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Israeli court rejects family's request to cover cremation costs for Oct. 7 victim

Haaretz - 16:32 Mar 21, 2026

Yoram Bar-Sinai, who was killed on October 7, was cremated according to his wishes, but the National Insurance Institute has rejected a lawsuit to cover the costs, highlighting that the practice is forbidden under Orthodox Jewish law
In southern Israel, an effort to craft olive oil with distinct flavor and true regional identity

Haaretz - 15:12 Mar 21, 2026

After years of industrial agriculture, oil olive pressers at Sde Boker are seeking to restore the ecological balance to a beleaguered environment
Explained: Is Israel censoring what you see about the Iran war?

Haaretz - 14:28 Mar 21, 2026

Widespread claims on the internet purport that Israel is experiencing a media blackout, and that every piece of reporting and multimedia is reviewed by the army. How does Israel's military censor actually work?

Tags: Israel
Report: U.S. and Israel strike Iranian missile tunnels to block launchers

Haaretz - 11:56 Mar 21, 2026

One expert told CNN that sealing the entrances to the bases and 'burying' the launchers inside them has 'significantly affected Iran's ability to carry out launches at a high rate.' Iranian reconstruction efforts, however, are underway

Tags: Iranian
Iranian missile fire wrecks kindergarten in central Israel; No injuries reported

Haaretz - 10:26 Mar 21, 2026

Cluster missiles and shrapnel have caused extensive damage across Israel, including within the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, which contains holy sites to all three Abrahamic religions

Tags: Israel
U.S. allows 30-day sale of Iranian oil in bid to tame energy prices

Haaretz - 09:07 Mar 21, 2026

The U.S. has not meaningfully imported Iranian oil since Washington imposed measures after the 1979 revolution. It was unclear whether any Iranian oil would end ⁠up in the country as a result of the waiver

Tags: Iranian
Report: Iran fired two missiles at joint U.S.-U.K. military base in Indian Ocean

Haaretz - 08:49 Mar 21, 2026

The attack was the first of its kind to use intermediate-range balistic missiles, aiming to reach a remote military base in the Indian Ocean, about 4,000 kilometers from Iran

Tags: Iran Indian Ocean
'In New York there's nothing. Back in Israel there's sun. Nice people. Sirens. A missile or two'

Haaretz - 07:51 Mar 21, 2026

This week at Ben Gurion Airport: an Israeli Waze developer travels to the U.S. during wartime, only to realize there's no place like home; and an Israeli-Italian international relations executive struggles to return to her life in Rome
Will the Democrats be able to capitalize on Trump's unpopular war?

Haaretz - 23:02 Mar 20, 2026

The majority of Americans don't support war with Iran, but the Democratic establishment's muted complacency nor the progressive wing's increasing embrace of conspiratorial thinking is likely to serve the Democrats well in the November midterms

Tags: Democrats
U.S. sending Marines and amphibious assault ships to Strait of Hormuz, officials say

Haaretz - 22:46 Mar 20, 2026
Police forcibly prevent Eid al-Fitr prayers at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque

Haaretz - 22:32 Mar 20, 2026

Muslim worshippers who sought to mark the end of Ramadan by praying near or inside Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem were faced with stun grenades and other dispersal tactics by Israel police in what some called a politically motivated move
U.S. puts up $10 million reward for information on Iranian military leaders

Haaretz - 22:14 Mar 20, 2026

The U.S. State Department is offering cash to Iranians who provide it with information on five top Revolutionary Guard officials, promising 'relocation and reward' to potential informants
Shi'ite Islam and Orthodox Judaism have more in common than you think

Haaretz - 22:10 Mar 20, 2026

Many parallels can be drawn between the foundational beliefs of the Shi'ites and the Jews, particularly when it comes to ultra-Orthodoxy. This surprising connection didn't occur by chance
U.K. okays U.S. use of British bases to strike Iran anti-ship missile sites

Haaretz - 21:45 Mar 20, 2026

Though initially hesitant to join the U.S. war effort, the British government will now allow the U.S. to carry out strikes against Iran's capabilities to attack ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz

Tags: British
With chilling composure, an 11-year-old Palestinian boy recounts his family's final moments

Haaretz - 21:33 Mar 20, 2026

Khaled, 11, and his brother Mustafa, 8, lost their parents and two brothers when Israeli Border Police shot them to death during a Ramadan evening outing. First-hand testimony from one of the two survivors of the Bani Odeh family
U.S. to deploy thousands of additional troops to the Middle East, officials say

Haaretz - 18:55 Mar 20, 2026

The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss future deployments, did not say what the role of the additional troops would be. One of the officials said the troops were departing the West Coast of the United States about three weeks ahead of schedule
Iran's escalation trap could be its path to the bomb

Haaretz - 18:47 Mar 20, 2026

A realistic scenario for the war is the West declaring a victory whose long-term result is Russian and Chinese help and a uranium stockpile for more than 10 nuclear bombs
Israel's 'total victory' over Hezbollah is not going to happen

Haaretz - 18:37 Mar 20, 2026

We must therefore invest billions of shekels in protecting the north – not just physically but also in industry, employment, health and education. And we must bolster the Lebanese government in its struggle against Hezbollah

Tags: Hezbollah
Gaza Board of Peace, mediators, submit to Hamas proposal for gradual disarmament

Haaretz - 17:39 Mar 20, 2026

Under the framework, Hamas would first dismantle its heavy weaponry. This category includes missiles, rockets, launchers, and tunnels. A gradual process of disarming the organization of light weapons – primarily Kalashnikov rifles – would then begin

Tags: Hamas
Fire ongoing after Iranian missile damages critical infrastructure in northern Israel

Haaretz - 17:14 Mar 20, 2026

The Bazan refinery was also hit in June 2025, when a missile strike killed three employees. While the company said the damage would be fixed within days, firefighters are working to extinguish fire at a nearby container storage terminal that was also hit on Thursday

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