'Not heavy firing'
Trump stops short of saying Iran violated ceasefire
Trump downplays Iranian attacks, warns Tehran to keep the ceasefire: They better hope it remains in effect.
Trump downplays Iranian attacks, warns Tehran to keep the ceasefire: They better hope it remains in effect.


Iran’s Araghchi warns the US and UAE of a "quagmire" and rejects military solutions to the current tensions.

US intelligence indicates Iran's nuclear timeline is unchanged despite recent war, as the regime retains uranium stockpiles in deep bunkers.

Secret Service involved in shooting near National Mall. Suspect hospitalized and area cordoned off.
Speaking after Iran attacked the UAE, Trump says Iran’s military is decimated and warns against them acquiring nuclear weapons.

Amid the U.S. operation in the Strait of Hormuz and recent Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates, Israel is preparing for the possibility of immediate escalation. Tehran has threatened a “night of rage."

Kemi Badenoch faces a tense audience clash while warning of rising antisemitism in Britain, rejecting comparisons, and calling the situation a national emergency.

For the first time in 2026, antisemitic hate crimes are down year over year in New York, but continue to account for 60% of all hate crimes.

Religious Zionist students, Mercaz Harav Yeshiva Dean, Rabbi Yaakov Shapira, and the Chief Rabbi of Kiryat Arba, Rabbi Avraham Schwartz, celebrate Lag Ba'Omer with a bonfire at the Cave of the Patriarchs.

Antisemitic graffiti, including swastikas, found on synagogues and homes in Queens, as officials warn of rising hate crimes targeting Jews.

Safed Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu lit a Lag Ba'Omer bonfire at the tomb of the 2nd-century Tanna, Rabbi Yehuda Bar Ilai, in northern Israel

US President tells Fox News Iran will be "blown off the face of the earth" if it attacks the US naval vessels escorting merchant vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.

Explosive report warns PA forces operate as a trained army, with fighters drilled abroad in advanced warfare for potential large-scale attacks.

Daniel Stopnicki, a 47-year-old Jewish man from Toronto and a technology lecturer, was shot to death in the northern part of the city while walking his dog.

IDF soldiers from the 226th Brigade, in cooperation with the Yahalom Unit, destroyed an approximately 30-meter-long underground tunnel route containing various weapons.

Annual Lag Ba'Omer celebrations featuring bonfires begin at the grave of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. This year, due to the security situation, attendance at the event is limited.

The United Arab Emirates reported that four cruise missiles were launched from Iran toward its territory-three were intercepted and one fell into the sea.

All the words of the Torah are concerned with exalted matters and celestial secrets...

In a New Yorker interview, Barack Obama questions Benjamin Netanyahu’s Iran stance and warns of strained alliances and the impact on global leadership.

Online program based on HaGaon Rabbi Berkovits’ renowned curriculum

The Israeli-American Council (IAC) honored Dr. Miriam Adelson with the “Defender of Am Yisrael Lifetime Achievement Award."

There is another type of secret-knowledge that, even if explained, would remain a secret. That is the theme of Lag Ba'Omer.

Attorney demands investigation after suspects allegedly looted injured victims at a Jerusalem crash scene, as police reopen the case for review.

Why does Hashem’s decree to punish transgressors, the pupils of Rabbi Akiva, cause us to adopt some of the ways of mourners until Lag Ba'Omer?

Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai was prepared to suffer and to accept the attribute of judgment, so that the people of Israel not suffer and the attribute of mercy would shine upon them.

The little known story of how in May 1942, dozens of Jewish soldiers lit a Lag Ba'Omer bonfire in the shadow of the pyramids, dancing and singing in honor of Rashbi and Jewish independence.

Emergency Knesset meeting on youth violence descends into clashes after controversial remarks and political accusations over rising crime.

Two IDF soldiers were injured during an exchange of fire in a clash with terrorists. Immediately after the incident, the Air Force attacked Hezbollah positions in the area.

Data from the Government Advertising Bureau (LAPAM) reveal a steady decline in advertising budgets allocated to Haaretz. In 2023, approximately 1.8 million shekels were spent, while in 2025 the amount dropped to about 715,000 shekels.

Sharon Sharabi, brother of a hostage murdered in Gaza, joins Yisrael Beytenu, citing security concerns and a mission to strengthen Israeli society.

Arad Mayor Yair Ma'ayan praises Negev and Galilee Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf for prompt and generous relief budgets in immediate aftermath of Iranian missile strike which left nearly 200 families homeless.

The U.S. military announced that two American merchant ships successfully passed through the Strait of Hormuz as part of an effort to break the naval blockade.

Tehran says missiles hit vessel and warns against US presence; American officials reject report of any damage.

The Regavim Movement has appealed to government ministers, claiming that the Gerar stream has become a dumping ground for waste, allegedly under the auspices of the city of Rahat.

King Charles alluded to terror when discussing global instability-yet he declined to name it where it is most acute. That was not an accident. Opinion.

Strong criticism for Minister Barkat's flagship project, which offers 100 discounted products only in Carrefour branches, a chain that does not operate stores in Judea and Samaria.

IDF forces neutralize threats approaching the Yellow Line, including terrorist involved in rocket fire.

Jewish man arrested for allegedly firing pellet gun at left-wing activists in Rome.

Border Police officers arrest three terrorists, residents of Issawiya, who threw stones at public transportation in Jerusalem, causing damage to buses.

Snow accumulating on Mount Hermon's upper slopes, in first May snows in 15 years.

The central unit of the Tel Aviv District solved the 2019 murder of teen Evyatar Azarzar and filed a prosecutor’s statement against three suspects from Bnei Brak.

Shufersal supermarket chain removes Tnuva dairy products from shelves over price hike.

Hesder yeshiva students assigned to non-combat IDF roles appealed to senior rabbis, calling for tailored frameworks to better integrate religious needs with professional contribution.

Rabbi Yigal Cohen warns public to refrain from visiting Meron during the Lag Ba'omer holiday due to tangible security threats. 'Our enemies are waiting for a crowd to gather there.'

IDF forces carry out precision strikes and dismantle launch sites and infrastructure after anti-tank fire, as operations continue in southern Lebanon.

Hezbollah has suffered heavy losses since March, with sources citing thousands of fighters killed, despite many deaths that are unrecorded.

Dozens of Lithuanian-haredi yeshiva deans join conference warning of spiritual danger in joining IDF; letter warns that 'one who goes there hands himself over to the control and authority of the military rulership.'

Simply put, the strategic lesson of the Trump years is not that America can be relied upon - it is that Israel has been fortunate enough to have a true friend in the White House at a critical moment, and that it should use that fortune to make itself permanently less reliant on whoever comes next. Opinion.

The Times reveals Iranian intelligence is recruiting operatives across Europe to carry out attacks on Jewish targets, with at least 20 plots foiled in the past year, according to British security officials.

MedEx debuted on-site YAEL Hebrew Exam, giving physicians a head start on future licensing requirements from afar.

Five suspects charged in major operation that moved guns and drugs across the eastern border, exposing link between smuggling routes and terror activity.

The Ministry of Defense says the KC-46 'Gideon' completed its first test flight in the US, ahead of delivery to the Israeli Air Force.

Iran has relied on dual-use German nuclear technology, equipment and training to enrich and produce weapon-grade uranium. Nazi ideology lives on in Iran, whose very name is derived from the world "Aryan." Op-ed.

Forecasters predict rain in northern Israel, along with unusual May snowfall.

All doorways of the house and its rooms, bomb shelters, Jewish-owned prisons, hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes are obligated in a mezuzah, but not bathrooms and temporary dwellings.

Dr. Edith Eger: We have a choice: to pay attention to what we’ve lost or to pay attention to what we still have.

This is a reality Israel understands all too well. Opinion.

Haredi MK Meir Porush says he won't attend Meron Lag Ba'omer event this year, reveals details behind decision to cancel it.

Khalil al-Hayya elected as Hamas leader in Gaza, while Zahar Jabarin and Khaled Mashal were assigned senior positions. Reports say roles already exist and no major leadership change has taken place.

Court announces cancellation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's scheduled testimony due to security-related matters.
