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Lebanon

IDF troops surround Hezbollah stronghold of Bint Jbeil

Israeli and Lebanese negotiators are due for peace talks this week

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Smoke rises from southern Lebanon following Israeli airstrikes, April 12, 2026 (Flash90)

Members of the Iranian security forces stand guard under a large portrait of Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, on April 9, 2026, in Tehran, Iran (Getty Images)

IDF ‘preparing’ for return to Iran War after US talks break down

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A fireball rises from a building hit by an Israeli airstrike in the area of Abbasiyeh, on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, on April 8, 2026 (Getty Images)

Netanyahu announces talks with Lebanese government as strikes continue despite Iran ceasefire

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

Amnesty calls for war crime probe into Beit Shemesh strike

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Four IDF soldiers killed in Lebanon

The UN and IDF are also investigating the deaths of three peacekeepers amid Israel’s expanding military operation in the country’s southern regions

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March 31, 2026 14:02

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)

Knesset passes bill introducing death penalty for terror offences

Critics have claimed the law is discriminatory as it imposes capital punishment for terrorists convicted of murdering Israelis, but not those who kill Palestinians

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March 31, 2026 09:36

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)

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

Meet Armia Pour and Yasmin Behar, a couple who transcend boundaries

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March 30, 2026 12:05

Yasmin Behar and Armia Pour (Image: Instagram)

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