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'A blow to IDF readiness': Deputy chief of staff issues unusual warning

June 30, 2026

Leaked document outlines a 40 billion shekel ($11.1 billion) deficit that military leaders say compromises long-term security, halts defense infrastructure projects, and forces immediate cuts to operational training.

Israel warns US of 'Iranian trap' in Lebanon

Commentary

Disappointment with Trump carries grave danger for Israel

Sima Shine and Eldad Shavit

Archaeology

Israeli-European study tackles 2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls mystery

Lidor Sultan

Diplomacy

Israel wary UNIFIL could return under new Lebanon deal

Ariel Kahana

Germany finds culprit after World Cup exit

by ILH Sports Desk

June 30, 2026

Israel

Hostage families find community, healing at Eilat retreat

by Ronit Zilberstein

June 30, 2026

Analysis

Something deep is changing on the Haredi street. The real conflagration lies ahead

by Yaakov Hershkowitz

June 30, 2026

Explainer

Secret annex to Israel-Lebanon agreement revealed

by Or Shaked

June 30, 2026

IDF is prepared for independent action against Iran

AFP

Israel

IDF is prepared for independent action against Iran

by Lilach Shoval

June 30, 2026

Urgent Doha meeting set at Iran's request, Trump says

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US-Iran Talks

Urgent Doha meeting set at Iran's request, Trump says

by Dudi Kogan

June 29, 2026

Oren Ben Hakoon

Israel

The 186-mile vulnerability: How Israel plans to fortify its eastern front against Iran

by Yotam Deshe

June 29, 2026

Analysis

Something deep is changing on the Haredi street. The real conflagration lies ahead

The draft crisis is pushing the integration of Haredi Israelis into broader Israeli society further away and radicalizing the discourse. How did things move from the historic agreement with Ben-Gurion, which granted a small group of Torah scholars an exemption from military service, to cries of “War!” and the demonization of the State of Israel?

June 30, 2026

Explainer

Secret annex to Israel-Lebanon agreement revealed

According to the Saudi Asharq Bloomberg, the security annex to the trilateral framework agreement between Israel, Lebanon and the US sets out a phased model for disarming Hezbollah, international verification and a redeployment of IDF forces. First step: pilot zones south of the Litani River. Lebanon’s commitment: The Lebanese Army will have exclusive operational control, and Hezbollah will be left with no military role in the country.

June 30, 2026

Explainer

Under threat of civil war: This is Lebanon's balance of power

The new framework agreement with Israel is reawakening Lebanon’s internal demons. Between threats from Hezbollah and the Amal Movement, and the push by President Aoun and the Christian-Sunni camp to dismantle the militias, this is the picture of a country on its last legs.

June 28, 2026

Magazine

What you still haven't been told about the Iran deal

A very well-informed source, well-versed in Israel-US relations, is looking at the developments of recent weeks with eyes wide open, and with less concern than most of us. Now he explains how two election campaigns caused the clash between Netanyahu and Trump, and points to a hidden clause in the agreement that will not please the Iranians.

June 28, 2026

Israel-Lebanon agreement may turn into strategic trap

Explainer

Why Israel and the US agreed to keep the IDF in southern Lebanon, for now

Despite the pressure surrounding negotiations with Iran, Israel and the US have reached understandings under which there will be no withdrawal from southern Lebanon for now. The IDF will continue to act against threats and terrorist infrastructure under closer coordination with Washington. At the same time, intelligence passed to the Americans indicates that the directives to escalate Hezbollah activity are coming directly from Tehran.

June 22, 2026

Analysis

The Gulf states have moved on, leaving Israel behind

The signing of the memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran marks the beginning of a new regional order. While the Gulf states are returning to dialogue with Iran and focusing on economic stability, Israel is still talking about continuing the struggle. Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Doha have internalized that Tehran remains a major player in the region, and that it is better to learn to live alongside it than to try to subdue it.

June 21, 2026

Magazine

The one thing Trump did not forgive Netanyahu for

Jerusalem was not surprised by the self-styled master negotiator’s capitulation itself, only by its scope.

June 20, 2026

Magazine

You could have been the greatest president of all, but you failed

Mr. President, you have gravely harmed the human interests of the enlightened world, and you may be remembered forever as the president who brought about America’s humiliation. You betrayed us, the Israelis. And in a single moment, the contempt you once faced suddenly seems so justified and logical. Danny Zaken writes to the US president.

June 18, 2026

Worse than you thought: Inside look at Qatar's hidden brutality

Explainer

US-Iran deal leaves Qatar on top

Qatar appears to be the big winner: Despite its dubious ties with Hamas, the White House repeatedly proved receptive to the emirate’s mediation efforts. Other Gulf Cooperation Council countries, such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, naturally aligned themselves with the announcement of the memorandum.

June 16, 2026

Analysis

The Iran deal is an American failure that endangers Israel

The senior American official distorted the truth in a briefing to reporters: The centrifuges will remain, the enriched uranium will not be removed, and Trump himself contradicted him the next day. Iran won on the money issue: Lifting sanctions on oil exports will channel tens of billions of dollars to the Revolutionary Guards, more than they earned by bypassing sanctions. Senior US official to Israel: “You will not be a signatory to the agreement, but every action you take will have to be coordinated with the US.”

June 15, 2026

Magazine

We did everything in Iran, except what could have ended it

Instead of insisting on efforts to topple the regime, there was a more effective step that was never taken, and the sense of a missed opportunity is enormous.

June 13, 2026