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Report: Trump likely to reject Iranian proposal

Iran & The Gulf

Trump signals no retreat as Iran feels squeeze of US blockade

May 1, 2026

The debate in the US is whether to continue relying on economic pressure alone, or to add a focused strike to push Iran into agreeing to at least some of the American terms. In Iran, the economic pressure is mounting: long lines, inflation, and salaries being paid only to Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel.

Meet Israel's new Iron Beam laser defense system

Defense Ministry Spokesperson’s Office

Middle East

Report: Israel sent laser system to UAE to protect it from Iranian missiles

ILH Staff

Analysis

Who really dragged whom into the war with Iran?

Danny Zaken

The remarkable journey of Trump's senior Jewish diplomat

Getty Images

Feature

The remarkable journey of Trump's senior Jewish diplomat

Or Shaked

The surprise candidate for prime minister worth betting on Polymarket

by Amit Segal

April 30, 2026

IDF races to counter Hezbollah's growing drone threat

Lebanon War

IDF troops improvise solutions as Hezbollah drone threat grows

by Lilach Shoval

April 30, 2026

Students take cover as Hezbollah missile hits northern Israel

Israel at War

Students take cover as Hezbollah missile hits northern Israel

by Lilach Shoval

April 30, 2026

68-vessel flotilla heads for Gaza as Netanyahu convenes emergency security talks

EPA/ORIETTA SCARDINO

Israel

'Condoms and drugs': Israel exposes what was aboard the Gaza flotilla

by ILH Staff

April 30, 2026

US willing to accept Iranian uranium enrichment, Turkey says

Iran & The Gulf

Trump to be presented with military options for Iran strikes

by ILH Staff

April 30, 2026

Analysis

This is the new global arms race

by Dudi Kogan

April 30, 2026

Israel

Israel backs away from purchase of stolen Ukrainian grain

by Ariel Kahana and Dudi Kogan

April 30, 2026

Analysis

Who really dragged whom into the war with Iran?

Did Netanyahu persuade Trump to attack Iran? “That narrative rests on a mistaken assumption.” Did the Mossad assess that the regime could be toppled? In fact, it was the US war secretary who believed that more than anyone. Diplomatic and security sources tell Israel Hayom what really happened in these decisive meetings.

May 1, 2026

Feature

The remarkable journey of Trump's senior Jewish diplomat

Morgan Ortagus, former deputy envoy to the Middle East, opens up about her Jewish conversion, the Israeli-Lebanese talks she helped broker, and why October 7 changed everything.

May 1, 2026

Magazine

The surprise candidate for prime minister worth betting on Polymarket

After years of maneuvering and bombings, politics in its purest form is back in Israel: from the Bennett-Lapid alliance waiting for Eisenkot, to Liberman declaring that he will be prime minister, to Bennett’s former partner, who is polling at a seat and a half and remains politically homeless for now. And does Herzog sometimes, just sometimes, think it would not have been so terrible had Miriam Peretz won the presidential election?

April 30, 2026

Analysis

This is the new global arms race

With Trump's return to the White House, the world understood: Everyone needs to look after themselves. In Europe, against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine and the Russian threat, defense spending has jumped at the fastest pace since 1953. In the Far East, Japan is moving away from pacifism and China is flexing its muscles. Israel, meanwhile, ranks third in the world in defense spending as a share of gross domestic product.

April 30, 2026

Analysis

How Ukraine's drone war became Hezbollah's new battlefield blueprint

FPV drones have transformed warfare in Europe, bled the Russian military and turned entire cities into apocalyptic hunting grounds. The use of fiber-optic cables for navigation has made the “buzzing bomb” immune to electronic warfare. Hezbollah relied for years on its anti-tank missile array, but attrition in the war and the blocking of smuggling routes have led it to adopt the new weapon.

April 27, 2026

Magazine

Europe's antisemitism capital: 'What happened in Germany is beginning here'

After October 7, Spain's prime minister visited Israel in a show of solidarity – then spent the next two years doing everything in his power to brand his country as a hub of hatred.

April 27, 2026

Critical day in Lebanon as govt decides on Hezbollah weapons

Explainer

Iranian-backed and battle-tested: Inside Hezbollah's strategic weapon

As Israel withdrew from Lebanon in 2000, the terrorist organization continued developing its drone array, which was identified as a weapon that could undermine the balance of power against Israel. The man who established it, at the height of the war in Syria, was senior Hezbollah official Hassan al-Laqqis. According to reports, Iran's Quds Force even provided training. This is how the drones work, and how they changed the rules of the game.

April 27, 2026

Magazine

On Mount Dov, the IDF pushes Hezbollah back

At the summit of Mount Dov, Lt. Col. G., deputy commander of the IDF’s Mountain Brigade, acknowledges: “Before the massacre, we didn’t operate here.” Since then, however, Israel has shifted from defense to offense, culminating in the capture of the Hermon ridge and control over the entire area. The next step, the Druze officer hopes, will be to annex his brethren across the Syrian border.

April 25, 2026

Magazine

From one kitchen in an Israeli northern moshav, the aroma of hope rises

A day before lighting a torch on Mount Herzl, Ora Hatan stood in her kitchen in the moshav of Shtula, cooking kubbeh for soldiers, taking "orders" from worried mothers and scolding company sergeant majors who still had not returned her pots. When you visit, you understand the secret of her magic, and of the place itself.

April 26, 2026

Explainer

Why does Hezbollah still stand?

Although Hezbollah's top ranks have lost many senior figures and field commanders in the military apparatus, the organization's leadership echelon has remained almost entirely untouched. According to a Lebanese researcher who spoke with Israel Hayom, that is the main reason the government in Beirut is reluctant to confront the terrorist organization over disarming it.

April 23, 2026

Magazine

These were the most dramatic moments above Iran

In Operation Rising Lion, Israeli Air Force extreme photographer Sergeant First Class O accompanied fighter pilots in the cockpit and ground crews on the tarmac. His lens hovered closest to the action, and these are the images he loved most. Also: Israeli Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar delivers a message to Israel Hayom readers.

April 23, 2026