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WATCH: IDF eliminates 40 top Iranian commanders, including armed forces chief of staff

The IDF said Mousavi oversaw key components of Iran’s security apparatus and linked him to missile attacks launched at Israel during previous fighting.

a graphic regarding the elimination of the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Abdolrahim Mousavi on March 1, 2026.

Sirens, shelters and an empty Old City: Jerusalem rattled on the first day of war with Iran

Pedestrians run for cover in central Jerusalem following incoming missile sirens amid the war between Israel and Iran, Feb. 28, 2026.

Academic institutions switch to remote learning, cancel all non-mandatory activity amid Iran war

Students at Ben Gurion University, in Beer Sheba. November 04, 2025.

Under renewed missile fire, Israel’s civilian vulnerabilities resurface - analysis

People take cover from incoming missiles fired from Iranת at an undergoing train station in Tel Aviv, February 28. 2026.

Zamir visited IAF, intelligence units after 12-Day War to prepare for Operation Roaring Lion

According to the IDF, the updated planning is being built on operational achievements and shortcomings identified during Operation Rising Lion.

MARCH 1, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir conducted several visits to Air Force and intelligence bases ahead of Operation Roaring Lion, March 1, 2026.

Controlling the skies: IDF, US close to air supremacy over Iran after dropping 1,200 bombs

Once air supremacy is established, it will increase both Israel's and the US's ability to target a wider range of targets and to help anti-regime protesters.

MARCH 1, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Smoke rises from a govnerment building in Tehran after the IDF conducted a round of strikes, March 1, 2026.

Stand-up comedian Daniel Chen’s home was hit directly: 'I’m shocked nothing happened to us'

From Daniel Chen’s Instagram Story after his home in central Israel sustained a direct hit during Iran’s missile barrage on central Israel.

MARCH 1, 2026BySAGI BEN NUN

FILE PHOTO: The scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit central Israel overnight, causing heavy damage, March 1, 2026.

IDF Home Front: We've been more ready for Iran's ballistic missiles after probing June war

'Iran is here, home front is central.'

MARCH 1, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Israel Police and IDF Home Front Command personnel at the scene where a roof collapsed in Beit Shemesh, November 16, 2025

Jewish MK Ofer Cassif decries Operation Roaring Lion, warns of regional impact

He emphasized that the conflict is not a preemptive strike, but rather one driven by foreign powers, with no direct connection to the interests or security of the Iranian or Israeli people.

MARCH 1, 2026ByFRAIDY MOSER

MK Ofer Cassif attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 21, 2026.

'Rogue Justice': Exploring how Israel’s top court turned into a political powerhouse - review

Yonatan Green reveals how Israel’s Supreme Court seized power, shaping law and politics with little democratic oversight.

MARCH 1, 2026ByNEVILLE TELLER

Entrance hall of the Supreme Court, decorated with a section of mosaic pavement recovered from the 5th-to-8th-century Hamat Gader synagogue, near the Golan Heights.

'The Gavriel Tirosh Affair': Unforgettable teacher, lingering memory - review

Yitzhak Shalev’s novel traces the lingering power of a teacher who vanished but never left his students’ minds.

MARCH 1, 2026ByRACHEL PARNESS

Sirens sound across Israel as operation Roaring Lion begins second day

One woman in her 60s died after experiencing shortness of breath on her way to the safe room, while Magen David Adom reported people were slightly injured after an impact near Highway 38.

MARCH 1, 2026ByITAY GAL, JERUSALEM POST STAFF