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IDF chief warns of manpower crisis in pre-Passover letter to lawmakers

Zamir warned that an upcoming decision to shorten mandatory service to 30 months would result in “serious harm and a decline in the IDF’s order of battle,”

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir visits Central Command soldiers on March 17, 2026.

Israeli experts debate how far Israel must go in southern Lebanon

IDF troops from the 226th Brigade during targeted ground operations in southern Lebanon.

Knesset goes on recess after approving key war laws, death penalty

A plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on March 19, 2025.

IDF warns of coordinated Iran, Hezbollah fire during Passover eve

IDF Spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin; illustrative.

IDF detains CNN journalists in the West Bank, one crew member injured, cameras damaged

IDF soldiers detained a CNN crew covering settler violence for at least two hours. One photographer was injured, and his camera was damaged.

MARCH 28, 2026BySHOSHANA BAKER

Israeli forces demolish a home in Tarqumiya, in the West Bank on February 1, 2026.

Nineteen injured near Beit Shemesh, reports of shrapnel impact in Eilat as Iran targets Israel

Israeli emergency services reported that several homes and a synagogue were damaged as a result of the fall in the Beit Shemesh area.

MARCH 28, 2026ByCORINNE BAUM

Israel Police operate at the scene of impacted buildings in Beit Shemesh on March 28, 2026.

Jaffa man shot to death in 66th Israeli Arab murder this year

The victim's underage son was also shot, receiving moderate leg wounds in the incident, which police suspect is criminal.

MARCH 28, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

This picture taken on April 21, 2021 shows an aerial view of the old city of Israel's Mediterranean coastal city of Jaffa, where French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his soldiers launched an attack between March 3-7, 1799 against the Ottoman-controlled city before capturing it.

Fitch holds Israel's credit rating at 'A', but debt and war cloud outlook

The US-Israeli strikes on Iran have added to concerns over Israel's deficit, with Fitch noting that Israel's "fractious domestic politics" could hinder fiscal consolidation.

MARCH 28, 2026ByREUTERS

The Fitch Ratings building is seen in New York

Grapevine: Sheltering routine

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MARCH 28, 2026ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

IDF arrests 80 wanted individuals, seizes weapons during West Bank operations

The IDF completed multiple operations in the West Bank, arresting 80 wanted individuals, seizing firearms and drones, and addressing rising violence amid settler attacks in the region.

MARCH 28, 2026BySHOSHANA BAKER