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Boeing signs $289 million Israel contract for 5,000 smart bombs, source says

The new contract is not related to the ongoing US-Israeli air strikes on Iran, with deliveries not scheduled to start for 36 months, Bloomberg News reported earlier.

A United States Air Force (USAF) Boeing C-17A Globemaster comes in to land behind a USAF B-1B bomber parked beside the runway at RAF Fairford airbase, in Fairford, Britain, March 8, 2026.
Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 3, 2026.

Israel targets Hezbollah, Iran, but technical failures slow progress in ongoing conflict -analysis

 MK Simcha Rothman at a special committee meeting on the "Deri Law", at the Knesset, the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem, on December 15, 2022.

Israel creating chance to topple Iranian regime, war could reshape Western world - interview

Argentinian President Javier Milei addresses and Audience at Yeshiva University on March 9, 2026.

Argentina's Milei says 'proud to be the most Zionist president in the world' at Yeshiva University


The enemy of Islamism has already lost the war, they just don't know it yet - opinion

Decades of radical Islamic ambition ended in ruin, and what remains is securing victory.

Birds fly as smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026.

Chery Group tops car sales in Israel, Hyundai-Kia follows closely

Chinese brands gain a 40% share in Israel. Toyota leads via parallel imports, JAECOO closes in, with a tight race for the country’s best-selling model.

JAECOO 5 climbs for the first time to fifth place, with electric, hybrid, and gasoline models.

Israel Police officer files contempt motion against Ben-Gvir over stalled promotion

Rinat Saban files contempt motion against Ben-Gvir, demanding her promotion as ordered by the court. Political interference in police appointments is at the center of the dispute.

 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir seen at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, July 17, 2025

Iran arrests foreigner it says spied for US, Israel, and acted as proxy for Gulf countries

Iran's intelligence ministry said it had arrested 30 spies, internal mercenaries, and operational agents of Israel and the US over the past few days.

A police officer stands guard beneath a poster of Iran's former leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 10, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

'Stealing like thieves': Opposition condemns gov't NIS 5b allocation to haredim, settlements

The government faces backlash over its decision to allocate NIS 5 billion to haredi institutions and settlements during Israel’s ongoing conflict.

 Former prime minister Naftali Bennett in Tel Aviv. August 1, 2022.

From the Western Wall to war sirens: A Chinese traveler’s unexpected Israeli journey - interview

"As a Chinese outsider with no ties to this region, I have become a 'radical observer,' witnessing firsthand how nations, religions, and cultures build walls of hatred that isolate humanity."

Sophia Zhan in a Tel Aviv underground carpark during sirens from Iran.

Amid Iran war, many Israel's seniors can't reach safety, and there is no plan to help - opinion

When missiles fall, hundreds of thousands of Israeli seniors cannot reach safety, and the state still has no plan to protect them.

ISRAEL FIRE AND RESCUE work at a building damaged by a fallen Iranian missile fragment in central Israel, March 8, 2026.

After initial success, Israel and US must decide what’s next in Iran war strategy - comment

As Israel and the US weigh the future of the Iran war, the initial success raises key questions: What more can be achieved, and is it worth the cost to continue?

Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7, 2026.

Swiss antisemitism report: Online hate up by 36.9%, real-world incidents fall in 2025

Switzerland saw a 36.9% rise in online antisemitism in 2025, despite real-world incidents dropping. The trend poses growing challenges for Jewish life and safety in the country.

Swiss flags are seen on the Swiss Parliament building (Bundeshaus) in Bern, Switzerland, November 6, 2024.

Reports clash over Asadollah Badfar's death, funeral date in Iran

Conflicting reports leave the fate of Basij leader Asadollah Badfar unclear. Was he killed in Israeli-US strikes or did his funeral occur a day earlier? Key details remain unverified.

Members of special IRGC forces attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.