmax.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:56:50 GMT
Israeli mothers mourn together after their sons survived the battlefield but not their wounds
The OneFamily program draws more than a dozen women, ranging from their early 40s to late 70s, all bereaved mothers of soldiers, except one whose son was killed at the Nova music festival.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:10:08 GMT
Desert diamond: Or Divan and the new dawn of Israeli women’s soccer
Divan is a rare talent in the local landscape, her superb aerial game making her a constant threat on high balls, completing the profile of a truly modern and well-rounded player.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:47:39 GMT
Why most Jewish Israelis back the death penalty for terrorists - analysis
Israeli voters can seemingly contradictorily support the death penalty for terrorists and still doubt that it would deter terrorism.

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