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Security forces arrest 20 suspects in West Bank overnight

Twenty Palestinians were arrested by Israeli security forces overnight Tuesday, the IDF and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) announced on Wednesday.

IDF assesses Iran’s nuclear program set back years, but ‘too early’ to know for sure

Israel’s military thinks the recent war with Iran has set the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program back by years, but the assessment is preliminary, and it is too early to know for sure, Israel Defense Forces spokesman Brig. Gen. Effi Defrin said Wednesday.

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7 Israeli soldiers killed when armored vehicle hit by explosive in southern Gaza

Seven soldiers were killed during fighting in the southern Gaza Strip after an armored vehicle they were in was hit by an explosive device on Tuesday, marking one of the deadliest incidents for the Israel Defense Forces in months.

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Tehran will restore its nuclear program, Iranian atomic chief vows

Iran is assessing the damage to its nuclear industry following Israel’s intensive 12-day campaign against it, and arrangements have been made for its restoration, Iran’s nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said Tuesday.

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Egypt asked Israel to send delegation to discuss hostage deal

Egypt has reportedly asked Israel to send a delegation to Cairo to discuss a potential hostage deal, i24NEWS has first learned.

Israel claims victory over Iran, agrees to truce deal

The Israeli government announced on Tuesday morning that Jerusalem has agreed to a ceasefire with Iran after achieving all its objectives in “Operation Rising Lion.”

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Iran launches missiles towards US air base in Qatar

Iran fired missiles towards the Middle East’s largest U.S. air base, home to some 10,000 American troops, in Qatar on Monday, the Gulf country’s foreign ministry confirmed.

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4 killed in Beersheba as Iran fires multiple missile salvos just before agreed-upon ceasefire

Four people were killed and at least 22 others injured Tuesday morning when Iran fired six missile barrages in quick succession at Israel in the final hours before the intended start of a 7 a.m. ceasefire (Israel time) announced by US President Donald Trump.

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EU ‘concerned’ as Tehran threatens to block Hormuz

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told press in Brussels on Monday that the Foreign Affairs Council, composed of the foreign ministers from all E.U. member states, was fearful about the prospect of a closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran.

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Netanyahu gives thanks at Western Wall following US attack on Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday prayed at the Western Wall, Judaism’s second-holiest site, in Jerusalem’s Old City, giving thanks for the United States joining the war against Iran.

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Iranian retaliation against US troops could be in coming day, US officials say

The United States assesses that Iran could carry out retaliatory attacks targeting American forces in the Middle East soon, although the US is still seeking a diplomatic resolution that would see Tehran forgo any attack, two US officials said on Monday.

In Tehran, IDF strikes IRGC sites, gate of Evin Prison, ‘Destruction of Israel’ clock

Israeli airstrikes targeted key assets and symbols of the Iranian regime in Tehran on Monday, including facilities belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the notorious Evin Prison for political prisoners, and the “Destruction of Israel” countdown clock.

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IDF destroys 1.5 miles of terror tunnels in Gaza

Israel Defense Forces soldiers operating in the Jabalia area of the northern Gaza Strip dismantled more than 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) of terrorist tunnels, the military said on Monday.

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‘Rising Lion’: IAF strikes key military, nuclear targets in Tehran

The Israeli Air Force carried out a series of strikes in central Tehran overnight Thursday, targeting critical military infrastructure, including missile production sites and a facility linked to Iran’s nuclear weapons research and development efforts.

Netanyahu, IDF chief lead meeting with top US officials as Trump mulls attack on Iran

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, Defense Minister Israel Katz, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, and other Israeli officials met with officials from the Trump administration, which included Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, on Thursday night, two sources with knowledge of the meeting…

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‘God’s will’: Beersheba hospital moved patients underground hours before missile hit

Shattered glass and piles of rubble littered the floors of Soroka Medical Center on Thursday, after an Iranian missile ripped through the hospital in Beersheba, injuring dozens.

Gazan rocket hits near Kibbutz Be’eri

Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket on Friday, the military said.

Iranian missiles hit across Israel, wounding at least 17

A barrage of Iranian missiles struck multiple locations across Israel on Friday afternoon, causing several direct hits and wounding at least 17 people in Haifa.