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What Matters Most On Thursday, March 12, 2026

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Hezbollah fires 200 rockets at north, Iran launches missiles in ‘integrated operation’

By Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman and Agencies

Two people lightly hurt in Lebanese terror group’s largest attack of war; IDF pounds Hezbollah bastion in Beirut as Israeli official warns sides ‘headed toward serious escalation’

People inspect homes damaged by a rocket fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon, in Haniel in central Israel, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)

People inspect a home largely destroyed by a rocket fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon, in Haniel in central Israel, March 12, 2026. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)

IDF admits error in not notifying public ahead of major Hezbollah barrage

By Emanuel Fabian

Education Minister Yoav Kisch attends a joint meeting of the Education, Culture and Sports Committee, the Welfare Committee, and the Committee on the Rights of the Child at the Knesset in Jerusalem, January 26, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Education minister: Some schools may reopen next week, but not in Tel Aviv area or north

By Rossella Tercatin and ToI Staff

An oil tanker is set aflame after being struck in the Gulf on March 12, 2026. (AP)

Iran hits 2 oil tankers in Gulf as IDF reports striking ‘critical’ nuclear site near Tehran

By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and Diana Bletter

Iran fires 5 ballistic missile barrages at Israel Thursday, no injuries reported; Tehran’s strikes on Gulf continue as anxiety mounts over global oil supply; NYT: Cost of war’s first 6 days for US was $11 billion

Smoke plumes billow from the site of airstrikes near Azadi Tower in western Tehran on March 10, 2026. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)

IDF says dozens of sites struck in Tehran as it moves to ‘deepen the blow’ against regime

By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid and AFP

Members of the United Nations Security Council vote on a draft resolution during a meeting on the situation in the Middle East at the United Nations headquarters on March 11, 2026, in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP)

UN Security Council demands Iran halt attacks on Gulf states

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Live updates (closed)

March 12: Iran threatens to ‘set region’s oil and gas on fire’ if energy infrastructure attacked

By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff

In 1st press conference of current war, PM says Israel weaving new regional alliances that previously ‘seemed imaginary’ * IDF launches rare strikes on Hezbollah targets in central Beirut, outside group’s stronghold * 6 Iranian missile salvos target Israel Thursday

10:01 pm

Pentagon concedes it’s reworking how it wants to handle efforts to minimize civilian casualties
9:55 pm

FM Sa'ar voices shock at US synagogue attack
9:50 pm

US military says refueling plane crashed in Iraq due to apparent accident, rescue efforts ongoing

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FBI said to warn California that Iran could launch drones from boat at West Coast

Trump says he’s not worried at possible Iranian retaliation on US soil, as Newsom’s office says it has elevated its security posture since start of war

An aerial view of the Golden Gate Bridge in front of the San Francisco skyline on October 20, 2025 in Sausalito, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP)

Iraqis step on US and Israeli flags during a protest against US and Israeli attacks on multiple cities across Iran, in Baghdad, Iraq, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing March 12 – Is Iran an existential threat to the US?

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and David Horovitz

This handout satellite image taken by 2026 Planet Labs PBC on March 1, 2026 shows a view of smoke rising from damage at the US Fifth fleet naval base in Bahrain's capital Manama after it was hit by Iranian strikes. (© 2026 Planet Labs PBC / AFP)

At least 25 Iranian attacks have targeted US sites in Middle East, analysis finds

By AFP and ToI Staff

Interview

FM Sa’ar to ToI: Only Iranians can bring down regime, but they need outside help

Foreign minister says nuclear, ballistic missile programs are ‘badly damaged,’ US wants to win as much as Israel does; ‘We were under no illusions Hezbollah threat had disappeared’

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks at Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary, on October 27, 2025. (Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP)

A screen displays a portrait of Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei during the funerals of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps commanders, army commanders and others killed in the early days of the US and Israeli strikes on Iran, at Enghelab Square in Tehran on March 11, 2026. (Atta Kenare/AFP)

‘Multitude’ of US intel reports said to show Iranian regime not at risk of falling

By Erin Banco and Jonathan Landay

Mourners attend the funeral procession for senior Iranian military officials and some civilians killed during the U.S.-Israel campaign, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Thousands in Iran mourn slain top commanders under heavy security presence

By Sébastien RICCI and Mostafa DADKHAH

Ran and Lena Tsabari and their two young daughters escaped to Mitzpe Ramon for some relief from Iranian rocket fire on March 5, 2026.(Courtesy)

'After rounds of sirens, suddely we're not hearing anything'

Seeking refuge from sirens and strikes, Israelis migrate south to quiet Mitzpe Ramon

By Jessica Steinberg

Located in the middle of the vast Negev Desert, the isolated hamlet on the Ramon Crater has seen the arrival of thousands since the joint US-Israeli attack on Iran’s regime

Inside story

Joining Iran’s war, Hezbollah opens up a rift with its Lebanese Shiite base

Criticism is intensifying over the terror group’s decision to attack Israel and drag Lebanon into a foreign war, weakening its standing with its backers and on the political stage

Portraits of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and the Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, are seen in front of a destroyed building in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, on March 11, 2026, in Washington, DC. (AP/Alex Brandon)

AnalysisAs Trump boasts of success in Iran, war’s timeline and endgame remain murky

By AAMER MADHANI

Protesters burn images of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally in support of anti-regime protesters in Iran, in central London, January 11, 2026. (Carlos Jasso/AFP)

New crackdown feared in Iran after police chief brands protesters ‘enemies’

By AFP

Why the strongest power in the Iran War has the weakest hand

In an odd convergence of interests, Iran and Israel both benefit from a prolonged war, leaving the United States with the most to lose

El Al’s wartime chaos is more than an inconvenience

Loyal passengers have paid top prices for poor service because they thought they could rely on Israel’s ’national airline’ in a crisis. The Iran war proved them wrong

Rebuild Gaza with digital currency, not cash

Before October 7, aid vanished into opaque systems that empowered Hamas. Transparent digital payments could ensure reconstruction money reaches civilians

Ryan Aviv Fagan

Crypto will not rebuild Gaza

Because when you think of rebuilding a shattered territory with barely functioning internet, naturally the first word that comes to mind is… blockchain

Yonatan Schwartz, left, with Yaniv, Tsur, and their dog, Lev, in front of their restaurant in Moshav Liman that was damaged during the 2024 conflict with Hezbollah on March 10, 2026. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)

Reporter's notebook'There will be another round'

Under a rain of Hezbollah missiles, determined northern farmers still sow for the future

By Diana Bletter

Grateful to come home after being forced to flee for 14 months or longer after Oct. 7, residents of Moshav Liman try to rebuild their lives amid another round of war and more missiles

Amid Mortozov, victim of Iranian cluster bomb strike, laid to rest in Petah Tivka

A Bedouin boy shelters from an Iranian missile under a concrete tunnel in the village of Wadi Na'am, March 2026. (Negev Coexistence Forum)

With missiles flying again, most Negev Bedouin still exposed without any shelter

By Ariela Karmel

Barred from building safe rooms and lacking public shelters, many are forced to rely on inadequate protection, a problem endemic to Arab communities that the state has failed to deal with for years

Spanish ambassador to Israel, Ana Salomon Perez, left, Per Egil Selvaag, Norwegian ambassador to Israel and Sonya McGuinness, Irish ambassador to Israel watching a movie of female soldiers being abducted on October 7, 2023, from Nahal Oz base at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, after the three states called for Palestinian statehood. May 23, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Spain permanently withdraws ambassador to Israel as rift deepens

By Reuters and Lazar Berman

Madrid announces envoy’s position has been terminated; foreign ministry says embassy in Tel Aviv will be led by charge d’affaires for foreseeable future

An undated photo released by Australia's Department of Home Affairs on March 11, 2026 shows two more members of the Iranian women's football team to claim asylum in Australia, player Mohaddeseh Zolfi (L) and support member Zahra Soltan Meshkeh Kar (3rd L), posing with their five other teammates who had earlier claimed asylum Fatemeh Pasandideh (2nd L), Atefeh Ramezanizadeh (4th L), Mona Hamoudi (C), Zahra Ghanbari (4th R), and Zahra Sarbali (R), along with two other local officials (2nd and 3rd R) in Sydney. (AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS / AFP)

Iran women soccer players evacuate safe house in Australia after location revealed

By Agencies and ToI Staff

One out of seven members who sought asylum changes her mind, informs the Iranian embassy of where they are staying; Video shows chaos as guards try stop defections

Inside story

Charlie Summers

A 2016 photo of a Palestinian flag landed a teacher in cuffs. Police call it ‘incitement’

Authorities tout crackdown on speech seen as ‘support for the enemy’ by arresting, interrogating Arab citizens, in wartime campaign that critics claim curbs basic rights

Illustrative: Police disperse demonstrators protesting against the war at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, March 3, 2026. (Flash90)

A young man suspected of spraypainting a Palestinian flag onto the Lod municipality building is arrested by police on March 11, 2026. (Israel Police)

Ben Gvir rides with Lod police as they nab man for Palestinian flag graffiti on city hall

By Charlie Summers

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

By Lazar Berman and Jeremy Sharon

In latest attack on Israeli president, Trump accuses him of being ‘full of crap’ for insisting on receiving a recommendation from the Justice Ministry before ruling on PM’s request

US President Donald Trump (center) walks with President Isaac Herzog (left), and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion Airport, October 13, 2025, near Tel Aviv. (AP/Evan Vucci)

In biggest exit in Israeli history, Google completes $32 billion deal to buy Wiz

By Sharon Wrobel

With the Wiz purchase, Google wants to bolster its AI cyber offerings to compete in the cloud race against global tech giants; deal to inject an estimated $3.2b into state coffers

Left: Founders of US-Israeli cyber unicorn Wiz (from left to right): VP Product Yinon Costica, CEO Assaf Rappaport, CTO Ami Luttwak, and VP R&D Roy Reznik. (Avishag Shaar-Yashuv); Google Cloud offices in Sunnyvale, California, on June 8, 2023. (JHVEPhoto/iStock)

'Jewish pride as far as the eye can see'

Defying expectations, Israel exits World Baseball Classic by clinching spot in 2030

By jacob gurvis

Squad goes 2-2, guarantees place in next tourney despite being ranked 19th out of 20 teams, fueling hopes for future among small, enthusiastic fanbase and roster of mostly US Jews

Israel pitcher Ben Simon, center, high-fives his teammates after Israel defeated the Netherlands during a World Baseball Classic game, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Miami. (AP /Lynne Sladky)

Israel's Sheina Vaspi competes in the alpine ski women's combined standing super-G, at the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, March 10, 2026. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP)

Amid war, Israeli Para athlete stands tall as she proudly displays national flag

By TALES AZZONI

Some Jewish Republicans are losing patience with US Vice President JD Vance, who has not condemned Tucker Carlson. (From left: Madison Thorn/Anadolu via Getty Images; Joseph Strauss/JTA)

Tucker Carlson stars as villain at GOP antisemitism confab, with Vance the unspoken question mark

By Joseph Strauss

US vice president goes largely unmentioned at RJC event, as his silence over emerging anti-Israel and antisemitic wing in the party stirs skepticism among Jewish Republicans

Argentina's President Javier Milei speaks with Yeshiva University President Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman as part of the university's Great Conversations series during an 'Argentina Week' discussion focusing on global economic leadership and voicing support for the State of Israel, in New York City, on March 9, 2026. (ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Argentine streamer draws antisemitism complaint for mocking Milei’s Israel support

By Juan Melamed

More Headlines

Screen capture from video of a British five pound note featured wartime leader Winston Churchill, March 11, 2026. (Conservatives/X)

Small changeOutcry as Churchill and others set to be removed from UK banknotes

By AFP and ToI Staff

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a news conference at Gracie Mansion, the mayor's official residence, in New York City, January 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

NYC Jewish communal groups sound alarm over Mamdani’s latest controversies

Illustrative: Israeli border police keep watch on the main road leading to the Palestinian village of Duma in the West Bank, on April 5, 2016. (MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)

Settlers said to graffiti and try to torch West Bank mosque; entrance damaged

By Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff

A protest organized by a large number of Jewish groups gathers outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Headquarters to protest ICE raids and arrests in Washington, DC, on February 11, 2026. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images, via JTA)

‘Do not oppress the stranger’: 1,000-plus US rabbis sign letter backing immigrant rights

By Grace Gilson

Damage at the US Embassy after a loud bang was reported at the site, in Oslo, Norway, March 8, 2026. (NTB/Fredrik Varfjell/via REUTERS)

Norway arrests 3 brothers with Iraqi roots over blast at US embassy

Screen capture of the Stryker medical technology company website, March 11, 2026. (Stryker)

Iran hacking group claims attack on US medical company Stryker

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Police arrest a man who allegedly kidnapped his two children into the southern West Bank on March 12, 2026. (Israel Police)

Man kidnaps daughters to West Bank; officers rescue them, arrest him

By Charlie Summers

Richard Khan, Jeffrey Epstein's accountant and co-executor of his estate, arrives for his deposition before the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill, March 11, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

Epstein’s longtime accountant testifies on source of his wealth, ties to the rich

By STEPHEN GROVES

Former defense minister Yoav Gallant arrives for a hearing at an internal Likud tribunal in Tel Aviv to present his defense against a move to expel him from the party, September 29, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90)

Yoav Gallant says he won’t run for office in next election, leaves future open

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions session in parliament in London, March 11, 2026. (Frank Augstein/AP)

Files show UK’s Starmer was warned of ‘reputational risk’ to Epstein-linked US envoy

By Jill Lawless and brian melley

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