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IDF destroys home of Hamas terrorist who carried out bus shooting in Ariel

 IDF, Magen David Adom, and police at the scene of a terror attack in the West Bank, November 29, 2024.

US working to evacuate citizens wishing to leave Israel, ambassador says

 US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee appears before members of the media last week in Jerusalem.

Trump approves plans to attack Iran, Araghchi claims country never sought nuclear weapons

 IRANIAN FLAGS fly as fire and smoke rise from an Israeli attack on the Sharan oil depot in Tehran on Sunday. The world watches as Israel exercises the most basic right of any sovereign state: the right of self-defense, says the writer.

IDF continues fight in Gaza, West Bank amid ongoing Iran war

 IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, June 12, 2025.

IDF strikes 20 military targets related to Iran's nuclear program, missile production

The targets included sites linked to Iran’s nuclear weapons development project and missile production infrastructure operated by the Iranian regime.

Infographic on a missile production site that the IAF struck in Iran.

WATCH: IDF destroy anti-tank missile factories in Iran used to supply Hezbollah

These ATGMs were transferred to Hezbollah for use against the IDF, in particular during the 2024 invasion of Lebanon.

 Three locations struck by the IDF connected to missile production in the area of Tehran, June 18, 2025.

Zamir: Striking Iran is striking their whole axis, including Hamas and the Houthis

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir made the statements during a situational assessment with senior IDF Southern Command officers, including head, Maj.-Gen. Yaniv Asor, on Wednesday.

 IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir (center) addresses senior Southern Command personnel at the regional command HQ, June 18, 2025.

Israel proved the world wrong with IDF's overwhelming might in Iran - what happens next? - analysis

Just as many were wondering whether Israel had lost “it,” Israel shows when survival is on the line, Israel acts decisively, with overwhelming might, surgical precision, and unwavering determination.

 Smoke rises following an Israeli attack in Tehran, Iran, June 18, 2025.

WATCH: Israeli Air Force to receive next-generation refueling aircraft for Iran strikes

These aerial refueling missions are crucial for the Air Force's operations in Iran, enabling the continued maintenance of aerial superiority in the region, according to the military. 

 Refueling an Israeli fighter jet, June 18, 2025.

Five battalions join West Bank troops in operations in Nablus

On Tuesday, security agencies announced that the Nahal Brigade, which had been fighting in the Gaza Strip up until now, had been transferred to the West Bank. 

 Israeli security forces raid the Balata refugee camp east of Nablus in the West Bank, June 18, 2025.

IDF announces death of St.-Sgt. Halfon in combat in Gaza

St.-Sgt. Halfon, 20, from Petah Tikva, served in the 603rd Combat Engineering Battalion of the 7th Armored Brigade.

 IDF announces death of St.-Sgt. Stav Halfon, 20, killed in Gaza, June 18, 2025.

Iran and Israel trade accusations at UN shipping agency over sea lanes

Iran has previously threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz to traffic in retaliation for Western pressure.

 IDF Naval Commander V.-Adm. David Saar Salama and Iranian Navy Commander R.-Adm. Shahram Irani (illustrative).

Families of hostages call to remember them, bring them home, even as war with Iran rages

Protests for the hostages have been ongoing, even as security restrictions prevented gatherings.

 Protesters call for the release of Israelis held kidnapped by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, June 18, 2025.

Nearly 5,000 Israelis evacuated due to Iranian missile damage, Bibas says

Bibas added that some 4,948 people needed housing assistance, and argued that those who chose to rent rather than stay in a hotel should receive three months’ rent in advance.

 Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Bnei Brak, June 16, 2025