Rare testimony from Isser Harel reveals the high-stakes pressure on Ben-Gurion before Israel’s founding, including a US warning that declaring independence could lead to defeat without American support

Yemen’s fragile truce faces its biggest test in years after Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia followed airstrikes linked to an Iranian flight dispute, raising fears that regional tensions could reignite the country’s long-running conflict

Swedish activist appears outside a Rheinmetall ammunition plant wearing a slogan linked to the Palestinian intifadas, which included waves of attacks that killed more than 1,000 Israelis; appearance follows arrests, Gaza flotillas and growing involvement in anti-Israel activism

The 19-year-old volunteer allegedly used gasoline and a lighter to ignite vegetation in the historic forest southeast of Paris, where 800 firefighters remain deployed amid fears of underground ‘zombie fires’

CENTCOM says the new operation targets military capabilities used against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, while Trump threatens strikes on power plants and bridges and analysts warn the conflict could become a years-long war

Because most citizens cannot vote from overseas, Israelis from Belgrade to Massachusetts are spending thousands of dollars, taking vacation days and sharing flight bookings online as they prepare to return for the October 27 election

After 14 months of fighting, Nahal troops spent their final year of service farming, mentoring at-risk youths and supporting isolated communities along Israel’s eastern frontier, blending combat service with agriculture in a modern revival of the Nahal model