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IDF kills head of a central Hamas funds transfer network, US, Iran trade strikes on military sites

IDF kills two 'central Hamas terrorists' in Gaza Strip • Two soldiers reportedly wounded in Lebanon • US sanctions Persian Gulf Strait Authority

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IDF soldiers work to clear the Beit Hanoun area. Images released on May 26, 2026.
Israeli security forces at the scene where a house was hit by an explosive drone launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon in Metula near the Israeli-Lebanese border, May 25, 2026.

IDF kills two 'central Hamas terrorists' in Gaza Strip, two soldiers reportedly wounded in Lebanon

US denies Iran's claim that deal would reopen Hormuz • Trump says no sanctions relief for Tehran • Israel assassinates fourth Hamas military chief

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Israeli soldiers are seen inside southern Lebanon as seen from the Israeli side of the border, May 26, 2026.

Rockets fired from Lebanon as IDF begins ground ops. beyond Yellow Line

Netanyahu calls US President Trump • Board of Peace blames breakdown of ceasefire in Gaza on Hamas’s refusal to disarm • Israeli official tells 'Post' Khamenei 'difficult to reach'

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US President Donald Trump as he points while delivering remarks about health care costs and affordability from an auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, DC, US, May 18, 2026.

US conducts 'self-defense strikes' in southern Iran as IDF strikes on Hezbollah intensify

Iran's president orders reopening of international internet access • IDF strikes city of Tyre in southern Lebanon, following surge in Hezbollah drone attacks

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IDF destroys launchers used in Hezbollah barrage, Netanyahu says Iranian regime weaker than ever

IRGC recruits 12-year-olds to fill personnel gaps • Four IDF soldiers killed in southern Lebanon • Hegseth refuses to give timeline to end war

MARCH 31, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An IDF soldier and tank operate in southern Lebanon on March 21, 2026.

Trump to end war without reopening Hormuz, Netanyahu says Strait pipelines could be rerouted

Defense sources: Hezbollah and Iran weighed preemptive strikes on Israel • IDF: Hezbollah uses ambulances, paramedic uniforms, as disguises • IDF looking into UNIFIL deaths in Lebanon

MARCH 30, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump speaks to the media next to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon arrival for meetings at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025.

US claims Iran 'agreeing' with US on plan, IDF kills two terrorists in West Bank

IAF intercepts two drones launched from Yemen • IAEA confirms Khondab heavy water plant not operational • IDF kills Hezbollah terrorists planting explosives

MARCH 29, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People at the scene where a ballistic missile struck a building in the southern city of Be'er Sheva, March 29, 2026.

Iran's Pezeshkian clashes with IRGC's chief, nineteen injured in Beit Shemesh from shrapnel

IDF kills Hezbollah terrorist working as journalist • Pentagon preparing for week-long ground operation in Iran • Iran, Hezbollah step up night attacks against northern, southern Israel

MARCH 28, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police snappers working at a house in Savyon were a shrapnel from a cluster munition missile fell.

One man killed, several injured in Iran missile barrage, IDF conducts wave of strikes in Beirut

Witkoff says he 'thinks' meetings with Iran will happen this week • IAF intercepts over 90% of drones launched by Iran, Hezbollah, IDF says • IDF conducts wave of strikes in Beirut.

MARCH 27, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a missile fired from Iran toward Israel killed one person in Tel Aviv, March 28, 2026.

Trump grants Iranian request to pause strikes, two IDF soldiers killed in southern Lebanon

Two IDF soldiers killed in southern Lebanon • IDF continues strikes in Tehran overnight • One killed, 25 injured in Nahariya by Hezbollah rocket fire

MARCH 26, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 19, 2026.

Sirens sound in Dimona area, Netanyahu and Trump float talks with Iran

EU to assess Iran war impact on gas supplies at emergency meeting • Several wounded following wave of Hezbollah rockets • Mojtaba Khamenei reportedly unresponsive

MARCH 23, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Wreckage from a missile impact in Arad. March 23, 2026.

Cluster bomb fragment hits central Israel, seven IDF soldiers injured in northern Israel, Lebanon

No casualties reported after shrapnel hits central Israel • Iran says it will 'fully close Strait of Hormuz' if power plants are damaged • Comptroller: Netanyahu warned of air defense gaps

MARCH 22, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The damaged Zrarieh Bridge over the Litani river, after it was hit by an Israeli strike in Tayr Falsay in southern Lebanon, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 13, 2026.

Netanyahu says Iranian regime change possible after missile barrage hits Bazan oil refinery

Iran's Princess Noor Pahlavi to ‘Post’: "Iranians have chance to reclaim their country" • Two seriously wounded in North • Home Front Command lessens security guidelines across Israel

MARCH 19, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A fragment of an Iranian ballistic missile intercepted by Israeli air defense systems is seen lodged in the ground in the Golan Heights, March 19, 2026

IDF strikes 200 Iranian targets over past day after killing Iranian intelligence chief

IDF targets Hezbollah terror targets • IDF kills several Iranian soldiers at military site in western Iran • Israel will ‘soon’ pay price for killing Larijani, Mojtaba Khamenei says

MARCH 18, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An IDF soldier and her dog take refuge in a bomb shelter in Israel. March 18, 2026.