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Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu responded Sunday to a wave of online rumors and conspiracy theories circulating on social media that falsely claimed he had died and that a recent video appearance of him was generated using artificial intelligence.

The speculation spread rapidly after internet users shared a still image from a video of Netanyahu, arguing that one of his hands appeared distorted and appeared to show six fingers — a mistake often associated with AI-generated images and video.

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During a conversation in which he was asked directly about the claims, Netanyahu was told: “On the internet they’re saying you’re dead.” The Prime Minister answered humourously, using the term “dead” as the Israeli slang for in-love: “I’m dead for coffee, for my people. They behave fantastically.”

Netanyahu also addressed the allegation in a playful manner by raising his hands toward the camera and joking, “Want to count my fingers?” — a sarcastic reference to the supposed evidence cited in the viral conspiracy theories.

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A home in Petach Tikva was severely damaged last night after being struck by a fragment from an Iranian cluster missile during a barrage of ballistic rockets fired toward Israel. For homeowner David Zuaretz, the attack was particularly shocking because the same house had already been hit earlier this year.

Zuaretz said the residence had only recently been repaired following damage sustained during June’s Operation Rising Lion. “Just four months ago, we finished renovating the house after the last missile hit it,” Zuaretz told TPS.

Although the building suffered major structural damage, the family escaped injury after following safety instructions issued by Israel’s Home Front Command. “We heard the siren, and we entered the protected room,” David recounted. “Suddenly, we heard a very loud explosion. When they said that we could go out, we saw the ruin. The shrapnel hit the house and ruined the roof, the pergola, and the shingles.”

Surveying the destruction outside his home, Zuaretz spoke openly about the strain of living under repeated missile attacks. “We can’t live like this, constantly going in and leaving the shelters,” he said painfully. “This war must end once and for all, so that we won’t have to renovate our houses every few months.”

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The Israel Defense Forces released extensive new information about Operation Roaring Lion in Iran, outlining how the campaign was prepared, how the opening strike was carried out, and the operational progress made since the fighting began.

According to the military, months before the launch of the operation, the Intelligence Directorate invested major efforts in preparing for the campaign, incorporating lessons learned from earlier confrontations with Iran. The army stressed that planners approached the operation with the clear understanding that Iran possesses substantial military capabilities and cannot be underestimated.

The military said the campaign now underway in Iran is being executed according to a detailed operational framework that had been carefully developed in advance. Thousands of personnel from Military Intelligence and other IDF units, including both regular and reserve forces, participated in building the plan. Officials added that the overwhelming majority of targets struck during the current operation were newly identified by Military Intelligence after Operation Rising Lion, the result of years of intelligence gathering and analysis.

The IDF also reported that Hezbollah’s capabilities were drastically reduced following Operation Northern Arrows. According to the army’s assessment, roughly 90 percent of the organization’s weapons arsenal was destroyed, weakening the group significantly. Combined with Israel’s defensive preparations, that damage has provided the military with increased operational freedom in both Lebanon and Iran.

Israeli security officials had anticipated the possibility that Hezbollah could enter the conflict, prompting extensive preparations and adjustments to operational plans ahead of time. The army said it remains ready for both defensive and offensive action along the northern border.

As part of the broader preparation for the campaign, Israel also deepened coordination with the United States. The IDF said both countries worked to align intelligence assessments and operational understanding through a series of meetings and visits by senior military officials to the United States in recent months.

Military officials also highlighted the impact of Operation Rising Lion, stating that the earlier campaign prevented Iran from immediately advancing its nuclear program and significantly reduced the threat posed by its ballistic missile arsenal. According to the IDF, without that earlier operation Iran would currently possess more than a thousand additional missiles.

The army said the opening strike of Operation Roaring Lion was designed and executed as a surprise attack. Although Iranian authorities had maintained a heightened state of alert in recent months, the IDF said it successfully caught the regime off guard and dealt major blows to key Iranian capabilities.

The military explained that the initial phase of the campaign aimed to significantly weaken the Iranian regime’s military power, reduce the threats it poses, and create conditions that could potentially allow the Iranian public to challenge and topple the regime.

During the first wave of strikes, numerous senior figures in Iran’s government and security establishment were killed. According to the IDF, this was made possible through close intelligence monitoring of the Iranian Defense Council and other strategic targets, enabling the military to identify a moment when several senior officials were gathered in specific locations simultaneously.

At the current stage of the operation, the military said its focus has shifted to systematically targeting the regime’s centers of power, including command headquarters, control centers, Basij facilities, and units responsible for suppressing internal dissent.

The IDF noted that Operation Roaring Lion differs from Operation Rising Lion in scope and purpose. While the earlier operation concentrated on neutralizing an immediate threat, the current campaign allows Israel to target a broader range of Iran’s strategic military capabilities.

In the initial days of the fighting, Israeli forces concentrated on striking Iran’s ballistic missile infrastructure in an effort to reduce the number of launches toward Israel. According to the military, more than two weeks into the conflict, the volume of missiles fired at Israel has declined significantly compared with the earlier Operation Rising Lion.

The IDF also reported that it achieved air superiority over much of Iran’s airspace within just 24 hours of the campaign’s start, allowing Israeli aircraft to operate widely across the country. As part of the early strikes, the military destroyed 120 detection components and 100 air defense systems.

According to the army, a majority of Iran’s missile launchers have now been struck, with roughly 85 percent of the regime’s detection capabilities damaged. In addition, about 70 percent of Iran’s launchers have been rendered unusable.

Israeli strikes against Iran’s military industries also caused substantial damage to the country’s missile production capabilities. The IDF said the attacks have effectively halted Iran’s current ability to manufacture missiles, while continued strikes are aimed at preventing the production chain from recovering.

In recent days, Israeli forces have also targeted the command structure overseeing Iran’s missile operations. Strikes were carried out against command officers, missile bases, and alternative command locations and residences. According to the military, these actions have further reduced the volume of missile launches toward Israel.

The army said its operations across Iran are being conducted in an organized and methodical manner, focusing on regime security bodies such as the Revolutionary Guards and other internal security forces. According to the IDF, more than 2,200 components tied to the Iranian regime have been destroyed so far.

Security officials reported signs of severe damage within Iranian forces, including thousands of deaths and tens of thousands of wounded among regime personnel. They also pointed to declining morale, along with reports of soldiers refusing orders or abandoning their positions.

The campaign has also targeted the Quds Force, with Israeli operations directed at the organization both inside Iran and in other regional arenas.

In the nuclear sphere, the military said it is attempting to damage the entire infrastructure supporting Iran’s nuclear program. Officials stated that the goal is to inflict broader harm than what was achieved during Operation Rising Lion.

The IDF stressed that the operation is not constrained by a fixed timetable. Instead, it will continue until the defined objectives are achieved. Officials explained that dismantling a threat that has been developing for decades requires sustained military pressure and sufficient operational flexibility.

At the same time, the military continues to gather intelligence to detect and prevent terrorist attacks, with particular attention on developments in Iran and Lebanon while maintaining surveillance throughout the wider Middle East.

The IDF also said Iran has adopted a broader strategy of attacking multiple countries in the region, particularly Gulf states. Although Tehran claims that its strikes target only American interests, Israeli officials say civilian infrastructure has also been hit, including hotels, commercial hubs, and densely populated areas.

Looking ahead, the IDF said the next phase of the campaign will focus on expanding the gains already made by continuing to target Iran’s missile capabilities and its military-industrial infrastructure.

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The United States told the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial arm of the United Nations located in The Hague, last week that it intends to intervene in South Africa’s case against Israel and to defend the Jewish state against that country’s charges of genocide.

“To avoid any doubt, the United States affirms, in the strongest terms possible, that the allegations of ‘genocide’ against Israel are false,” wrote Reed Rubinstein, legal adviser of the U.S. Department of State. “They are also unfortunately nothing new.”

Washington “recalls that international fora have been misused to level false charges of ‘genocide’ against the State of Israel since at least May 19764 as part of a broader campaign, including U.N. General Assembly resolution 3379, to delegitimize the State of Israel and the Jewish people and to justify or encourage terrorism against them,” Rubinstein wrote. “Sadly, that effort remains ongoing.”

Pro-Hamas entities, including the Iranian regime, “were already falsely charging Israel once again with ‘genocide’” just days after the Hamas-led attacks on Oct. 7, Rubinstein wrote.

Earlier in the month, Paraguay filed a brief in the case and said that it wasn’t picking side in the case but that the court must not expand the definition of “genocide.”

“The United States submits that the court should maintain its standard for inferring intent,” he wrote. “Lowering the standard risks broadening the application of the term ‘genocide’ such that it no longer carries its original weight and meaning, and invites attempts to misuse the Genocide Convention as a gateway for bringing extraneous disputes before the court.”

He added that under the convention, a charge of genocide, including during a war, requires proof that the offender intends to wipe a people out at least in part.

“If it might reasonably be inferred from a pattern of conduct that the perpetrator acted without such intent, the standard has not been met,” he wrote.

AIPAC thanked U.S. President Donald Trump and Marco Rubio, U.S. secretary of state, for “standing with Israel and soundly rejecting the outrageous case brought against our ally at the ICJ.”

“America must continue to be a voice of moral clarity in rejecting this baseless charge against our democratic ally,” the pro-Israel group said.

Marc Zell, chairman of Republicans Overseas Israel, called the U.S. intervention “powerful.”

“The United States has submitted to the International Court of Justice in The Hague a position opposing attempts to distort international law and the political exploitation of international judicial institutions, within the framework of the false proceeding initiated by South Africa against Israel,” he wrote.

“The United States emphasized, in the most resolute manner, that South Africa’s accusations are not only false but also intended to hurl false accusations against the State of Israel, as part of a broader campaign whose purpose is to undermine the legitimacy of the State of Israel and the Jewish people and to encourage terrorism against them,” Zell wrote.

“The State of Israel appreciates and values the stance of its friends alongside truth and historical justice, and especially the steadfast support of the United States in all arenas,” he added.

Also on Thursday, Namibia, Hungary and Fiji said that they would intervene in the case. Namibia supported South Africa’s case, while Hungary and Fiji defended the Jewish stated.

“The court has never been called upon before to define the scope of the convention in the context of intense urban warfare,” Fiji wrote. “The war between Hamas and Israel raises specific issues concerning combatants embedded within civilian infrastructure, the use of civilian shields, civilians directly participating in the hostilities, civil-military dual use objects and especially combatant strategies employing massively amassed civilian shields.”

“This situation comes before the court as a novel problem in application of the Genocide Convention,” it said. “It is, therefore, important that intervening states be given the fullest opportunity to present their views on these matters.”

“It is Fiji’s concern that a more lenient and expansive interpretation of the Genocide Convention, as proposed by South Africa and certain states and NGOs, will endanger future peacekeeping operations and participation by states in legitimate urban warfare operations by diminishing the incentive for states to assist therein,” it said.

“For example, if a state were willing in principle to participate in an international peacekeeping force, for instance to disarm a terrorist organization, but were thereby to become vulnerable in this scenario to genocide charges brought by the organisation’s supporting states, then the peacekeeping state would be reluctant to volunteer its military forces,” it added. “This outcome would impair both peacekeeping operations and could seriously impair the integrity and purpose of the Genocide Convention.”

Fiji also warned that “several interventions in this case urge the court to dismantle the accepted principles of treaty interpretation by introducing the novel notion of a so-called holistic approach to treaty interpretation.”

“In Fiji’s view, that holistic approach goes considerably beyond settled law of treaty interpretation and is especially dangerous to the international rule of law when dealing with the crime of genocide,” it said. “The approach departs from ordinary meaning of the terms of the Genocide Convention. It exhibits disregard for the international rules for treaty interpretation and the arrogation of a novel framework for genocide determinations.”

It added that the court shouldn’t necessarily take reports from U.N. bodies or nongovernmental organizations at face value. The latter, it said, “vary greatly in their missions, staffing, resources, partiality, political engagements, relationships with interlocutors, institutional integrity and familiarity with international law as it applies to use of military force by states.”

“The substance of NGO reports must be treated with great caution rather than accepted as ‘conclusive’ evidence,” it said.

“Amnesty International has been influential in promoting the ‘holistic approach’ to inferred genocidal intent and its approach is adopted in interventions made to the court in this case,” Fiji said. “However, the court should be aware that such reports can be based on a cherry-picked selection of statements made by a small number of public figures such as politicians without providing reliable contextual information whether they had command, control or influence over the missions and conduct of the military forces.”

“The making of unauthorised and ad hoe public comments by individual politicians is not uncommon in liberal democracies which uphold the freedom of political expression,” it added.

Further, terrorists and armed combatants cannot be considered “protected groups” under the Genocide Convention, according to Fiji.

“Thus, elements of the Gazan population comprising such armed groups as Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Izz al Din al Kassam brigades and al Quds brigades are not protected,” it said. “Nor are their weapons dumps and other war materiel, command and intelligence operations, data centers, propaganda and psychological operations, storage infrastructure and support personnel, whether official or volunteer, irrespective of the size of such armed groups.”

“Even where they number in the tens of thousands, numbers that are comparable to armed forces of many states, these personnel cannot be qualified as merely civilians,” it said. “Nor are they generalizable as a national, ethnical, racial or religious group within the meaning of a protected group under the Genocide Convention.”

Hungary said that the circumstances of the case must be examined, in particular the “heinous terror attacks perpetrated by Hamas against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.”

“When interpreting the Genocide Convention, it cannot be dismissed that the circumstances referred to in the current case are during an armed conflict, where a non-state actor, the terrorist organization Hamas, has consequently been using civilian infrastructure, families and children as human shields,” Hungary wrote.

“The acts of Hamas need careful examination when taking into account civilian casualties and the relevant consequences that these actions might have on the fulfilment of obligations of international humanitarian law, a legal framework that is distinctively broader than the Genocide Convention,” it said.

Hungary added that “recent attempts to broaden the interpretation of the crime of genocide risk diluting the specific normative function of the convention, blurring its boundaries with other international obligations, and eventually undermining the framework of the convention.”

The day before the other filings with the court, the Netherlands and Iceland told the court they intend to intervene in support of South Africa’s allegations against Israel.

The pro-Israel Dutch politician Geert Wilders said that the Netherlands filing was “unacceptable.”

“I immediately introduced a motion of censure about this in our Dutch parliament yesterday,” he wrote. “We should support Israel instead of intervene in this crazy, anti-Israel case.” JNS

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 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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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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Since last night, Iran has been launching missiles toward Israel at remarkably regular intervals of roughly once every hour and a half or so, according to a timeline presented by a Channel 12 News correspondent. Each launch has targeted a different region of the country, stretching from the south to the north, in what appears to be an attempt to wear down Israel’s civilian population.

Israeli analysts say the pattern suggests that Iran is carefully rationing its weapons and may be pursuing a strategy of attrition — launching missiles in a steady drip rather than large barrages in order to exhaust the Israeli home front over time.

Users on social media noted the emerging pattern on Sunday, pointing out that air raid sirens have been sounding approximately every ninety minutes in different parts of Israel as missiles are fired from Iran.

Channel 12 correspondent Almog Boker wrote on X, “Since last night — every ninety minutes there has been fire from Iran,” and posted a detailed timeline of the launches.

At 1:15 a.m., sirens sounded in Eilat and the Arava following a missile launch. At 2:24 a.m., alerts were activated in the Sharon region, the Dan area, Shomron, the Shfela, Lachish, and the Jordan Valley.

Later, at 5:34 a.m., sirens were triggered in the Yarkon region, the Shfela, and Lachish.

At 6:14 a.m., additional alerts were sounded in Be’er Sheva and the Negev, centered around the Dimona area. Another round of sirens in Be’er Sheva and the Negev followed at 6:43 a.m.

At 8:17 a.m., missiles were launched toward northern Israel, including the Golan Heights, the northern confrontation line communities, and the Carmel region.

Later in the morning, at 11:34 a.m., sirens again sounded in Eilat. At 11:50 a.m., alerts were activated across the Shomron, the Shfela, Lachish, the Sharon region, and central Israel.

At 1:21 p.m., additional sirens were reported again in central Israel.

The pattern of launches has raised concern among Israeli security officials that Iran is attempting to sustain a prolonged campaign designed to keep large parts of the country under constant alert while conserving its missile arsenal.

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El Al has announced that all regularly scheduled flights will remain canceled through March 21, with the airline operating only specially designated flights during that period.

The Israeli carrier said that passengers holding tickets for standard El Al flights scheduled through March 21 should assume that their flights have been canceled.

According to the announcement, only specially arranged flights will operate in the coming days. These flights are being organized separately from the airline’s regular schedule and are intended to address urgent travel needs.

Travelers who have been booked on designated special rescue flights are expected to depart as planned. The airline indicated that passengers assigned to those flights will be notified directly with details regarding departure times and travel arrangements.

Passengers holding tickets for canceled regular flights are being advised to monitor official El Al communications and updates regarding rebooking options and future flight schedules.

The airline has not yet announced when normal flight operations will fully resume beyond March 21, but officials said the situation is being evaluated continuously as conditions evolve.

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A residential building in Bnei Brak sustained extensive damage on Sunday after a cluster munition struck the area during a missile barrage launched from Iran toward central Israel. A 60-year-old man was moderately injured by shattered glass and evacuated to the hospital, while several other people in nearby cities suffered minor injuries from the blast.

Emergency forces were dispatched to the scene following the impact. The strike caused significant destruction to apartments in the building and surrounding structures, and numerous windows were blown out due to the powerful shockwave.

Magen David Adom paramedics treated a man in his 60s who suffered head injuries from flying glass. His condition was classified as moderate, and he was transported to Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv for further treatment.

At the same time, MDA teams were sent to search additional locations across central Israel after reports of other possible impact sites.

In Ramat Gan, medics treated a man in his 70s who sustained light injuries from the blast wave. He was also taken to Ichilov Hospital.

In Petach Tikvah, MDA teams provided medical treatment to a 46-year-old woman and an 18-year-old young woman who complained of ringing in their ears caused by the explosion’s shockwave. Both were evacuated to Beilinson Hospital in light condition.

Preliminary assessments by Israel’s security establishment indicated that the missiles fired toward central Israel likely included a cluster-type weapon, which dispersed multiple fragments and led to several impact sites and shrapnel damage at different locations.

In total, four people were reported injured in the attacks so far — one in moderate condition and three with light injuries. Security and rescue forces continued searching the affected areas to ensure that no additional victims were present.

“There are about 15 people with very minor injuries at the impact site in Bnei Brak, most of them suffering from shock,” said Efi Feldman, chairman of the United Hatzalah branch in Bnei Brak, in an interview with Kol Berama radio. “Some will be taken to the hospital. This incident ended with a great miracle.”

MDA medic Moshe Weinman, who arrived at the scene in Bnei Brak, added: “The 60-year-old who was moderately injured had stepped out of a vehicle that was hit by shrapnel. If he had entered a protected room, the outcome would have been different. Several apartments were significantly damaged.”

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Israel has informed the United States that it is facing a serious shortage of ballistic missile interceptors, according to a report published by the SEMAFOR news agency.

The outlet, which is known for its anti-Israel stance, cited U.S. officials who confirmed that the issue had been communicated to the American administration.

One of the officials said Washington had already been aware of the situation for some time. “for months,” the official said, adding, “It’s something we expected and anticipated.”

Despite Israel’s reported shortage, the official stressed that the United States itself is not experiencing the same problem and has sufficient defensive resources available. “We have all that we need to protect our bases and our personnel in the region and our interests.”

Israeli officials indicated that steps are already being taken to address the shortage and ensure the country can continue defending against missile threats. Israel, they said, is “coming up with solutions” to deal with the current limitations.

Sources in Israel also emphasized that the ongoing conflict with Iran is being conducted in close coordination with the United States, which significantly strengthens Israel’s ability to manage logistical and supply challenges.

According to those sources, the joint nature of the campaign enables both countries to replenish missile defense stockpiles during the fighting and provides additional flexibility should the conflict last longer than initially expected.

Israeli forces demolished the home of the terrorist responsible for a deadly shooting attack that claimed the life of 12-year-old Yehoshua Aharon Tuvia Simcha HY”D and wounded several other civilians, the IDF announced.

According to the military, troops destroyed the residence of the terrorist who carried out the attack at the Al-Khader junction, where the young boy was murdered and additional Israeli civilians were injured.

During the past day, IDF forces operating in the city of Dura in the Yehuda Brigade demolished the home of the terrorist Azmi Nader Abu al-Hilal.

The terrorist carried out the shooting attack together with another assailant, opening fire on an Israeli civilian bus at the Al-Khader junction. The attack occurred on December 11, 2024, and resulted in the murder of 12-year-old Yehoshua Aharon Tuvia Simcha HY”D and the wounding of three additional civilians.

“IDF forces will continue to act proactively and offensively to thwart terrorism and to bring to justice terrorists who act to harm the State of Israel,” the IDF Spokesperson said in a statement.

According to the military, the terrorist Masalma, together with additional attackers, carried out the severe shooting attack at the Al-Khader junction in the Etzion Brigade sector on December 11, 2024. The attack took place around 11:40 p.m. on the Tunnels Road near Beitar Illit, when the terrorists opened heavy gunfire toward an Israeli civilian bus they had identified. A total of 23 bullets struck the bus.

Yehoshua Aharon Tuvia was a son of Rav Zusha Simcha, head of the Klal Chassidic Yeshiva in Beitar Illit. His family, residents of Yerushalayim, had been returning from a family sheva brachos when they were caught in the gunfire.

Three additional civilians were wounded in the attack. A woman approximately 40 years old suffered gunshot wounds to her limbs and was listed in moderate condition, while two other passengers sustained light injuries, some from shattered glass. Medical teams from Magen David Adom and United Hatzalah provided initial treatment at the scene before evacuating the victims to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital and Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Yerushalayim.

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Israel’s Home Front Command is preparing to introduce an upgrade to its early warning system that is expected to significantly reduce situations in which residents receive advance alerts without an actual siren sounding.

More than two weeks into the ongoing war, officials have been working to refine the geographic areas used for advance warning alerts. The change, which is expected to take effect in the coming days, is intended to make the alert system more precise.

The improvement will focus on narrowing the alert zones so that early warnings are sent only to areas more likely to face potential threats. The adjustment is designed to limit the number of people who are instructed to move to protected areas when a threat does not ultimately materialize.

Under the new system, the Home Front Command will expand the number of alert regions. The current structure divides the country into five large areas for advance alerts, but the upgrade will split those regions into 21 separate zones.

Officials estimate that the change could reduce the number of early warnings issued without a subsequent siren by between 30 and 50 percent.

According to the Home Front Command, the system was refined after two weeks of operational experience during the current conflict. Officials emphasized that while the alert process is being improved, there will be no compromises when it comes to protecting lives.

Advance alerts will continue to be sent to residents’ mobile phones as before, with the changes focused primarily on improving the internal system so that warnings are delivered more accurately and efficiently.

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Iranian media outlets reported over the weekend that the body of Ali Shamkhani, a senior Iranian military and political figure who was killed in an Israeli strike, was buried without his head.

The report was published by the Iranian newspaper Farhikhtegan, a publication identified with the Iranian regime. According to the report, Shamkhani’s remains were interred in northern Tehran 14 days after he was killed.

Media outlets close to the Iranian government reported that the body of Shamkhani, who served as secretary of Iran’s defense council and as a senior adviser to the Iranian leader who was killed, was buried missing its head.

The state-affiliated newspaper Farhikhtegan reported that the senior Iranian military and security official had been “buried without a head.” Shamkhani was killed on the first day of Operation “Roaring Lion,” during an attack on the residence of Ali Khamenei. The strike, described as one of the most severe blows to Iran’s leadership structure, also resulted in the deaths of Ali Khamenei and several other senior officials in the Iranian government.

According to the report, Shamkhani’s burial ceremony took place on Shabbos at the Imamzadeh Saleh shrine in northern Tehran. His body remained there for 14 days before it was finally buried. The body of Khamenei, however, has still not been buried even after the same two-week period.

The report spread quickly online, where many social media users reacted with satisfaction. One commenter wrote that Shamkhani’s body was apparently found without a head, hands, or legs, adding sarcastically that his head was not cut off using the same device that cuts off the hands of poor people accused of theft, a remark referencing the brutality associated with the slain Iranian official.

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Unhinged commentator Tucker Carlson said in a video released tonight that he believes the Justice Department may be preparing to charge him as an unregistered foreign agent, a move he claims was recommended by the CIA after the agency reviewed his text messages from before the war with Iran.

Carlson outlined the allegation in a five-minute video posted on X, where he said he had learned that intelligence officials were preparing a criminal referral connected to his communications with individuals in Iran.

“The CIA is preparing some kind of criminal referral against me, a crime report to the Department of Justice, on the basis of a supposed crime I committed,” Carlson said. “What’s that crime? Well, talking to people in Iran before the war. They read my texts.”

Carlson said he believes the potential charges would fall under the “Foreign Agent Act,” apparently referring to the Foreign Agents Registration Act, a law enacted in 1938 requiring individuals who are paid by foreign governments to lobby or advocate politically in the United States to register with the Justice Department.

The former Fox News host said he does not believe the case will ultimately move forward and offered several reasons why he expects it will not proceed.

“I’m not an agent of a foreign power,” Carlson said was the first reason. “Unlike a lot of people commenting on U.S. politics and global affairs, I have only one loyalty and that’s the United States and have never acted against it.”

Carlson also said he has never accepted money from any foreign government, which he argued would undermine any accusation that he acted as a foreign agent.

“Don’t need it, don’t want it,” he said.

He further argued that as an American citizen he is free to communicate with people anywhere in the world, and he said that speaking with individuals in Iran should not be considered criminal conduct.

“Legally, I think, the case is ludicrous, and I doubt it’ll even become a case,” Carlson said.

Carlson explained that he decided to publicly discuss the issue for several reasons.

One of those reasons, he said, is his belief that governments tend to become more restrictive during wartime. According to Carlson, when countries are engaged in conflict they typically show “much less tolerance for any kind of dissent,” including in the United States.

He also suggested that his criticism of Israel could have made him a target among certain officials within the intelligence community.

“[There are] some people who are mad at me for my views about Israel and they have some latitude,” Carlson said. “One of the reasons they pass on criminal complaints in effect to law enforcement is to justify warrants for spying. And so that is an absolutely real thing.”

Carlson has strongly criticized the recent joint U.S. and Israeli strikes that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. He described the operation as “absolutely disgusting and evil,” and said Operation Epic Fury was being “waged” strictly on behalf of Israel.

President Donald Trump responded by distancing Carlson from the Make America Great Again movement.

“Tucker has lost his way,” Trump told ABC’s Jonathan Karl on March 5. “I knew that a long time ago, and he’s not MAGA. MAGA is saving our country. MAGA is making our country great again. MAGA is America first, and Tucker is none of those things. And Tucker is really not smart enough to understand that.”

Trump has also rejected claims that the United States entered the conflict with Iran because it was pressured by Israel. Earlier this month, the president told ABC’s Rachel Scott, “If anything, I might’ve forced Israel’s hand.”

Carlson said another reason he believes the report about potential charges surfaced is because intelligence agencies sometimes leak such stories in order to intimidate critics.

He said the intelligence community occasionally publicizes allegations as a tactic intended to “humiliate and terrify” those it considers adversaries.

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President Donald Trump’s personal cellphone number has reportedly become a sought-after commodity among political insiders, journalists, and business figures, with reports of attempts to buy, trade, or otherwise obtain the number circulating within Washington circles.

According to a report by The Atlantic’s Michael Sherer, citing two administration officials, the president’s private phone number has become the subject of what officials described as “suspected horse-trading and black-market sales among influence brokers.” The report states that corporate executives and cryptocurrency investors have allegedly tried to pay for access to the number, while some journalists have exchanged contact information for other world leaders in deals likened to trading baseball cards.

The report said that Trump’s personal number has even been “offered for sale to deep-pocketed interests seeking influence.”

Part of what has made the number so valuable, according to the report, is Trump’s unusual level of accessibility. Journalists have often expressed surprise that they are able to directly call the president on his private line, something that is far less common with most modern presidents.

One administration official told The Atlantic that the president’s personal phone frequently rings with calls from members of the press.

“It is literally call after reporter call,” one of the officials said. “It is just boom, boom, boom.”

The report indicated that many of the incoming numbers are not saved in the president’s phone under identifiable names. Because the number has spread so widely among members of the press, White House staff have at times found themselves searching unfamiliar callers online to determine who they are.

“It’s out of control,” an administration official said. “It’s like a wrecking ball.”

Beyond business executives allegedly offering cash or cryptocurrency for the number, The Atlantic reported that its own staff was approached with a proposal involving a trade of high-profile contacts.

Scherer wrote: “We were recently approached by another journalist who offered to trade more than two dozen cellphone numbers of significant stature for the one number of most significant stature. (We declined.) One person we talked with has heard that the going rate for this sort of swap is a one-to-one trade for another major world leader.”

White House spokesperson Anna Kelly responded to the report by emphasizing the president’s openness with the media.

“President Trump is the most transparent and accessible president in history. The press can’t get enough of Trump, and they know it.”

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