Lebanon claims Israel broke ceasefire, Trump says Iran war 'going swimmingly'

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IDF uses Ro'em self-propelled howitzer artillery for first time in southern Lebanon

Kids holding the Hezbollah flags stand in a vehicle as displaced people make their way to return to their homes after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, at the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, April 17, 2026.
IDF activity in southern Lebanon, April 15, 2026.
US President Donald Trump looks on as he boards Air Force One for his trip to Las Vegas, Nevada, as he departs Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, on the day he announced that Israeli and Lebanese leaders had agreed to begin a 10-day ceasefire, April 16, 2026.

London counterterrorism police investigate reported hazardous materials incident at Israeli embassy

Israeli embassy in London.
Tel Aviv City Hall is lit up in the colors of the Lebanese national flag in solidarity a day after the devastating blast at Beirut Port in August 2000.

Israel-Lebanon ceasefire opens a window - but Hezbollah still holds the door

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Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur looks on during an interview in Vilnius, Lithuania, April 16, 2026.

NATO will not collapse and US will defend its allies, Estonian minister says

EU to restore Syria relations, strengthen trade and security ties, document shows

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a media briefing in Budapest, Hungary, December 21, 2022.

Middle Israel: Orbán’s defeat, Hungary's political shift, and lessons for Israel

OPINION
Displaced people react as they return to their homes in a vehicle carrying belongings on its roof after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Sidon, Lebanon, April 17, 2026.

Lebanese civilians force past barriers to reach southern Lebanon despite IDF warnings

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IDF activity in southern Lebanon, April 15, 2026.

US releases details of Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, Israel preserves right to self-defense

Rebecca Ringstrom is detained by federal immigration agents, as she observed an immigration enforcement operation in her neighborhood, in Blaine, Minnesota, US, January 29, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a video.

Prosecutors in a Minnesota county charge ICE agent with assault

FILE PHOTO: A military aircraft is seen on a giant screen showing news footage about joint army, navy, air and rocket forces drills around Taiwan by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), outside a shopping mall in Beijing, China, April 1, 2025.

China says its military activities around Taiwan are 'reasonable, justified'

FILE PHOTO: International Energy Agency Executive Director Dr Fatih Birol speaks during a press conference on developments in global energy markets, in Brussels, Belgium March 6, 2026.

Italy should rethink nuclear power, IEA chief says

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US intends to lead Hezbollah disarmament, senior Israeli official tells 'Post'

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Behind the scenes of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire: Why did Netanyahu, Aoun agree to 10-day truce?

IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, April 10, 2026.
ANALYSIS

As Trump declares truce, Israel reached limit of its force against Hezbollah

Israeli soldiers are seen along the Israeli border with Lebanon amid the ongoing war, April 10, 2026.
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Netanyahu's coalition struggles to close gap against opposition for third week

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gal Hirsch, Coordinator for the Hostages and the Missing in the Prime Minister"s Office hold a press conferene at the Prime Minister's office in Jerursalem, January 27, 2026.

Spain announces it will not broadcast Eurovision due to Israel’s participation

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 The Israeli flag.

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Italy: The new face of an old hate

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Trump official defends ‘list of Jews’ strategy in Penn case at Harvard antisemitism conference

(L-r) Andrea Lucas, chair of the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, speaks with Brandeis Center founder Kenneth Marcus at an antisemitism conference held at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 16, 2026.

Hamas bomber, PFLP commander exchanged for Oct. 7 hostages to speak at Argentina trade union HQ

Palestinian prisoners who were released in a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas arrive to the West Bank city of Ramallah, October 13, 2025.

Argentinian judge to be tried for antisemitism after calling Jews 'rats' and 'vipers'

Israel breaks new ground at sea as Mossad, Shayetet 13 raid Lebanon's Naqoura

Israeli Navy hits Iran, Hezbollah, Syria, Yemen, and Gaza targets with precision strikes

 Shayetet 13 operatives.

Israel, Lebanon agree to ten-day ceasefire, Netanyahu confirms

US President Donald Trump looks on as he boards Air Force One for his trip to Las Vegas, Nevada, as he departs Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, on the day he announced that Israeli and Lebanese leaders had agreed to begin a 10-day ceasefire, April 16, 2026.

Trump claims Iran 'totally agreed' to give up nuclear ambitions

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Iran to execute first woman prisoner linked to January protests as regime executions surge

Majority of Israeli healthcare workers use Whatsapp professionally despite privacy risks

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Prince Harry and Meghan meet survivors of Bondi Beach attack on final day of Australia trip

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Comptroller: Miri Regev's Transportation Ministry fails to prepare for new emergencies post-Oct. 7

 Transportation Minister Miri Regev holds a press conference ahead of Israel's 76th Independence Day Ceremony at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, on May 8, 2024

Statue of Theodor Herzl vandalized in central Israel days before Independence Day

Herzl statue at Mikveh Israel before it was vandalized.

Families protest after four Border Police soldiers disciplined for having barbecue on Shabbat

IDF to buy thousands of FPV drones as drone warfare reshapes battlefield

US funding for Iron Dome air defense system no longer enjoying bipartisan support

 The XTEND Scorpio 500 drone is a significant development by the company.

Elbit's Starliner UAV to start test flights in Canada's Arctic

Successful launch of the Trident II (D5LE) strategic weapon system

Lockheed Martin secures $850M to advance Trident II SLBM as tensions with Iran continues

ThirdEye drone detection system

EagleNXT deepens buying spree in Israel with $10m. investment in ThirdEye Systems

Myanmar to free more than 4,000 prisoners in amnesty

Israeli ambassador meets with France’s Marine Le Pen, extending outreach to Europe’s far-right

Kim Aris, the son of Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, delivers a speech during a protest rally organized by Myanmar people residing in Japan outside Myanmar's embassy in Tokyo, Japan, December 14, 2025.

Global leftist leaders gather in Spain to mobilize against far right

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez meet at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, March 6, 2024.

House extends surveillance powers until April 30 after late-night vote

A view of the dome of the US Capitol building, during a vote in the US House of Representatives.

Australian former soldier gets bail on Afghanistan war crime charges

Former Australian Defence Force soldier Ben Roberts-Smith's parents, Len and Sue Roberts-Smith, leave the Downing Centre Courts after Ben Roberts-Smith was granted bail in Sydney, Australia, April 17, 2026.

At Yazamut 360, students build ventures, take risks, and shape the future of Israel’s job market

An event at Yazamut 360: "A mission bigger than academia itself.”

In her final moments, she chose to stay

Before she became one of the names carried into national memory, Yulia was something more irreplaceable: the center of her family’s life.

International Good Deeds Day: 115 countries, millions of participants, sparked by 1 woman’s drive

 20 years of doing good: Good Deeds Day initiator Shari Arison volunteers for people with special needs in Miami

Pressure on narrow waterway threatens global energy flows, Red Sea exposed to disruption

EXPLAINER

Qatar warns 'full-fledged' Iran war impact about to hit global economy

Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026.

Dollar falls below three shekels for first time in over 30 years, annual inflation rate declines

Israeli shekel

S&P 500 closes at fresh record, recovering all losses since start of US-Iran war

S&P 500 illustration.

US gaming company sues Israeli game developer who claims no connection to company's failure

Ignoring Central Asia’s environmental crisis is a strategic mistake

OPINION

Anthony Albanese deploys troops to aid flood-hit Katherine communities

Illustrative image of a town in Central Asia.
STUDY

Israel's noise pollution upsets animals as much as people - but can be reduced

Some of the bags seized, including the Gundelia tournefortii - which is in danger of extinction due to over-harvesting.

Hundreds of kilos of protected plant seized by Israel Nature and Parks Authority in Golan

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'Silent murderer': Israel must deal with air pollution, epidemiological research finds

INTERVIEW

Bennett launches national disability inclusion plan, pledges accessibility reforms if elected

Inside trauma: How AI is helping Israelis see the invisible wounds of war

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attends a Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, on February 17, 2026.

Preventing PTSD in real time: AI-powered first-aid app available in English, Hebrew, and Arabic

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Prehistoric children’s remains show syphilis-like disease spread through ancient Vietnam

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Some 40% of Israel's teachers report anxiety, depression as war takes mental toll

Eisenkot unveils aliyah plan to bring two million olim by 2048, vows to cut bureaucracy

Knesset advances bill granting five-year tax exemption to olim, returning residents

Gadi Eisenkot attends a conference at the Academic College in Tel Aviv, January 6, 2026.
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Exodus was among the ship records found in a Tel Aviv document trove

Historic aliyah records, including documents listing the Exodus immigrant ship and other vessels from the pre-state period, found in the Aliyah and Integration Ministry’s Tel Aviv offices.

Some 20,000 new immigrants have arrived in Israel since last Passover

Group picture of the new Olim that arrived in Israel.

She moved to Israel during war and this chess champion says she would do it again

CHESS CHAMPION Tícia Gara.

Despite Iran war, 40 American, Canadian Jews make aliyah ahead of Passover

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The Luria project by Tzarfati Shimon in Arnona, Jerusalem.

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Jabotinsky 137-7 project. Tel Aviv

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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun attends a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, March 28, 2025.

Lebanon's president refuses talks, Iran stockpiles cause concern

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US Politics   

A view of the dome of the US Capitol building, during a vote in the US House of Representatives.

House extends surveillance powers until April 30 after late-night vote

Senate rejects blocking military aid to Israel, but bills gain majority Democrat support

Tennessee legislature passes bill mandating Judea and Samaria terminology in state communications

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Agam Berger at March of the Living ceremony 2026.

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'Spirituality can grow without diminishing anyone,' says the writer.

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Pope Leo XIV gestures as he leaves after Palm Sunday Mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 29, 2026.

Pope Leo to begin 10-day Africa tour on mission to spotlight continent's needs

'A beacon of tolerance': Holy Fire ceremony marked in Jerusalem's Old City

Police reach agreement with Latin Patriarchate to allow limited groups in Church of Holy Sepulchre

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A European pond turtle next to the foot of a European straight-tusked elephant, April 16, 2026; illustrative.

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Early humans may have begun eating elephants, large animals 1.8 million years ago

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A "selfie" taken by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover, made up of 62 individual images, on July 23, in this image released on September 10, 2025

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