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Turkey to submit mandate to parliament allowing military personnel to be deployed to Saudi Arabia
The lawmaker, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the mandate would be sent to parliament once a bill ratifying the accord has been approved.
ByREUTERSA Turkish soldier participating an a NATO exercise, Barbate, Spain, March 28, 2025; illustrative.(photo credit: REUTERS/JON NAZCA)Go to the full article > >
IDF kills Hamas Nukhba operative who helped plan deadly attack on Israeli tank, killing four
Hamouda took part in planning the explosive device attack that killed four Armored Corps soldiers on September 8, 2025, according to the IDF.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFIDF graphic shows Hamas terrorist Musa Abd Muhammad Hamouda alongside a list of his terror activities. Hamouda was killed in an Israeli airstrike on October 18, 2026.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)Go to the full article > >
IDF was not planning to strike Iran on Oct. 10 despite reports of attack blocked by Trump
Sources told the Post it was unusual for IDF chief Eyal Zamir to be excluded from the Hegseth meeting, raising questions about the political considerations behind Netanyahu's decision.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB(Illustrative) A projectile is fired during what the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said was a third round of strikes this week against Iran, in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on July 11, 2026. (photo credit: U.S. Central Command/Handout via REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Tanker struck by projectile southeast of Iraq's Al Faw on Tuesday, UKMTO says
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US cannot blockade and threaten Iran while expecting to have dialogue with it, Pezeshkian says
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Missile fired at Iranian Kurdish opposition camp near Iraq's Erbil, security sources say
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Projectile strikes tanker west of Oman's Bukha overlooking Hormuz Strait, UKMTO says
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Iraq closes southern border crossing with Iran amid US pressure on Baghdad
Iraq is in the spotlight because Iran continues to pressure Iraq to expel Kurdish Iranian opposition groups. The US is pressuring Iraq to rein in Iranian-backed militias.
BySETH J. FRANTZMANIraqi security forces stand at the Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran after Iraq closed the crossing following airstrikes on the Iranian side that security sources said killed an Iraqi citizen, Iraq, April 4, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/Mohammed Aty)Go to the full article > >
Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist arrested in broad daylight operation in Bethlehem
Trump opposed Netanyahu's plans for renewed strikes on Iran ahead of US midterms - report
The military had prepared for a multi-day operation to take place on the weekend of October 10 that would have targeted civilian infrastructure, nuclear facilities, and regime targets.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFA person holds a placard with a picture of US President Donald Trump alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as protesters gather near the United Nations office, on the day of the second round of nuclear talks between U.S. and Iran, in Geneva, Switzerland, February 17, 2026.(photo credit: Pierre Albouy/Reuters)Go to the full article > >Operation Roaring Lion: What you need to know
Israel and the US launched Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on February 28, saying they aimed to create conditions for regime change in Iran.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in an Israeli strike on a bunker in Tehran. Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in what became the IAF’s largest-ever aerial operation.
Iran retaliated with missile attacks across the Middle East, targeting Gulf states and US military bases in the region.
Since February 28, ballistic missile attacks on Israel have killed 39 IDF soldiers and 23 civilians, while injuring at least 7,693 others. CENTCOM said 18 US soldiers were also killed.
A ceasefire was announced on April 7 and took effect the following day.
