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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…

Hezbollah has fired over 600 times on Israel and IDF troops in the last 24 hours, around double its prior high of around 300 aerial threats during the 2023-2024 conflict between the sides, IDF sources have confirmed. The vast majority of the rockets, mortars, and drones were launched at IDF forces holding positions in or seeking to advance within southern Lebanon. This major spike in Hezbollah attacks, up from a general average of around 100 attacks per day during the current war, occurred in the shadow of a possible end to the Israel-Iran war. Continue reading this article on jpost.com

An Iranian ballistic missile struck an open area in northern Israel on Wednesday in an attack appearing to target Israel’s largest power plant and the Israeli Air Force kept up its strikes on regime targets across Iran, even as diplomats worked in the background to end the nearly four-week war. The attack was the fourth round of missile fire from Iran at Israel since midnight, triggering sirens across central Israel and parts of the north. Some of the missiles fired in the attack were likely intercepted by air defenses, according to the initial military assessments. Rescue forces responded to reports…

Iran pummeled Israel with seven salvos of missiles within hours on Thursday morning, injuring nine people in Israel and causing damage as cluster warheads spread submunitions across wide areas. Tehran also continued to attack its Gulf neighbors with missiles and drones. Two people were killed in Abu Dhabi by debris from an intercepted missile, the emirate’s media office said, adding that three others were injured and several vehicles were damaged. Seven salvos of ballistic missiles were fired at Israel within a matter of hours on Thursday morning, after an overnight lull of some 14 hours. Continue reading this article on…

Iran expands its war across the Middle East as the United States and Israel intensify their campaign against Tehran. In this update covering developments through March 16, 2026, Iran threatens major ports in the United Arab Emirates after US strikes targeted Kharg Island, the terminal responsible for most of Iran’s oil exports. Tehran warned civilians to evacuate Jebel Ali port in Dubai, Khalifa port in Abu Dhabi, and the port of Fujairah, claiming these locations could become legitimate targets after accusing the US of launching attacks from Gulf territory. Drone debris from an intercepted Iranian drone reportedly struck an oil…

Iran launched a series of missile barrages toward northern Israel early Thursday, marking six attacks since midnight and triggering sirens across wide areas of the north. Air raid alerts sounded in the Golan Heights, the Upper and Lower Galilee, the valleys, the Krayot and the Haifa area following the launches, according to IDF Impacts were reported in open areas in the north after what officials described as a limited barrage. Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency service said no casualties had been reported, though teams treated several people who were injured while rushing to shelters. Continue reading this article on ynetnews.com

Since the launch of Operation Roaring Lion, the IDF and the United States have struck more than 15,000 targets across Iran, in an almost equal division of activity, according to Israeli security officials. More than 50 senior Iranian officials have been killed, and thousands of sorties carried out by the IDF and US forces have targeted hundreds of ballistic missile array sites, missile production facilities and command centers. Data published by the Institute for National Security Studies, a Tel Aviv-based think tank, indicate that 70% of Iran’s ballistic missile launchers and missiles have been put out of use. The report…