War

IDF marks 1,000 days since beginning of Israel-Hamas war with situation assessment

The conference began with a memorial service for IDF soldiers who had been killed over the course of the war, including a minute of silence and a recording of Col. Asaf Hamami from October 7, 2023.

A SITUATION assessment marking 1,000 days since Israel entered the war.
Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed participate in the signing of the Abraham Accords,  in Washington, US, September 15, 2020.

Israel is once again returning to the status of a 'mistress' in the Middle East - opinion

n F-35 lights its afterburner as it does a flyover during a rally to kick off the Great American State Fair on the National Mall on June 24, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Trump threatens Iran will 'no longer exist' as both sides trade blows in Strait of Hormuz

 UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-WAR-POW Released Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) react upon arrival by bus following a prisoner exchange at an undisclosed location, in the Chernihiv region on May 15, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Russia, Ukraine confirm exchange of 160 prisoners of war


Trump hints at plan to help modernize Turkey's airforce, reviewing giving Erdogan F-35 fighter jets

The issue generating the greatest concern in Israel is the possibility that Turkey could eventually regain access to the F-35 stealth fighter program.

US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands as they pose for a photo at a world leaders' summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025

War insurance does not mean payout at loss: Why independent insurance engineering matters

"Buying war insurance is only the first step; ensuring it delivers when a loss occurs is the real challenge."

UK, France, Germany issue joint statement of concern about Chinese activities off coast of Taiwan

China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and its military operates around the island on an almost daily basis.

Taiwan Coast Guard patrol vessels are stationed in Keelung, as China conducts "Justice Mission 2025" military drills around Taiwan, in Keelung, Taiwan, December 30, 2025.

Sampling flaws may have inflated Lancet's Gaza mortality survey death toll, researchers argue

Released by Professor Emeritus Sergio DellaPergola of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and independent researcher Mark Zlochin, the correspondence analyzed the survey’s publicly released data.

Buildings lie in ruins amid the rubble in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, December 8, 2025.

The heavy price of wars: The workers repeatedly pushed out of the labor market

More than 70% of the women who lost their jobs during the 2026 Iran War were also harmed in another emergency crisis in the last six years.

The Jerusalem Employment Service branch, December 2020

Donald Trump’s dream could cost the West its future - opinion

Three years and two days ago, Israel went to war for its very survival. This was not merely a war against Hamas. It was a war orchestrated by a sophisticated octopus whose head sits in Tehran.

US President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One, after attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, June 8, 2026.

The children of the northern border pay the price of war - opinion

The time has come for the government to stop managing evacuations and start investing in community resilience and respite models with the same seriousness and budgets it invests in Iron Dome. 

Fire caused from rockets launched from Lebanon, outside the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona, June 1, 2024

The next Iran war is already brewing - opinion

How are we preparing for the next war once Iran restores its missile capability, regains financial solvency, and resumes support for terrorism in the region?

A screengrab taken from a handout video released by the Israeli Military says to show a strike on an aerial defence system in Iran at an unknown location, video released on June 8, 2026.

Israel needs a smarter strategy for Lebanon - opinion

Forty-five years of trying to defeat Hezbollah alone have produced failure. The time has come to turn Hezbollah from Israel’s problem into an international one.

Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, June 19, 2026.

Famed Lebanese turtle conservationist Mona Khalil dies of injuries sustained from Israeli strike

Khalil’s home was reportedly hit by an Israeli airstrike on June 4, where she was seriously injured. Her assistant also suffered injuries and burns in the strike. 

Mona Khalil, a Lebanese ecologist activist looks at a turtle at a coast in the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre, August 12, 2002; file photo.