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US rescues second airman stranded in Iran, IDF issues evacuation notice to Syria-Lebanon border

Trump gives Iran 48 hours to make a deal • Search for US pilot continues • IDF strikes petrochemical complex in Iran

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IDF soldiers are seen operating in southern Lebanon, April 1, 2026
Members of the Syrian military police gather outside al-Aqtan prison, where some Islamic State detainees are held, in Raqqa, Syria January 22, 2026.

Syrian-Lebanese border closed after IDF issues evacuation notice - report

The IDF announcement stated that the intended airstrikes were due to Hezbollah's use of the crossing "for military purposes and for smuggling means of combat."

|ByTZVI JASPER
Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a missile fired from Iran toward Israel caused damage to residential buildings in the southern Israeli city of Arad, March 22, 2026.

IDF admits air defense failures after Iranian missile strikes on Dimona, Arad

"Our air defense system is the best in the world, but it is not hermetic. There are mistakes, there are malfunctions," said Chief of Staff of the IDF’s Air Defense Systems, Colonel L.

|BySHIRLY GOLAN
IDF Private Dov Permat who was killed in battle in the Malkiya area in 1948

IDF recovers remains of soldier killed in War of Independence after 78 years

The remains of Pvt. Dov Permat, an Israeli soldier killed in 1948, have been found nearly 78 years later, bringing closure to his family and honoring his sacrifice.

|BySHOSHANA BAKER

Iran fires major missile salvo ahead of Passover, Trump says Iran asked for ceasefire

IAF strikes 400 Iranian targets in two days • IDF chief warns of manpower crisis • Iran attacks cause fires in Kuwait, Bahrain

APRIL 1, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MDA responder views destruction from Iranian missile attack, April 1 2026

WATCH: IDF strikes, dismantles missile launchers in southern Lebanon

The launchers were used in the terror group's latest barrage against Israel, which left three people injured, including a 6-year-old child.

APRIL 1, 2026ByARIELLA ROITMAN
Footage released by the IDF of a strike targeting Hezbollah launchers on March 31 2026.

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatens US companies across Middle East

The 18 companies listed in the IRGC's threat included Microsoft, Google, Apple, Intel, IBM, Tesla, and Boeing.

MARCH 31, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
A ballistic missile launched from Iran, as seen over Jerusalem, during the war with Iran and ongoing missile fire toward Israel, March 28, 2026.

Netanyahu, Bismuth to advance controversial haredi draft bill amid IDF manpower shortage

At the start of Operation Roaring Lion, Netanyahu announced that the draft bill would be “set aside” for the sake of national unity and would not be advanced during wartime.

MARCH 31, 2026ByKESHET NEEV
Ultra orthodox Jewish reserve soldiers of the IDF's Hasmonean Brigade operate in the Gaza Strip on June 26, 2025.

Ultra-Orthodox IDF reserve battalion was not suspended after CNN incident, CEO says

The Netzah Yehuda battalion had previously been said to have been suspended by IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir on Sunday, following an altercation between reservist soldiers and CNN reporters.

MARCH 31, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
NETZAH YEHUDA Battalion seen before a swearing in ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, June 11, 2025.

Gulf states urge end of war, terror death penalty approved

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

MARCH 31, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
NATIONAL SECURITY Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is seen wearing a gold pin of a noose, on December 8, 2025.

‘Axis of terror is beginning to collapse’ Zamir says as IDF, US continue strikes across Iran

The IDF also stated that as it conducted the strikes on weapons production facilities, parallel strikes were conducted on missile launch sites and surface-to-air missile launch positions.

MARCH 31, 2026ByGOLDIE KATZ, MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Car wrecks and a residential building damaged by a strike amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 30, 2026.

All critical, essential targets within Iran to be destroyed before Passover, IDF announces

The IDF deemed "critical" targets as those that immediately threatened Israel, such as ballistic missile industry targets, as well as targets that were at the heart of the mission goals of the war.

MARCH 31, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
An Israel Air Force fighter jet seen in central Israel amid the ongoing war between Israel-US and Iran, March 18, 2026.

Northern Israel faces over 50 Hezbollah rocket launches, drone infiltrations, leaving three injured

Three people were lightly injured in the attacks, including a 6-year-old child. Only two people were taken to a nearby hospital for their injuries. 

MARCH 31, 2026BySHIR PERETS
First responders on scene of a fragment fall after an Iranian cluster munition was intercepted over central Israel on March 31, 2026.

WATCH: IDF reveals Hezbollah took control of Christian Lebanese village to launch attacks at Israel

Further, the military said it had killed dozens of terrorists operating in southern Lebanon over the past 24 hours.

MARCH 31, 2026BySHIR PERETS, MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
IDF troops from the 226th Brigade during targeted ground operations in southern Lebanon.