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Hamas wants guarantees of Israeli troop withdrawal before disarmament talks, sources say

Hamas conveyed several demands and amendments to the board's plan, including an end to what they call Israeli violations, implementation of all provisions, and IDF withdrawal from Gaza.

This photo of a TV screen shows the new spokesperson for the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, in Bureij refugee camp Central of Gaza Strip on December 29, 2025.
Smoke rises from the site of a strike in Tehran on April 1, 2026.

IDF kills Iranian ballistic missile chief, US strike targets key supply bridge in Tehran

Illustrative image of Defense Minister Israel Katz and Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem.

Katz to Hezbollah chief Qassem: You won't live to see Israel’s full response to Passover attacks

IDF soldiers are seen operating in southern Lebanon, April 1, 2026

Two soldiers lightly wounded in close-quarters combat that leaves Hezbollah terrorist dead


Voices from the Arab press: Hezbollah in state of crisis, Strait of Hormuz paralyzed

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

DECLARING A  post-Islamist era is premature: Attendees at the funeral of Iranian intelligence minister Esmail Khatib at Tehran’s Grand Mosque, March 20.

IDF arrests 80 wanted individuals, seizes weapons during West Bank operations

The IDF completed multiple operations in the West Bank, arresting 80 wanted individuals, seizing firearms and drones, and addressing rising violence amid settler attacks in the region.

IDF forces conduct offensive operations in the West Bank. March 28, 2026.

'If Lebanon won't disarm Hezbollah, IDF will': Effie Defrin warns against Hezbollah’s rearmament

“If the Lebanese government does not disarm Hezbollah, the IDF will. We will not allow Hezbollah to rearm, and we will continue operating in order to protect our civilians on our northern border.”

IDF Spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin; illustrative.

Israeli air force strikes Hezbollah targets in Beirut for second time on Friday

IDF attacks in Beirut often target the southern suburb of Dahiyeh, long considered a Hezbollah stronghold.

Smoke rises after a reported Israeli airstrike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, March 27, 2026.

IDF's ‘Operation Roaring Matzah’: Keeping Passover, ensuring security for army and country

“If we need to do Seder in the tank, we will be happy to do so,” E asserts. “We will drink grape juice and sing all the songs together – “Mah Nishtana?” and “V’hee She’amda.”

Soldiers are ready for anything - including Passover.

Israel strikes Iranian nuclear development facilities, Tehran vows retaliation

The IDF said Friday's strikes also targeted an Iranian Defense Ministry site used for the development and production of advanced explosive devices.

A general view of a heavy water plant in Arak, 320 kms south of Tehran, 26 August 2006.

Yaakov Erez, former Maariv editor and Sokolov Prize winner, dies at 87

Erez, a Sokolov Prize winner, was behind many exclusive stories and investigations.

Yaakov Erez and Yitzhak Rabin

Jewish extremist attacks in the West Bank threaten Israel’s legitimacy - opinion

West Bank violence by extremists threatens Israel’s international standing amid its high-stakes war with Iran.

Cleaning the Dizengoff fountain from old photographs of the victims of the Octoner 7 massacre, and placing new ones ahead of the 2 year memorial of the massacre, in Tel Aviv, October 5, 2025.

IDF soldier, combat officer severely wounded during operational accident in southern Lebanon

The soldiers have been taken to a hospital, and their families have been notified.

IDF soldiers and a tank operate in southern Lebanon on March 21, 2026.

IDF destroys regime's missile, sea mine production site in Yazd amid nationwide airstrikes

The IDF hit Iran's missile and sea mine production site in Yazd, targeting key regime infrastructure across the country, including Tehran and Isfahan, as part of ongoing operations.

An IDF infographic detailing the destruction of a naval missile and sea mine production facility in Yazd, Iran, March 27, 2026.