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The Iranian hacking group Handala said Thursday that it had deeply and covertly penetrated the phone of former IDF chief of staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi in an alleged new cyber incident that could rattle the defense establishment. In a statement, the group said the operation lasted for years and resulted in the theft of about 19,000 sensitive files. According to the group, the material includes visual documentation of secret meetings, strategic maps and personal details from Halevi’s private home. The hackers said the material in their possession does not consist only of documents, but also live visual records from…

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Thursday that it eliminated the commander of the Lebanese Resistance Brigades, Maher Qassem Hamdan, in a strike in southern Lebanon on Wednesday. According to the IDF, the operation was carried out based on intelligence and targeted operatives fleeing from the Chebaa area toward Sidon. The IDF said Hamdan was killed alongside eight additional terrorists during the strike. The group was reportedly moving from the Chebaa area, where they had been operating, toward the Sidon area at the time of the attack. Continue reading this article on i24news.tv

The IDF on Tuesday struck eight bridge segments that were utilized by the Iranian terror regime’s Armed Forces for transporting weapons and military equipment in several areas across Iran, including Tehran, Karaj, Tabriz, Kashan, and Qom. “The Iranian terror regime’s Armed Forces used the bridges to transport weapons and military equipment, and carry out terror attacks against the State of Israel and other countries in the Middle East,” the statement from the military spokesperson read. Continue reading this article on i24news.tv

The military and civilian cost of the Operation Roaring Lion against Iran and Hezbollah is expected to reach at least 65 billion shekels (about $17 billion), excluding damage to the economy from slower growth, rising inflation, lost investment and delays in construction and infrastructure projects. The military cost exceeds 50 billion shekels (about $13 billion), while direct civilian costs have reached about 10 billion shekels (about $2.6 billion). This figure does not include direct and indirect damage from missile strikes that have yet to be fully assessed at more than 1,000 sites over 40 days of fighting, or the broader…

China, Russia, Iran, and Islamist movements wage a long-term campaign of subversion, influence, and psychological warfare, while the West clings to an outdated, battlefield-only definition of conflict. When American and Israeli forces struck Iran in February 2026, Western commentators immediately began asking how long the conflict would last and what the “exit strategy” was, or arguing that the United States should no longer involve itself in futile “forever wars” in the Middle East. This “no forever wars” stance reflects a modern Western demand for finite wars, juxtaposed with their adversaries’ “long war” mindset. From the communists’ “protracted conflict” to the Iranian regime’s…

American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped from a Baghdad street corner last week, was freed on Tuesday, a senior administration official confirmed to Fox News. US officials worked with the Iraqi government to secure her release, according to the report. Earlier, the powerful Iran-backed Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah said in a statement that it will release Kittleson. The group said its decision came “in appreciation of the patriotic stances of the outgoing prime minister”, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, without giving more details. It added that “this initiative will not be repeated in the future”. Continue reading this article on israelnationalnews.com

An Iranian ballistic missile struck the city of Be’er Sheva on Sunday, March 29, damaging homes and injuring 11 people. Medics and paramedics from Magen David Adom treated 31 victims and evacuated them to Soroka Medical Center, with 11 suffering light injuries from blast-propelled debris and 20 treated for anxiety attacks. Residents described severe destruction at the impact site. “The house is completely destroyed, totally ruined. The ceiling of the second floor collapsed entirely,” said Oleg, a neighborhood resident. “It’s a total shock. I still don’t understand. I feel frozen.” Footage from the scene showed a large, dark mushroom-shaped plume…

Terrorist group Hamas has told mediators it will not discuss giving up arms without guarantees that Israel will fully quit Gaza as laid out in a disarmament plan from US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” three sources told Reuters. Hamas’ disarmament is a sticking point in talks to implement Trump’s plan for the Palestinian enclave and cement an October ceasefire that halted two years of full-blown war. A Hamas delegation met with Egyptian, Qatari, and Turkish mediators in Cairo on Wednesday and Thursday to give their initial response to a disarmament proposal presented to the group last month, two…

An overnight Israeli Navy strike in Beirut killed the commander of Hezbollah’s Southern Front, responsible for the terror group’s military activity in south Lebanon on the Israeli border, as Israel continued its offensive in Lebanon and Hezbollah continued its fire at Israel. The strike in the Lebanese capital killed Hajj Yusuf Ismail Hashem, who took over the Southern Front from Ali Karaki in September 2024, after the latter was killed alongside Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli strike. Hashem was described by the military as a central figure responsible for advancing thousands of attacks against Israeli civilians and troops.…

Sirens sounded in multiple locations across central Israel on Thursday evening, shortly before the end of the first day of Passover, due to launches from Iran. At least one missile fell in Petah Tikva during a barrage from Iran. No reports have been received regarding injuries. Additional reports for impacts are being investigated. Magen David Adom medics and paramedics are providing medical treatment to a man in his 30s who was injured in the back and a man in his 40s who sustained a head injury following a fall in the Bina area near Karmiel. The two were wounded by…