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IDF strike targets in southern Lebanon, Iranian official warns of new restricted zone in Gulf

IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon • IDF issues evacuation warning for residents of Deir Azharani • US Navy SEALS conduct four-month-long covert operation to clear mines in strait.

IDF strikes in southern Lebanon, September 6, 2026.
FILE PHOTO: People walk on the beach, with vessels in the Strait of Hormuz visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 22, 2026.

Iranian official warns new restricted zone in Strait of Hormuz as Netanyahu threatens Iran's regime

Still from a video of a US strike on an Iranian oil tanker, September 5, 2026.

Iran strike six ships in Strait of Hormuz, reportedly plans coordinated attack on Israel

AN ISRAELI soldier checks the ID of a Palestinian woman at an Israeli checkpoint, on the day Palestinians make their way to the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, to attend the first Friday prayers during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Bethlehem, the West Bank, February 20, 2026.

IDF kills Hamas terrorist in Gaza, raids West Bank terror infrastructure


Syrian mission to UN to continue work after regime exit, calls for Israel's withdrawal

The UN has called Israel's role in taking over the buffer zone a violation of a 1974 ceasefire agreement between Israel and Syria.

 Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations, Koussay Aldahhak

IDF dismantles Hamas underground terror tunnel in northern Gaza

The operation is believed to have significantly disrupted Hamas's terror capabilities in the region.

A northern Gaza tunnel uncovered and dismantled by the IDF.

Inside Israel's civilian revolution: The rise of citizen-run news channels

As Israel’s seven-front war rages on and the information online grows exponentially, increasing numbers of Israelis have decided to establish their own semi-news agencies.

 MICHAEL’S MIDDLE East Buka account on X.

What mainstream media isn’t reporting during the Israel-Hamas war - opinion

With very little information getting out there about what’s really happening in Israel, both Jews and non-Jews in the Diaspora must arm themselves with accurate, evidence-based information.

 A SOLDIER passes by a burned-out car in Kiryat Shmona in the aftermath of a rocket attack on the northern Israeli city, earlier this month. Since the conflict began, northern Israel has come under repeated rocket and drone attacks from Lebanon, the writer notes.

Israel accused of jailing as many 'journalists' as Iran in CPJ report

Despite CPJ's claims, the IDF stresses that "journalists" arrested in Gaza are connected to Hamas and other terror organizations in the Strip.

 The camera that belonged to Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah who was killed on October 13 during an Israeli strike in Lebanon.

Israel doubled attacks on Iran to combat secret sea war, Gallant reveals

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant also revealed Tehran's secret sea war against Israel, presenting new photographic evidence.

 Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks with IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi at the IDF's annual operational forum on March 20, 2023.

Egypt to apply to host 2036 Olympic Games

Egypt hopes to make history by becoming the first Arab or African country to host the Summer Olympic Games, following the 2032 Brisbane games.

 Sphinx in front of pyramids, Giza, Cairo, Egypt

Iran’s officials fear disturbances in Caucasus and Gulf - analysis

Iran feels pressure intensifying as countries they once felt they could lean on are formalizing diplomatic ties with Israel, as well as ties teetering with their closest neighbors.

 Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi attends a news conference in Tehran, Iran August 29, 2022

Slavery and dispossession in the modern Middle East

As a nation of immigrants, and following two thousand years of oppression, there are many who feel as though Israel should be more sympathetic to the plight of those seeking refuge from tyranny.

A MIGRANT looks out of a barred door at a detention center in Gharyan, Libya, on October 12

Middle Israel: Person of the year

He showed all Israeli fanatics how to distinguish between civil debate and civil war.

Shas MK Yigal Guetta