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The United States Department of State approved potential defense sales to Israel worth more than $6.5 billion on Saturday night, the Pentagon announced. The approvals were issued under three separate proposed contracts and represent a significant step toward reinforcing Israel’s military capabilities following lessons drawn from the October 7 Hamas attack and the subsequent “Iron Swords” war

A 24-year-old woman was shot Thursday evening in the city of Taibeh and moderately injured, in an incident that comes amid an unusually deadly wave of violence across Arab communities

Israel is not expected to participate in the international financial literacy assessment scheduled for 2029 as part of the OECD’s PISA examinations — a departure from the country’s consistent participation in OECD testing over the past 25 years

Dozens of right-wing activists gathered Wednesday evening outside the Tel Aviv home of Lucy Aharish, a journalist with Network 13, marking the fourth such incident in a week

Negotiations between the United States and Iran are set to resume Thursday in Geneva, Switzerland, under Omani mediation. Despite the diplomatic channel, Washington’s threat of military action remains on the table, with a significant US force buildup across the Middle East

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met on Thursday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a day after delivering a historic address at the Knesset. Foreign Minister Gideon Saar also attended the meeting

Eight months after declaring victory in the previous confrontation with Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have embarked on a new and far more ambitious military campaign against the regime in Tehran

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has firmly refused to allow the United States to use the jointly operated military bases at Rota and Morón in southern Spain for attacks on Iran, a decision that is straining diplomatic relations with Washington. Madrid has condemned the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran as “unjustified” and warned of dangerous escalation and legal concerns, emphasizing that the bases will not be used for military operations that lack authorization under international law

Starting today at 12:00 PM, Israel has eased several restrictions on commercial activity, allowing businesses to reopen amid the ongoing conflict with Iran. The Home Front Command announced that gatherings of up to 50 people will be permitted, provided that standard protected spaces are accessible during alarm periods

The Israel Defense Forces said its troops carried out a special operation overnight Friday in eastern Lebanon aimed at locating the remains of missing Israeli Air Force navigator Ron Arad, but the search did not yield results