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Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, June 13, 2026.

Trump considers early release of US-Iran agreement as US weighs new Iranian investment fund

 A Dutch police officer stands guard. March 30, 2024.

Dutch police foil alleged bomb, arson plot against synagogue - report

Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters block a road at the Gilat Junction, near Ofakim, southern Israel, February 9, 2026; illustrative.

Police disperse haredi protest near Ofakim in response to draft-dodger riot arrests


Trump says Strait of Homuz to be 'completely opened' on Friday, already 'partially opened'

Trump added that the memorandum of understanding would be released "pretty soon."

US President Donald Trump listens as he meets French President Emmanuel Macron for a bilateral meeting at Hotel Royal Evian on June 15 in Évian-les-Bains, France.

NewCore exits stealth with $66m. at $300m. valuation to secure AI-agent identity

The Tel Aviv and San Francisco startup says its platform governs human, machine, and AI-agent identities under one security-first architecture.

NewCore exits stealth with $66m. to secure workforce identity in AI-agent era.

Iran says Lebanon is integral part of peace deal with US

Esmaeil Baghaei said diplomatic visits to regional countries are on the agenda for Tehran, before the signing of the agreement due on Friday in Geneva, Switzerland.

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei speaks during an interview, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 5, 2026.

'A new dawn': Middle East, Gulf states react to US-Iran deal

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun praised Lebanon's inclusion in the agreement, noting that the people of Lebanon look forward to a "definitive end to the cycle of violence."

A billboard with a graphic design about the Strait of Hormuz on a building in Tehran, Iran, May 6, 2026.

Yeruham to build NIS 6m lion-themed public playground

The planned Lion Garden in the HaOfek neighborhood will include an eight-meter climbing structure, slides, swings, an accessible seesaw, and community seating areas.

Elo & Nitzan, in cooperation with the Yeruham Municipality, announced plans to build a new NIS 6 million public playground in the southern town’s HaOfek neighborhood, according to company material provided Monday.

Despite anti-Israel activism in US over 150 American Christian students visit Israel with Passages

Educational program comes amid growing foreign-funded anti-Israel activism targeting Christian communities and American schools

Passages students overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem

Beirut claims Israel struck Lebanon for first time since US-Iran ceasefire announced

US-Iran agreement to be signed in Switzerland on Friday • World congratulates all parties for reaching agreement • Israeli leaders decry inclusion of Lebanon in US-Iran deal

Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, June 13, 2026.

UN secretary-general, world leaders praise US, Iran for reaching peace agreement

European officials reaffirmed the importance of reopening the Strait of Hormuz and the "resumption of maritime traffic," to be done "urgently" and "unconditionally," without any toll restrictions.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses delegates during a high-level meeting of heads of state on a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians at United Nations headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2025.

Seized Hamas documents reveal fear of Israeli-Saudi normalization

Documents seized in Gaza and reported by KAN News show Hamas leaders viewed normalization with Riyadh as a strategic threat to the Palestinian issue.

A demonstrator holds a Palestinian flag and a picture of late Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, during a protest after Khamenei was killed in Israeli and US strikes, in Istanbul, Turkey, March 1, 2026; illustrative.

Two IDF soldiers wounded by Hezbollah rockets in southern Lebanon

One was lightly wounded, and the other was moderately wounded, during activity at the Ali Taher Ridge, per the IDF.

(ILLUSTRATIVE) AN IDF soldier aiming out of a window in southern Lebanon.