Trump unhappy with Iranian proposal, Tehran fears popular protests amid economic uncertainty

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Smoke rises following explosions in southern Lebanon, near the Israel-Lebanon border, as seen from northern Israel, April 27, 2026
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump salutes during the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, last week.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to IDF generals on April 27, 2026

IAF probe finds pilots took off under fire, bypassing commander in Lebanon helicopter attack

REPORT

The Israel Air Force has completed a preliminary investigation into an incident in southern Lebanon, where Hezbollah attempted to target a medical evacuation helicopter with a drone.

An IAF Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk demonstrating a simulated evacuation operation at the fighter pilot's graduation ceremony, June 24, 2013; illustrative.
US President Donald Trump against the backdrop of the NATO flag, April 24, 2026; illustrative.

Trump unhappy Iranian proposal does not address nuclear program, US official says

Iranian sources earlier on Monday said the proposal would set ‌aside discussion of Iran's nuclear program until the war has ended and disputes over shipping from the Gulf are resolved.

People arrive at the United Nations headquarters before a meeting on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at the UN, in New York City, US, April 27, 2026.

Iran clashes with US, UAE, over position in UN nuclear non-proliferation conference

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As Israel becomes a dominant force in the Middle East, where does Turkey stand?

Police seize an M16 rifle and magazine filled with ammunition tied to a criminal shooting incident in Jaffa, April 28, 2026.

Police open investigation into Jaffa shooting involving M16 rifle

Israeli-Arab journalist Mohammad Magadli bridges the divide between Israeli and Arab media in Israel.

'I'll come and kill you in a week': Doctor arrested on suspicion of threatening journalist

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Hundreds of Google employees urge CEO not to sign deal with Pentagon in open letter

Members of Mexican Special Forces escort Audias Flores, known as “El Jardinero” a top commander of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, in the western state of Nayarit, Mexico, in this handout distributed on April 27, 2026.

Top Jalisco cartel leader 'El Jardinero' arrested in Mexico

Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026. The nationwide protests started in Tehran's Grand Bazaar against the failing economic policies in late December, which spread to universities and other cities

Iran's Supreme National Security Council fears popular protests may be inevitable

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An illustration of a cyber hacker and the Iranian flag.

Psychological warfare: Israelis receive threatening WhatsApp messages, likely from Iranian hackers

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Fallen soldier Sgt. Idan Fooks laid to rest in Petah Tikva cemetery

Fooks fell in southern Lebanon on Sunday after a Hezbollah drone exploded near his unit's location.

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Family and friends of Israeli soldier Sergeant Idan Fooks attend his funeral at the Military Cemetery in Petah Tikva on April 27, 2026.

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'We won't stand for this': IDF chief condemns soldiers who stole property in Lebanon

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The TV series, 'Unconditional,' has its Israeli premiere

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Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi speaks at a weekly news conference in Tehran, Iran, on March 16, 2026.

Iran looking into Trump's request for negotiations, foreign minister says

People gather outside a Pizza Hut branch in Petah Tikva, lighting candles and placing flowers in memory of employee Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, who was stabbed and later died of his wounds on the eve of Independence Day, April 24, 2026.

Pizza Hut to pay family of Petah Tikva stabbing victim indefinitely, company announces

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Russian troops resort to cannibalism on front lines as supplies dwindle, Ukrainian intel claims

REPORT

Assault outside synagogue, rock thrown through Judaica shop window raise Toronto Jews’ concerns

Both incidents took place in broad daylight, with no suspects having yet been identified in either case.

Man with Iranian flag shirt charged in Brooklyn hate crime assaults on three Jews

Aleph Bet Judaica, seen after a rock was thrown at its window on Sunday, Apr. 26, 2026.

Brussels church apologizes for 1370 blood libel, removes antisemitic stained glass window

ARCHBISHOP LUC Terlinden and Brussels Chief Rabbi Albert Guigui.

'You should have become soap': Pro-Palestine protesters kick Jews out of Milan Liberation march

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Hamas organizing pro-Palestinian protests, raising funds in Netherlands, Dutch intelligence says

Lebanese gov't yet to take any action against Hezbollah, Israeli officials tell 'Post'

Speaking to IDF generals on Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed that Israel was given "full freedom of action to foil immediate and emerging threats."

Hezbollah enhances drone capabilities by learning from Ukraine war tactics

ANALYSIS
Mourners carry coffins during a funeral ceremony of four Hezbollah fighters and two civilians, amid a temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in the village of Maaroub, southern Lebanon, April 26, 2026
WATCH

Israel's Defense Ministry detonates 700 landmines near Syrian border

Israeli soldiers walk by the entrance to the European Hospital in Khan Younis at the Gaza Strip, where they found a tunnel underneath it, amid the ongoing ground operation of the Israeli army against Palestinian Islamist terror group Hamas, June 8, 2025.

The costs of Israel's mishandling of Hamas-linked Gaza hospital chiefs

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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun pictured at the Presidential PAlace, Baabda, Lebanon, February 16, 2026.

Negotiating with Israel 'not treason,' Lebanon's Aoun says, stressing goal is to end war

Canada sees almost 150% rise in antisemitic incidents since pre-October 7

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Israeli attorney general Gali Baharav Miara at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem
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Orban’s allies move assets abroad, seek US visas following Hungary election defeat

US Vice President JD Vance and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban appear on stage together during Day of Friendship event at MTK Sportpark in Budapest, Hungary, April 7, 2026; illustrative.
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Hezbollah continues to launch drones at northern Israel and at Israeli troops in southern Lebanon. While many are neutralized, not all are. And those that break through the defenses are deadly.

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Israeli soldiers observe the border between Lebanon and Israel, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from Israel, March 4, 2026.

Israel sent Iron Dome system, dozens of IDF soldiers to UAE during Iran war

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Middle East military expenditure holds steady as global defense budgets surge

Logo of Israeli defence electronics firm Elbit Systems is seen at their offices in Haifa.

Elbit Systems awarded $200 million in defense contracts during Iran war

Iran's leadership is humiliating the United States, Germany's Merz says

Merz also said he did not see what exit strategy the US was pursuing in the Iran war - comments that underlined deep divisions between Washington and its European NATO allies.

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Bahrain revokes citizenship of 69 people who supported Iran's attacks during war

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The US Central Command has redirected 37 vessels since a blockade was imposed on Iran on April 13, the military said on April 25.

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