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IDF issues evacuation notice to Syria-Lebanon border, US rescues second airman stranded in Iran

Trump gives Iran 48 hours to make a deal • Search for US pilot continues • IDF strikes petrochemical complex in Iran

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF soldiers are seen operating in southern Lebanon, April 1, 2026
Members of the Syrian military police gather outside al-Aqtan prison, where some Islamic State detainees are held, in Raqqa, Syria January 22, 2026.

Syrian-Lebanese border closed after IDF issues evacuation notice - report

The IDF announcement stated that the intended airstrikes were due to Hezbollah's use of the crossing "for military purposes and for smuggling means of combat."

|ByTZVI JASPER
Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a missile fired from Iran toward Israel caused damage to residential buildings in the southern Israeli city of Arad, March 22, 2026.

IDF admits air defense failures after Iranian missile strikes on Dimona, Arad

"Our air defense system is the best in the world, but it is not hermetic. There are mistakes, there are malfunctions," said Chief of Staff of the IDF’s Air Defense Systems, Colonel L.

|BySHIRLY GOLAN
IDF Private Dov Permat who was killed in battle in the Malkiya area in 1948

IDF recovers remains of soldier killed in War of Independence after 78 years

The remains of Pvt. Dov Permat, an Israeli soldier killed in 1948, have been found nearly 78 years later, bringing closure to his family and honoring his sacrifice.

|BySHOSHANA BAKER

Sirens sound in Dimona area, Netanyahu and Trump float talks with Iran

EU to assess Iran war impact on gas supplies at emergency meeting • Several wounded following wave of Hezbollah rockets • Mojtaba Khamenei reportedly unresponsive

MARCH 23, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Wreckage from a missile impact in Arad. March 23, 2026.

US-Israeli strikes killed Basij Shiraz commander earlier this week, IRGC-affiliated outlet says

Meanwhile, the IDF and US military continued strikes across Iran, including Tehran, on Sunday night, according to eyewitnesses and anti-regime media.

MARCH 23, 2026ByJAMES GENN
Basij militia Shiraz commander Ebrahim Mortazavi-Nasb, killed in an Israeli strike, in an undated photo.

This war ended the old argument about America and Israel - comment

One younger officer put it to me simply: for long stretches of this war, he has been working in English. That is a bigger story than many people understand.

MARCH 23, 2026ByZVIKA KLEIN
An IDF soldier holds a combined Israeli-American Flag

At least seven IDF soldiers suffer minor injuries in northern Israel, southern Lebanon

Seven IDF soldiers were lightly wounded in separate incidents, including a safety event in southern Lebanon and an accident in northern Israel, Walla learned on Sunday.

MARCH 22, 2026ByAMIR BOHBOT, JAMES GENN
IDF soldiers operate in southern Lebanon against Hezbollah terrorists, published March 20, 2026.

Number of those wounded in Iran war matters more than number of those killed - analysis

If one focuses on the under 25 people killed in three weeks compared to the over 30 killed in 12 days in June 2025 (which in military terms was also impressive), the Jewish state is holding up well.

MARCH 22, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Magen David Adom paramedics respond to a shrapnel hit site in central Israel following an Iranian missile attack, March 15, 2026.

Ofer Moskowitz from Misgav Am killed by friendly fire, IDF confirms

Per the IDF's initial findings, artillery fire meant to support soldiers operating in southern Lebanon was carried out at an incorrect angle and against "required protocols."

MARCH 22, 2026ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS, MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
File Photo: Ofer Moskowitz, 60, an avocado farmer in Kibbutz Misgav Am, who was killed in a Hezbollah missile attack in Northern Israel. November 1, 2021.

Iran using ‘satellite-like’ launches to double missile range, ex-IDF air defense chief warns

After Iran doubled the range of its ballistic missiles from 2,000 to 4,000 kilometers overnight, Ran Kochav tells The Post recent launches may have exposed a clandestine program.

MARCH 22, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
The scene where an Iranian ballistic missile struck a building in central Israel, March 22, 2026

'No evidence' Iran can strike Europe despite Israeli warnings, UK minister claims

On Saturday, the IDF posted on social media that Iran has missiles "that can reach London, Paris or Berlin".

MARCH 22, 2026ByREUTERS
An Iranian missile system is displayed next to a banner with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during Iranian Defence Week, in a street in Tehran, Iran, September 25, 2025.

'Gaza model': Netanyahu, Katz instruct IDF to strike bridges, homes in southern Lebanon

Israel's defense minister said he ordered "an acceleration in the destruction of Lebanese homes in contact-line villages...in accordance with the model of Beit Hanun and Rafah in Gaza."

MARCH 22, 2026ByFRAIDY MOSER
Israeli soldiers lean out from a tank to inspect a disabled tank stuck in the mud, in northern Israel, March 21, 2026

IDF draft moving forward amid Operation Roaring Lion, includes over 500 new immigrants

The batch of recruits for March-April 2026 is expected to consist of thousands of soldiers, including those drafting into combat roles.

MARCH 22, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
Maj.-Gen. Dado Bar Khalifa, head of the IDF’s Human Resources Department, addresses ultra-Orthodox recruits as they enlist in the military.