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The Israel Defense Forces said it is conducting what it called “precise strikes on military targets in Iran.

U.S. officials are investigating the apparent leak of two top-secret U.S. documents that show American spy agencies tracking possible Israeli preparations for conducting an attack on Iran, three U.S. officials said.

The IDF reported that a drone crashed into a building in the northern Israel town of Caesarea Saturday morning. Benjamin Netanyahu was not at the residence at the time, Israeli officials said.

Israeli police said multiple people were killed after gunmen got off a light rail station and opened fire.

Air raid sirens sounded across Israel as residents were ordered to remain close to bomb shelters.

Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system enjoys a near-mythical status among Israelis.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke Monday about the death of longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. “Lebanon, the region the world, are safer without him,” he said.

Israel said Saturday that it killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, dealing its most significant blow to the Lebanese militant group after months of fighting. There was no immediate confirmation from Hezbollah.

Nearly 700 people have been killed in Lebanon this week as Israel dramatically escalated strikes, saying it is targeting Hezbollah’s military capacities.

The Israeli army chief says the military is preparing for a possible ground operation in Lebanon after Hezbollah hurled dozens of projectiles into Israel, including a missile aimed at Tel Aviv.

Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed at least 350 people.

Israel and Hezbollah have traded fire since the outbreak of the war in Gaza nearly a year ago, when the militant group began firing rockets in solidarity with the Palestinians and its fellow Iran-backed ally Hamas

Israeli troops have raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, ordering the bureau to shut down.

The leader of Hezbollah vowed to keep up daily strikes on Israel.

The leader of Hezbollah vowed to retaliate for this week’s deadly attacks on the group’s communications devices. Israel and Hezbollah exchanged strikes on Thursday as he spoke.

Israel says that halting Hezbollah’s attacks in the country’s north to allow its residents to return to their homes there is now an official war goal as it considers a wider military operation in Lebanon.

The Israeli military says an American activist who was shot and killed in the West Bank last week was likely shot “indirectly and unintentionally” by Israeli forces aiming at someone else.

A round of high-level talks in Cairo meant to bring about a cease-fire and hostage deal to at least temporarily end the 10-month Israel-Hamas war in Gaza ended Sunday without a final agreement, a U.S. official said. But talks will continue at lower levels in the coming days in an effort to bridge remaining gaps.

The Israeli military says it has carried out a strike on Beirut targeting the militant commander who is accused of being behind the deaths of 12 children and teens in a rocket attack on the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights over the weekend.

Clasping his hand warmly, a beaming Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for their first face-to-face meeting in nearly four years on Friday, as they sought to mend an important political alliance that had broken down after Netanyahu congratulated Joe Biden on his 2020 presidential victory over Trump.