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Israel’s Home Front Command announced that certain regions of the country will begin moving out of strict lockdown conditions, allowing schools, workplaces, and limited gatherings to resume beginning Monday morning.

According to the updated guidance, the changes will take effect on Monday, March 16, 2026, at 6:00 a.m. Several areas will shift from a restricted activity level to a partial activity level as part of a gradual easing of security restrictions during the ongoing conflict.

The most significant change involves the gradual return of educational institutions and economic activity in the affected regions. Schools, workplaces, and public gatherings will be permitted, provided that participants can reach a properly designated protected space within the required response time for each locality.

The regions scheduled to receive the eased restrictions include the Shomron and Yehuda areas, the Beit She’an Valley, the Jordan Valley and Dead Sea region, communities surrounding Gaza, Western Lachish, Western Negev, Southern Negev, and the Arava.

Under the “partial activity” classification, educational institutions may reopen if an accessible standard protected space is available. Public gatherings will be limited to up to 50 people outdoors and up to 100 people indoors, provided they are located near a protected area.

Workplaces in these regions will also be allowed to operate as long as they meet the required protective safety standards.

Home Front Command officials emphasized that the current nationwide restrictions remain in effect until the new guidelines take effect Monday morning. As a result, major population centers in central Israel, Yerushalayim, and northern parts of the country will remain under the stricter regulations for the time being.

Authorities urged the public to continue following life-saving safety instructions and to stay updated through the National Emergency Portal and the Home Front Command mobile application for any further changes.

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Israel’s military campaign against Iran is expected to continue for at least three more weeks, with thousands of targets still remaining, according to a senior Israel Defense Forces spokesperson. Speaking to CNN, IDF spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said the military has extensive plans for continued operations inside Iran as the war enters its next […]

The United States has specialized military forces capable of seizing Iran’s enriched uranium if President Donald Trump decides to order such an operation, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said Sunday. Speaking during an appearance on Fox News Sunday, Waltz said the president continues to keep all options on the table as the […]

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PM Netanyahu jokingly responded in a video to online rumors falsely claiming he had died, even holding up his hand to show he has five fingers after conspiracy theories circulated alleging he had six in last week’s video statement on the war.

The IDF carried out a wave of airstrikes Sunday targeting Iranian regime infrastructure in Hamedan, western Iran, striking several headquarters belonging to the IRGC and Basij forces as part of ongoing operations against Iranian command-and-control capabilities.

Brent D. Sadler, a retired U.S. Navy captain and senior research fellow at the The Heritage Foundation, discusses the significance of U.S. strikes on Kharg Island in Iran.

Secretary Wright: For 47 years, Iran has threatened the Strait of Hormuz, has attacked its neighbors, has killed U.S. soldiers. Just imagine an Iran that’s nuclear armed with a massive weapons arsenal to surround those nuclear weapons.

Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate says Hezbollah is experiencing an unprecedented financial collapse after Israeli strikes destroyed large cash reserves and ongoing attacks in Iran disrupted the terror group’s primary funding pipeline.

According to Israeli intelligence assessments, the combination of Israeli operations against Iranian regime targets and the destruction of Hezbollah cash storage sites in Beirut has pushed the organization into its worst financial crisis in decades. Hezbollah, which for years relied heavily on Iranian funding and financial exploitation of Lebanese civilians, now finds its main sources of support cut off from both directions.

At the center of the financial blow is the Al-Qard al-Hasan association. Long presented as a charitable organization providing social services and operating as an alternative financial network to Lebanon’s formal banking system, the group has now been identified as Hezbollah’s key financial backbone.

Israeli intelligence officials say the association stored hundreds of millions of dollars in cash that were used to pay salaries to operatives and purchase weapons. According to the Military Intelligence Directorate, “attacks on regime targets have made Hezbollah’s ability to receive money directly from the Iranian terror regime almost impossible,” while the ability to transfer funds through money changers has also been severely disrupted.

Regional geopolitical developments have further worsened Hezbollah’s financial situation. Following the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria, key land smuggling routes used to transfer funds and supplies were severely damaged. As a result, the Al-Qard al-Hasan cash reserves located in civilian neighborhoods in Beirut became the organization’s primary financial fallback.

The IDF said Hezbollah has continued making promises to Lebanese civilians about reconstruction and compensation, but in reality the funds were largely used to strengthen the group’s strategic military capabilities. Military Intelligence stated that “as a result of cutting off the funding chain from its two main sources – Iran on one side and the Lebanese civilian population on the other – Hezbollah’s economy finds itself in the most severe financial collapse in decades.”

The most significant blow came with the strategic decision to target the association’s financial infrastructure during the current war. Israeli forces destroyed cash storage facilities containing large portions of the organization’s operational budget, severely damaging Hezbollah’s ability to carry out terror activities.

Although Iran previously transferred approximately $1 billion for Hezbollah’s compensation and reconstruction program, intelligence officials say much of that money has already been consumed by ongoing military activity and is insufficient to cover the group’s rapidly expanding expenses.

According to Israeli intelligence, “the regime’s involvement in a direct war against Israel and the United States… does not allow it to continue funding and arming the proxy organization in Lebanon.”

Officials say the financial collapse of Hezbollah is also deeply affecting Lebanon itself, which has become economically dependent on the organization. Although Lebanon’s central bank attempted to impose sanctions on the Al-Qard al-Hasan network in July 2025 under international pressure, Hezbollah continued to operate it as what Israeli officials describe as a “terror bank.”

With cash reserves destroyed and Iran increasingly focused on its own survival, Hezbollah now faces growing difficulty paying its members or rebuilding its operational strength. Israeli intelligence says the destruction of the group’s financial infrastructure is weakening Hezbollah across multiple levels and undermining its long-standing claim of being Lebanon’s protector.

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Ron Dermer, a close confidant of PM Netanyahu, reportedly made a secret visit to Saudi Arabia in recent weeks to discuss a possible ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, according to CNN. •⁠ ⁠Dermer, who was tasked with leading Israel’s Lebanon file during the war, would represent Israel if talks with Beirut move forward. •⁠ ⁠Foreign […]

Florida Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins met last week with approximately 40 Leading rabbis, rebbetzins, Community Leader and Jewish day school principals from South Florida thru Orlando. The discussion centered on community security, Step up, Special Ed Funding, Special need therapies, School Zoning issues as well as Jewish life in the state. The meeting, held in […]

The Trump administration this week stepped up its ambitious effort to replace about $1.6 trillion in lost tariff revenue that was eliminated by the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a range of the president’s import taxes. Recovering that lost revenue, which the White House was counting on to help offset the steep, multi-trillion dollar […]

Three of the generation’s greatest Torah leaders — Rav Dov Landau, Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, and the Sanz Rebbe — have united for an urgent mission: helping 79 orphans who are about to get married but lack the basic funds for their weddings.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry has issued a warning to Israeli citizens visiting the United Arab Emirates, cautioning that photographing or sharing images of missile strike sites or sensitive locations could result in fines, arrest, or deportation.

The advisory was released after authorities in the UAE reportedly took legal action against individuals who documented locations hit during missile activity. According to reports, police in Abu Dhabi arrested 45 people who photographed and published images from sites impacted by missile launches. In Dubai, 20 additional individuals, including tourists, were prosecuted for similar offenses.

Officials in the UAE have also cracked down on people who filmed or uploaded footage of air defense systems intercepting Iranian missile attacks. Authorities said individuals from multiple nationalities were detained for recording such incidents and posting the videos online.

According to the announcement, the UAE’s attorney general ordered the arrest of ten suspects accused of recording and uploading videos showing air defense systems intercepting Iranian attacks, as well as posting fabricated footage. The suspects are expected to face fast-tracked legal proceedings.

A report by the British newspaper The Guardian said penalties for such violations can be significant. Fines may range from about 20,000 dirhams to as much as 200,000 dirhams, and prison sentences can reach up to two years. Even sharing an image from social media or commenting on such posts can be considered a criminal offense.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry urged Israelis currently in the UAE to strictly follow local laws and regulations and warned that violations could lead to serious legal consequences.

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Mike Waltz: I think President Trump is calling upon the world, saying that Iran can’t hold your economies hostage, & we certainly welcome and encourage their participation to help their own economies. Meanwhile, our military will continue to destroy Iran’s forces to keep the straits open.

Secretary Wright: Prices today are still far below what they were in the Biden Administration, where they were begging, bartering, and bribing Iran to behave better.

CENTCOM releases new footage of US airstrikes targeting Iranian missile launch sites.

Fox News’ Trey Yingst reports on the U.S./Israeli airstrikes on Kharg Island in Iran.

The IDF announced that Muhammad Majed Abd al-Salam Tawfiq Zidan, a Palestinian terrorist operating under the direction of Iranian intelligence, was eliminated Friday in Lebanon during a joint operation after allegedly working to advance terror attacks inside Israel.

A senior Israeli official says Iran’s newly installed supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is injured and currently “in low condition to function” following the opening strikes of the war. According to the official, Khamenei is now surrounded by members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who are effectively managing the situation around him as questions grow […]