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FIBA gives Israel 24-hour ultimatum over U19 participation

Several countries have offered to host the team for training purposes, but without security clearance and logistical approval, the squad remains sidelined.

 THE ISRAEL Under-18 team celebrates in August 2024 after qualifying for this year’s U19 World Championships, a tournament that is now in jeopardy for the blue-and-white squad due to the ongoing war with Iran

Arkia airlines to operate emergency incoming flights to Israel from abroad

 An Arkia Israeli Airlines plane takes off at Ramon International Airport. (illustrative)

IDF expands northern W. Bank op. amid Iran war

 IDF troops operating in the West Bank, June 17, 2025.

Shin Bet mourns Capt. Tal Movshovitz, killed in combat in southern Gaza

 Capt. (res.) Tal Movshovitz, 28, was killed in combat in southern Gaza, June 16, 2025.

No shortage of dairy products, no need to hoard food - Economy Minister Barkat

"This morning, I visited the Tnuva dairy factory in Rehovot and saw normal stock levels, ongoing production, and dedicated workers who are going to work in a complex security situation."

Economy Minister Nir Barkat visits a Tnuva dairy.

Iran missiles severely damage Weizmann Institute labs, 'irreplaceable' samples destroyed

One of the labs destroyed by Iran was of a cancer researcher in the Faculty of Biology, whose lab team consisted of 12 scientists.

 The entrance to the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, April 20, 2020

Almost 15,000 homes damaged by Iranian attacks, thousands evacuated

Some 24 buildings were identified as needing to be demolished following damage from Iranian strikes, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said.  

 Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Petah Tikva, June 16, 2025

At least 51 Palestinians killed in mass casualty event near Gaza food site, medics say

Medics said at least 51 people were killed and 200 wounded, at least 20 of them in critical condition.

 A Palestinian man carries aid supplies, in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, June 16, 2025; illustrative.

IDF intel. chief: We broke into the Iranian regime, and will be breaking into more targets

Binder's statement came an hour after the IDF on Tuesday assassinated the replacement Iranian war-time chief of staff Ali Shademani.

 Incoming commander of the IDF Military Intelligence Shlomi Binder speaks during a replacing ceremony held at the IDF Intelligence Command headquarters in Glilot, August 21, 2024.

WATCH: IDF destroys Hamas terror tunnel where Mohammed Sinwar's body was found

The IDF said this area was where the body of assassinated Hamas military wing chief Mohammed Sinwar was found earlier in June, along with at least 10 other terrorists.

 IDF soldiers work to seal a Hamas terror tunnel under Khan Yunis's European Hospital, June 2025.

Iranian barrage of 20 ballistic missiles fired at Israel, bus depot set on fire

Footage shared on social media showed an empty bus parked at a bus depot that was heavily damaged, with a pillar of smoke seen.

 Emergency personnel work to extinguish a fire on a bus, following a missile attack from Iran, in Herzliya, Israel, June 17, 2025

IDF announces St.-Sgt. Naveh Leshem killed in Gaza

Leshem was 20 years old from the West Bank settlement of Nokdim. 

 Staff Sergeant Naveh Leshem.

Cyberattacks disrupt Iranian banks, fresh strikes reported in western Tehran

IDF intel. chief: We broke into the Iranian regime • Haifa oil refinery's facilities shut down following Iranian missile strike • 24 Israelis killed, over 590 wounded since Friday

 Emergency personnel work to extinguish a fire on a bus, following a missile attack from Iran, in Herzliya, Israel, June 17, 2025

The struggles faced by Israeli pet parents under Iranian attack

The news may overwhelm some with anxiety, but it also offers context, guidance, and some sense of understanding. Our pets, however, don’t have that luxury.

 A cat rescued from the rubble of an apartment building hit by an Iranian building.