Melanie Swan

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Amnesty calls for war crime probe into Beit Shemesh strike

The NGO said the munitions used by Iran in a civilian area was ‘wildly inaccurate and carried a massive warhead’

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The scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran struck Beit Shemesh, central Israel, on March 2, 2026 (Flash90)

Loved ones of Sergeant Liran Ben Zion, 19, who was killed by a Hezbollah anti-tank missile in southern Lebanon, attend his funeral on March 30, 2026 in Holon, Israel (Getty Images)

Four IDF soldiers killed in Lebanon

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National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir opens champagne in the Knesset to celebrate the passage of the death penalty bill on March 30, 2026 (Flash90)

Knesset passes bill introducing death penalty for terror offences

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Yasmin Behar and Armia Pour (Image: Instagram)

Love conquers all! The Iranian-Israeli couple who became a symbol of hope

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IDF to expand ‘buffer zone’ in Lebanon to ‘thwart threat of invasion’

Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed last week that the military would occupy large swathes of the area south of the Litani River ‘until security for the residents of the north [of Israel] is ensured’.

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March 30, 2026 10:44

Israeli army vehicles in southern Lebanon on March 28, 2026 (Getty Images)

Knesset passes largest ever state budget to avert early elections

The bill carried on the promise of greater defence spending, but set up a fresh row over Charedi conscription

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March 30, 2026 10:33

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks during a debate on the state budget in the Knesset on March 29, 2026 (Flash90)

Tel Aviv experienced tech boom in 2025 in spite of war

The investment surge follows a strong stock market performance in defiance of instability in other markets

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March 30, 2026 10:16

Tel Aviv skyline on October 3, 2024 (Getty Images)

New tools to help Israelis deal with the stress of war

Digital technology is part of a range of fast-evolving treatments provided by mental healthcare experts

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March 19, 2026 18:34

Israeli civilians take refuge in a Tel Aviv car park (DIMA VAZINOVICH/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty)

Blasted out their homes by Iran’s missiles, Israeli evacuees find strength in each other

Around 1,700 people have been displaced to 20 hotels, mainly in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem

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March 11, 2026 09:41

Israeli President Isaac Herzog visits the site of the Iranian missile strike on March 02, 2026 in Beit Shemesh (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

Jewish Iranians in Israel long to visit their homeland

Amid hope of regime change, expats and their families dream of being able to return as tourists

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March 4, 2026 12:10

Tourists visit historic sites in Isfahan, south of Tehran, Iran in 1974 (AFP via Getty)

Israeli divorce rate spirals as the trauma of war takes toll

Families of reservists feel the strain from military service

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February 25, 2026 11:56

Meet the UAE’s resident rabbi

Levi Duchman has been building the community for the past six years

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November 13, 2020 11:31

Melanie Swan

Latest from Melanie Swan

Amnesty calls for war crime probe into Beit Shemesh strike

Four IDF soldiers killed in Lebanon

Knesset passes bill introducing death penalty for terror offences

Love conquers all! The Iranian-Israeli couple who became a symbol of hope

More from Melanie Swan

IDF to expand ‘buffer zone’ in Lebanon to ‘thwart threat of invasion’

Knesset passes largest ever state budget to avert early elections

Tel Aviv experienced tech boom in 2025 in spite of war

New tools to help Israelis deal with the stress of war

Blasted out their homes by Iran’s missiles, Israeli evacuees find strength in each other

Jewish Iranians in Israel long to visit their homeland

Israeli divorce rate spirals as the trauma of war takes toll

Meet the UAE’s resident rabbi