“We will not fund a single shekel to those who don’t enlist,” declared former prime minister Naftali Bennett on Maariv’s Radio 103FM on Monday. “Currently, the IDF cannot carry out its missions because it is short 20,000 soldiers. We need to…
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Naftali Bennett doubles down on ultra-Orthodox IDF draft
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Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East
Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East | The Jerusalem Post Israel… Continue Reading
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Israeli drone strike kills 5 Palestinians, including 3 children, in northern Gaza
Tarek Chouiref
23 April 2026•Update: 23 April 2026
Five Palestinians, including three children, were killed and several others injured Wednesday evening when an Israeli drone strike hit a civilian gathering in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza…
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Palestinian Reports: Five Killed, Including Three Children, in Israeli Strike in Northern Gaza
Here are Wednesday’s updates from the U.S.-Iran cease-fire and Israel’s war with Hezbollah:
■ U.S. President Donald Trump signaled that a second round of U.S.-Iran talks could take place within days, saying the current cease-fire extension is…
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A surge in stillbirths & birth defects
Two-week-old Ahmed lies in the neonatal unit at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. Born with hydrocephalus – a buildup of excess fluid on the brain – doctors link his condition to the malnutrition and contaminated water his mother was exposed to… Continue Reading
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Tehran’s embattled Jewish community endures despite Israeli bombing of synagogue | Iran
On the evening of 6 April, Asef, 65, and other members of Tehran’s Jewish community braved the US-Israeli bombing campaign to celebrate an evening Passover service at the Rafi’ Nia synagogue in the centre of the Iranian capital.
Inside the dim…
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Israel to charge 2 Air Force technicians with spying for Iran
Rabia İclal Turan
23 April 2026•Update: 23 April 2026
Two aircraft technicians serving in the Israeli military are set to be charged with spying for Iran, according to a local media report Wednesday.
Israel’s state broadcaster KAN reported that…
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Israeli targeting of journalists constitutes ‘war crimes’ — Lebanese PM
His comments came after Israel killed prominent Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil on Wednesday in an Israeli strike while on duty, the Red Cross said.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said Israeli forces besieged Khalil and fellow journalist…
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Navy Secretary John Phelan leaving his job amid US naval blockade of Iranian ports
Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving his job, the Pentagon abruptly announced Wednesday, the first head of a military service to depart during President Donald Trump’s second term but just the latest top defense leader to step down or be ousted.
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