UK, France call for Lebanon ceasefire after Israel-Hezbollah trade blows amid US-Iran talks

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Israel's pounding of Lebanon is 'deeply damaging', UK foreign minister says

An Anti-war demonstrator holds up a sign with a symbol of peace as they gather near the White House to protest the war in Iran on April 7, 2026 in Washington, DC.
IDF soldiers of the Paratroopers Brigade, operating under the 98th Division, seen during operational activity in southern Lebanon, April 2026.
Iranians burn US and Israeli flags as react after the ceasefire announcement at the Enqelab square, in Tehran, on April 8, 2026.

IDF kills Lebanese Resistance Brigade commander, seven others, in southern Lebanon

Hezbollah's then-deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem seen in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, August 2, 2024
Children return to school in Rishon LeZion following a ceasefire in the war with Iran, April 9, 2026.

Yoav Kisch announces summer vacation program to be expanded as schools reopen after ceasefire

A person wearing the headband of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) attends a march to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil on March 11, 2025 in New York City; illustrative.

PFLP-linked Defense for Children International - Palestine NGO closes, citing Israel's red tape

Israeli arrested in Iranian plot to assassinate former PM Naftali Bennett

Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), speaks during the 69th annual International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) general conference on September 15, 2025 in Vienna, Austria; illustrative.

Iran's nuclear enrichment cannot be stopped, US-Israel defeated, Tehran's nuke chief Eslami claims

Residents gather at the site of Israeli airstrikes that targeted the Shiah area in the southern suburbs of Beirut on April 9, 2026.

Lebanon's civilian population caught in Israel-Hezbollah conflict with no exit

ANALYSIS
IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on January 28, 2025.

Pro-Iranian hacking group Handala claims breaching ex-IDF chief Halevi's phone

US President Donald Trump gives a press conference in the White House, April 6, 2026.

Trump threatens 'shootin' starts' if Iran violates ceasefire agreement

Iranians react after a ceasefire announcement at the Enqelab square, in Tehran, on April 8 2026.

Khamenei dead, proxy networks destroyed: Has Israel won the war?

EDITORIAL
An Iranian flag hangs amidst the rubble of a building of the Sharif University of Technology, which was damaged in a strike, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 7, 2026.

Iran estimates war losses at up to $145 billion after weeks of fighting

Victory over the kingdom of evil

‎Shraga F. Biran, founder of the Institute for Structural Reforms

Netanyahu's criminal trial to resume Sunday after wartime court freeze

Israel was not informed of US-Iran ceasefire plan until late stages of discussion

REPORT
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, October 28, 2025.

Hamas operative posing as journalist killed in Gaza strike, IDF says

 Al-Jazeera journalist and Hamas terrorist Mohammed Washah

Petition to High Court seeks to strike down new rabbinical courts arbitration law

Activists protest against a bill that would give more authorities to the rabbinical courts outside the Rabbinical Court of Tel Aviv, December 11, 2024; illustrative.

High Court asked to enforce return order in Ras Ein al-Auja case after state misses deadline

A woman walks next to an anti-Israeli mural on a street after US President Donald Trump said that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026.

Why the Iran ceasefire leaves Israel facing harder questions than before

OPINION
LATIN PATRIARCH of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, shakes hands with a person, as he passes through an Israeli checkpoint to attend Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem, in the West Bank, on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025.

Jerusalem’s Palm Sunday and the asymmetry of moral judgment

OPINION
The NASA Artemis II crew, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover, embrace inside the Orion spacecraft on their way home following a flyby of the far side of the Moon on April 7, 2026.

NASA Artemis II astronauts prepare for high-stakes re-entry

Megyn Kelly speaks during a Donald Trump campaign rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, November 4, 2024.

Why I declined Megyn Kelly’s invitation

OPINION

Chikli urges Jewish students to leave Belgian universities over Albanese honorary degree

'US, Israeli citizens not welcome': Wave of antisemitic incidents hit Rio de Janeiro on Passover

Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on December 24, 2025.

A defiant Hasan Piker boosts Michigan Senate candidate Abdul el-Sayed in rallies taking on Israel

Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul el-Sayed greets supporters at a rally in Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 7, 2026. The rally also featured Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, who has been accused of antisemitism.

Long Island town ordered to pay $19M after blocking Chabad synagogue construction

The Chabad of Roslyn/Old Westbury building.

NYC nurse fired after harassing Israeli tourists in Times Square

Iraq is on edge amidst Iran ceasefire - analysis

ANALYSIS

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill four, including Al Jazeera journalist, Gazan medics say

Members of the Hashd al-Shaabi gather in Basra, southern Iraq, to hold a memorial ceremony for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, carrying Khamenei posters and Hashd al-Shaabi and Kataib Hezbollah flags while chanting slogans in support of Iran on March 08, 2026.

Kurds allegedly forced to register as Syrian Arabs to receive citizenship, NGO claims

A bird flies near the Jag Vasant vessel transferring LPG at a port after transiting the Strait of Hormuz amid supply disruptions linked to the U.S-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Mumbai, India, April 1, 2026.

Iran's IRGC navy issues map to guide ships around Hormuz mines, Iranian media say

US White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 8, 2026.

US dispatching negotiating team for Iran talks, Tehran signals willingness to hand over uranium

Israelis wanted the regime to fall. They may have gotten something better

COMMENT

Five things to watch amid the ceasefire with Iran

Jag Vasant, an Indian-flagged tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) that transited through the Strait of Hormuz amid the Middle East war, remains docked at an offloading terminal along the coast in Mumbai on April 1, 2026.

'Political disaster': Israeli leaders lash out over ceasefire, split on who’s to blame

US President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025.
OPINION

A pause, not an end: What the two-week ceasefire with Iran really means

A man holds a photo of Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, while the flags of the US and Israel are burnt, as people gather after a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war was announced, in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026.
ByAMIR AVIVI
ANALYSIS

Pakistan takes on role of peacemaker, but it comes with risks

From first intercept to 10,000 combat intercepts: Iron Dome turns 15-analysis

ANALYSIS

Israel approves increased production of Arrow missile interceptors for second time this year

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from the city of Ashkelon, Israel, October 9, 2023.
ANALYSIS

How tech enabled the overnight rescue of a downed US airman in Iran

Elbit System's PULS rocket launcher

Israel's Elbit Systems signs $750 million deal for missile systems with Greece

A Jordanian man stands guard in a military outpost overlooking the Israeli-Jordanian border, as seen from southern Israel near Paran, December 12, 2025

Ondas’ 4M Defense wins tender for large-scale border demining project in Israel

Costa Rica designates IRGC, Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis as terrorist organizations

Italy summons Israeli ambassador after shots fired at UN in Lebanon

Costa Rica's president-elect Laura Fernandez speaks during a press conference with President Rodrigo Chaves at the presidential house, in San Jose, Costa Rica, February 4, 2026; illustrative.

Pakistani pleads guilty to planning ISIS-inspired Oct. 7 anniversary terror attack on NYC's Jews

Muhammad Shahzeb Khan
REPORT

Trump weighs punishing certain NATO countries over lack of Iran war support

US President Donald Trump gestures, as he heads back to the Oval Office, on the day of the 2026 White House Easter Egg Roll, in Washington, DC, US, April 6, 2026

Trump says he will work with Iran for 'very productive regime change, there will be no enrichment'

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks, while Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on, as they hold a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 6, 2026.

One month into 'Epic Fury', what have we learned so far about Israel’s economy? - opinion

Matan Shitrit, Chief Economist at Phoenix Financial

“The human capital of Israel’s economy is what continues to drive its growth”

Chairman of the Board of Bank Leumi, Uri Alon

Amid war with Iran hospitals in central Israel operate under emergency conditions and severe strain

Dr. Alon Bar, Head of the trauma unit at the Kaplan Medical Center on the scene of an emergency

Global markets rally, oil drops below $100 after US-Iran ceasefire

Enlight CEO: Iran war reinforces Israel's need for renewable energy

Oil barrels and several hundred dollars; Illustrative.
ANALYSIS

Strait of Hormuz closure has raised oil prices, but not without precedent

Oil barrels and several hundred dollars; Illustrative.

Hormuz war pushing millions into poverty, warns Bahrain Foreign Minister

A worker rides a bicycle at the Zubair oil field in Basra, Iraq, April 6, 2026.

Q-Factor emerges as Israel’s latest quantum computing developer with $24 million seed investment

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

STUDY

The Judean Desert in bloom: Following ancient paths of healing just beyond Jerusalem

FEATURE
  Israeli drivers and roads are notorious for being among the worst worldwide.

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

PROF. HAGAI LEVINE

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

INTERVIEW
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks on the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Bill 2026 during a federal parliament sitting following the Bondi terror attack at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, January 20, 2026.

Anthony Albanese deploys troops to aid flood-hit Katherine communities

Israel’s population struggles with depression amid ongoing conflict, crises

OPINION

As Israel’s PTSD crisis deepens, new treatment offers hope for IDF veterans

FEATURE
Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a missile fired from Lebanon toward Israel caused damage in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, March 23, 2026.
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Dream Care: This haredi male nurse is helping redefine private nursing care in Israel

Slowness: The healing village in Israel's Lower Galilee that restores body and mind

Health Ministry reveals wartime preparations in Eilat, Dead Sea amid tense security situation

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

Ben-Gurion Airport closure delays arrival of 140 new immigrants amid Operation Roaring Lion

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

Group picture of the new Olim that arrived in Israel.

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

Minister of Finance and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, February 23, 2026.

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A Georgia Democratic candidate for the state Senate, Nathalie Kanani, came under ridicule after a Passover ad published in the Atlanta Jewish Times reportedly featured challah, a leavened bread traditionally avoided during the holiday. April 5, 2026.

Georgia political candidate apologizes for Passover ad that featured challah

US Supreme Court clears way for dismissal of case against Trump ally Steve Bannon

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem, March 19, 2026.

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LATIN PATRIARCH of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, shakes hands with a person, as he passes through an Israeli checkpoint to attend Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem, in the West Bank, on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025.

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