US/Israel vs Iran War
Carney says 4 service members killed, dozens injured in fire at Alberta military base
Troops were participating in training at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright when fire broke out; unclear how many people hurt; cause of fire under investigation
Nine said killed in Saudi strike on Houthis as sides continue trading fire
Riyadh says six injured in Iran-backed rebel attack, two soldiers killed in helicopter crash; Egyptian parliament postpones vote on aiding Saudi effort as Houthis issue threats
US officials visit Palestinian village after settler attacks on diplomats
US assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor and US ambassador to the Holy See visit Latin Convent Church in Taybeh; Huckabee attends settler conference
Trump offers ‘warrior’ Netanyahu ‘complete and total endorsement’ for reelection
US president says Israeli PM is only candidate who won't leave Washington alone in fight against Iran; Eisenkot and Bennett say only Israeli voters will decide
U of Pittsburgh publishes antisemitism report without consulting Jewish students
School’s 1,400 Jewish students were never approached for testimony by working group behind report, which is made up of Jews; writer says 'a very diverse group' of people involved
In pre-election briefing, PM vows to topple Iranian regime, downplays settler violence
In rare meeting with journalists, Netanyahu warns of existential stakes in next week's ballot, pledges to complete war objectives, and outlines new offensive security doctrine
Defense think tank: Gaza war, West Bank violence making life harder for Jews abroad
Co-author of INSS report optimistic that elections will lead to a new government that will be more attentive to security concerns
EU demands ‘full accountability’ after settler attack on diplomats in West Bank
European bloc also calls for 'effective measures' to prevent new attacks during olive harvest season, amid reports of new assaults on Sunday
No arrests announced, 2 days after settlers’ assault on Washington Post photojournalist Levine
Rubio: Trump is not 'a supporter of what he’s seeing now on television,' says US has asked Israel to 'crack down' on extremist settler violence; relatives say Levine, who has live…
Iran’s new defense chief warns US of ‘enormous damage’ if attacks resume
Mehrdad Akhlaghi wins parliament’s backing, 8 months after predecessor was killed in opening US-Israeli strikes; UN sanctioned him in 2007 over alleged nuclear, missile activity
‘Like we had a war’: France reels at cost of violent protests
Around 1,800 people arrested after hundreds of shops looted, a historic building burned to the ground, and a Paris synagogue vandalized; some 500 emergency personnel injured
Cabinet okays NIS 2.6 billion in across-the-board ministry budget cuts to fund defense
Opposition figures pan plan that leaves coalition funds untouched; transportation, education, and health ministries to lose NIS 860 million ($277 million) between them
NAZA: the film the Israeli government does not want you to see – podcast
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor on their new film interviewing Israeli military insiders on the vast, AI-assisted systems their sources say are being used to kill civilians in Gaza.…
Ultra-Orthodox block main highway in rush hour protest over draft dodgers’ arrest
Demonstrators choke off Route 4 for two hours during peak traffic, scuffle with drivers, until police use stun grenades, force to clear them away; no injuries or arrests reported
Netanyahu condemns ‘monkey’ slur against Eisenkot, but says Likud members face worse
Premier says remarks by pundit Yinon Magal, widely seen as a Netanyahu mouthpiece, 'highly inappropriate,' claims incorrectly that businesswoman called Likud supporters chimpanzee…
Daily Briefing Oct. 18: With election days away, polls still can’t predict a winner
News editor Ben Sales discusses survey fervor before the October 27 ballot, and rising tensions between NYC Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Mayor Zohran Mamdani
Fatal mass casualty incident at Canadian military base sparks major fire, leaves dead and injured
Casualties 'completely overwhelm' hospitals in Edmonton; flames spread beyond Canadian Forces Base Wainwright; authorities say incident under investigation, no cause provided
Zack Polanski says application of Zionism is racist and no state has right to exist
Green leader in England and Wales calls ‘debates about words’ unhelpful and denies recent motion was controversialZack Polanski has said Zionism in its current form is racist, tha…
Lebanon’s Jews recall a lost era of the community as new talks with Israel stir hope
‘We’ve lost a world’: Former residents remember peaceful childhoods and civil-war trauma; only some 20 Jews are believed to remain from a once-vibrant community
2026 Israeli elections: What you need to know
38 parties are competing for 120 seats in the Knesset; only about 11 of them are expected to enter parliament, and then one candidate needs to pull together a viable coalition
Four Israeli soccer team officials arrested on suspicion of ‘systematic’ fraud
Officials suspect current, past owners and board members -- reportedly of premier league's Ironi Tiberias FC -- of counterfeiting, money laundering, tax offenses over 4 seasons
South Lebanon village braces for UNIFIL exit after decades of peacekeeper presence
Ibl al-Saqi residents fear losing livelihoods and stability as UN force prepares to leave after last year’s vote: ‘We’ve spent a lifetime with them’
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Ex-Likud official warns party app could be used to illegally monitor polling stations
In a sworn affidavit to the High Court, a former campaign tech chief claims the ruling party’s new app can bypass the law and secretly transmit voter data in real time using AI