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Iranian missile fragments hit several locations in central Israel following interception

Several locations in central Israel were hit by fragments from an Iranian missile following a launch towards the region, according to reports received by Magen David Adom and United Hatzalah on Tuesday morning.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Iran attacked Saudi Arabia’s Jubail petrochemical complex, IRGC says

Iran has attacked Saudi Arabia's Jubail petrochemical complex, the heart of the kingdom's downstream energy sector and home to multi-billion-dollar joint ventures, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Tuesday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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IDF Home Front Command maintains strict safety guidelines

The Israel Defense Forces Home Front Command announced that its guidelines will remain unchanged at least until 8 p.m. on Thursday. By then, it will conduct another assessment.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel welcomes UNICEF’s rebuke of Tehran’s child recruitment

Israel’s Foreign Ministry on Monday welcomed what it described as a belated condemnation by UNICEF of Iran’s recruitment of children into its military.

“We appreciate that UNICEF is at last acknowledging the Iranian regime’s appalling recruitment of children into its insane war machine—a barbaric violation that demands clear condemnation and...

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1 attacker killed, two hurt in gun battle with police outside unstaffed Israeli consulate in Istanbul

Three assailants opened fire at police outside a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, sparking a gunfight that left one attacker dead, Turkish officials said. The two other assailants were injured and captured.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Netanyahu calls Trump: Deeply proud Israel could help save US pilot in Iran

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shared on Monday morning that he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump and was “deeply proud” that Israel could “contribute to saving a brave American warrior,” referring to the rescue mission of the downed pilot from Iranian territory.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Katz, IDF: We assassinated IRGC intelligence chief Majid Khademi

Defense Minister Israel Katz and the IDF announced on Monday that the Israel Air Force assassinated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’s Intelligence Organization chief, Majid Khademi.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Downed US airman said to have directed strikes on Iranian positions from hiding place

As the US weapons officer whose fighter jet was downed over Iran hid in a mountain ridge waiting for American troops to rescue him, he helped direct airstrikes against the Islamic Republic’s advancing forces via emergency communications equipment, The New York Times reported Sunday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Hamas spokesman says terror group will not disarm

The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s “military wing,” on Sunday denounced calls for its disarmament under U.S. President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan as “extremely dangerous.”

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Four bodies found under rubble after Iranian missile strikes Haifa

Four bodies have been retrieved from under the rubble at the site of the Iranian ballistic missile impact in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, rescue services said on Monday afternoon.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Yemen’s Houthis threaten potential closure of key Red Sea strait if Gulf states join war

A senior Houthi official warned that the Iran-backed terror group in Yemen could move to shutter the Bab el-Mandeb Strait if any Gulf countries join the US and Israeli strikes against Iran.

Read more: The Times of Israel 

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In talk with Pope, Herzog warns Iran endangers all faiths

Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke on Friday with Pope Leo XIV. The two exchanged greetings for the Passover and Easter holidays, while also addressing regional security threats and interfaith concerns.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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One lightly wounded after Iranian missile barrage targets northern Israel

A 79-year-old man was lightly wounded by Iranian cluster missile debris in Kiryat Ata on Friday morning, emergency services stated on Friday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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ISIS’s Easter message: Set fire to synagogues, churches worldwide

The Islamic State (ISIS) has called on Muslims to carry out arson attacks against synagogues and churches across the United States, Europe and elsewhere over the Easter weekend in its weekly propaganda outlet Al-Naba.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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US intelligence said to assess around half of Iran’s missile launchers still intact

US intelligence has assessed that around half of Iran’s ballistic missile launchers are still intact despite over a month of US and Israeli bombardment across the country, CNN reported early Friday, citing three sources familiar with the intelligence.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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IDF dismantles weapons manufacturing machines near Nablus in Samaria

Israel Defense Forces soldiers overnight Tuesday located and dismantled two machines used for weapons production in the Nablus area in central Samaria, the military said.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Latin Patriarch holds limited prayers at Holy Sepulchre after Palm Sunday uproar

Catholic leaders led Holy Thursday prayers at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem without public attendance as the city’s major holy sites continue to be closed due to the ongoing Iran war.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Hezbollah fires some 130 rockets at north on Passover; 4 lightly injured

Four people were lightly injured as Hezbollah fired around 130 rockets at northern Israel on Wednesday and Thursday, the start of the Passover holiday, as the military struck dozens of sites in Lebanon belonging to the Iran-backed terror group.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Hezbollah will pay heavy price for rocket fire during Passover, Katz vows

Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed on Thursday to exact “a very heavy price” on Hezbollah for launching a barrage of rockets at Israeli civilians during the Passover meal the previous day.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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Rubio: War on Iran ‘our last best chance’ to prevent nuclear push

The military campaign against Iran was “our last best chance” to eliminate the conventional threat posed by missiles and drones that Tehran has built to shield its pursuit of nuclear weapons, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate