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Syria FM claims Israel was told that Turkey was not building forces before airbase strikes - report

US President Donald Trump told Axios that he had been briefed on the Israeli strikes against Syria, but declined to specify whether the briefing had come before or after the strikes occurred.

AUGUST 20, 2026|ByTZVI JASPER

Syria's Minister of Foreign Affairs Asaad Hasan al-Shaibani attends a panel discussion, "New Dawn for Damascus: Prospects for Syria's Transition", during the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany, February 15, 2025.

Otzma Yehudit party chairman and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, together with members of his party, attends a supporters’ conference ahead of the upcoming general elections in Petah Tikva, central Israel, August 16, 2026.

Israel should kill ‘30-40’ Gazans every night, Ben-Gvir says on ex-hostage’s podcast

"I think that we need to do targeted strikes in Gaza every night, take out 30, 40 - not just those who endanger us in that moment," Ben-Gvir said.

AUGUST 17, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Explosion of infrastructure in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side. August 10, 2026.

Lebanese firefighters accuse Israel of intentionally causing fires during strikes - report

“Most of our missions are now related to fires,” Hussein Fakih, the head of the civil defense in the Nabatiya region, told the Guardian. “There are enormous areas of woodland that have burned."

AUGUST 13, 2026|ByTZVI JASPER

Smoke rises following what the Israeli Military claims is a strike in south Lebanon, released June 19, 2026, in the still image taken from a handout video.

WATCH: IDF strikes four new Hamas rocket-firing positions built in Gaza post-ceasefire

Hamas is now working harder than before to redevelop rocket firing capabilities against Israel to intimidate the Jewish state into heeding its demands.

JUNE 24, 2026|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Israel strikes deputy Islamic Jihad chief's home in Damascus - casualties

Two people reported dead and six others injured after a building was targeted near the Lebanese Embassy in Damascus, right after PIJ leader Bahaa Abu Al-Ata was killed in Gaza.

NOVEMBER 12, 2019ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

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Israeli airstrike leads to renewed calls for U.S. troops to leave Iraq

It was unclear whether Israel was behind three other explosions that have destroyed militias’ weapons depots in Iraq.

AUGUST 24, 2019ByNABIH BULOS/LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS

Cavalry scouts with 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, maneuver toward cover after an air assault during Platinum Lion 19 at Novo Selo Training Area, July 9, 2019. Exercise Platinum Lion is a peace keeping operation/ counter insurgency event designed to provide quality, organize

Histadrut orders 'lifesaving' general strike as workplace casualties grow

"If we can't find a solution, there will be a tough strike," Histadrut head Avi Nissenkorn said.

NOVEMBER 1, 2018ByEYTAN HALON

Nurses strike in response to violence towards healthcare workers

No recommendations have been implemented in the attempts to eradicate violence. The Israeli Histadrut of nurses declared: “It is unthinkable that a nurse could go to work and end up in the E.R.”

AUGUST 6, 2018ByMAAYAN HARUNI