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Labour MP suggests Israel closed Al-Aqsa to ‘limit freedom of worship’ – as missile lands metres away from mosque

Outraged Israeli commentators respond to Jas Athwal saying that the mosque has been closed ‘to save lives’

By Jane Prinsley

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Ilford South MP Jas Athwal

Tragic: Chaiwat Vallnil, 34

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Newlywed Thai worker who came to Israel ‘with hope to make a good life’ killed by Iranian cluster bomb

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

New tools to help Israelis deal with the stress of war

By Melanie Swan

3 min read

Chaled Grifat, in Zarzir, Israel, leaves his home after collecting personal belongings following an Iranian ballistic missile strike on March 13 2026 (Photo: Getty)

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Iran targets Israel with seven ballistic missile salvos overnight

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Residents sit in Habima Square underground parking used as a bomb shelter in Tel Aviv, on March 5, 2026 (Photo by Olympia DE MAISMONT / AFP via Getty Images)

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Israeli app predicts safe time to shower

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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)

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

By Melanie Swan

4 min read

A US counterterrorism police officer (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Fears that Iran may have activated ‘sleeper cells’ around the world

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JNF UK steps up vital support for vulnerable Israelis during Iran conflict

To date, JNF UK and its partners have inspected over 23,000 bomb shelters

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March 9, 2026 17:11

JNF UK steps up vital support for vulnerable Israelis during Iran conflict

Iran’s new supreme leader will be driven by revenge against Israel, says expert

The killing of father, wife and one of his children in airstrikes will make Mojtaba Khamenei even more hardline, a close follower of the regime says

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March 9, 2026 16:47

Mojtaba Khamenei (C), the son of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, participates in the annual Quds Day rally in Tehran, on May 31, 2019 (Getty Images)

Alan Aziz

For this Jew with Iranian roots, the conflict isn’t just geopolitical. It’s geopersonal

I am a descendant of Persian Jews who felt a deep connection and sense of belonging to pre-revolution Iran

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March 9, 2026 15:39

An Iranian Jew prays in the Rabbi Zadeh synagogue in Shiraz 29 April 2000 (Photo by HENGHAMEH FAHIMI/AFP via Getty Images)

Foreign Office ‘missing in action,’ say furious Brits stuck in Israel

The Prime Minister said efforts to rescue citizens from across the region was ‘one of the biggest operations of its kind’

By Jane Prinsley

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March 6, 2026 16:56

People say the blessings over Challahs during a Kabalat Shabbat service inside an underground car park bomb shelter on March 06, 2026 in Tel Aviv (Getty Images)

Iran’s next supreme leader owns properties overlooking Israeli embassy in London

Mojtaba Khamenei is also reported to own 11 properties on The Bishops Avenue, also known as ‘Billionaire’s Row’

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March 6, 2026 16:45

Mojtaba Khamenei (centre), new Supreme Leader after death of his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (Rouzbeh Fouladi / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)

The Iran war has been a showcase for new weapons systems – from Lucas drones to Blue Sparrow

It is thought that Israel used the Blue Sparrow to kill the ayatollah

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March 6, 2026 14:18

An Israeli F-16 fighter jet (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Iran appears to be running out of ballistic missiles, say experts

Several Gulf countries, as well as Israel, are reporting a sharp drop in incoming fire

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March 5, 2026 18:01

Intercepted missiles are seen in the night sky above Tel Aviv on March 1, 2026 (Photo by Erik Marmor/Getty Images)

Chief Rabbi: We hope for new miracle of Purim in war with Iran and pray for those who seek a safer, peaceful world

Over 1,000 people took part in the online prayers led by Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis on Saturday night

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March 2, 2026 13:43

The Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis (Photo: United Synagogue/YouTube)

Woman killed and more than 20 injured in Iranian missile strike on Tel Aviv

Two apartment buildings suffered heavy damage in the attack

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March 1, 2026 09:00

Aftermath of the strike by an Iranian missile in Tel Aviv

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