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What Matters Most On Sunday, March 29, 2026

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IDF troops of the 769th 'Hiram' Brigade operate in southern Lebanon, in a handout photo issued by the military on March 29, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)

Live updates (closed)

March 29: 10 Iranian salvos target Israel Sunday

By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff

Brief power blackouts hit parts of Iran as Israel conducts airstrikes * 10 Iranian salvos target Israel Sunday * PM orders buffer zone in Lebanon expanded * IDF chief orders removal of battalion from West Bank action after alleged assault of CNN crew * Police, Catholic patriarchate reach agreement on prayer at Holy Sepulchre

8:51 pm

Knesset approves budget-related bill raising deficit ceiling, possible government expenditure
8:44 pm

Turkish, Saudi, Egyptian foreign ministers depart Pakistan after talks in Islamabad
8:43 pm

Ahead of final state budget votes, Smotrich hails economy's 'amazing performance'; Lapid slams 'biggest theft in history'

Sgt. Moshe Yitzchak Katz

IDF soldier Moshe Yitzchak Katz, 22, from Connecticut, killed in south Lebanon

By Emanuel Fabian

‘My heart is shattered and the wound is real,’ says father of ‘lone soldier’ from New Haven Chabad community; three others wounded in same Hezbollah rocket attack, IDF says

Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a missile fired from Lebanon toward Israel caused damage in Kiryat Shmona, March 24, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing Mar. 29 – Northerners feel grim amid war but firm on need to defeat Hezbollah

By Jessica Steinberg, Sue Surkes and Diana Bletter

Hezbollah's al-Manar TV correspondent Ali Shoeib, who was killed in an Israeli strike in Jezzine along with another journalist on March 28, 2026, is seen reporting in the town of Marjayoun, November 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

IDF kills Hezbollah-linked journalist, says he was part of elite Radwan Force

By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies

Iranian attack on Saudi air base heavily damages key US surveillance aircraft

By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies

Ukrainian president says Russian satellite images of Prince Sultan Air Base were shared with Iran days prior to attack, which also wounded 12 US soldiers

This UGC image posted on social media on March 29, 2026, and verified by AFP staff appears to show a destroyed US Air Force Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, primarily used for air traffic control, in the aftermath of a projectile strike at Prince Sultan Airbase in Saudi Arabia. (UGC / AFP)

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Members of the US Army National Guard listen as US President Donald Trump speaks during a Memphis Safe Task Force roundtable on March 23, 2026 in Memphis, Tennessee. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Iran's Ghalibaf: We're waiting to set US troops on fire

Pentagon said prepping weeks-long ground operation in Iran, short of full invasion

By ToI Staff and Agencies

IRGC threatens American colleges in Middle East, hits aluminum plants in UAE, Bahrain, in response to US-Israeli strikes; Iran targets southern Israel in overnight missile attacks

Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriela Passos)

Urging US to ‘stay the course’ in Iran, exiled prince wins ovation from conservatives

By AFP

IDF says almost done targeting ‘critical’ Iranian military sites as waves of strikes hit Tehran

By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid and Agencies

US VP says Washington will keep war going ‘for a little while longer’ to ensure Islamic Republic is truly ‘neutered’; Israel strikes HQ of Iranian naval weapons and ship producer

A plume of smoke rises from the site of a strike in Tehran early on March 28, 2026. (Atta Kenare/AFP)

Rescue services at the scene of an Iranian ballistic missile impact in Eshtaol, March 28, 2026. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)

Several hurt as Iranian missile hits Jerusalem-area town; Hezbollah continues to strike north

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Members of the Kurdistan Freedom Party PAK stand guard in Erbil, Iraq, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Rashid Yahya)

US-Israeli plan for Kurdish invasion of Iran reportedly collapsed amid leaks, distrust

Mossad hoped ground campaign could ignite wider rebellion, but after plan was leaked, Iran bolstered defenses and regional US allies lobbied Trump to call it off, report says

Amb. Huckabee: 'Difficult to understand or justify' decision

Police stop top Catholic figures from reaching Holy Sepulchre for Palm Sunday Mass

By Lazar Berman

PM’s office promises solution after police bar Latin patriarch due to war, eliciting outrage; ‘There was no malicious intent, only concern for safety,’ says Netanyahu

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, holds a prayer service to mark Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, March 29, 2026. (Ammar Awad/Pool Photo via AP)

A masked soldier, identified as Meir, looks at the camera as he opens the door of the car where CNN correspondent Jeremy Diamond, left, sits detained in the northern West Bank village of Tayasir, March 26, 2026. (Screen capture: CNN)

CNN's Jeremy Diamond says soldier put cameraman in chokehold

CNN crew say troops assaulted them, detained them, then trumpeted far-right ideology

Soldier guarding illegal outpost tells reporter he’s executing ‘revenge’ for settler’s death because state is failing to do so; army condemns incident, CoS orders swift investigation

Screenshot of a video showing extremist settlers throwing stones and hurl rocks with slingshots towards villagers in the Palestinian village of Mukhmas in the northern West Bank on March 28, 2026. (Torat Tzedek)

Settlers attack several Palestinian villages, 2 reported injured; no arrests made

By Jeremy Sharon, Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff

The Knesset's fortified auditorium during the war with Iran and Hezbollah, March 23, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Knesset set to hold final 2 votes on passing 2026 state budget

By Ariela Karmel and Sam Sokol

Budget must pass ahead of March 31 deadline to avoid early elections; spending plan boosts defense funding amid war with Iran and allocates funds to ultra-Orthodox constituencies

Israeli rapper Dudu Faruk performs inside a bomb shelter in Tel Aviv on March 19, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

'It can be turned into moments of real connection'

In Israel’s shelters, an ‘underground’ entertainment scene is born under missile fire

By Jessica Steinberg

In typical Israeli style, entertainers, DJs and musicians make the most of a tough situation and distract residents sheltering from Iranian bombardment; social media channels spread the word

Under shadow of war with Iran, Jerusalem heads into subdued Passover and Easter

By Melanie Lidman

From the blogs

What the Jews need now is a really good Passover Seder

At this time of division and vulnerability, the Seder can recharge our sense of belonging and rootedness – all it takes is a pillow, a cup, some anxiety, and green onions

The Iran war shows why the US relies on Israel

Israel’s strength and risk-taking — not its values — have made it an essential strategic partner for Washington

An open letter to the Jewish community from Trump’s antisemitism czar

Inspired by the Passover story, we must unite and fight hatred with a single collective voice

21 arrested in Tel Aviv, Haifa during mounting protests against Iran war

By Charlie Summers

Mainstream protest groups offer tentative support to anti-war demonstrations for first time since fighting began; police seen shoving Arab MK, carrying out violent arrests

Police attempt to remove anti-war protesters at Habima Square in Tel Aviv on March 28, 2026. (lia Yefimovich/AFP)

Security personnel stand guard as Houthi supporters gather during a rally in solidarity with Iran and Lebanon, amid the US-Israeli war with Iran, in the Houthi-held Yemeni capital Sanaa on March 27, 2026. (Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)

Houthi missile attack on Israel stokes fears of renewed strikes on Red Sea shipping

By AP and ToI Staff

Analyst says effects ‘would be devastating’ if Iran-backed Yemeni rebels are able to shut down key waterway, which has served for some ships as alternative to blockaded Hormuz

Cars queue at a gas station in Indonesia as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz prompted Indonesia to consider a weekly work-from-home policy to cut fuel use, in Yogyakarta on March 28, 2026. (Devi Rahman/AFP)

As Iran war grinds on, rising toll on global economy has many worried about recovery

By PAUL WISEMAN

People march across the Frederick Douglass Bridge during the 'No Kings' national day of protest in Washington, DC, on March 28, 2026. (Aaron Schwartz / AFP)

‘No Kings’ anti-Trump rallies take place across US amid anger over Iran war

By Tim Reid and BRAD BROOKS

Third major day of protests sees nearly 40% jump in events outside big cities since they began in June, as organizers hope to turn dissatisfaction in red states into midterm gains

People hold placards and banners during the "Together Against the Far Right" demonstration, in London, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Tens of thousands turn out for central London rally against the far right

By ToI Staff and Agencies

JD Vance’s Jewish chief of staff seems unfazed by GOP antisemitism – though he’s a target

By Asaf Elia-Shalev

Profile in NY Magazine reveals that Jacob Reses shares the US vice president’s reluctance to draw a line against antisemitic figures on the right, and hopes to see him run for president one day

Jacob Reses, second from the left, accompanies JD Vance to a meeting with Senate Republicans at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on November 16, 2022. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images via JTA)

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Police and security stand outside a Bank of America building following an apparent attempted bombing attack in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France, March 28, 2026. (Sebastien DUPUY / AFP)

Paris cops thwart suspected terrorist bombing near Bank of America

By AP

Ibrahim Abu Zayid al-Turi, 54, was shot and killed in the southern city of Rahat on March 29, 2026. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Two Arab men killed in separate incidents as police fail to rein in soaring crime

By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff

A plant of German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) is pictured in Osnabrück, Germany, on November 6, 2024. (FOCKE STRANGMANN / AFP)

German city wary as Volkswagen weighs shifting car plant to Iron Dome production

By Ethan Rubinson

People sit at a cafe in Tehran on September 15, 2025. (Atta Kenare/AFP)

Grounds for closureIran shuts down Tehran coffee shop chain over ‘suspicious’ cup designs

By AFP

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