He orchestrated Iran's massacre of protesters. He is also a philosopher who has written books on Kant. The writings of Ali Larijani, the Islamic Republic's top security official, reveal an elusive and multifaceted figure

Beirut residents reported hearing loud explosions in quick succession before noticing leaflets drifting over the city; some included QR codes to contact IDF Intelligence Unit 504, with the Lebanese Army said may put civilians at risk of personal data breaches

Netanyahu continues to urge Herzog to grant him a presidential pardon over his ongoing criminal cases, as Herzog discouraged Trump's remarks as a 'blatant attack' on Israel's sovereignty and governance

If the Iran war turns into a failure, Israel may turn from America's ally to its alibi. That would keep the MAGA coalition intact, bridging the gap between hawks and Tucker Carlson-type conspiracists – but the consequences for U.S. Jews could be severe

Kharg Island is the primary terminal through which nearly all of Iran's oil exports pass. Similar to Venezuela, anti-Iran hawks have urged Trump to seize control of the island and Iran's oil exports – Trump threatened to target its oil infrastructure should Iran block the Strait of Hormuz

The district court ruled there was negligible suspicions over graffiti and contact with a foreign agent allegations. The suspect's Wednesday arrest was overseen by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and televised by Channel 14

The announcement coincided with Quds Day protests, drawing thousands of regime supporters to central Tehran. Top officials appeared publicly for the first time since the war began, despite ongoing Israeli and U.S. airstrikes targeting multiple areas of the city

One person was in the affected apartment at the time of the strike but was unharmed in a shelter, telling Haaretz, "After a crazy explosion, everything was on fire." Earlier, a building in Holon caught fire following a launch from Iran; no casualties were reported in either incident

Next week's agenda includes deliberations on proposed media reforms and the death penalty law for terrorists, after restrictions limiting debate to the state budget and the war were lifted

Lebanese American Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, 41, a Dearborn Heights resident, drove his truck into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Thursday morning; security guards confronted and fatally shot him

Democratic Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Elizabeth Warren emphasized in particular the apparent U.S. strike on an elementary school. 'He has no idea what he's doing in this war in Iran, and now an American missile hit an Iranian school, killing about 150 innocent school kids,' said Van Hollen

Reaching out to the Lebanese government, seeking an alliance with the Gulf states, helping implement the Trump plan for Gaza and stopping the settler rampages in the West Bank are the places to start

The cluster bomb that killed Amid Murtuzov and Rustam Gulomov in Yehud has shaken their families, who migrated from Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan to build a better life in Israel. Each man was the anchor for his family: 'Everyone here is in so much pain, because we're here because of him'

When the military unit at the Tayasir checkpoint in the northern Jordan Valley was replaced by Netzah Yehuda, harassment by settlers from nearby outposts intensified. Palestinians say that this time soldiers joined in. Two shepherd communities fled earlier this week. Just one family remains

The Rotterdam attack comes amid rising global threats to Jewish communities, with recent incidents including a synagogue explosion in Belgium, shootings in Michigan and Toronto, and a car ramming at a New York synagogue, prompting calls for heightened security worldwide

For the first time, Jerusalem and its cultural treasures are in the crosshairs of a missile war

No upside for the U.S. comes to mind from the latest Middle East upheaval, going by the economic payback Trump likes to get from wars

Lebanon's Health Ministry reported at least 20 were killed in overnight Israeli strikes, including children in Sidon, as the IDF targeted infrastructure such as a bridge over the Litani River. Defense Minister Israel Katz said Beirut will 'pay a price' until Hezbollah is disarmed

The deaths bring to 13 the total number of U.S. service members killed in operations against Iran, which began on February 28

In an interview with Fox News on Thursday, President Donald Trump expressed a similar viewpoint on the war, saying that the operation in Iran is currently not focused on eliminating Tehran's enriched uranium. 'But at some point, we might be'

In 2022, Israel elected its most right-wing government ever. At least three wars later, a breakdown of Israeli voters show not much has changed, but Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right coalition partners are stagnating

Norway's reputation as a peace-broker could be tarnished by the allegations against the country's elite

The poll by Israel's Channel 12 News shows once again that neither the coalition nor the opposition bloc will be able to form a government without the support of the Arab parties

According to Israel's emergency services, a 34-year-old woman who sustained shrapnel wounds to her back, was among the wounded in Zarzir, a northern Arab community

Israel's bombardment of Iran strikingly resembles its previous wars against Hamas and Hezbollah: a form of perpetual conflict management which can never achieve the 'total victory' of its most delusional propagandists and which guarantees this third Gulf War won't be the last

Israeli and U.S. war plans weren't fully baked, aspirations of toppling the regime were too ambitious – and the war assumed a familiar pattern ■ The IDF seems confused over which front should now take priority ■ The chief of staff should take he blame for the dropping of the Sde Teiman case

The Israeli government's guiding principle for allocating funding is neither reconstruction nor public health, but its own future. Yes, even now

Meeting Israelis in bomb shelters: Zuheir Balawi taught himself how to make copper bracelets to ease the pain of the war, while Mazzy Sevilia notices how the social gaps narrow a bit down in the bomb shelter

In Washington and New York, police departments pledge to beef up security after string of attacks against Jewish places of worship

An industrial designer who feels it's easier to be a stranger abroad than an Israeli in Israel, and a retailer who thinks the country can be improved from within by facing reality rather than fleeing it

For 12 years, via completely secret channels, the German chancellor funneled the equivalent of 20 billion shekels to Israel. The goal: to fund its Dimona nuclear reactor and secure the country's future

The precision missiles Hezbollah are firing at Israel are mainly leftovers, but the group has already regained some of its military capabilities. It's time to examine their financial sources

While IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir seemed assured of a lengthy conflict, a source told Haaretz that no political approval had been given for a far-reaching campaign in Lebanon, although decisions could be made soon

Although Rabbi Yosef Kelner, who teaches at the Bnei David yeshiva in Eli in the West Bank, said not observing Torah is 'treason' and should be punished by 'a bullet to the head.' This is the same reason why Iran must not obtain nuclear weapons: Religious fundamentalism

The IDF called on all Lebanese residents south of the Zahrani River, about 40 km from the Lebanon-Israel border, to move north due to 'Hezbollah activity in the area.' According to Lebanon, more than 820,000 people have already been registered as displaced and 687 have been killed since the start of the war

If most of the public has indeed been persuaded that the Iran war is intended to ensure peace and security, then almost any war Israel has waged or may someday wage with any other country or substate power in the region is necessarily a just one and isn't up for discussion

The Israeli president is trying to secure his political survival in the same way as Netanyahu: playing for time and waiting for the next elections. Only Herzog doesn't fear the law, but Netanyahu's poison machine, which will make him a target if he refuses

The army is morally castrated when its heads – its top commander and the person responsible for upholding the rule of law in the military, i.e., the chief of staff and the military advocate general – don't take serious action against shameful military conduct that falls short of any conceivable standard for military service, preserving human life and human dignity, and basic humanity

A leading American podcast has exposed a tectonic change: Right-wing criticism of Israel is no longer confined to the margins – and it is beginning to shape the post-Trump era

Hind Rajab, who was killed with her family by IDF fire in Gaza in January 2024, has become a global symbol of Israel's war crimes in Gaza. 'We need answers and accountability,' said one senator

The prime minister said the president "needs to do the right thing" and grant his pardon request. The Justice Ministry's pardons department has advised against the move, and President Donald Trump previously criticized Herzog for not approving it

Israel's policy of endless war shows a leadership that fails to prioritize the next generation, manifesting in chaos for the country's schools because of lessons not learned

With the Iranian regime holding on despite U.S. estimations, and Americans hit in their pockets after the spike in oil prices, Trump's plan for an off-ramp remains elusive as he tries to cover all his bases

The countries said 'forced displacement, blocked aid and harm to children' may be relevant in assessing genocidal intent. Their filing joins those of 16 others on the Gaza case

According to the settler-led local council, the settlement Ebal, north of Nablus is part of the 'One Million in Samaria' plan, which aims to raise the Jewish population to one million by 2050 while creating 'territorial continuity' in the occupied Palestinian enclave in the West Bank

The suspect was arrested, handcuffed and blindfolded on Channel 14 News as heavily armed forces raided his home in a Jewish-Arab city in central Israel. Ben-Gvir told cameras, 'No one who incites against the state will be spared.' A court criticized the police for staging a 'media arrest'

How is a scavenger to survive in the dead of winter? It was assumed they'd simply follow wolves and cougars, but smart ravens have their own tricks, study shows

A group of eight countries, including Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, condemned emergency wartime restrictions imposed by Israel on the number of Muslim worshippers allowed at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan: 'Israel has no sovereignty over holy sites'

Palestinian residents of the West Bank describe raids, restrictions and unchecked violence by Israeli settlers and soldiers, while families in Gaza once more face rising prices and fear of hunger returning

Suspect shot dead after driving vehicle through hallway, injuring a security officer at Temple Israel Synagogue in the Detroit suburb of West Bloomfield

Iran's sports minister had already said the team would not be present at the North American FIFA World Cup due to the 'malicious actions' the U.S. has carried out against Iran

The strike, which killed over 150 people, most of them children, was first blamed on Iran by President Donald Trump, though mounting evidence shows that the U.S. was targeting a former military compound-turned-school, and that with sufficient due diligence, the mistake could have been avoided

Two tankers were ablaze in an Iraqi port after being hit by suspected Iranian explosive-laden boats, a step-up in attacks that have cut off oil from ⁠the Middle East, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States had already won the war

Supporters of containment once believed that, instead of endless wars, it was possible to contain an enemy through economic sanctions and international isolation. But for Iran, Russia and Hamas, money carries far less weight than holding on to power

Shortly after the attack in Ramat Gan, the Israeli army said that troops killed two Palestinians who they allege opened fire at a military post in the West Bank and attempted to ram troops

Last year, only three cluster missiles hit Israel. In the current round, Iran has launched more than 100, carrying far more submunitions ■ Two Israelis were killed

Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz welcomed the decision, saying in a statement that 'justice has been done' and labeling the case a 'blood libel.' Katz added that the IDF legal system's role is to 'defend and protect soldiers who are bravely fighting monsters in war'

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has a swathe of reasons to oppose the U.S.-Israel war on Iran. But he can't afford to upset President Trump, and that says plenty about his overblown ambitions for Turkey to replace America as the greater power in the Middle East

For three decades, the Palestinian Authority's envoy embodied the Palestinian cause in France. When the prospect of peace collapsed, the hope she had carried for decades crumbled with it. An obituary

Despite lacking security clearance and not being formally employed by the National Security Ministry, Osher Gabai has accompanied the minister to security facilities and shared reports on missile attacks and other incidents in WhatsApp groups

Turkey is starting to look like Iran's alternative to the Gulf nations it has been attacking

When Ethiopian Israeli Haymanot Kasau went missing, many investigators believed she'd be found within a few months. If she were a white girl from the Tel Aviv area, would the authorities have acted faster?

The woman's attorney says was prevented from consulting with a lawyer during her interrogation over the weekend. Her family says she was forced to step on a Palestinian flag as officers filmed her dancing with an Israeli flag 'in order to humiliate her'

Starmer's reluctance to grant U.S. access to British bases angered Trump and exposed a growing rift – even as Britain quietly joins the military campaign

The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is far worse than Gulf states feared, and there's plenty of blame to go round: Rage against Iran, dismay at D.C. and deep suspicion of Israel's regional ambitions

Israeli army says warning should have been clearer as roughly 200 launches were detected from Lebanon overnight, wounding two in northern Israel

Assessments indicate Iranian leadership remains intact despite weeks of U.S.-Israeli strikes and the killing of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and dozens of senior officials

Diplomatic sources say Israel's goal is to disarm Hezbollah even as mediation efforts continue; Israel estimates the Iran war could last about another week before the Trump administration seeks to end it

Israeli officials see that Baku's aggressive stance against Tehran is creating tension with Turkey, which is concerned about Israel's growing strength in the Middle East and perceived warpath to regional hegemony

The bohemian northern Israeli town of Pardes Hannah-Karkur, somewhat mysteriously spared of Iranian missile alerts, has become a subject of memes and a destination for those seeking serenity in the midst of war

Rumors of the Lebanese organization's demise are exaggerated, even though it is weaker than it was two years ago ■ Meanwhile, Iran's war of attrition against Israel has taken a psychological toll

Iran's Sports Minister cited the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khameini and the casualties from the current and previous Iran war, which 'killed and martyred thousands of our people', as preventing Iran from taking part

According to the Pentagon, the vast majority of casualties are minor, with most of them already back in active duty. The number of Iranian strikes on U.S. bases has fallen sharply since the start of the war, after the damage inflicted on the Iranian war infrastructure

Institutions still teaching are doing so on the orders of some ultra-Orthodox leaders, who claim that Torah studies should continue, even if only partially

At the end of the last round of fighting, Israel told the public that Hezbollah forces south of Litani had been badly hit, when in reality most of them simply fled north and have been returning to the region bordering Israel in recent weeks

Netanyahu, Defense Minister Katz and their peers want Israelis to 'take a deep breath' and not rush to end the Iran war, giving time for a total victory which never seems to come

After central Israel residents spent a sleepless night in shelters overnight into Wednesday, local governments in the north warn of a similar scenario amid threats of escalation of rocket fire from Lebanon and missile barrages from Iran

Can Israel's air defense system withstand attempts by Iran and Hezbollah to undermine it?

The pardons department at the ministry did not say whether it supported or opposed the request. President Donald Trump has been pressuring President Isaac Herzog to Pardon Netanyahu in his criminal trials

The source indicates that Russia is providing Iran with tactical advice on sending Shahed drones, which it has used extensively in the war with Ukraine and which so far have been effective at hitting targets in the Gulf and Cyprus

The move to release 400 million barrels of oil was characterized by the IEA as an emergency response to the U.S.-Iran war, but was played down by the U.S. Interior Secretary, who said that the oil crisis was a 'temporary transit problem that we're resolving militarily and diplomatically'

Ambassador Ana Salomon Perez was dismissed on March 11th, effectively reducing relations to the rank of chargé d'affaires. Israel's last ambassador in Spain was recalled in 2024

A year after first announcing the largest acquisition of a company founded in Israel, Google completed the deal that's expected to help it compete against Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure

As missiles strike the city after the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, residents without safe rooms are spending their nights in a subterranean parking garage beneath the Dizengoff Center mall

The U.K.'s Home Secretary backed the rare step of banning what police call a 'uniquely contentious' annual pro-Palestine protest due to tensions fueled by the Iran war. The march organizers say police 'capitulated to the pressure of the Zionist lobby'

The New York Times cited U.S. officials and others briefed on the ongoing probe as saying the strike, which killed 175 people – many of them children – likely resulted from outdated coordinates used by the U.S. military targeting an adjacent IRGC compound

The death of Father Pierre al-Raai in shelling by IDF in the Christian village of al-Qleiaa sparked backlash from Lebanese Christian leaders; accusations against Hezbollah and renewed calls for the Lebanese Army to secure the border area

Rabbi Gesa Ederberg, a convert to Judaism, will be installed this week as head of the Rabbinical Assembly, an organization that represents 1,600 rabbis around the world. She is the first person outside North America and Israel to fill this role