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Kusra residents vow to stay despite extremist settler violence • US, Israel deny agreement on foreign forces for Hezbollah disarmament • Hamas plans to run in upcoming Palestinian elections
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US Energy Secretary says 9 million barrels of oil pass through Hormuz daily
Jared Kushner plans to visit Israel next week for Gaza talks - report
US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is planning to visit Israel next week for talks on the situation in Gaza, Axios reported on Thursday.
ByREUTERSUS Vice President JD Vance, Jared Kushner, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio look on as US President Donald Trump holds up a resolution document that he signed during the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on February 19. (photo credit: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
Two vessels attacked in Strait of Hormuz
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IDF kills Hamas commander who invaded Israel on October 7 in targeted Gaza strike
Abu Kamil was among the terrorists who invaded Israeli territory on October 7, 2023, and he continued to work toward the goal of harming Israeli soldiers and civilians over the past three years.
The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) killed Hamas commander Jamal Mahmoud Abu Kamil in a targeted strike in Gaza City on August 13, 2026 (CREDIT: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT).
Israeli officials stunned by Iran’s rapid military recovery after 2026 war - exclusive
Officials, both from IDF and Mossad, shocked by speed of Iranian post-war recovery • IDF seeing stunningly speedy turnaround in many areas, including the ballistic missile threat
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB(L-R) Defense Minister Israel Katz, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and IDF chief Eyal Zmair attend an IDF officers’ course graduation ceremony in southern Israel, June 25, 2026(photo credit: FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
UK condemns Houthi attacks, calls for halt to Iranian support
Israel and the US launched Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on February 28, with the stated aim of creating conditions for regime change
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by an Israeli strike on a Tehran bunker. Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in the largest-ever aerial attack by the IAF
Iran retaliated by firing across the Middle East at Gulf nations and US military bases in the region
Thirty-nine IDF soldiers and 23 civilians have been killed, and at least 7,693 more injured in ballistic missile attacks across Israel since February 28 • 18 US soldiers killed, CENTCOM says
A ceasefire deal was announced on April 7 and went into effect on April 8