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  In what could have been a rare cross-border operation, it has emerged that Israeli warplanes reportedly pounded a compound in the Syrian village of Qusayr on Tuesday, according to Arab reports. The strikes, initially reported Tuesday as targeting a Hezbollah-related building in Homs without additional information, apparently targeted the pro-Iranian Imam Al-Husseini militia and […]

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant ■ Israeli defense minister vows to expand Israel's Rafah offensive ■ Qatar: 'No political will' for Gaza truce ■ Iranian president, foreign minister killed in helicopter crash ■ Israeli forces assassinate top Hamas police officers in central Gaza strikes, IDF says ■ Israeli drone reportedly attacks truck in western Syria ■ White House's Sullivan briefs Netanyahu following Saudi Arabia visit: 'There's potential for Israel and the Palestinian people'

  Israel was not involved in the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash that also killed several members of his entourage, an Israeli official told Reuters on Monday. "It wasn't us," said the official, who requested anonymity.  Raisi, a hardliner and potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in […]

Over 3000 academics from across the globe signed a letter in support of Israeli scholastic participation.

White House's Sullivan briefs Netanyahu following Saudi Arabia visit: 'There's potential for Israel and the Palestinian people' ■ Houthis launch ballistic missile at the Gulf of Aden, CENTCOM says ■ Israeli soldier dies of wounds sustained in Gaza combat ■ Dozens of Israelis throw rocks and vandalize Palestinian trucks in the West Bank ■ Finance Minister Smotrich: Israel must take over southern Lebanon if Hezbollah doesn't respond to ultimatum

Netanyahu: Conditions Gantz set are euphemisms that spell Israel's defeat ■ Body of hostage Ron Binyamin retrieved from Gaza, IDF says ■ Nearly 800,000 Palestinians evacuated Rafah since Israeli offensive, IDF estimates ■ Sirens activated in northern Israel throughout Saturday; 10 rockets fired from north Gaza at south Israel, Israeli army says

According to the Israeli army, the targeted building was used as an operational war room

Sgt. Ben Avishay, 20, from the northern Israeli city of Nahariya, was killed during a confrontation with terrorists in Jabalya. He is the 628th fallen soldier since October 7

Pro-Palestinian activists in Ghent have been protesting against Israel's military offensive in Gaza and say they welcome the decision but see it as a first step. They said they would continue their occupation of parts of the university 'until UGhent breaks its ties with all Israeli institutions'

Last month, the Jerusalem District Court ordered the Israeli government to allow the 'Parents Circle – Families Forum' to continue holding meetings between students and Israeli and Palestinian bereaved families, but the Education Ministry refrained from doing so until now

The work of Israeli poets was translated into English, French, Italian and Spanish in a new collection of poetry on the horrors of October 7. Plus, a new exhibit, 'Foreshadowing,' asks its artists and participants to do just that and Etgar Keret releases his 7th short story anthology

In her latest book to come out in English, celebrated Israeli author Maya Arad writes about three Israeli women in America. Reading it during Israel's turbulent times and in the midst of the campuses protests, it raises important questions about the future of the Hebrew language

Israeli defense minister Gallant: Won't agree to military rule in Gaza ■ Netanyahu: As long as Hamas remains, no other party will govern in Gaza ■ War cabinet minister Gantz backs defense minister in spat with PM ■ Netanyahu to CNBC: We disagree with U.S. on Rafah but will do what we have to do

Fighting and reflecting: many Israeli soldiers have been keeping a personal diary since the start the Israel-Hamas war. Here are excerpts from five of them

A Gazan and an Israeli living in Germany have raised donations for basic infrastructure for displaced Gazans, and already built a camp providing shelter for dozens of families

Beirut is keen to start talks on the new border as soon as possible, but Israeli officials prefer to wait until the fighting ends. By law, any transfer of Israeli territory must be put to a referendum – for which Netanyahu will likely struggle to garner support

The crisis between Israel and Egypt is deepening amid Cairo's refusal to allow humanitarian aid through the Rafah crossing, and Israeli officials are also concerned about the potential for downgraded cooperation in defense and intelligence

The IDF announced it had 'dismantled' Hamas battalions in northern Gaza over four months ago. Now, entire brigades of Israeli troops have returned, experienced just like their adversaries

Israeli civilian killed by missile in north border town, five IDF soldiers wounded ■ Four IDF soldiers severely wounded in Gaza combat ■ UN says over half a million flee Rafah, north Gaza as IDF tanks push deeper into Rafah ■ Far-right Netanyahu ministers lead march calling to resettle the Gaza Strip ■ Report: Cairo considering downgrade in diplomatic ties with Israel, Egyptian officials say

Israeli tanks push further into Jabalya, cross key highway on outskirts of Rafah, Gazans report ■ Sinwar most likely never left tunnels under Khan Yunis, NYT reports ■ Nothing has fundamentally changed in U.S.-Israel relations, U.S. envoy to Israel says ■ Five soldiers, Defense Ministry employee were seriously wounded in combat incidents in Gaza since Saturday, IDF says ■ Here's what you need to know 220 days into the war