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Israel to allocate funds to combat Hezbollah drones, Pezeshkian affirms Iran will not 'surrender'

Device explodes outside Damascus armament management center • IDF issues evacuation warning in Tyre, Lebanon • Mohammed Ouda reportedly named as new head of Hamas military wing

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An Iranian woman walks next to an anti-Israeli mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2026.
Activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla, aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel’s naval blockade, gather at a port before their departure in the southern Turkish resort of Marmaris, Turkey, May 14, 2026.

Israeli Navy boards Turkish flotilla for Gaza, Trump says Iran 'dying to sign' ceasefire deal

Israelis cross border into Syria • IDF faces looming manpower gap • Source: Drone attack on nuclear plant was message for UAE • Trump admin. reoprtedly urging UAE to seize Iran's Lavan Island

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IDF forces during the “Sulfur and Fire” readiness exercise on May 15, 2026.

One soldier killed in combat in southern Lebanon, IDF kills two Hezbollah terrorists in strikes

Deputy ISIS leader killed in US-Nigeria op • Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended • Tehran giving mixed signals on US deal • IDF chief visited UAE during war • China says it won't give Iran weapons

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A person riding a scooter carries a flag with an image depicting Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem, as displaced people make their way to return to their homes after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, at the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon.

Hamas military chief targeted in Gaza strike, Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended 45 days

IDF Chief Zamir visited UAE during Op. Roaring Lion • Trump 'not going to be much more patient,' says Iran can make deal or 'get annihilated' • President Xi promised China would not give Iran weapons

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Netanyahu says Iranian regime change possible after missile barrage hits Bazan oil refinery

Iran's Princess Noor Pahlavi to ‘Post’: "Iranians have chance to reclaim their country" • Two seriously wounded in North • Home Front Command lessens security guidelines across Israel

MARCH 19, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A fragment of an Iranian ballistic missile intercepted by Israeli air defense systems is seen lodged in the ground in the Golan Heights, March 19, 2026

IDF strikes 200 Iranian targets over past day after killing Iranian intelligence chief

IDF targets Hezbollah terror targets • IDF kills several Iranian soldiers at military site in western Iran • Israel will ‘soon’ pay price for killing Larijani, Mojtaba Khamenei says

MARCH 18, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An IDF soldier and her dog take refuge in a bomb shelter in Israel. March 18, 2026.

Two people killed after missile barrage from Iran, IDF starts large-scale strikes against Hezbollah

IDF: Mojtaba Khamenei is not safe, we will hunt him down • IDF kills Iran's top official Larijani in targeted strike • Israel preps for large Hezbollah barrage

MARCH 17, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A public shelter

IDF begins new waves of attacks in Iran, Lebanon, drone attacks target UAE, Iraq

IDF begins strikes against Iranian, Hezbollah infrastructure• Drones attack US embassy in Baghdad, Oil Industry Zone in UAE •Iran to issue global message to Muslims on X

MARCH 16, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A home damaged by an Iranian missile strike on March 16, 2026.

IDF pummels Iranian nuclear targets, dramatically reduces Hezbollah’s rocket arsenal

Rafah Crossing reopening Wednesday for limited pedestrian traffic • Gulf states hesitate on Iran response after over 2,000 missiles and drones launched

MARCH 15, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Missile impact site in Bnei Brak.

Araghchi claims Strait of Hormuz open except to enemies, shrapnel hits in central Israel

No problem with Mojtaba Khamenei, Iranian Foreign Minister says • US embassy urges Americans to leave Iraq • Drones strike Kuwait airport's radar system

MARCH 14, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Authorities work at the scene of a fall in southern israel on March 14, 2026.

US strikes Kharg Island in Iran, Qatar intercepts missiles as explosions are heard in Doha

Trump rejects Putin's proposal to move Iranian enriched uranium to Russia • Five US Air Force refueling planes damaged in Iranian missile strike at Saudi air base

MARCH 13, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An IAF F-35 participates in Operation Roaring Lion, March 5, 2026.

Sirens sound across northern Israel as Netanyahu promises to 'extract heavy price from Hezbollah'

MK says Israel knows ‘exactly’ how to end Hezbollah threat, weaken Iran • US refueling plane crashes in Iraq • Six French soldiers wounded in drone attack on Iraq base

MARCH 12, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People at the scene where a house was hit by a missile fired toward Israel overnight in Moshav Hani’el, March 12, 2026.

Northern Israel under massive attack as Iran, Hezbollah jointly launch missiles, rockets, drones

IDF warns residents of Dahiyeh, Beirut to evacuate as IDF strikes Hezbollah ● US destroyed over 5,000 Iranian targets since the start of Operation Epic Fury ● Trump claims that little is left in Iran

MARCH 11, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A man shows a missile alert notification on his mobile phone as residents take cover indoors following missile fire from Iran toward Israel, in Mishmar David, March 10. 2026.

US suspects Iran may deploy naval mines in Strait of Hormuz, over 5,000 targets struck in Iran

Two Hezbollah missiles hit central Israel, interceptors missed, no warning sirens sounded • Iran not seeking ceasefire, will retaliate against Israel, Iranian official warns

MARCH 10, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 10, 2026.