Israel news feed
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Haaretz - 17:19 Feb 28, 2026
The strikes were launched without congressional approval, with Democrats leading an effort to bring a vote on a war powers resolution -
Haaretz - 16:56 Feb 28, 2026
The U.K. Maritime Trade Operations agency said it received multiple reports from vessels in the Gulf that they had been notified of the Strait of Hormuz's closure. There was no immediate confirmation from Iran -
Haaretz - 16:43 Feb 28, 2026
No system guarantees full protection, so Israel uses an 'onion defense' against drone, rockets and missiles -
Haaretz - 16:00 Feb 28, 2026
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also said that to the best of his knowledge, Khamenei was still alive. Earlier, it was reported that Israel informed Egypt of a plan to strike Iran about 48 hours in advance, according to a diplomatic source who spoke with Haaretz -
Haaretz - 15:27 Feb 28, 2026
Israel's Transport Ministry has not announced rescue flights for the thousands of Israelis stranded abroad during the current exchange of missiles. Some tourism companies are advising Israelis to head to nearby major airports, while others recommend staying put -
Haaretz - 14:45 Feb 28, 2026
While Germany, France and the U.K. called on Iran to cease attacks on countries in the region, Russia called the joint U.S.-Israeli strike on Tehran a 'premeditated and unprovoked act of armed aggression' -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 14:39 Feb 28, 2026
Israel’s National Security Council urged Israelis worldwide to heighten precautions, warning of possible Iranian-linked attacks following Israeli-US strikes on the Islamic Regime.
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Haaretz - 14:20 Feb 28, 2026
Targets in the Israeli campaign included Iran's military, symbols of government and intelligence targets, according to an official briefed on the operation -
Haaretz - 14:12 Feb 28, 2026
In a speech released shortly after the U.S. and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran early Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to 'destroy their missiles and raze their missile industry to the ground' while warning that 'Americans may be lost' in the 'massive, ongoing' operation -
Haaretz - 13:57 Feb 28, 2026
Netanyahu sees a historic opportunity with the military operation in Iran, but has overlooked the long-term risk for U.S.-Israeli relations. If the war exacts a price from the United States, many Republican and Democratic voters will accuse Israel of having pushed for it deliberately -
Haaretz - 12:05 Feb 28, 2026
While students will not go to schools in person, the Education Ministry is expected to announce its guidelines for holding classes remotely later on Saturday -
Haaretz - 11:23 Feb 28, 2026
'Look after yourselves, because this government won't do it for you,' Hadash MK Ayman Odeh said. Other lawmakers and politicians were less critical, with opposition leader Yair Lapid U.S. and Israeli forces for 'who are operating today to make the world safer' -
Haaretz - 11:22 Feb 28, 2026
Iranian missile fire has been reported to have targeted locations in Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Bahrain and Jordan. The IRGC said it considers all U.S. military bases and interests across the region legitimate targets -
Haaretz - 10:16 Feb 28, 2026
The U.S. president urged Iranians to take cover during the strikes, but to attempt to usurp the Ayatollah regime once American and Israeli forces are finished. Targets in include Iran's military, symbols of government and intelligence targets, according to an official briefed on the operation -
JPost.com - Business & Innovation - 08:07 Feb 28, 2026
“Tonight, we reached an agreement with the Department of War to deploy our models in their classified network,” Sam Altman said in a statement.
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Haaretz - 06:09 Feb 28, 2026
This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: An Israeli filmmaker who found herself after a breakup, and a Jewish Texan who never felt at home in the Christian culture she was born into -
Haaretz - 05:11 Feb 28, 2026
A single bullet fired by an Israeli soldier killed Mohammad Shreim, 18, who was helping a neighbor to herd sheep in Qalqilyah. Two days later, the army arrested his father and three brothers – for disruptions at the teen's funeral -
JPost.com - Antisemitism - 04:19 Feb 28, 2026
The poll comes nearly six months after a New York Times and Siena University poll found that Americans’ sympathies had flipped for the first time.