Assuta Ashdod Medical Center says an X-ray found the battery lodged in the toddler's esophagus. The pediatric team gave honey to limit tissue damage and rushed the child into an urgent gastroscopy. The child is recovering and expected home soon.
After reports that Iran hit Haifa's oil refineries, the U.S. president hinted at his coming response. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. won't recognize Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz. Separate reports say two senior Iranian officials were killed in Tehran.
Tehran issued a statement responding to the U.S. proposal to end the war. Pakistan and Turkey again offered to mediate between Iran and the U.S., and Egypt joined the call on Washington to end the fighting.
Revealed Sunday: IDF Alpine Unit soldiers completed a snow-climb, cross-border mission from the Syrian side of Hermon to the Har Dov area in southern Lebanon to sweep the terrain, gather intelligence, and track down terror infrastructure along the Lebanon–Syria frontier.
About 5,000 Marines have already arrived in the region, with another 5,000 expected this week, according to U.S. reports. President Donald Trump has not yet decided whether to authorize broad or targeted ground operations in Iran.
Three other soldiers were moderately wounded, including a lieutenant colonel from the Yahalom unit. Katz, a ChabadHasid who lived in New Haven, Connecticut, made aliyah to enlist.
IDF troops from the Samaria Brigade demolished the Nablus apartment of the driver who killed Staff Sgt. Einbar Avraham Kab, HY"D, in a September 28, 2025 ramming at the Jit Junction; the assailant was killed during the attack. Arab media also reported a targeted strike in western Khan Younis that killed six terrorists, as Hamas vows it will not disarm.
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.
On Shabbat morning, Israel's air defenses shot down a ballistic missile fired from Yemen; by late morning, a cruise missile was also intercepted. That evening, sirens in Eilat warned of a hostile aircraft. The Iran-aligned group says it is joining the war and threatens to close the Bab el-Mandeb strait.
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.
President Donald Trump tells reporters Iran is 'begging for a deal' but says he is not sure it will happen; Secretary of War Pete Hegseth vows the 'War Department' will 'keep negotiating with bombs.'
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.
Indiana University has opened a formal investigation into a Muslim initiative housed at its Lilly Family School of Philanthropy amid suspicions it funneled money to Hamas under the guise of "charity."
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.
The munition landed in a residential neighborhood, damaging cars and a roadway; previously, the group had aimed cluster bombs only at Metula. No injuries were reported.
The New York Times reports Mohammed bin Salman pressed the White House to keep the war going until Iran’s regime is removed, calling the joint U.S.-Israel operation a "historic opportunity"—as Saudi Arabia and the UAE are "considering" joining and Pakistan floats talks.
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.
