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  A person holds a placard representing a US flag, with an image of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on a billboard in the background, on the day of a ceremony marking 40 days since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2026. (photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS) Iranian leaders believe that a US strike against the country is inevitable, viewing the question not as "if" Washington will launch another attack, but "when" it will happen. According to several regional diplomats who spoke to The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday following conversations with senior Iranian officials , concerns are growing within Iran’s leadership that the current period of relative calm could be short-lived and that hostilities may resume in the near future. One diplomatic source described the mood in Tehran, saying that the atmosphere in the Iranian capital reflects a widespread expectation that further US strikes are i...

Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed participate in the signing of the Abraham Accords in Washington, US, September 15, 2020. (photo credit: REUTERS/TOM BRENNER) The Tel Aviv District Planning and Building Committee approved plans for a permanent United Arab Emirates embassy in Herzliya Pituah on Tuesday, six years after the signing of the Abraham Accords and the establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and the UAE. The approved plan allows for the construction of a building of up to 15 stories to house the embassy’s offices and residences for the ambassador and diplomatic staff. The approval clears the way for progress on the UAE diplomatic mission’s permanent headquarters in Israel, at a time when regional tensions are affecting relations between the two countries. Herzliya planned as location for permanent embassy ...

  Chief of the General Staff, LTG Eyal Zamir, conducted a tour of the field in the Gaza Strip (photo credit: IDF) The threat posed by the Houthis in Yemen has intensified amid fighting with Saudi Arabia, Israeli defense officials assess, prompting heightened preparations for a possible surprise attack against Israel by land or sea. Israel is on heightened alert over the possibility of such an attack, given the Houthis' efforts to improve their ability to carry out attacks from both directions. As part of these preparations, the IDF is expected to establish a fire coordination center within the Edom Division.

  Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas and mourners attend the funeral of Al-Qassam fighters who were killed during the war between Israel and Hamas in the Al-Shati camp, in Gaza City, February 28, 2025. (photo credit: Khalil Kahlout/Flash90) US officials and representatives of the Board of Peace are preparing to conduct a field survey and mapping operation in the Gaza Strip to identify geographically suitable locations where Hamas members would surrender their weapons under US President Donald Trump 's 20-point plan, Walla learned on Tuesday. Israeli defense officials have expressed their confusion at the American approach to the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip after the war, particularly Washington's desire to accelerate processes that appear to run counter to developments on the ground. Security officials familiar with the details of the regional process said there was an enormous gap between Hamas's conduct and US aspirations to advance recons...

  The remains of a Kheibar Shekan and a Emad ballistic missiles are displayed by Israel's military in Julis army base, days after an attack by Iran on Israel, in southern Israel, October 9, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN) Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis are developing their own version of Iran's Kheibar Shekan precision-guided missile using parts imported from Chinese companies, according to a Tuesday Wall Street Journal report citing new data from UK-based independent monitor Conflict Armament Research.  The missile would have a maximum range of approximately 1,200 miles, according to the WSJ. This would put all of Saudi Arabia and Israel in range.  The Houthis , a US-designated terrorist organization under a United Nations arms embargo that controls large parts of Yemen, have been fighting the Saudi-backed Yemeni government in a civil war since 2014. 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meeting with Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate Director Abbas Kamel, June 30, 2021. (photo credit: AMOS BEN-GERSHOM/GPO) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed in an interview with Channel 14's The Patriots on Tuesday that he had never met with a foreign intelligence chief in his capacity as prime minister, despite official records showing that he hosted Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel at his Jerusalem residence in May 2021 and discussed security and diplomatic matters with him. "When does an intelligence chief come and speak to a head of state? It hasn't happened to me once, OK? There's no such thing,  The remarks came after the prime minister confirmed that an Egyptian aircraft had landed in Israel in September 2023, just days before the October 7 Hamas attack. Netanyahu denied meeting with the Egyptian intelligence chief on that occasion, saying he had been attending a memorial ceremony for fallen IDF soldiers ...