Articles by Shlomi Diaz

The security situation didn’t deter families and solo arrivals. Most came from Russia (6,094), with 3,469 from the U.S. and 3,277 from France.

After a marathon ten-hour hearing, justices took under advisement a petition to remove National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. The attorney general’s office floated a compromise: immediate judicial oversight of limits on the minister’s role, plus a two-week window to nail down formal ground rules.

Belgrade announces an equal-ownership partnership: Israel supplies the tech and expertise; Serbia provides local manufacturing and development infrastructure. The plan aims to stand up a large-scale UAV production line for the region.

On a visit to Israel, Czech Foreign Minister Petr Mzinka placed a note between the stones at the Western Wall, toured the new 'Gate of Heaven' exhibit, and urged: "Keep showing this unique site to the whole world so everyone recognizes its importance."

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Israel Katz says Iran’s nuclear program and its ability to produce a nuclear weapon have been destroyed, and that the U.S. and Israel require the removal of enriched material from Iran as a precondition to ending the campaign; he adds that Tehran’s proxies have been dealt heavy blows but vows to finish the job.

In a blunt interview, President Donald Trump tore into Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni over security and Iran, citing Italy’s refusal to help secure the Strait of Hormuz and the government’s reported move to block U.S. use of Italian bases for a potential war with Iran.

Foreign reports say at least five tankers transited the Strait of Hormuz today, including one tied to a Chinese firm under U.S. sanctions, and two that departed Iranian ports. The U.S. military says that does not amount to breaking its blockade.

Dedi Barnea responds to reports claiming the agency misled U.S. President Donald Trump into thinking Iran’s regime would collapse in the war’s opening days, and says Mossad operated in the heart of Tehran and delivered precise intelligence to the Israeli Air Force.

Peter Magyar says he won’t automatically block EU decisions on Israel, promises zero tolerance for antisemitism, and plans to rejoin the International Criminal Court; Netanyahu congratulates him and thanks outgoing Viktor Orban.

The IDF killed several armed Hamas militants who approached the Yellow Line in central Gaza. Among those killed was Yousef Ibrahim Mahmoud Bashiti, a Hamas operative who was part of the cell that launched anti-tank missiles at buildings where IDF forces were operating.

Since this morning, Hezbollah has fired dozens of rockets and more than 10 drones at the Galilee and Upper Galilee. The Israeli Air Force intercepted over 10 hostile aircraft. An explosive drone wounded eight IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon. In Nahariya, a rocket scored a direct hit on a three-story building, lightly injuring a woman.

The United States has started a naval blockade off Iran's coast. "Neutral" ships were given limited time to depart. After Iran threatened to attack U.S. vessels that enforce the ban, President Donald Trump warned: "Iranian boats will be destroyed immediately."

Israel’s Health Ministry and Magen David Adom released updated figures on casualties from Iran and Hezbollah attacks. As of 7:00 a.m., 114 remain hospitalized, including two in critical condition.

Israel says an IDF–Shin Bet strike in central Gaza killed members of a Hamas cell, including an operative linked to the abductions of Hersh Goldberg-Polin HY"D, Alon Ohel, Elia Cohen, and Or Levi from a shelter in Re'im; others had held Avinatan Or in Hamas captivity.

Censorship was lifted Sunday night as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made an unannounced visit across the border with Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, while Hezbollah kept up rocket and drone fire on northern Israel.

Israel’s Advisory Committee on Senior Appointments approved Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman to head the Mossad. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed the appointment; Gofman is slated to take office June 2, 2026, for a five-year term. Multiple reports say committee chair Asher Grunis dissented over a past case involving teen operative Ori Elmakias; the attorney general flagged a "legal difficulty," and petitions to the High Court are expected.

In a fiery statement, President Donald Trump said the U.S. Navy will blockade the Strait of Hormuz and bar Iran from collecting maritime tolls, warning America is "fully locked and loaded" and vowing the military will "finish what's left of Iran."

Ahead of Yom HaShoah, new data from Israel's Holocaust Survivors' Rights Authority show that 63% of survivors are women, and the average age is 87.

Shin Bet and Israel Police arrested three residents of Haifa and northern Israel on suspicion of manufacturing explosives. Investigators say the main suspect was tasked by Iranian intelligence with assassinating an Israeli politician.

Staff Sgt. Tuval Yosef Lifshitz, 20, from Beit She'an, a fighter in the Golani Brigade's 13th Battalion, was killed yesterday in battle in southern Lebanon. An officer and four other soldiers were wounded in the same incident.