Israel

The Knesset approved an 850.59 billion-shekel spending plan and the Arrangements Law less than 48 hours before the legal deadline, averting snap elections. An opposition voting mishap backed extra funding for yeshivas, drawing public criticism.

A sudden policy shift by Jordanian authorities halted Arkia’s operations from Aqaba, leaving travelers scrambling. Israel and Jordan are in talks to resolve the disruption.

Two IDF officers were seriously and moderately wounded by an anti-tank missile in southern Lebanon. In a separate incident, an officer was seriously wounded and six soldiers were moderately wounded by rocket fire. The IDF says it killed Ali Hassan Shaib, an Al-Manar 'journalist' it calls a "Radwan Force" operative who exposed IDF positions.

Over the past day, the Israeli Air Force launched multiple waves of strikes across Iran, hitting weapons-production hubs in Tehran and central Iran, including a plant that casts and fills warheads with explosives and a site that makes components for ballistic missiles.

Minutes after an emergency home birth in Tel Aviv, an Iranian missile alert forced the newborn, parents, and MDA team into a protected space

The IDF says its forces are conducting wide-ranging offensive operations in southern Lebanon. Dozens of Hezbollah terrorists have been killed in recent clashes with Israeli troops.

A direct rocket hit in Nahariya killed one person and left another seriously wounded. Police and rescue teams are on the scene, urging the public to avoid impact sites and not touch debris.

Last-minute measures to expand departures are on hold. Despite hopes to scale up operations at Ben-Gurion, restrictions tightened and flights remain limited.

In an interview, the father of Staff Sgt. Ori Greenberg, who was killed in southern Lebanon, describes an extraordinary son, their final phone call, and what he calls Ori's parting message: "bringing hearts closer closer and love among brothers in the people of Israel."

In the same incident that left one IDF soldier seriously wounded, an officer and two other soldiers were lightly hurt. Fifteen more troops were hospitalized for hypothermia—one in moderate condition. Families of all the wounded have been notified.

Golani Reconnaissance Unit soldier was killed in a close-range clash; troops killed the terrorists, and searches continue for others, the IDF says.

“If Israel needs help, it only need ask. Their Ugandan brothers are ready to assist,” Gen. Muhoozi says

A reserve soldier was seriously wounded by rocket fire targeting IDF forces operating in Lebanon. A battalion commander and another reservist were lightly hurt and evacuated to hospitals. The IDF says the incident is under investigation, and Hezbollah claimed responsibility for more than 60 launches today.

In a virtual briefing with about 100 diplomats in Israel, Sa’ar urged governments to send Iranian envoys home, criticized Lebanon’s handling of Hezbollah, and warned that Iran’s missile range threatens Europe.

On a Zoom call with Israel's "Confrontation Line" forum, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to expand the security zone and "change the situation in Lebanon from the ground up" as the government approves new aid for border towns.

The Shin Bet, Israel Police, and IDF arrested ten Hamas-linked suspects from Beita in the northern West Bank. Investigators say the cell carried out IED attacks on troops, planned additional major assaults and a kidnapping of a Jewish resident, and even dug a tunnel to hold a hostage.

Shards of glass blasted onto a child’s bed after a rocket from Lebanon hit nearby. Moving him to the safe room before the siren likely saved his life, a city spokesperson says: "This is the reality for the kids of Kiryat Shmona—every day, a new miracle."

Influential pro-Israel lobby pushes back after multiple White House hopefuls distance themselves, as declining support for Israel makes the move politically advantageous

The Israeli Air Force carried out several waves of strikes in Tehran; the IDF says it hit weapons-production sites in Isfahan as Israel broadens operations in Iran and Lebanon after greenlighting new targets.

Iranian media report Israeli jets struck the Isfahan nuclear facility; without addressing that claim, the IDF says it hit Iran's main explosives plant and dozens of missile and defense targets in a sweeping operation.