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This comes after a similar ban rolled out in February in elementary schools.

How one trauma surgeon’s split-second decision changed the course of a young soldier’s life.

Netanyahu told the cabinet that the IDF and Defense Ministry had done “a great deal over the years,” thwarting “many hundreds, if not thousands, including UAVs."

American assistance has never been unconditional. It has given American diplomats real sway when Israeli decisions in Judea and Samaria or Gaza could ripple across the region.

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A total of 432 homophobic or transphobic physical incidents were reported in Israel in 2025, the Aguda's report found.

It’s possible the drone attack on the UAE on May 17 was an Iranian message that it will increase its list of targets in the country.

In recent months, Hezbollah has faced growing restrictions on its power, including new legislation limiting its ability to legally possess weapons and conduct military activity.

UNRWA's headquarters in Ammunition Hill was demolished in January after the organization's ties with Hamas were exposed.

UAE condemns drone strike near nuclear plant as ‘dangerous escalation’ The United Arab Emirates has condemned the drone strike that sparked a fire near the Barakah nuclear power plant in the west of the country, without assigning responsibility. The Foreign Ministry described the incident as a “dangerous escalation” and an “unacceptable act of aggression” that poses a direct threat to national security. It added that “no threat to security and sovereig

France moves to deport prominent Palestinian-Egyptian activist over criticism of Israel Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Sun, 05/17/2026 - 15:19 Ramy Shaath was released from arbitrary detention in Egypt in 2022 following lobbying efforts by French President Emmanuel Macron Egyptian-Palestinian political activist Ramy

Gofman’s lawyer, Ohad Shalem, argued that the A-G's office repeatedly claimed to hold classified documents while, according to Gofman, those materials contained nothing relevant to the petitions.

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) revealed on Sunday that Iraq’s weekly oil exports to the United States increased during the last week, making the country the sixth-largest oil supplier to the US. Iraq’s oil exports to the United States reached 100,000 barrels per day last week, marking an increase of 24,000 barrels per day from the previous week, when Iraq exported approximately 76,000 barrels per day to the US. This surge in exports positioned Iraq as

Iran thanks Pakistan, Iraq and Afghanistan for refusing US-Israeli access Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the goal of the US and Israel in attacking Iran had been "to spread insecurity inside the country by supporting terrorist groups". Pezeshkian made the remarks during a meeting in Tehran with Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. Pezeshkian said that the US-Israeli plan failed due to the "cooperation and responsibility of Iran’s neighb

The report comes a week after the Wall Street Journal reported on a first secret military base Israel had built in a remote part of the Iraqi desert.

China’s growing engagement with Iran increasingly reveals that Tehran is no longer merely a regional issue confined to Middle Eastern politics. Iran has become part of Beijing’s wider geopolitical calculation in an era shaped by intensifying great-power rivalry and a rapidly shifting global order. Recent meetings between Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing reflected more than routine bilateral diplomacy. China once again emphasised the importan

Moshe Kahlon is set to admit he failed to properly report serious UnetCredit financial irregularities while serving as company chairman.

Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:- No US concessions -Iranian media said Washington had failed to make any concrete concessions in its latest response to Iran's proposed agenda for negotiations to end the war. The Mehr news agency said: "The United States, offering no tangible concessions, wants to obtain concessions that it failed to obtain during the war, which will lead to an impasse in the negotiations." - Drone strike outside UAE nuclear plant -

Forty-three people were arrested on Saturday during a large public order operation in central London involving more than 4,000 officers, the Metropolitan Police said, Anadolu reports. The operation was designed to create a “sterile zone” between two opposing demonstrations: a rally organized by Islamophobic activist Tommy Robinson and a pro-Palestinian protest. According to the police, 20 of those arrested were linked to the “Unite the Kingdom” protest, 12 to the “Nakba” protest, and 11 were eit

Iraqi farmer killed to hide evidence of two Israeli bases: Report The presence of two secret Israeli bases in Iraq may have led to the death of a shepherd who discovered them, according to an investigation by The New York Times (NYT). The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Israel set up a covert outpost in Iraq’s western desert during the conflict with Iran. The site was reportedly used to support air operations and housed special forces units.