March 11: Iran has laid about a dozen mines in Strait of Hormuz, sources say

Suspected drone sets off air raid sirens in Nahariya and numerous Lebanon border towns

Air raid sirens sound in numerous Western Galilee communities and the coastal city of Nahariya due to a suspected drone infiltration from nearby Lebanon.

At the same time, incoming rocket alerts are activated in several of the same communities.

Several long-range rockets launched by Hezbollah hit open areas

A number of long-range rockets launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon a short while ago struck open areas.

Because the rockets were heading for open areas, no sirens were activated by the military.

Sounds of explosions were reported by residents of central Israel amid the attack.

IRGC says attack on Israel tonight a ‘joint and integrated operation’ with Hezbollah

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says tonight’s fire on Israel was a “joint and integrated operation” with Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror group.

In a statement carried by the Tasnim news agency, the IRGC says that it launched several ballistic missiles, while Hezbollah launched drones and rockets at over 50 targets in Israel.

In previous attacks, the IDF had said that it had no intelligence indicating concurrent fire from Iran and by Hezbollah in Lebanon was a “coordinated” effort.

The Iranian ballistic missiles — fired at central, northern, and southern Israel — during the Hezbollah rocket barrage were all intercepted by air defense systems. Hezbollah, meanwhile, fired some 150 rockets at northern Israel.

Trump: ‘We won’ the war but must ‘finish the job’; 2025 US strikes ‘obliterated Iran’s nuclear potential’ but then ‘they started again’

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at Verst Logistics, March 11, 2026, in Hebron, Kentucky. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

US President Donald Trump says last year’s American strikes on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities “obliterated Iran’s nuclear potential.”

But then “they started again,” Trump says at a rally in Kentucky, claiming Iran managed to begin rebuilding its nuclear program after he destroyed their “potential” to do so.

“That’s why we’ve got to finish it,” Trump says of the current war. “We don’t want to go back every two years.”

Trump pauses his speech after a woman in the crowd behind him collapses.

He also says that “we won” the Iran war — and that the United States has “virtually destroyed Iran” — but that it will stay in the fight to finish the job. “We don’t want to leave early, do we?” Trump adds.

“You never like to say too early you won. We won,” Trump tells the rally. “In the first hour it was over.”

IDF says it killed 2 Hamas operatives who planned attacks on troops in Gaza

The IDF says it struck and killed two Hamas operatives who planned to carry out attacks on troops in the Gaza Strip today.

The military says the operatives planned “imminent” attacks and had “posed a real threat to IDF troops operating in the Gaza Strip.”

Meanwhile, the IDF says that during mop-up operations in the Rafah area, troops of the Golani Brigade located the bodies of two more Hamas operatives who had been holed up in a tunnel in the area.

The soldiers also located a cache of weapons in the area, the army says.

Dozens of Hamas operatives were previously believed to be trapped underground in the eastern Rafah area, on the Israeli side of the ceasefire line. The IDF has reported killing or capturing more than 50 of them in recent months.

The Golani Brigade is set to be withdrawn from Gaza and be deployed to the north amid the fighting with Hezbollah, the military said earlier.

IDF says residents of north no longer need to stay by shelters

The IDF Home Front Command issues an all-clear for residents of northern Israel, following Hezbollah’s rocket barrages and an Iranian missile attack.

The Home Front Command had instructed civilians across the north to remain close to bomb shelters amid the attack, and enter them if sirens sounded in their area.

“There is no need to continue staying near a protected space,” a message sent out to people in northern Israel reads.

Hezbollah has fired some 150 rockets at Israel since 8 p.m.

Dozens more rockets have been fired by Hezbollah at northern Israel since its major barrage of 100 projectiles shortly after 8 p.m.

In all, the terror group has fired around 150 rockets at the north over the course of several hours, according to IDF assessments.

In a series of statements, Hezbollah said it targeted “the settlements that had been warned to evacuate within a 5-kilometer area” of the border, along with other Israeli cities and military bases.

Sirens warning of suspected drone attacks from Lebanon also continue to sound in northern border communities at this hour.

Rocket and drone sirens sound again in northern communities

A rocket fired from Lebanon is intercepted by Israel’s air defense system over northern Israel, March 11, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)

Sirens sound in the Haifa area and Upper Galilee amid a new Hezbollah rocket attack from Lebanon. Sirens warning of suspected drone attacks from Lebanon continue to sound in northern Israeli border communities.

The alerts are activated in numerous towns, reaching as far as Yokne’am Illit, some 50 kilometers from the Lebanon border.

Meanwhile, in a series of statements, Hezbollah takes responsibility for the rocket fire on northern Israel this evening.

The terror group says it targeted “the settlements that had been warned to evacuate within a 5-kilometer area” of the border, along with other Israeli cities and military bases.

8 Muslim countries, including UAE, pan Israeli closure of Al-Aqsa amid Iran attacks

Muslim worshippers perform Friday prayers on the street near Ras al-Amud Mosque in East Jerusalem, overlooking the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock, on March 6, 2026. (OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP)

Eight Muslim states, including close Israeli partners, blast Israel for keeping Muslim worshippers out of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on the Temple Mount during the month of Ramadan.

Israel has restricted the size of public gatherings, including at the Western Wall, as Iran and Hezbollah fire missiles at the country daily.

“Security restrictions on access to the Old City of Jerusalem and its places of worship coupled with discriminatory and arbitrary access restrictions to the other places of worship in the Old City constitute a flagrant violation to international law, including international humanitarian law, the historical and legal status quo, and the principle of unrestricted access to places of worship,” say the foreign ministers of Qatar, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt.

The UAE is widely seen as Israel’s closest partner in the Middle East. Egypt is also a close security partner.

The nations stress that the entire Temple Mount complex — the holiest site in Judaism, but where Jewish access is limited — is exclusively a Muslim place of worship, and that only the Jordanian Waqf can regulate entry to Al-Aqsa.

Yoav Gallant says he’s decided not to run for office in next election

Former defense minister Yoav Gallant speaks with Yonit Levi and Amit Segal of Channel 12 news in an interview broadcast on February 6, 2025. (Channel 12 screen capture)

Former defense minister Yoav Gallant has said he will not run for office in the next election.

Gallant was defense minister on Oct. 7, 2023, and led the first year of Israel’s wars in Gaza and Lebanon. He was removed from his post by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in late 2024 as their relationship grew increasingly acrimonious.

He told Channel 12 earlier: “I’ve decided not to run in the upcoming elections. I’m taking a break. As for the future — we’ll talk about that later. If an opportunity arises to have an impact, I’ll step up and answer the call.

Gallant did not say why he won’t run. He argued that he has “good chances in Likud” but said that “right now it isn’t right for me.”

Drone infiltration sirens sound in Haifa

Sirens warning of a suspected drone infiltration sound in the northern coastal city of Haifa.

A short while before, alerts sounded in several towns in the Western Galilee, warning of a suspected drone attack from Lebanon.

Hezbollah increased its attacks on Israel this evening with a barrage of over 100 rockets.

Trump: Herzog is ‘weak and pathetic’ for not granting Netanyahu pardon

President Isaac Herzog meets with Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, December 6, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

US President Donald Trump renews his attack on President Isaac Herzog over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pardon request, calling Israel’s head of state “weak and pathetic.”

In a conversation with Channel 12’s Barak Ravid, Trump brings up the pardon request of his own accord, and says that Herzog’s is “full of crap” for insisting that he cannot come to a decision before receiving a recommendation from the Justice Ministry.

“He doesn’t need any legal opinions,” Trump says. “He is full of crap. He is a weak and pathetic guy. I want Bibi to be focused on the war — not on bullshit.”

The pardons department of the Justice Ministry has determined that Netanyahu’s request for a pardon do not meet the relevant conditions and requirements, Hebrew media reported today. Herzog is highly unlikely to grant a pardon in such circumstances.

Last week, Trump called Herzog a “disgrace” for not pardoning the prime minister. Herzog’s office responded to that attack by stressing that his decision on a pardon will be made without external influence.

Series of heavy strikes hit south Beirut

A series of heavy strikes hit south Beirut this evening, AFP correspondents and state media report, as the Israeli army said it launched fresh attacks on the area, where Hezbollah holds sway. Earlier, the terror group launched a barrage of around 100 rockets at northern Israel.

الضاحية#ملحق pic.twitter.com/1LA6sfqneK

— Mulhak – ملحق (@Mulhak) March 11, 2026

AFP correspondents report hearing the sound of blasts across the city, while footage shows large explosions and smoke covering the area, and the state-run National News Agency reports at least “six heavy strikes” on the southern suburbs.

لحظة الغارات على الضاحيه الجنوبية لبيروت pic.twitter.com/WZCiZHot23

— Annahar النهار (@Annahar) March 11, 2026

Before the wave of strikes, the IDF said it had so far struck over 70 targets in Beirut’s south during the war with Iran, including demolishing 50 multi-story buildings used by Hezbollah.

UN Security Council demands Iran halt attacks on Gulf states

General view of a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Iran at the United Nations headquarters in New York on January 15, 2026. (ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

The UN Security Council passes a resolution calling for Iran to immediately halt its attacks on Gulf states, saying they breach international law and pose a “serious threat to international peace and security.”

The resolution, passed by 13 votes with two abstentions, “demands the immediate cessation of all attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran against Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan.”

IDF again calls on Lebanese civilians to flee south Beirut

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in Beirut's southern suburbs on March 11, 2026 (AFP)

For the third time today, the IDF calls on Lebanese civilians to evacuate Beirut’s south, a Hezbollah stronghold.

“Do not return to the southern suburb until further notice,” says army spokesman Col. Avichay Adaree.

The IDF said it was carrying out a wave of airstrikes in the area after Hezbollah fired a barrage of around 100 rockets at northern Israel.

Report: Iran says will only agree to ceasefire if US, Israel guarantee no future attack

Iran has told mediators that it will only agree to a ceasefire to end the war if it includes an American guarantee that the US and Israel will not attack the Islamic Republic again in the future, Bloomberg reports, citing unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter.

Such a demand is unlikely to go down well in either Washington or Jerusalem.

Trump says Iran war is an ‘excursion’ from his efforts to boost US economy that will last ‘a few weeks’

US President Donald Trump (C) speaks as he tours Thermo Fisher Scientific laboratories in Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 11, 2026. (Jim WATSON / AFP)

US President Donald Trump characterizes the ongoing Iran war as “a little excursion” from his administration’s efforts to boost the US economy, saying that it will only last for a “couple of weeks, a few weeks.”

Speaking to reporters while visiting an Ohio factory, he reiterates that operations are proceeding ahead of schedule

“We knocked out their leadership twice, and now they have a new group coming up. Let’s see what happens to them,” Trump says.

He insists the market is holding up well and that rising prices were to be expected when the war was launched. He claims oil prices will soon come down to a rate lower than they were when the war started.

“It’s just a matter of war,” Trump says.

A reporter notes that the president has referred to Operation Epic Fury as both a “war” and a “short excursion” and asks which one it is, given that Congress is supposed to be consulted before an official war is launched.

“It’s both,” Trump responds. “It’s an excursion that will keep us out of a war.”

“For [Iran], it’s a war. For us, it’s turned out to be easier than we thought,” he adds.

US may have struck Iranian girls’ school after using outdated data, sources say

An image of an apparent American Tomahawk cruise missile about to strike a girls' school in Iran's Minab during opening strikes of the Iran war on February 28, 2026. (Screenshot: Mehr News/X)

A strike on an Iranian girls’ school that killed scores of children may be the result of the US use of outdated targeting data, two sources familiar with the matter tell Reuters, providing new details about what would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of US conflicts.

Reuters first reported last Thursday that an ongoing, internal US military investigation showed US forces were likely responsible for the strike on the girls’ school in Minab.

Video surfaced that experts say appears to show a US Tomahawk missile striking the area. But exactly how the tragedy unfolded has remained unclear, and the Pentagon has declined to comment, saying the investigation is ongoing.

The strike, during the first day of US and Israeli attacks on Iran, killed 150 students, according to Iran’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Ali Bahreini.

According to archived copies of the school’s official website, the school is adjacent to a compound operated by ​the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the military force that reports to Iran’s supreme leader.

One of the sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said officials responsible for creating targeting packages appeared to have used out-of-date intelligence. The second source confirmed that out-of-date intelligence appears to have been used.

In response to a request for comment, the Pentagon says that “the incident is under investigation.” The possible use of outdated targeting data was first reported by The New York Times earlier.

It is unclear how old data ended up being used for the strike and what, if any other factors, might be responsible for the error.

The investigation is still ongoing, and it is not clear when a conclusion will be reached.

Iran has laid about a dozen mines in Strait of Hormuz, sources say

Fishermen work in front of oil tankers south of the Strait of Hormuz Jan. 19, 2012, offshore the town of Ras Al Khaimah in United Arab Emirates. (AP/Kamran Jebreili)

Iran has deployed about a dozen mines in the Strait of Hormuz, two sources familiar with the matter say, in a move likely to complicate the reopening of the narrow waterway, an important route for shipping oil and liquefied natural gas.

Exports of oil and LNG through the strategic chokepoint along Iran’s coast have effectively been halted by the war launched 12 days ago by the United States and Israel, helping to drive a surge in world energy prices.

Iran’s military command said today that the world should be prepared for oil to hit $200 a barrel.

One source says the mines were deployed “in the last few days” and that most of their locations are known. But the source declines to say how the US plans to deal with them.

CNN first reported the mining of the strait yesterday.

Iran has long threatened to retaliate against any military attack by mining the strait. About a fifth of global oil and LNG normally passes through the strait, and Tehran’s ability to stop shipping through the channel gives it enormous leverage over the US and its allies.

‘We are on the eve of a fateful campaign in Lebanon,’ security official tells outlet

A senior security official tells Ynet: “We are on the eve of a fateful campaign in Lebanon which will determine the future of both countries.”

“There is a security discussion right now,” says the official. “The campaign in Lebanon is going to expand significantly.”

The official says that the expanded campaign will include the call-up of more reservists.

“Hezbollah, in its calculations, wants to turn our attention away from Iran, and thinks that if it draws us in, we will take our foot off the gas in the campaign against Iran,” says the official. Hezbollah, the official continues, “wants to create a new balance in which Israel’s enforcement policy in Lebanon ends, and we don’t attack at all. That won’t happen. Therefore, this is heading toward a serious escalation.”

“We have more capabilities and tools, and we can conduct campaigns in parallel against Iran and against Lebanon,” says the official.

The official tells Ynet that the Lebanese government is not affecting Hezbollah’s behavior in any way.

According to Channel 12, Israel has sent a warning to Lebanon’s government through the US and Western countries that if Beirut doesn’t rein in Hezbollah, Israel will attack national infrastructure.

No injuries are reported in Iran’s missile attack on south

No injuries are reported in Iran’s latest ballistic missile attack on southern Israel.

The missile fired was intercepted, according to initial military assessments. Sirens had sounded in Beersheba and the surrounding area.

Earlier, a missile fired by Iran at northern Israel was also intercepted.

Two lightly injured in Hezbollah’s rocket barrage, medics say

Damage caused to a home in the northern town of Bi'ina following an impact of a Hezbollah rocket, March 11, 2026. (Fire and Rescue Service)

Two people were lightly injured in Hezbollah’s large rocket barrage on northern Israel.

Magen David Adom says a 35-year-old woman and a man in his 50s were hit by “flying objects” following an impact. They were taken to a hospital.

According to rescue services, a rocket that struck a home in the northern town of Bi’ina injured one of the two victims. Four others were treated for acute anxiety at the scene.

Sirens sound again in Western Galilee as rockets launched from Lebanon

More sirens sound in the Western Galilee amid fresh rocket fire from Lebanon.

The military says it is working to intercept the threats.

After Hezbollah barrage, Air Force launches ‘extensive’ strikes in Beirut stronghold

The military says the Israeli Air Force has begun an “extensive” wave of strikes in Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiyeh, a Hezbollah stronghold.

The IDF says it is striking Hezbollah infrastructure in the area.

The military had warned Lebanese civilians several times in recent days to evacuate the Dahiyeh, including twice today.

Home Front Command says civilians in most of north can exit bomb shelters

After nearly an hour, the IDF Home Front Command says civilians in most areas of northern Israel can exit bomb shelters, following a large Hezbollah rocket attack and a ballistic missile from Iran.

Meanwhile, sirens sound in Beersheba and the surrounding area in southern Israel amid a fresh Iranian missile attack, and alerts continue to sound in the north amid suspected Hezbollah drone attacks from Lebanon.

US companies to increase oil production amid Iran conflict, interior secretary says

US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum participates in a panel at the BlackRock Infrastructure Summit on March 11, 2026 in Washington, DC (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images via AFP)

US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says US oil companies will soon announce increased production amid price spikes due to the ongoing Iran conflict.

“I think you’re going to see them all announcing that they’ve increased production, you know, here in the United States in response to the price signals and in response to the need that we have right now,” Burgum tells CNBC during an interview.

Iran launches ballistic missile toward southern Israel

A new ballistic missile attack from Iran has been detected by the IDF.

Sirens are expected to sound in southern Israel in the coming minutes.

Sirens sound in Galilee over suspected drone attacks

Sirens sound in the Galilee warning of suspected drone attacks from Lebanon.

The alerts come after Hezbollah fired a large barrage of around 100 rockets at northern Israel from Lebanon, and Iran fired a ballistic missile, also at the north.

TV report: Ministers told rocket fire will be heavier tonight

Concurring with earlier reports on the matter, Channel 12 says Israel believes missile and rocket fire from Hezbollah and Iran will be heavier than normal tonight. It cites an update sent to cabinet ministers.

Hezbollah fired a major barrage of some 100 rockets at the north a short time ago. The report says most of the fire is expected to come from Hezbollah.

There are indications that the fire is coordinated between Iran and Hezbollah, according to Channel 12.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told cabinet ministers that “we are not close to the end” of the war.

“There are still many more targets, but the pace is excellent and we are ahead of schedule. I can’t give you an estimate of how long it will take,” Netanyahu said, according to the report.

Man lightly hurt in Hezbollah rocket barrage on north

A man was lightly wounded in Hezbollah’s rocket barrage on northern Israel, medics say.

Magen David Adom says the man in his 50s was hit in the arm by “flying objects.”

Home Front Command search and rescue soldiers have been dispatched to several sites of reported impacts in northern Israel, the military says, following Hezbollah’s large rocket barrage and an Iranian ballistic missile attack.

The IDF says the circumstances of the impacts are under investigation.

Air Force striking Hezbollah rocket launchers and infrastructure

The Israeli Air Force is currently carrying out strikes on Hezbollah rocket launchers and other infrastructure in Lebanon, the military says.

The strikes are intended to thwart additional fire toward Israel, after the terror group launched around 100 rockets at the north this evening.

Shortly after the barrage, the largest Hezbollah has carried out amid the war in Iran, a ballistic missile was launched from Iran at northern Israel.

Trump says he is not worried about Iran-backed attacks on US soil

US President Donald Trump says he is not worried about Iran-backed attacks on US soil, as the Federal Bureau of Investigation warns of Iranian drones potentially striking the US West Coast, ABC News reports.

The US and Israel carried out strikes on Iran nearly two weeks ago, launching the Gulf region into a war. Tehran has carried out retaliatory strikes in response to the US-Israeli strikes that killed top Iranian officials, including the country’s supreme leader.

When asked if he is worried that Iran may increase its retaliation to include strikes on US soil, Trump tells reporters, “No, I’m not.”

ABC News reports that the FBI warned police departments in California that Iran could retaliate for US attacks by launching drones at the West Coast.

“We recently acquired information that as of early February 2026, Iran allegedly aspired to conduct a surprise attack using unmanned aerial vehicles from an unidentified vessel off the coast of the United State Homeland, specifically against unspecified targets in California, in the event that the US conducted strikes against Iran,” the FBI wrote in an alert distributed at the end of February, according to ABC News.

“We have no additional information on the timing, method, target, or perpetrators of this alleged attack.”

Spokespeople for the FBI, Los Angeles Police Department, California governor and Los Angeles mayor did not immediately respond to requests for comments.

Reuters reported earlier this month that Iran and its proxies could target the US with attacks in response to US strikes.

Hezbollah launches 100 rockets in barrage on north

The Hezbollah terror group launched around 100 rockets from Lebanon at northern Israel in its attack tonight, according to IDF assessments.

The rockets were launched from several areas in Lebanon, triggering sirens in Haifa and across the Galilee and Golan Heights.

It marks the largest Hezbollah attack on Israel since hostilities intensified earlier this month.

There are no immediate reports of injuries in the attack.

Footage shows Hezbollah's large rocket barrage on northern Israel this evening. Around 100 rockets were fired, according to IDF assessments. pic.twitter.com/8wuG6J8kgg

— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) March 11, 2026

Iran launches ballistic missile at northern Israel

Shortly after sirens sounded in northern Israel amid a large Hezbollah rocket barrage, a new ballistic missile launch from Iran was detected by the IDF.

Sirens are expected to sound in northern Israel in the coming minutes.

As Hezbollah fires large barrage, IDF tells northern residents to stay close to shelters

The IDF Home Front Command calls on civilians across northern Israel to remain close to bomb shelters amid a large Hezbollah rocket barrage from Lebanon.

Sirens sounded a short while ago in Haifa and across the Galilee and Golan Heights amid the rocket fire, which has consisted of dozens of rockets.

It marks one of the largest Hezbollah attacks on Israel since hostilities intensified earlier this month.

There have been no reports of injuries so far, but medics say they are scanning several sites of reported impacts.

Medical teams sent to bolster services in Kiryat Shmona amid ongoing attacks

Kiryat Shmona Mayor Avichai Stern, right, and Rambam Director General Dr. Michal Mekel at the opening of an emergency medical service by Rambam doctors this afternoon at the urgent care center in Kiryat Shmona. (Courtesy)

Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa announces the launch of a specialized emergency medical operation in Kiryat Shmona to bolster medical services for northern residents facing ongoing security threats.

A team of urgent care experts from the hospital began working this afternoon in the northern border city to ensure high-quality medical coverage during both routine hours and emergency escalations.

The newly deployed medical teams are working with local staff of the existing urgent care center in Kiryat Shmona, providing emergency medicine and round-the-clock access to hospital specialists at the main campus in Haifa.

The urgent care center operates Sunday through Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m., and from 11 a.m. on Friday through 7 a.m. on Sunday morning. In addition to the staffing increase, the Health Ministry has recently reinforced Magen David Adom evacuation forces in the city to ensure rapid transport for critical patients.

Sirens sound across Galilee as rockets launched from Lebanon

Sirens sound in Haifa and across the Galilee amid a Hezbollah rocket barrage from Lebanon.

The IDF has warned that Hezbollah will likely attempt to increase its rate of rocket and drone attacks on Israel.

CNN also reported that Israel is preparing for a potential “significant expansion” of attacks from Iran and Hezbollah tonight.

IDF: Wave of airstrikes in Iran hits dozens of regime sites, soldiers at IRGC headquarters

The Israeli Air Force hit dozens of Iranian regime infrastructure sites during a wave of airstrikes in Tehran and western Iran today, the military says.

During the strike sorties, the military says IAF fighter jets identified Iranian soldiers operating at a headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran’s capital, and moments later, struck and killed them.

It publishes footage of the strike.

צפו בתיעוד: חוסלו חיילים ממשטר הטרור האיראני שפעלו במפקדה של משמרות המהפכה https://t.co/T3s4Way3Cp pic.twitter.com/s9L2fFy6E4

— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) March 11, 2026

According to the IDF, other strikes in Tehran targeted headquarters and command centers of the IRGC air force; a compound at Imam Hossein University, the IRGC’s military academy, which was used as a staging ground by Iranian soldiers; ballistic missile storage and production sites; and air defense missiles.

Elsewhere, the military says it struck headquarters and military bases of Iran’s internal security forces, the Basij paramilitary force, and a headquarters of Iran’s intelligence ministry.

The IDF says the strikes are part of a new stage of the war aimed at “deepening the blow to the core arrays of the Iranian terror regime and its foundations.”

46 liters of breast milk donated to infants whose mothers called away by war

The Health Ministry reports that the Sussman Family Foundation Human Milk Bank has delivered 46 liters (12 gallons) of breast milk for infants whose mothers have been called up for reserve duty or otherwise affected by the military escalation.

This special service ensures that babies whose mothers are deployed can continue to receive essential nutrition even while their mothers are away.

Alongside these emergency operational needs, the bank maintains its routine supply for premature infants and newborns with low birth weights across hospitals nationwide. During the first week of March, the bank supplied 107 liters (27 gallons) to various medical facilities to meet ongoing clinical needs in neonatal intensive care units.

The milk bank, housed in Magen David Adom’s Marcus National Blood Services Center in Ramle, is Israel’s national and sole repository and processing center for human milk.

The ministry confirms that the current milk inventory is sufficient to meet existing demands. However, the ministry and Magen David Adom continue to encourage women interested in donating to seek information through their official websites to ensure a steady supply as the security situation evolves.

To donate milk, contact Magen David Adom (MDA) via email at milkbank@mda.org.il, WhatsApp (052-634-4101), phone (073-263-0200), or via the website. Donors must be healthy, non-smokers, not using drugs (including marijuana), and consume limited alcohol.

IDF publishes radio communications between Israeli, American pilots

The IDF publishes a recording of radio communications between an Israeli Air Force pilot and an American pilot amid the war in Iran.

“Please be safe out there, strike hard. See ya,” the American pilot says.

טייס אמריקאי לטייס חיל-האוויר הישראלי: ״תשמרו על עצמכם, תתקפו בעוצמה״

במסגרת מבצע ׳שאגת הארי׳, חיל-האוויר הישראלי וחיל האוויר האמריקאי ממשיכים לפעול בשיתוף פעולה ובחופש פעולה אווירי מלא בשמי איראן להעמקת הפגיעה במשטר הטרור האיראני.

האזינו לקולות הקשר משיתוף הפעולה של טייסי צבא… pic.twitter.com/onnK8PZFZQ

— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) March 11, 2026

No injuries are reported in latest Iranian missile attack

No injuries are reported in Iran’s latest ballistic missile attack on Israel, the fifth since midnight.

The missile was intercepted, according to initial military assessments.

Sirens had sounded across central Israel, the Jerusalem area, and in the West Bank.

Concurrently, sirens sounded in two northern border communities amid rocket fire from Lebanon.

Missile launch detected from Iran, sirens to sound in central Israel, Jerusalem

After a lull of five hours, a new ballistic missile attack from Iran has been detected by the IDF.

Sirens are expected to sound in central Israel and Jerusalem in the coming minutes.

Reports: Settlers set fire to Palestinian home in West Bank; no casualties reported

Palestinian media outlets report that settlers set fire this evening to a Palestinian home in Khirbet al-Halawa, in the South Hebron Hills, located within IDF Firing Zone 918.

No casualties have been reported.

Four years ago, the High Court of Justice ruled that Palestinian residents living there had begun residing in the area only after it was declared a firing zone and could therefore be evacuated. However, Israel has not officially carried out their eviction from the site.

Now: Settlers set fire to two structures in the village of Halawe in Masafer Yatta.
The village is located in an area designated by the apartheid regime as “Firing Zone 918.” Villages in this area have been under increasing pressure since several outposts were established in it pic.twitter.com/mHs5xRrDVv

— מחוץ לעדר/ kivsa shchora (@masafering) March 11, 2026

Israel preparing for possible ‘significant’ attacks from Iran and Hezbollah tonight — CNN

CNN reports that Israel is preparing for a potential “significant expansion” of attacks from Iran and Hezbollah tonight, citing two Israeli sources.

An official tells the American network that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is convening top political and security officials to discuss the developments.

The report comes amid rumors spreading on social media about potential large-scale fire on Israel tonight.

IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin issued a statement a short while ago saying that there are no changes to the guidelines for civilians.

Trump says US holding off on hitting targets in Iran which would badly set country back

US President Donald Trump speaks to guests on his way to board Marine One as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 11, 2026.(Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

Asked what more he would like to see the US accomplish before ending the war in Iran, US President Donald Trump responds, “More of the same.”

He reiterates that the US is holding off on hitting certain targets, ostensibly referring to those pertaining to energy production.

“We’re leaving certain things, which if we take them out — and we can take them out… within an hour — they literally would never be able to build that country back,” Trump says.

The US was reportedly angered by Israel targeting such sites earlier this week when the IDF bombed a fuel facility near Tehran.

He declines to comment on whether the US would end the war before killing Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, or before the US has recovered Iran’s stockpiles of highly-enriched uranium.

Trump urges global oil companies to resume using the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has been trying to block. The president says the US military has already removed “just about all” of the mines that had allegedly been placed there.

Asked about another report determining that the US was responsible for the deadly strike on Iranian elementary school, Trump responds, “I don’t know about that.”

IDF spokesman says no changes to guidelines amid rumors heavy rocket fire expected

Amid rumors spreading on social media about a potential large-scale fire on Israel tonight, IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin says there are no changes to the guidelines for civilians.

“I am aware of the public discourse in recent hours regarding the possibility of an increase in the rocket fire. I want to emphasize that there is no change in the Home Front Command’s defensive policy at this time,” he says on X.

Some local authorities in northern Israel sent messages to residents warning them of planned rocket fire in their area tonight.

“The IDF is prepared with strong defenses and will do whatever is required to protect the citizens of Israel,” he says, adding that “we continue to hold ongoing situation assessments and will update on any change if and when there is one.”

France’s Macron says ‘no confirmation’ of Iranian mines in Strait of Hormuz

French President Emmanuel Macron chairs a video conference of G7 leaders to discuss the fallout of the war in Iran on the world economy, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on March 11, 2026. (Gonzalo Fuentes / POOL / AFP)

French President Emmanuel Macron says he has “no confirmation” Iran is laying sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz following reports Tehran is mining the key waterway virtually closed by the Middle East war.

“I have no confirmation of this, either from partner services or from our own services,” Macron says after a video call with G7 leaders.

The United States said yesterday it had destroyed Iranian minelaying boats near the strategic waterway through which one-fifth of the world’s oil passes.

Macron adds that Iran’s military capabilities have been weakened but not “reduced to zero” in US and Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic.

“Considerable damage has already been inflicted on Iran’s military ballistic capabilities, but it continues to attack several countries in the region, and therefore its capabilities have not been reduced to zero,” he says.

He adds that he leaves it up to US President Donald Trump to “clarify both his ultimate objectives and the pace he wants to set for operations” launched with Israel on February 28.

Iran hacking group claims attack on US medical company

An Iran-linked hacking group claims responsibility for a sweeping cyberattack on US medical technology giant Stryker, saying it wiped more than 200,000 systems and extracted 50 terabytes of data in retaliation for military strikes on Iran.

“Our major cyber operation has been executed with complete success,” Handala says in a statement, describing the attack as retaliation for what it calls “the brutal attack on the Minab school” and for “ongoing cyber assaults against the infrastructure of the Axis of Resistance.”

The group says it shut down Stryker offices in 79 countries and that all extracted data is “now in the hands of the free people of the world.” It issues an open warning to what it describes as “Zionist leaders and their lobbies,” adding: “This is only the beginning of a new chapter in cyber warfare.”

Stryker says in a statement it is “experiencing a global network disruption to our Microsoft environment as a result of a cyberattack. We have no indication of ransomware or malware and believe the incident is contained.”

Founded in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Stryker is a global medical device giant with some 56,000 employees and $25.12 billion in 2025 revenues, making everything from orthopedic implants and surgical instruments to hospital beds and robotic surgery systems.

Home Front Command chief says ‘difficult days’ ahead, schools to remain closed for now

Home Front Command chief Maj. Gen. Shai Klapper issues a press statement from northern Israel, March 11, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)

The chief of the IDF Home Front Command says more “difficult days” are expected amid Iran’s missile fire and attacks by Hezbollah from Lebanon, and therefore, nationwide restrictions remain in place until the weekend at least.

Currently, under the Home Front Command’s guidelines, educational activities are prohibited, while gatherings of up to 50 people are permitted, provided a shelter can be reached in time, and workplaces can operate under the same conditions.

“Difficult days and days of trial are ahead of us,” Maj. Gen. Shai Klapper says in a press statement from northern Israel.

“We in the Home Front Command weigh the defensive policy every day, alongside the central consideration of safeguarding the security of Israel’s citizens, alongside maintaining the national continuity and functioning of the Israeli economy and the education systems,” he says.

“Therefore, the policy remains unchanged for now,” Klapper adds.

The current restrictions remain in place until Saturday at 8 p.m. By then, another assessment will be conducted by the Home Front Command.

Ukraine says anti-drone teams ‘working’ in Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia

A Ukrainian officer shows a thermobaric charge of a downed Shahed drone launched by Russia in a research laboratory in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukrainian anti-drone experts have begun working in three Gulf states targeted by Iranian attacks, President Volodymyr Zelensky says.

“Three of our teams have gone — strong teams of experts, military personnel, engineers, different people. Today the military are already communicating and already working,” Zelensky tells reporters, including journalists from AFP.

His spokesman confirms separately that the three countries are Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.

Drone sirens sound in Safed, Upper Galilee

Sirens warning of a suspected drone infiltration from Lebanon sound in the northern city of Safed and surrounding towns in the Upper Galilee.

There are no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

The IDF has warned that Hezbollah will likely attempt to increase its rate of rocket and drone attacks on Israel.

UN urges ‘humanitarian exemptions’ to get aid through Strait of Hormuz

The United Nations aid chief warns that the Middle East war is impacting aid routes and urges “exemptions” so humanitarian supplies can get through.

The war in the Middle East has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, while fuel supply disruptions are sending freight rates soaring.

UN aid chief Tom Fletcher warns that the escalating war and the impact on the strait is having “a direct impact on our humanitarian supplies, including going to areas of key need in sub-Saharan Africa.”

“I’m worried that further escalation will damage other supply routes,” he tells reporters in Geneva, warning that this is happening as the war “drives up the prices and… drives more people into greater need.

“So we’re appealing to all the parties to try and secure those routes, including the Strait of Hormuz for our humanitarian traffic… so we can reach anyone, anywhere, on the basis of greatest need, and not on the basis of politics.”

“We’re living through a moment right now of grave peril,” Fletcher says.

“We’re seeing these crises escalate rapidly and increasingly collide in dangerous ways,” he says, calling for “calmer heads to prevail.”

The last two weeks of fighting are further confirmation that “we’re living in a time of brutality, impunity and indifference,” he says, cautioning that “the rules-based scaffolding meant to restrain the worst excesses of war is cracking.”

UTJ chief denies agreeing to set aside conscription bill to pass budget

United Torah Judaism party leader Yitzhak Goldknopf attends a 40-signature debate at the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem, January 5, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Following Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement on Tuesday evening announcing that they were putting aside controversial legislation to largely exempt members of Haredi communities from mandatory military enlistment, the head of the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism party denies having any part in the decision.

“In light of Finance Minister Smotrich’s remarks, it should be clarified: We never asked to withdraw the bill for regulating the status of Torah students, which is intended to provide a clear and organized solution for those studying Torah and to allow their continued studies without sanctions,” says Yitzhak Goldknopf.

Smotrich on Tuesday evening also said he was pulling back on several proposed economic reforms amid the Iran war in order to streamline efforts to pass the 2026 state budget — which is set to significantly boost defense spending.

Google completes $32 billion purchase of Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz

Google says it has completed the acquisition of Israeli-founded cybersecurity unicorn Wiz for a staggering $32 billion, following regulatory approvals.

The deal, announced in March last year, is the largest-ever purchase of an Israeli tech company. For Google, it is the largest acquisition the search giant has ever made, more than double its record purchase of Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion in 2012.

The transaction is expected to inject an estimated NIS 10 billion ($3.2 billion) into Israel’s state coffers in tax proceeds, as the four founders of Wiz and many of its employees are Israeli residents, and some of its investors are based in Israel.

As part of the deal, Wiz will join Google’s Cloud business, but remain independent. The firm, which says that its cyber platform is tailored to secure any application developers build and run in the cloud, employs about 1,800 workers, a workforce that will remain in place.

“Keeping people safe online has always been part of Google’s mission,” says Google CEO Sundar Pichai. “This job is increasingly important today, as more companies and governments move their work to the cloud and broadly use generative AI.”

“By bringing Wiz and Google Cloud together, we’re making it easier for organizations to innovate with confidence,” says Pichai.

The deal will boost Google’s cloud security offerings to help it compete with rival tech giants Amazon and Microsoft, and other big cyber firms such as Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike.

“Our mission remains bold and unwavering: to help every organization protect everything they build and run,” says Wiz co-founder Assaf Rappaport. “What has changed is the world around us. Now, we must do this at the speed of AI.”

US military warns Iranian civilians at ports used for military purposes

The American military issues a warning to Iranian civilians that Iran is using civilian ports along the Strait of Hormuz “to conduct military operations that threaten international shipping.”

“US forces urge civilians in Iran to immediately avoid all port facilities where Iranian naval forces are operating. Iranian dockworkers, administrative personnel, and commercial vessel crews should avoid Iranian naval vessels and military equipment,” reads the warning issued by the US Central Command.

“The Iranian regime is using civilian ports along the Strait of Hormuz to conduct military operations that threaten international shipping. This dangerous action risks the lives of innocent people. Civilian ports used for military purposes lose protected status and become legitimate military targets under international law,” the warning adds.

CENTCOM in a statement adds that while it “cannot guarantee civilian safety in or near facilities used by the Iranian regime for military purposes, American forces will continue taking every feasible precaution to minimize harm to civilians.”

Knesset okays removing key parts of Smotrich’s economic reform from Arrangements Law

The Knesset votes to approve the decisions of two Knesset committees to remove two key parts of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s economic reform agenda from the annual Arrangements Law.

Lawmakers vote 10-0 to ratify the Knesset Committee on Public Projects vote nixing Smotrich’s dairy reform, which generated significant opposition and protests from farmers. They also vote 9-0 in favor of the Knesset Finance Committee’s decision to remove his proposed tax on tobacco products as well as his proposed 1.5 percent property tax on vacant land.

The Arrangements Law, a key part of the annual budgetary legislative package, determines how funds will be disbursed and must be passed by the Knesset along with the budget.

Last night, Smotrich and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the controversial reforms would be removed from the bill so the 2026 state budget can pass as fast as possible to help cover the cost of war with Iran.

Kneecap rapper scores victory in Hezbollah flag case as UK prosecutors lose appeal over timing

Kneecap band member Liam O'Hanna, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, leaves Woolwich Crown Court in southeast London on September 26, 2025. (CARLOS JASSO / AFP)

An Irish-language singer from punk-rap group Kneecap will not face a terrorism charge after UK prosecutors lose a High Court challenge against a judge’s decision to dismiss the case.

Liam O’Hanna was charged in May last year with displaying a flag of the proscribed Iran-backed terror group Hezbollah at a November 2024 concert in London, under the UK’s 2000 Terrorism Act.

But he walked free from a London court in September after a chief magistrate, Paul Goldspring, found there had been a technical error around the timings in bringing the case against him. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which operates in England and Wales, appealed the decision in January, arguing Goldspring had erred in ruling that the written charge had been filed too late.

But in its decision today, a two-judge panel at the High Court dismisses the appeal, siding with the chief magistrate.

“The judge was right to hold that he had no jurisdiction,” the pair states in a 13-page ruling, concluding “no written charge was issued within six months” of the alleged offense.

O’Hanna was charged on May 21 — six months to the day after the concert when he allegedly displayed the flag.

But the attorney general did not approve the charge until the following day, which O’Hanna’s legal team has consistently argued meant it fell outside a six-month time limit.

NY Times: Iranian strikes damaged at least 17 US sites, surprising administration

Smoke rises from an area in the direction of Al Udeid Air Base, which houses the Qatar Emiri Air Force and foreign forces including the US, in Doha on February 28, 2026, following a reported Iranian strike (MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)

Iran has hit and damaged at least 17 American sites in the Gulf region amid the ongoing war, with a focus on radar and communications systems, The New York Times reports, citing an analysis of satellite imagery, verified videos and official statements.

It says this includes 11 US military installations.

The report says the damage to many of the sites is severe and will be difficult to repair.

It adds, citing US officials, that Iran’s significant capability to hit key American sites defied expectations in the Trump administration.

Global energy agency: 400 million oil barrels to be brought out of reserves due to war

An aerial view shows Stanlow Refinery, an oil refinery owned by Essar Energy in Ellesmere Port, northwest England on March 11, 2026 (Paul ELLIS / AFP)

The International Energy Agency says its member countries will unlock 400 million barrels of oil from their reserves — the biggest such release ever — to ease the impact of the Middle East war.

“The oil market challenges we are facing are unprecedented in scale, therefore I am very glad that IEA member countries have responded with an emergency collective action of unprecedented size,” IEA executive director Fatih Birol says in a statement.

The IEA says the release was unanimously agreed on by 32 member countries, with timing to be set out in due course. The Paris-based IEA makes its comments as French President Emmanuel Macron chairs a meeting of G7 leaders that will discuss the issue.

Germany’s Economy Minister Katherina Reiche had earlier confirmed reports of the 400-million-barrel figure and said her country would participate in the release. The US and Japan would be the largest contributors to the IEA release, she added.

“Pressure came mainly from the US government which wants this release,” an EU diplomat said, speaking before the IEA statement.

US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum welcomes reports of the planned release.

“This is the perfect time to think about releasing some of those to take some pressure off of the global price,” he says in an interview with Fox News.

Burgum says, however, he does not believe the world is facing an energy shortage.

“We’ve got a transit problem, which is temporary,” he says. “You have a temporary transit problem that we’re resolving militarily and diplomatically, which we can resolve and will resolve.”

Drone strike hits fuel tanks at Omani port — state media

Drones have struck fuel tanks at Oman’s Salalah port, state media reports, as Iran continues to target Gulf infrastructure in retaliation for US-Israeli attacks.

“A security source reported that several drones were shot down, while others struck fuel tanks at the port of Salalah,” the Oman News Agency says, adding that no casualties were reported.

Private maritime security company Vanguard Tech reports the suspension of the port’s operations after the attack on its southern section.

Breaking | After the failed attack targeting the port of Duqm, Oman, most likely Iranian drones struck oil storage tanks at the port of Salalah. At least three fuel tanks are now on fire, with thick smoke spreading across the port. The full extent of the damage is still unclear,… https://t.co/A5fwtPi36q pic.twitter.com/q5MQgiflI1

— Basha باشا (@BashaReport) March 11, 2026

Trump reiterates that Iran war will end soon, ‘practically nothing left’ to target

US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up as he arrives at the White House in Washington, DC, on March 9, 2026 (Jim WATSON / AFP)

US President Donald Trump tells Axios that there’s “practically nothing left to target” in Iran, reiterating that the war there will end soon.

“Little this and that… Any time I want it to end, it will end,” Trump tells the outlet.

Recent days have seen Trump offer mixed messages on whether or not he expects an imminent end to the war.

Trump also indicates the initial campaign was designed as a six-week fight. “The war is going great,” he says. “We are way ahead of the timetable. We have done more damage than we thought possible, even in the original six-week period.”

Trump says that Iran was not only threatening Israel and the US, but “were after the rest of the Middle East.”

“They are paying for 47 years of death and destruction they caused. This is payback. They will not get off that easy,” he says.

Top UAE official: ‘Treacherous’ Iran hitting civilian targets on purpose

Diplomatic advisor to the United Arab Emirates president Anwar Gargash arrives at the opening ceremony of the summit on peace in Ukraine, at the luxury Burgenstock resort, near Lucerne, on June 15, 2024. (Denis Balibouse / POOL / AFP)

A senior Emirati official says Iran is intentionally targeting civilian targets in the region.

“The Iranian aggression is lying when it claims to be targeting the American military bases in the Gulf,” writes UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash on X, “because the numbers of missiles and drones reveal a different truth.”

“The attacks strike civilian infrastructure and vital facilities without regard for civilians and the innocent,” he continues, calling the attacks “treacherous.”

Iran has fired over 250 ballistic missiles and 1,500 drones at the UAE during the current war.

IDF says it killed Hezbollah operatives in south Lebanon drone strike

Several Hezbollah operatives were killed in a drone strike as ground troops operate in southern Lebanon, the military says.

Earlier this week, troops of the 7th Armored Brigade, under the 36th Division, raided the Rab al-Thalathine area, with the IDF saying it aims to locate and clear the Lebanese village of Hezbollah infrastructure and operatives.

The IDF says that during the ongoing raid, the troops identified several Hezbollah operatives in a building near the forces. An Israeli Air Force drone then struck and “eliminated the terrorists,” the military says.

The 36th Division’s forces also located Hezbollah weapons during the raid, the army adds.

Hamas says it hopes new Iran leader will ‘defeat Israeli-American aggression’

Hamas congratulates its “brothers in Iran” on the appointment of the Islamic Republic’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, and wishes him victory in the war with the United States and Israel.

“We wish him success in fulfilling the aspirations of the Iranian people to defeat the Israeli-American aggression and prevent the forces of arrogance from imposing their will on Iran,” Hazem Qassem, a spokesman for the Palestinian terror group, says in a statement.

In a separate statement, Palestinian terror group Islamic Jihad also welcomes the selection of Khamenei and says “all the free peoples of the world stand with you.”

CENTCOM chief: US combat power is building, Iranian combat power is declining

Military ground personnel work on a US Air Force B-1 Lancer bomber on the tarmac at RAF Fairford in southwest England on March 11, 2026. (Henry NICHOLLS / AFP)

Chief of the US Central Command, Adm. Brad Cooper, says the American military has struck over 5,500 targets in Iran since the start of the war and notes that Iranian attacks have continued to decline.

“US combat power is building, Iranian combat power is declining, and we remain centered on very clear military objectives in eliminating Iran’s ability to project power against Americans and against its neighbors,” Cooper says in a video statement.

“Since the first 24 hours of this campaign, Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks have dropped drastically. But it’s worth pointing out that Iranian forces continue to deliberately target innocent civilians in Gulf countries while hiding behind their own people as they launch attacks from highly populated cities in Iran,” he says.

Cooper says that “every day, we’re striking hard at Iranian ballistic missiles and drones. To date, we have struck more than 5,500 targets inside Iran, including more than 60 ships using a variety of precision weapon systems.”

“Just yesterday, we had strike waves nearly every hour from different locations and directions going into Iran,” he says.

Cooper says that American strikes also destroyed the last of four Soleimani-class warships of the Iranian Navy. “That’s an entire class of Iranian ships now out of the fight.”

He also notes that heavy bombers “hit a large ballistic missile manufacturing facility” in Iran last night.

Update from CENTCOM Commander on Operation Epic Fury: pic.twitter.com/5KQDv0Cfxs

— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 11, 2026

Knesset panels vote to nix Smotrich agenda items from annual Arrangements Law

Following Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s announcement on Tuesday evening that he is setting aside several of his proposed economic reforms in order to expedite the passage of the 2026 state budget due to the ongoing war with Iran, two Knesset committees vote to remove two key parts of Smotrich’s agenda from the annual Arrangements Law.

The Arrangements Law, a key part of the annual budgetary legislative package, determines how funds will be disbursed and must be passed by the Knesset along with the budget.

Members of the Knesset Committee on Public Projects vote unanimously to remove Smotrich’s dairy reform, which generated significant opposition and protests from farmers — while the Knesset Finance Committee votes to remove his proposed 1.5 percent property tax on vacant land.

In a statement, the ultra-Orthodox Degel HaTorah party says its representatives on the committee voted against removing the property tax from the Arrangements Law, stating that they favored “removing it from the agenda” completely in light of “statements last night by senior coalition officials against the coalition agreements between the ultra-Orthodox parties and the coalition” — a likely reference to Smotrich and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to shelve work on a bill exempting yeshiva students from military service.

The committees’ decisions need to be ratified in the Knesset plenum.

Knesset advances bill protecting employees whose homes were damaged in Iran war

Lawmakers vote 7-0, in an unusually small quorum due to the war with Iran, to advance a bill providing protection from dismissal for employees who are unable to go to work due to being evacuated from their damaged homes during the war.

The temporary measure, due to last six months, will also protect the spouses of soldiers and members of the security services who cannot work because they need to care for their children while their partners are away due to the war.

Iran cannot participate in World Cup, its sports minister says

Iran's Mehdi Taremi shoots the ball during the 2026 World Cup Asian qualifier group A soccer match between Iran and North Korea, at Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran cannot participate in the 2026 World Cup in June-July, which will be partially hosted in the US, after the US killed the country’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sports minister Ahmad Donyamali says.

“Considering that this corrupt regime [the US] has assassinated our leader, under no circumstances can we participate in the World Cup,” the minister tells state television.

Earlier, FIFA chief Gianni Infantino had said US President Donald Trump had given him assurances that Iran would be able to participate.

Iran threatens to deprive US, Israel of all oil, says it considers tankers legitimate targets

Iran will switch from “reciprocal hits” after attacks to continuous strikes on adversaries, and the US will not be able to control oil prices, the spokesperson for Tehran’s Khatam al-Anbiya military command headquarters says.

“We won’t allow even one liter of oil to reach the US, Zionists and their partners. Any vessel or tanker bound to them will be a legitimate target,” Ebrahim Zolfaqari says.

“Get ready for the oil barrel to be at $200 because the oil price depends on the regional security which you have destabilized,” he adds.

IDF publishes footage of fighter jet intercepting Hezbollah drone

The IDF publishes new footage showing an Israeli Air Force fighter jet intercepting a Hezbollah drone launched at Israel from Lebanon.

According to the military, the IAF has shot down dozens of Hezbollah drones — using fighter jets, helicopters, and ground-based air defense systems — since the start of the war in Iran.

"יש פיצוץ, המטרה הופלה": חיל האוויר ממשיך ליירט כלי טיס בלתי מאוישים שמשוגרים מלבנון לשטח ישראל

חיל האוויר ממשיך לפעול לשמירה על שמי מדינת ישראל באמצעות מטוסי ומסוקי קרב וממשיך ליירט בהצלחה כלי טיס בלתי מאוישים שמשוגרים מלבנון לשטח ישראל.

מתחילת המבצע הופלו עשרות כלי טיס בלתי… pic.twitter.com/AkMSDCCcl0

— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) March 11, 2026

Spain permanently withdraws ambassador to Israel as rift deepens

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrives for the Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris, at the Elysee Palace on January 6, 2026. (Yoan VALAT / POOL / AFP)

Spain permanently withdraws its ambassador to Israel as a diplomatic standoff worsens between the two countries over Spain’s opposition to the US-Israeli strikes on Iran’s regime.

The ambassador was summoned back to Spain last September amid a diplomatic row over Spanish measures banning aircraft and ships carrying weapons to Israel from its ports or airspace due to the war in Gaza, a policy Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar denounced as antisemitic.

Yesterday, Spain published an announcement in its official gazette that the ambassador’s position had been terminated. Spain’s Foreign Ministry said its embassy in Tel Aviv will be led by a charge d’affaires for the foreseeable future.

Israel’s embassy in Spain is also run by a charge d’affaires after Israel summoned its ambassador last May in protest of Spain’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state.

“The Foreign Ministry confirms the withdrawal of the ambassador to Tel Aviv, who was called back for consultations ‘indefinitely,’” Spanish Foreign Ministry sources tell The Times of Israel, “leaving the Spanish embassy in Tel Aviv under the leadership of a chargé d’affaires, at the same level as the Israeli embassy in Madrid.”

The move marks the latest escalation in a diplomatic spat between the two countries, which have been heavily strained since the start of the Gaza war following the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023.

Tensions have heightened since the US-Israeli strikes on Iran began on February 28, with Sa’ar accusing Spain in early March of “standing with tyrants” for opposing the war.

Shrapnel from bombing kills woman in Iraq — local officials

Shrapnel kills a woman following a strike on an arms depot belonging to an Iran-backed armed group in Iraq, health and security officials tell AFP.

A security source says “a bombing targeted an arms depot at a military base,” which mainly hosts the powerful Asaib Ahl al-Haq group, near the town of Al-Suwaira, southeast of Baghdad.

He adds that “a woman was martyred when shrapnel from a rocket fell near her after the strike” in the town in Wasit province.

A local health official confirms her death and said another person was seriously wounded.

The military base belongs to the Hashed al-Shaabi, or the Popular Mobilization Forces, a former paramilitary coalition now integrated into Iraq’s regular army.

It also encompasses brigades from Iran-backed groups, including the US-blacklisted Asaib Ahl al-Haq.

Since the start of the war, bases belonging to the Hashed al-Shaabi have been hit several times by strikes attributed to the US and Israel.

EU envoys approve sanctions on 19 Iranian officials, entities over rights violations

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas arrives for the EU-Southern Neighbourhood ministerial meeting at the EU Council building in Brussels, on July 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

European Union envoys have approved new sanctions targeting 19 Iranian officials and entities responsible for serious human rights violations, the bloc’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, says.

“As the Iran war continues, the EU will protect its interests and pursue those responsible for domestic repression,” Kallas writes on X, adding that “it also sends a message to Tehran that Iran’s future cannot be built on repression.”

The sanctions, which have been in the making since before the beginning of the war, will require final approval from the Council of the EU.

Farmers’ group: Jordan’s suspension of tomato, cucumber exports shows risk of relying on imported food

Cherry tomatoes on sale at an Osher Ad store in Jerusalem, August 12 2021 (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)

Farmers’ representatives warn that Jordan’s decision to halt all exports of tomatoes and cucumbers for 10 days to ensure its own supply shows that Israel’s food security cannot depend on imports.

Amit Yifrach, chairman of the Israel Farmers’ Federation and secretary general of the Moshav Movement, and Uri Dorman, secretary general of the Israel Farmers’ Federation, say, “Jordan’s decision illustrates a simple truth: a responsible country prioritizes the food security of its own citizens.”

In a statement, they add, “Food security begins with strong local agriculture. The entire world understands that in times of emergency, every country looks out for itself. Therefore, the State of Israel must not base its food security on imports and foreign nations.”

The Finance Ministry has long seen imports as a way of bringing down the cost of living.

Most recently, it has been pushing for a dairy reform, part of which would involve abolishing tariffs of up to 40% to flood the Israeli market with imported dairy products.

Following mass protests led by farmers, and opposition from within the governing coalition’s Likud party, the dairy reform was removed from a key budget-related bill yesterday.

The Agriculture Ministry’s director general, Oren Lavi, says regarding the suspension, “Jordan understands very well the need for national food security for its citizens. The food security plan we have formulated for the population in Israel also embodies the ministry’s commitment to the food security of Israel’s citizens—in times of peace, and even more so in times of emergency — and highlights the acute need to maintain stable local production.

He adds, quoting a Jewish adage, “The expression ‘your city’s poor come first’ has never held more significance.”

Sirens in north warn of suspected drone infiltration from Lebanon

Sirens warning of a suspected drone infiltration from Lebanon sound in the Upper Galilee.

There are no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

The IDF has warned that Hezbollah will likely attempt to increase its rate of rocket and drone attacks on Israel.

IDF chief: ‘No one is immune,’ thousands of Iran’s soldiers, commanders killed in Israeli strikes

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir (unblurred) speaks to Israeli Air Force pilots at the Tel Nof Airbase, March 10, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir says “many thousands” of Iranian soldiers and commanders have been killed in Israeli strikes in Iran, warning that “no one is immune.”

“We are in a campaign that is deepening the damage to the Iranian regime and its foundations and pushing the threat further away over time. So far, we have eliminated many thousands of the regime’s soldiers and its commanders,” Zamir said to pilots during a visit to the Tel Nof Airbase yesterday, according to remarks now released by the military.

“I say from here as well to all our enemies: No one is immune. We will know how to reach anyone who tries to harm the citizens of the State of Israel,” he said.

Zamir said that the IDF will continue to “weaken the axis of terror, from the head in Tehran to its central arm in Beirut,” a reference to the Hezbollah terror group.

“It is paying the price for standing alongside Iran. We will not give up on disarming it; this campaign will help us accelerate this,” he said, referring to Hezbollah.

Defense minister: Campaign against Iran ‘will continue without any time limit’

Defense Minister Israel Katz holds a situational assessment on March 11, 2026. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)

There is no time limit to the US-Israeli operation against Iran, says Defense Minister Israel Katz.

“The operation will continue without any time limit, as long as required, until we accomplish all objectives and achieve victory in the campaign,” says Katz during a situational assessment with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and members of the IDF General Staff, in a video released by Katz’s office.

According to some reports, there is a measure of concern in Israel that US President Donald Trump could decide to end the war earlier than Jerusalem would like, leaving Israel’s key goals unaccomplished.

Katz reiterates the Israeli message that one of the aims of the IDF strikes is “to allow the Iranian people to rise, act, and overthrow this regime. Ultimately, this depends on them.”

Katz says that the US and Israel are “carrying out impressive and systematic operations targeting the regime personnel themselves, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and the Basij,” the latter referring to the state militia that has been a key player in Iran’s brutal repression of domestic protests.

Katz calls the Iranian leaders who have survived the strikes “a bunch of cowards who attack women, children, and the elderly in the streets, specialize in massacres and killing civilians.”

He says, “They are already threatening to murder and slaughter anyone who protests.”

Pope calls Lebanese priest killed by IDF gunfire ‘true pastor,’ laments innocent children killed in war

Pope Leo XIV holds his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Leo XIV calls the Maronite priest killed by Israeli fire this week “a true pastor who always stood by his people.”

Speaking during his weekly audience in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square, Leo says, “Father Pierre was a true pastor who always stood by his people with the love and sacrifice of Jesus the Good Shepherd.”

Father Pierre al-Rai of Qlayaa was killed Monday when a house he was in was hit by Israeli tank fire, according to state media and a medical source. The border village had not previously been caught up in the conflict between the Hezbollah terror group and Israel.

The Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported that a house in the Christian town was “hit twice in succession by artillery shelling from a hostile Merkava tank” on Monday. Leo earlier released a message mourning his death, as did Israeli towns along the border.

“As soon as he heard that some of his parishioners had been wounded in a bombing, he rushed to help them without hesitation,” says Leo in his address. “May the blood he shed be a seed of peace for beloved Lebanon.”

“I am close to all the Lebanese people at this time of grave trial,” he says. Leo visited Lebanon late last year.

In his address, he also prays for peace in Iran and throughout the Middle East “especially for the numerous civilian victims, including many innocent children.” The pontiff does not single out any specific incident, including the deadly strike on a girls’ school ​in southern Iran which Iran says killed 150 students. Israel has denied responsibility, and the US military says it is investigating ​the incident.

Report: Justice Ministry’s Pardons Department not recommending pardon for Netanyahu

Illustrative: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the courtroom of the Tel Aviv District Court in the trial against him, October 28, 2025. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

The Pardons Department of the Justice Ministry is reportedly not recommending a pardon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, determining that his request for a pardon in his corruption trial falls short of the necessary conditions and requirements.

The reports in Hebrew media come after the Justice Ministry announces this morning that the department has completed its legal position paper on Netanyahu’s request and has passed it to Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu, who was delegated by Justice Minister Yariv Levin to manage the bureaucratic process involved in sending the position paper to President Isaac Herzog.

The decision on whether to pardon the prime minister rests with Herzog. Levin, and by extension Eliyahu, does not have any formal authority over the pardon process but is entitled to review the position paper before transmitting it to the president’s office.

Netanyahu has been on trial for bribery, and fraud and breach of trust, since 2020. According to a report by Ynet, the Pardons Department determined that it would be difficult to grant Netanyahu a pardon since his trial is ongoing and he has not been convicted yet, and he did not admit guilt or express remorse for his actions in his pardon request.

The High Court of Justice has previously ruled that pardons can in theory be issued before a conviction, but only when the person making the request has admitted to the crimes for which they have asked to be pardoned.

Eliyahu says following receipt of the position paper that the pardons department stated that the pardon request “requires further attention from the president.”

US President Donald Trump has placed heavy pressure on Herzog to grant Netanyahu a pardon. The president has responded that he will make the decision free of external influence.

No injuries reported in latest missile attack from Iran

No injuries are reported in Iran’s latest ballistic missile attack on Israel, the fourth since midnight.

A small number of missiles were launched, which were likely intercepted, according to initial military assessments.

Sirens had sounded across central Israel, parts of the north, and in the West Bank.

New missile launch from Iran detected, sirens set to sound in central and northern Israel

After a lull of nine hours, a new ballistic missile launch from Iran has been detected by the IDF.

Sirens are expected to sound in central and northern Israel in the coming minutes.

US Justice Department probing Iran’s use of crypto exchange Binance to evade sanctions — WSJ

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao leaves the US District Court on November 21, 2023, in Seattle, Washington (David Ryder / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

The US Justice Department is looking into Iran’s use of the large cryptocurrency exchange Binance to avoid sanctions, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing documents and people familiar with the matter.

The report said it is unclear whether the platform itself is being investigated or if the probe is focused on Binance’s users.

This is not the first time Binance has encountered laws prohibiting funding terror groups. Last November, according to the Journal, more than $1.7 billion was flagged “moving from Chinese clients into digital wallets used by Iran to finance its proxies,” including Yemen’s Houthi terror group. The Journal reported that Binance dismantled the team investigating that cashflow.

In 2023, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty in the US to violating money-laundering and sanctions laws. US President Donald Trump pardoned him last year.

The report said the US Justice Department, Treasury and Iranian authorities declined to comment.

Erdogan warns against alleged Israeli ‘sectarian’ designs in region, calls for Iran war to end

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) attends a joint press conference with the German chancellor at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, on October 30, 2025. (Adem Altan/AFP)

In a speech to his AK party in parliament, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blasts Israel, saying, “We absolutely must not fall for the Zionist murder network’s ‘killing two birds with one stone’ game.”

“We are taking the necessary precautions against the bloody scenarios that are being attempted to be staged in our region, especially sectarian conflict,” he says, seeming to refer to reports about Israeli and US contacts with Iranian Kurdish rebel groups about a potential offensive.

Turkey, which is home to the largest Kurdish population in the world, is firmly opposed to any moves that could lead to increased Kurdish autonomy in the region, which could potentially inflame its own minority.

“Whoever reaches out to harm Turkey will get burned, and whoever speaks ill of Turkey will get burned,” says Erdogan, one of the world’s leading critics of Israel and a backer of Hamas. Relations between the countries collapsed after the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attack and the Gaza war.

“We are not seeking adventure, and we are certainly not seeking tension. We are in favor of peace and tranquility prevailing in every inch and corner of our region,” he continues. “We have no designs on the sovereignty of any country, but if anyone covets our lands and seeks adventure, we will not hesitate to say ‘bring it on.'”

Erdogan also calls for the US-Israel war against Iran to stop “before it escalates and completely engulfs the region in flames.”

“Given the sensitivity of the situation we are in, we are speaking very carefully,” says Erdogan. “We are acting cautiously to protect Turkey from the fire surrounding it.”

Erdogan does not criticize or even mention Iran, which has fired two ballistic missiles at his country.

Poland starts human trafficking probe into Epstein ring

This undated photo released by the US Department of Justice shows Jeffrey Epstein. (US Department of Justice via AP)

Polish prosecutors say they are investigating human trafficking tied to Jeffrey Epstein they suspect took place in the country.

The National Prosecutor’s Office says it is looking into whether women — including minors — were recruited in Poland “by misleading them as to the true nature of prospective employment abroad.”

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said last month that officials were looking into possible links between the late US sex offender and Russian intelligence, as well as any ties the disgraced financier had to Poland.

Shortly after, justice minister Waldemar Zurek said the secret service, prosecutors and police were teaming up to investigate Polish accomplices in Epstein’s circle.

Prosecutors say they suspect perpetrators of “arranging the transport (of victims) outside the borders of the Republic of Poland and transferring them to other persons for the purpose of sexual exploitation.”

Poland has also submitted requests for help with the investigation to two as-yet unnamed European countries.

Human trafficking is punishable by up to 20 years in prison in Poland.

Thailand says 3 crew missing from ship hit by projectiles in Strait of Hormuz

A navy vessel is seen sailing in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which much of the world's oil and gas passes on March 1, 2026. (Sahar Al Attar/AFP)

Twenty crew have been rescued from a Thai ship hit by unknown projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz but three crew remain missing, Thailand’s Transport Ministry says.

The ministry says the crew had abandoned the vessel in a lifeboat and were rescued by the Omani navy. It says an explosion occurred in the stern of the ship and caused a fire in the engine compartment, where the remaining three crew members had been working.

Dresden city center cleared to defuse unexploded WWII bomb

People stand together to form a human chain commemorating the 66th anniversary of the Allied bombing of Dresden during World War II, in Dresden, Germany, in 2011. (AP/Petr David Josek)

Officials in Dresden evacuate 18,000 people after the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb, the largest such operation yet in the eastern German city, emergency services say.

A bomb squad was set to try to defuse the 250-kilogram (550-pound) British bomb, which was found during work in the city center to rebuild an Elbe river bridge that collapsed in 2024.

The exclusion zone had been fully established by 9 a.m. (10 a.m. Israel time), said police in the Saxony state capital.

More than 400 police along with other emergency services are deployed, backed up by a helicopter and a drone, to check that homes, shops, schools, care homes and offices are empty inside a one-kilometer radius of the device.

The bomb was discovered yesterday during clearance and construction work following the partial collapse of the Carola Bridge bridge in September 2024.

The evacuation affected major historic sites including the city’s Zwinger Palace and the Frauenkirche church, as well as residential buildings, hotels and government offices.

Because the bomb’s detonator is damaged, a water jet cutter has to be used, which will “naturally delay” the operation, police spokesman Marko Laske tells public broadcaster MDR.

If that doesn’t work, bomb squad experts will have to consider detonating the bomb on site, he adds.

Dresden was heavily bombed by the Allies on February 13 and 14, 1945, killing up to 25,000 people and destroying large parts of the old town known for its Baroque architecture.

World War II bombs were previously found and defused at the site in January and August 2025, with thousands of people affected each time.

War death toll in Lebanon rises to 570, health ministry says

The renewed fighting in Lebanon between Israel and the Hezbollah terror group has killed 570 people, the country’s health ministry says.

The ministry gives a demographic breakdown of those killed, reporting that 439 were men, 45 women, and 86 children. It does not distinguish between combatants and civilians.

The toll includes 14 healthcare workers, the ministry says.

The current round of conflict in Lebanon began last week, when Hezbollah began firing at Israel days after US-Israeli strikes began on Iran, the terror group’s sponsor.

Iranian regime holds mass funeral for senior military, defense officials killed in war

The Iranian regime is holding a mass funeral for senior military and defense officials who have been killed in the war with the US and Israel.

According to state media, mourners gather in Tehran, where they sing the national anthem. Footage from regime-linked accounts shows large crowds of people gathered in a city square.

#BREAKING
High turnout of people in the funeral ceremony of martyred commanders. pic.twitter.com/a5m4Xu3mrp

— Tehran Times (@TehranTimes79) March 11, 2026

109 incidents of settler violence in first 10 days of Iran war, 5 killings — NGO

View of the Israeli settlement of Kedumim in the West Bank, February 12, 2026. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)

The Yesh Din organization has tallied 109 incidents of West Bank settler violence against Palestinian civilians over the first 10 days of the current war with Iran.

During that time, five Palestinians were shot dead by settlers, but none of the shooters were arrested, the organization adds.

Yesh Din, which campaigns against the settlement movement and tracks settler violence, says the recorded incidents occurred in 62 Palestinian towns, villages and residences, and included shootings, physical assault, damage to property and various forms of threatening behavior.

The data is based on cross-referenced public reports and publications from various sources that document settler violence.

“Violent settlers are the operational arm of the government in the West Bank,” charges Yesh Din in announcing the figures.

“The criminal and murderous activity against Palestinians is carried out under the cover of the state without the law being enforced on the criminals, and advances Israel’s desire to carry out [population] transfer and annex the West Bank,” the organization alleges.

Israeli bodies, as well as the United Nations, have recorded an increase in settler violence in recent months.

IDF says Iran firing ballistic missiles, drones from ‘densely populated civilian areas’

The IDF says Iran has been launching ballistic missiles and drones from “densely populated civilian areas” in the country, putting noncombatants in danger.

“These actions deliberately and directly put Iranian civilians in danger, both when the launchers are used and when they are destroyed by the Israeli Air Force,” says the military’s Persian-language spokesperson, Lt. Col. (res.) Kamal Penhasi.

The military publishes footage showing a strike on a launcher under a bridge.

“Once again we ask you, citizens of Iran, for your personal safety, to stay away from the missile launchers,” Penhasi adds.

رژیم تروریستی جمهوری اسلامی از مناطق مسکونی پرجمعیت موشک و پهپاد شلیک می‌کند و با این کار مردم ایران را به خطر می‌اندازد.
این اقدامات، مردم ایران را عمداً و مستقیماً در معرض خطر قرار می‌دهد؛ هم هنگام به‌کارگیری این پرتابگرها و هم هنگام نابود شدن آن‌ها توسط نیروی هوایی اسرائیل.… pic.twitter.com/zkfVZfZkCA

— ارتش دفاعی اسرائیل | IDF Farsi (@IDFFarsi) March 11, 2026

The warning echoes a similar one sent on Sunday from the US military.

“The US military takes every feasible precaution to minimize harm to civilians but cannot guarantee civilian safety in or near facilities used by the Iranian regime for military purposes,” that warning said.

Israel begins fresh waves of airstrikes in Iran and against Hezbollah in Lebanon — IDF

The Israeli Air Force has begun a new wave of “extensive” airstrikes across Iran, the IDF announces.

The military says the strikes are targeting Iranian regime infrastructure.

Simultaneously, the IAF is carrying out a new wave of strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut, the military says.

Further details on the strikes will be provided later, the IDF adds.

State prosecutors appeal release of 5 smuggling suspects, including Shin Bet chief’s brother, to house arrest

Bezalel Zini, brother of Shin Bet chief David Zini, is suspected of being part of a Gaza smuggling ring and is set to be indicted soon. (Facebook, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

State prosecutors file an appeal in the Supreme Court against a lower court’s decision to release five suspects in a Gaza smuggling ring to house arrest.

Among the suspects is Bezalel Zini, the brother of Shin Bet chief David Zini.

In their appeal against the Beersheba District Court ruling handed down yesterday, prosecutors say Zini and the others should be treated not just as smugglers, but as if they had provided direct funding to the Hamas terror group.

“Do not regard the smuggling of goods as [just] crates of cigarettes, phones and other products, but rather as the introduction of suitcases of cash to a terrorist organization,” the appeal reads, according to the Ynet outlet.

Zini, an IDF reservist who headed logistics for forces doing demolition work in Gaza, is suspected of abusing his access to the enclave to smuggle 14 crates of cigarettes from Israel into Gaza on three occasions, earning a total of NIS 365,000 ($117,405).

He was indicted in February on charges of assisting the enemy during wartime, fraud and bribery. He is set to be freed to house arrest today, unless the Supreme Court accepts the prosecution’s appeal.

In order to keep a suspect in custody prior to conviction, a judge must decide that there is a high probability that the individual poses a danger to others or is liable to obstruct legal proceedings if released.

Israeli strikes said to cause damage to Iranian cultural sites — NYT

Iran’s Culture and Heritage Ministry alleges that Israeli airstrikes in the country damaged historic cultural sites, according to The New York Times.

Sites reportedly damaged in the city of Isfahan include the Ali Qapu Palace and the Chehel Sotoun palace and garden, both of which date to the 17th century, according to the Times.

The Jameh Mosque, a standout example of Persian architecture, also saw its turquoise tiles fall to the ground due to the strikes, according to the report.

The strikes were said to target the governor’s building in Isfahan, which is near cultural landmarks.

Reports and images circulating in the social media suggest that Isfahan's city’s Jameh Mosque may have been damaged in the US-Israeli strikes. If confirmed, it would be the second UNESCO World Heritage Site in Iran reported to have been targeted. Isfahan is also home to a… pic.twitter.com/8EULMwfdgu

— Harry Istepanian (@harryistepanian) March 9, 2026

The IDF tells the Times that it was not targeting the cultural sites but does not respond to questions about the reported damage.

UNESCO, the United Nations cultural agency, expresses concern about the damage to cultural landmarks.

“UNESCO continues to closely monitor the situation of cultural heritage in the country and across the region, with a view to ensuring its protection,” the agency’s statement says. “To that end, the Organization has communicated to all parties concerned the geographical coordinates of sites on the World Heritage List as well as those of national significance, to avoid any potential damage.”

Kremlin says it is in constant contact with Iran’s leadership

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian shake hands during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 17, 2025. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool/AFP)

The Kremlin says it is in constant contact with the Iranian leadership, and that Moscow is ready to contribute to a return to peace and stability in the region.

IEA to recommend release of strategic oil stocks on Iran war, sources say

The International Energy Agency is recommending a release of oil from strategic reserves that would exceed 100 million barrels over the first month, two sources with knowledge of IEA discussions say. The IEA did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The development comes as the Iran war has put pressure on the global oil supply.

UK to publish files on appointment of Epstein friend Mandelson to ambassador post

Then-British ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson speaks during the rededication ceremony of the George Washington Statue in the National Gallery in London, June 18, 2025. (AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

The British government says it will publish files related to the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US, as police investigate potential misconduct stemming from the ex-diplomat’s ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Lawmakers have forced UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government to disclose thousands of files about the decision to name Mandelson to the key diplomatic post at the start of US President Donald Trump’s second term, despite a past friendship with Epstein.

The government has said the files will show that Mandelson misled officials about the extent of the relationship.

Mandelson, 72, a former Cabinet minister, ambassador and elder statesman of the governing Labour Party, was arrested February 23 at his London home on suspicion of misconduct in public office. He has been released without bail conditions as the police investigation continues.

He has previously denied wrongdoing and hasn’t been charged. He does not face allegations of sexual misconduct.

Cabinet minister Darren Jones says the “first tranche of documents” will be published this afternoon.

The documents are being published in batches after review by Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee. Police have asked the government not to release files that could compromise their criminal investigation into Mandelson.

Starmer fired Mandelson in September after earlier revelations about his Epstein ties, but is facing a political storm over his decision to give him the Washington job in the first place.

Documents in a huge trove of Epstein files published by the US Department of Justice in late January suggested that Mandelson sent market-sensitive information to the convicted sex offender when he was the UK government’s business secretary after the 2008 financial crisis.

Iran cannot possess nuclear weapons alongside missile capabilities, Italy’s PM says

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni participates in a meeting at the White House on August 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (WIN MCNAMEE /Getty Images via AFP)

Iran cannot be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons alongside a missile capability that could soon enable it to strike Europe, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says, warning that such a development could trigger a nuclear arms race.

“We cannot allow the ayatollah regime to possess nuclear weapons, combined with a missile capability that could soon be able to strike Italy and Europe directly,” Meloni tells the Italian Senate.

Fresh Israeli airstrikes reported in Beirut’s southern suburbs

Lebanese media reports new Israeli airstrikes in Beirut’s southern suburbs.

The strikes come after the IDF reiterated an evacuation warning for the area, saying it would target Hezbollah sites.

غارة تستهدف "حي الأمركان" في الضاحية الجنوبية لبيروت #ملحق pic.twitter.com/6g6wYHD58d

— Mulhak – ملحق (@Mulhak) March 11, 2026

17 killed in Israeli strikes in south and east Lebanon today — Lebanese reports

Lebanese media and health authorities report at least 17 dead and dozens wounded in Israeli strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon this morning.

In the town of al-Shahabiya, in the Tyre District, Israeli strikes “resulted in the martyrdom of seven citizens and the injury of 11 others,” Lebanon’s health ministry says in a statement carried by the official National News Agency.

In the eastern Beqaa Valley, the ministry says, a strike in the town of Tamnin al-Tahta killed seven and wounded 18, while in the town of Ali al-Nahr, another five were wounded.

The state news agency reports that three more people were killed in a strike in the Bint Jbeil area of southern Lebanon early this morning.

The IDF has not yet commented on the strikes.

Israel believes Iran’s new leader was lightly wounded in attacks, senior official says

Israel’s intelligence assessment is that Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was lightly wounded in Israeli-US strikes against Iran and that is why he has not been seen in public, a senior Israeli official tells Reuters.

The New York Times reported today that Khamenei was wounded in his legs on the first day of the war, citing Israeli and Iranian officials. The Iranian president’s son later said he was “safe and sound.”

IDF bolstering troops in northern Israel amid fighting with Hezbollah

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir speaks with officers on the northern border, March 2, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)

The IDF says it is bolstering troops in northern Israel amid the ongoing fighting with Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Following a fresh assessment, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir has instructed that the Golani Brigade be sent from the Southern Command to the Northern Command, the military says.

“Subsequently, and in accordance with a situation assessment, it will be decided whether to reinforce with additional forces,” the IDF says.

Bahrain redirects aircraft to alternative airports

Bahrain’s Civil Aviation Affairs says it coordinated the successful transfer of aircraft from Bahrain International Airport to alternative airports.

The authority said the repositioning was carried out to enhance operational readiness.

Earlier today, two drones were downed over Dubai’s airport, injuring four people.

Iran will target US-Israeli economic and banking interests in region — state media

People walk past a branch of Bank Leumi in Jerusalem on February 5, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Iran will target economic and banking interests linked to the US and Israel in the region, a spokesperson of the country’s Khatam ol Anbia joint command says, adding that this threat follows an attack on an Iranian bank.

“Following their failed campaign, the terrorist US army and cruel Zionist regime have targeted one of the country’s banks,” state media quotes Ebrahim Zolfaqari as saying. “With this illegitimate and uncommon action, the enemy is forcing our hand to target economic centers and banks linked to the US and Zionist regime in the region.”

The spokesperson warns people of the region to stay away from banks.

UK police ban pro-Iranian London march due to ‘extreme tensions,’ in rare move

Illustrative: Metropolitan police stand in front of protesters at an anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian demonstration in support of the group Palestine Action as the UK government gears up to ban it, in Trafalgar Square, central London, Great Britain, June 23, 2025. (HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)

British police say they have banned a pro-Iranian march due to take place in London on Sunday, citing the possibility of “extreme tensions” with counter-protesters and the risk posed by Tehran during the war in the Middle East.

The Al Quds march in central London is organized annually by the Islamic Human Rights Commission, which the police say supports the Iranian regime.

The threshold to ban a protest is high in Britain, with the police saying this is the first time the power had been invoked in 14 years, but the risks of public disorder are “so severe” that it is right to block it. The ban also applies to any counter-protest marches.

The Islamic Human Rights Commission has previously claimed on X that the march is being held in support of Palestinian liberation.

Police say that previous Al Quds marches have resulted in arrests for supporting terrorist organizations and antisemitic hate crimes, and that even with the ban in place they are facing a “challenging, potentially violent weekend.”

“We have taken into consideration the likely impact on protests of the volatile situation in the Middle East, with the Iranian regime attacking British allies and military bases overseas,” the police statement published late on Tuesday says. “We must also consider that the security services have been publicly clear about the threats we are facing on UK soil from the Iranian regime.”

British police have faced heavy scrutiny of their handling of regular, large pro-Palestinian protests in London since the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel, with supporters and opponents at odds over the right of free speech, the support shown for the proscribed group Palestine Action and the impact on the Jewish community.

Last week, British police arrested four men on suspicion of helping Iran’s intelligence services carry out surveillance of people and locations linked to the Jewish community in London.

Should the Islamic Human Rights Commission go ahead with a static assembly, which there is no law to ban, police say it will be placed under strict conditions.

Times of Israel staff contributed to this report. 

Ex-hostage Aviva Siegel writes book about her captivity in Gaza

Former captive Aviva Siegel with her new book, announced during the 2026 US-Israel war with Iran (Courtesy)

Former hostage Aviva Siegel announces via social media that her book, “The Main Thing is To Wake Up to a New Morning,” written following her November 2023 release from captivity, will hit bookstores on April 8, first in Hebrew, then in English translation.

Siegel and her husband, Keith Siegel, were taken hostage together from their home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza on October 7, 2023, by Hamas terrorists. Aviva Siegel was released in the first Israel-Hamas ceasefire in November 2023, and then joined the struggle for her husband’s release, which came during the next ceasefire, in February 2025.

“The book is what happened day after day and what I felt and what I did with my feelings and how everyone helped me and how I helped others,” Siegel tells The Times of Israel. “It’s very deep.”

Siegel, originally from South Africa, says she walked around with notebooks wherever she went, eventually filling five with notes.

Siegel adds that until the February 2025 release of her husband and thoseof other hostages they were close to, her mind “was in Gaza most of the time. October 7 is at the center of my brain.”

The memoir is one of several written by Israelis who were taken hostage in Gaza.

Two drones strike near Dubai airport, four hurt

An Emirates aircraft takes off from Dubai International Airport in Dubai on March 8, 2026. (Photo by AFP)

Two drones hit near Dubai International Airport, the Dubai government says.

Three foreign nationals — two Ghanaians and one Bangladeshi– are lightly injured in the attack, and an Indian is moderately injured, according to Dubai.

Flights have now resumed at the world’s busiest airport.

205 admitted to hospitals over past day due to Iran war — Health Ministry

The Health Ministry reports that in the past 24 hours, 205 injured people have been taken to hospitals as a result of the conflict with Iran.

The figure includes both civilians and soldiers.

Among those being treated, one is in critical condition, two are in moderate condition, and 193 are in good condition.

Eight people have been treated for anxiety, and on is undergoing medical evaluation.

The ministry also says that since the beginning of the war with Iran on February 28, 2,557 people have been admitted to hospitals, 84 of whom are currently hospitalized.

Among those hospitalized, 10 people are in serious condition, nine are in moderate condition, and 71 are in good condition.

Team Israel beats Netherlands 6-2, finishes World Baseball Classic at 2-2

Israel's Spencer Horwitz runs after hitting a single during the sixth inning of a World Baseball Classic game against the Netherlands, March 10, 2026, in Miami. (AP/Lynne Sladky)

Team Israel beat the Netherlands 6-2 in its final game of the World Baseball Classic, finishing the first round of the tournament with a 2-2 record.

It will not advance to the international tournament’s second round.

The team came in third out of the five teams in its pool, behind powerhouses Venezuela and the Dominican Republic, both studded with major league all-stars. Its performance was in line with what analysts predicted before the tournament started last weekend.

The Netherlands scored two runs in the first inning, and Israel answered with a run in the second and then a big five-run sixth inning. Jake Gelof, who has played in the minor leagues in the LA Dodgers’ farm system, hit a bases-loaded two-run single, which was followed later by a two-run double from Matt Mervis, a first baseman with the Washington Nationals.

The team is composed primarily of Jewish American baseball players.

The Netherlands will also not advance to the next round of the tournament.

Iranian women soccer players evacuate from safe house in Australia after location exposed

Iran players pose for a team photo ahead of the Women's Asian Cup soccer match between Iran and the Philippines in Robina, Australia, on March 8, 2026. (Dave Hunt/AAP Image via AP)

Iranian women soccer players claiming asylum in Australia evacuated from their safe house today after one team member changed her mind and revealed their location to the Iranian embassy, Canberra says.

Seven members of Iran’s visiting women’s soccer delegation had sought sanctuary in Australia after they were branded “traitors” at home for refusing to sing the national anthem.

But one member of the group had second thoughts after speaking to other players who had turned down asylum in favor of returning to Iran, Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke says.

The woman exposed the location of the other asylum seekers when she contacted Iran’s embassy in Australia.

“As a result of that it meant the Iranian embassy now knew the location of where everybody was,” Burke says. “I immediately gave them instructions for people to be moved and that has been dealt with immediately.”

Australian officials had “made sure this was her decision,” Burke says.

There were fears male minders traveling with the team might try to prevent them seeking asylum.

It was not immediately clear which of the seven had changed her mind.

The Asian Football Confederation says the rest of the Iranian squad is at an unnamed hotel in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur while awaiting the next leg of their long journey home.

The governing body says it will “provide all necessary support to the team during their stay until their onward travel arrangements are confirmed.”

France to provide 60 tons of humanitarian aid for Lebanon

France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot talks to journalists upon arrival for a EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on January 29, 2026. (SIMON WOHLFAHRT / AFP)

France will provide 60 metric tons of humanitarian aid for Lebanon, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot says.

“And what we have decided is to triple the volume of aid that will arrive this week. This aid will reach… 60 tons of humanitarian aid for the Lebanese, including sanitation kits, hygiene kits, mattresses, lamps, and also a mobile medical post,” Barrot says in an interview with French radio TF1.

The announcement comes amid renewed fighting between Israel and the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah, which began firing missiles at Israel last week in support of its patron Iran. Israel has since responded with waves of strikes on Hezbollah targets and called for large areas of the country to evacuate.

China ‘does not agree’ with attacks on Gulf countries, says its foreign ministry

China “does not agree” with attacks on Gulf states and condemns all indiscriminate attacks on civilians and non-military targets, says Guo Jiakun, spokesperson at the Chinese foreign ministry, at a press conference.

IDF says strikes in Beirut suburbs targeted Hezbollah command centers, weapons sites

A wave of Israeli airstrikes in Beirut’s southern suburbs overnight and this morning targeted Hezbollah command centers and weapon storage sites, the military says.

The IDF says it also struck a Hezbollah command center in the coastal Lebanese city of Tyre yesterday.

Ahead of the strikes, the IDF issued evacuation warnings to Lebanese civilians.

צה"ל השלים גל תקיפות נוסף בביירות

הבוקר , צה"ל השלים גל תקיפות נוסף בדאחייה שבביירות נגד מפקדות טרור ואתרים בהם אוכסנו אמצעי לחימה של ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה.

בנוסף, צה"ל תקף אתמול , מפקדה של ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה במרחב צור שבלבנון.

טרם התקיפות ננקטו צעדים כדי לצמצם את הסיכוי… pic.twitter.com/9nx1X4ZCJ2

— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) March 11, 2026

Iran’s new supreme leader ‘safe and sound’ despite war injury reports — president’s son

A banner is displayed at Valiasr Square in central Tehran on March 10, 2026, depicting Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (left) watching as his successor the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (center) hands over an Islamic Republic of Iran flag to his son and new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei (right). (AFP)

Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is “safe and sound” despite reports of an injury on the opening day of US-Israeli strikes on the country, says the son of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

“I heard news that Mr Mojtaba Khamenei had been injured. I have asked some friends who had connections. They told me that, thank God, he is safe and sound,” says Yousef Pezeshkian, who is also a government adviser, in a post on his Telegram channel.

State television have called Khamenei a “wounded veteran of the Ramadan war,” referring to the current war, but never specified his injury. The New York Times reported earlier today that Khamenei sustained injuries to his legs on the war’s first day, February 28, when his father, supreme leader Ali Khamenei, was killed in an airstrike.

Sirens in north warn of suspected drone infiltration from Lebanon

Sirens warning of a suspected drone infiltration from Lebanon sound in the Western Galilee.

Earlier, a Hezbollah drone from Lebanon that triggered sirens in the Golan Heights was intercepted by the military.

The IDF has warned that Hezbollah will likely attempt to increase its rate of rocket and drone attacks on Israel amid the renewed fighting between Israel and the terror group.

Cargo ship hit by projectile in Strait of Hormuz, crew evacuates

A cargo vessel is hit by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in a fire onboard and prompting the crew to evacuate and request assistance, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations.

Iran has vowed to block the flow of oil through the strait amid the war with the US and Israel.

IDF again urges evacuation from Beirut’s southern suburbs ahead of strikes on Hezbollah

The IDF reiterates its warning to evacuate the southern suburbs of Beirut, ahead of new strikes on Hezbollah assets.

The “urgent warning” issued this morning is addressed specifically to residents of the Haret Hreik and Burj al-Barajneh neighborhoods of south Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold known as the Dahiyeh.

“Following the previous warnings, we reiterate: Hezbollah’s activities are forcing the IDF to operate against it in the area of the southern suburb,” says army spokesman Col. Avichay Adraee.

Adraee says strikes will be carried out in the area in the coming hours, and that those who have not yet evacuated should do so “immediately.”

The IDF first issued the evacuation warning for the Dahiyeh last week. The military has since conducted dozens of strikes against Hezbollah targets in the area, including destroying some 30 multi-story buildings.

#عاجل ‼️انذار عاجل إلى سكان الضاحية الجنوبية وتحديدًا سكان حارة حريك وبرج البراجنة

????متابعة للانذارات السابقة نعود ونؤكد: أنشطة حزب الله تجبر جيش الدفاع للعمل ضده في منطقة الضاحية الجنوبية.
????سيعمل جيش الدفاع خلال الساعات المقبلة في منطقتيْ حارة حريك وبرج البراجنة وداخل المجمع… pic.twitter.com/ZVdRRzhSjO

— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) March 11, 2026

Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, said injured in legs on opening day of war — NYT

A banner depicting Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is displayed on the side of a highway in Tehran on March 10, 2026. (AFP)

Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, was wounded in his legs on the opening day of US-Israeli strikes on Iran, The New York Times reports, citing Israeli and Iranian officials.

Khamenei, 56, was announced on Sunday as the successor to his father, Ali Khamenei, the longtime supreme leader who was killed on the opening day of the war, February 28.

The Times report says the younger Khamenei was wounded in his legs on that day as well, which may be one reason he has yet to appear in public or on video.

Previous reports indicated that Mojtaba Khamenei was injured in the war, including state media reports describing him as “janbaz,” or wounded by the enemy.

Four killed in Israeli strike targeting central Beirut apartment, Lebanese media report

Four people were killed in an Israeli strike targeting an apartment in central Beirut overnight, according to Lebanese media reports.

There has been no comment from the IDF yet, and the death toll has not been verified by Lebanese authorities.

Unusually, the strike took place in central Beirut, and not in the Hezbollah Dahiyeh stronghold in the city’s southern suburbs, which the IDF ordered to evacuate.

موقع الاستهداف في عائشة بكار في بيروت… https://t.co/h3VEp97Ir0 pic.twitter.com/kzlZvpd3GQ

— مصدر مسؤول (@fouadkhreiss) March 11, 2026

Satellite images show destroyed Iranian fighter jets after Israeli airstrikes

New satellite images show destroyed Iranian F-14 fighter jets at an airbase near Isfahan, following Israeli airstrikes earlier this week.

The images, captured by the defense intelligence firm Vantor, show multiple F-14s damaged on the airbase’s taxiways, as well as damage caused to three aircraft shelters and another structure.

The IDF said on Sunday that it had destroyed a number of F-14 jets in strikes at Isfahan, along with detection and air defense systems in the area.

The US-made F-14 Tomcats were supplied to Iran before the 1979 Islamic Revolution and are believed to be the last ones still in operation.

????Satellite imagery shows the aftermath of airstrikes at an Iranian base in Isfahan with destroyed fighter aircrafts from March 9th.

Use the slider to compare here: https://t.co/xqcXpGCwfA#Iran #IranIsraelWar #MiddleEast pic.twitter.com/q5feq6Bspn

— Soar (@SoarAtlas) March 11, 2026

Satellite images released by @vantortech also show damage to at least three aircraft shelters at the Isfahan air base (Shekari 8). Another structure also appears to have been totally destroyed by strikes.

Before: 22 February
After: 9 March pic.twitter.com/xd5HOT00Ym

— Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) March 11, 2026

Academy of the Hebrew Language website hacked

An image of the hacked website of the Academy of the Hebrew Language, March 11, 2026. (Screenshot)

Hackers have disabled the website of the Academy of the Hebrew Language, the official Israeli institution governing the usage of modern Hebrew.

Amid the US-Israeli war with Iran, the academy’s Hebrew and English websites are diverted to a page stating, “No need to learn Hebrew anymore. You won’t need it for much longer.”

The page is illustrated with “Handala,” a symbol of Palestinian resistance. The character was created by Palestinian newspaper cartoonist Naji al-Ali in 1969 and is widely used by the Palestinian national movement.

Handala is also the name of an Iran-linked hacker group that has infiltrated the devices of Israeli politicians and, recently, of the Clalit health care network. As of this morning, however, the group’s social media has made no mention of hacking the academy, and the logo that now appears on the academy’s website differs slightly from the hacking group’s emblem.

A source close to the academy cannot confirm which body hacked into the academy’s website.

The source adds that the hackers may be perturbed by the number of Persian words that are commonly used in the Hebrew language, including the word for religion, “dat.”

The academy’s scientific secretary, Barak Dan, tells The Times of Israel, “The resurgence of the Hebrew language has always been a central tenet of Zionism. Until today, Israelis see Hebrew as a core to their identities. An attempt to annihilate the Hebrew language is perceived as an attempt to shake the foundations of the State of Israel.”

IDF posts footage of strikes on Iranian soldiers preparing to launch drones at Israel

The IDF releases footage showing airstrikes on Iranian soldiers who were preparing to launch drones at Israel from western Iran this week.

According to the military, the Iranian soldiers were identified on Monday at a drone launching site. A short while later, an Israeli Air Force drone struck and killed several of them, minutes before they could attack Israel, the IDF says.

The military says it “continues to operate around the clock to destroy infrastructure and eliminate personnel of the ballistic missile and unmanned aerial vehicle arrays in western Iran, to reduce, to the extent possible, the scope of fire toward Israeli territory.”

צה"ל חיסל חוליית שיגור דקות לפני ששיגרה כלי טיס בלתי מאוישים מאיראן לעבר מדינת ישראל

חיל האוויר זיהה שלשום (ב'), מספר חיילים ממערך כלי הטיס הבלתי מאוישים של משטר הטרור האיראני באתר שיגור במערב איראן.

לאחר הזיהוי, כלי טיס של חיל האוויר חיסל מספר חיילים בחולייה, זאת לאחר שנכנסו… pic.twitter.com/SSyFVDs5Lz

— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) March 11, 2026

Iran’s army vows response to strikes on residential areas, urges exposure of ‘US-Zionist hiding places’

Motorbikes drive past a billboard depicting Iran’s late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (center) handing the country’s flag to his son and successor Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei (right) as the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini stands at left, in a square in downtown Tehran, Iran, March 10, 2026. (AP/Vahid Salemi)

Iran will respond to recent US-Israeli strikes in residential areas, a news outlet affiliated with Tehran’s military quotes the armed forces spokesperson as saying, after the heaviest strikes on the country since the war started.

Abolfazl Shekarchi also urged regional countries and fellow Muslims to indicate “US-Zionist hiding places” to maximize the precision and impact of Iranian strikes while minimizing harm to civilians, who he said are “used as human shields.”

FIFA’s Infantino says Trump assured him Iran can come to US for World Cup

FIFA President Gianni Infantino (R) and US President Donald Trump pose during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on October 13, 2025. (Yoan VALAT / POOL / AFP)

FIFA says it anticipates Iran’s national team will be allowed to come to the United States, even with war going on between the countries, and compete in the World Cup that begins in about three months.

Iran is scheduled to play in Inglewood, California, against New Zealand on June 15 and Belgium on June 21 before finishing group play against Egypt in Seattle on June 26. The US is hosting the tournament with Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19.

Iranian officials have suggested recently that their country’s participation is in some doubt because of the war.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino says he met with US President Donald Trump last night “to discuss the status of preparations” for the tournament and received assurances that Iran would be permitted to come to the US.

“We also spoke about the current situation in Iran, and the fact that the Iranian team has qualified to participate in the FIFA World Cup 2026,” Infantino says. “During the discussions, President Trump reiterated that the Iranian team is, of course, welcome to compete in the tournament in the United States.”

Infantino has a close relationship with Trump, who was given FIFA’s inaugural peace prize — an award that many believe the soccer governing body created with Trump in mind.

Fans from Iran were already banned from entering the US in the first iteration of a travel ban announced by the Trump administration.

Israel strikes apartment in central Beirut, Lebanese state media says

Israeli targeted an apartment in central Beirut today, Lebanese state media reports.

UK maritime agency says ship off UAE coast was hit by unidentified projectile; crew members safe

A container ship was hit off the coast of the United Arab Emirates by an unidentified projectile, a British maritime security agency reports, as Iran carries out a retaliation campaign in the Gulf in response to US-Israeli strikes.

“The master of a container vessel has reported that the vessel has sustained damage from a suspected but unknown projectile,” the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) says, adding the extent of the damage is unknown but all crew members are safe.

Iranian Guards say they fired 2 missiles at US base in Kuwait

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says that at least two missiles targeted a United States base in Kuwait, according to Iranian news agencies Fars and Mehr.

“The American base in Arifjan was… hit by firing 2 missiles by the IRGC Ground Force missile unit,” the Guards say, Fars and Mehr report, referring to Camp Arifjan located south of Kuwait City.

Kuwaiti authorities have not yet commented on the reports.

Drone sirens activated in Lebanon border towns amid suspected drone infiltration

A suspected drone infiltration from Lebanon sets off sirens in several Israeli communities near the border.

Ambulance service says no injuries reported as Israelis given all clear to leave shelters

The Magen David Adom ambulance service says it received no reports of injuries following the latest Iranian missile salvo shot at Israel, as residents of areas where sirens sounded are given the all clear to leave their shelters.

IDF spots another salvo of ballistic missiles fired by Iran; sirens activated in center of country

The IDF reports the detection of another salvo of missiles fired at Israel from Iran, the third since midnight, which it says air defenses are working to intercept.

The attack sets off sirens in central Israel and some parts of the northern West Bank.

Drone said to strike US diplomatic facility in Iraq; Iran-backed militia suspected

A drone struck a major US diplomatic facility in Iraq on Tuesday in suspected retaliation by pro-Tehran militias over the US-Israeli war on Iran, the Washington Post reports, citing an unidentified security official and an internal US State Department alert.

The strike hit the diplomatic support center, a logistical hub for US diplomats near Baghdad airport and Iraqi military bases, the Post reports.

It’s not clear from the report whether there were any injuries. The White House, US State Department and Pentagon don’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

The Post reports that six drones were launched toward the compound in Baghdad, one of which hit the US facility while five were shot down. The security official, who the Post says spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive security situation, isn’t aware of any casualties.

The State Department issued an internal alert saying a drone hit near a guard tower and that individuals at the facility were ordered to “duck and cover,” according to the Post.

The attack was likely carried out by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iran-backed armed factions, the Post reports, citing the security official.

No injuries in second Iranian missile attack since midnight

No injuries are reported in Iran’s latest ballistic missile attack on Israel, the second since midnight.

A small number of missiles were launched, which were intercepted or allowed to hit open areas.

Sirens had sounded across central Israel and parts of the West Bank.

IDF says missiles fired from Iran, triggering sirens in Tel Aviv and central Israel

The IDF announces that is has detected another volley of missiles fired at Israel from Iran.

The attack triggers sirens in Tel Aviv, other central Israel communities and some West Bank settlements.

Iranian police chief threatens that any protesters ‘will be confronted as an enemy’

Fearing a revival of anti-government demonstrations, Iran’s police chief Ahmadreza Radan warns that “anyone taking into streets at the enemy’s request will be confronted as an enemy not protestor.”

“All our security forces have their fingers on the trigger,” Radan tells state television.

Turkey’s Erdogan: Antisemitism is an ‘evil crime’ that cannot be legitimized

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends a signing ceremony during his official visit at the National Palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 17, 2026. (Marco Simoncelli/AFP)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemns antisemitism and Islamophobia in remarks at an interfaith iftar dinner in Ankara.

“In recent years, the escalating Islamophobia is openly threatening both our people and the culture of living together,” Erdgogan says.

“We have no tolerance for dark structures like ISIS that bomb mosques, churches, synagogues indiscriminately and show no respect even for places of worship,” he adds.

“Just as Islamophobia is a crime against humanity, antisemitism is also a crime. It is an evil that cannot be considered reasonable or legitimate,” says the Turkish leader, who has been a leading critic of Israel during the war in Gaza with Hamas.

Saudia Arabia says it intercepted 7 ballistic missiles in separate attacks

Saudi Arabia says that it has intercepted seven ballistic missiles in separate attacks targeting an airbase and its eastern region.

“Six ballistic missiles launched toward Prince Sultan Air Base intercepted and destroyed,” the Saudi defense ministry posts on X, adding in a separate post that it had intercepted another ballistic missile launched “toward the eastern region.”

No injuries or direct impacts reported in latest Iranian missile salvo against Israel

No injuries or direct impacts are reported in Iran’s latest ballistic missile salvo on Israel.

A small number of missiles were launched, which were intercepted or allowed to hit open areas.

Sirens had sounded across central Israel, the Jerusalem area, areas of northern Israel, and parts of the West Bank.

IDF issues early warning for north as sirens continue in central Israel amid Iranian missile attack

As sirens sound in central Israel amid Iran’s latest ballistic missile salvo, the IDF issues an early warning in northern Israel as more projectiles are launched.

In all, a small number of missiles have been detected by the IDF as part of the attack.

Sirens sound in central Israel, Jerusalem area as IDF detects fresh Iran missile fire

New ballistic missile launches from Iran have been detected by the IDF.

Sirens sound in central Israel and the Jerusalem area.

Russia reports that its consulate in Iran’s Isfahan was damaged in strikes

Russia’s consulate in the Iranian city of Isfahan was damaged in shelling earlier this week, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says.

An attack on a diplomatic representation is a “blatant violation” of international conventions and all sides should observe the “inviolability of diplomatic sites,” she says.

“On March 8, in the Iranian city of Isfahan, as a result of an attack on the governor’s administration of the province of the same name located nearby, the Russian consulate was damaged,” Zakharova says in a statement on the ministry’s website.

“Windows were shattered in the office building and residential apartments, and several employees were thrown by the blast wave. Fortunately, there were no casualties or serious injuries.”

President Vladimir Putin discussed the conflict with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday, the Kremlin says. The Kremlin leader has called for a halt to all hostilities.

IDF launches wave of strikes in Hezbollah’s Beirut stronghold after reiterating evacuation warning

A fireball rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in Beiruts southern suburbs overnight March 10 to 11, 2026. (Fadel Itani/AFP)

The IDF says it has launched a wave of airstrikes against Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut’s southern suburbs.

The strikes come after the military on Tuesday reiterated its warning to evacuate the area, a Hezbollah stronghold known as the Dahiyeh.

Further details on the strikes will be provided later, the army says.

Australia extends asylum to 2 more members of Iranian women’s soccer team

SYDNEY — Australia says two more members from the Iranian women’s soccer team have been issued humanitarian visas, after five players were granted asylum on Tuesday over safety concerns on their return home for not singing the national anthem.

A player and a support staff member from the team decided to stay in Australia after seeking asylum, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke tells reporters.