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May 14, 2026

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Artillery units are positioned near the Lebanese border in northern Israel, May 4, 2026.

Analysis

Israel’s drone dilemma: Hezbollah’s low-cost threat reshapes Lebanon front

While Israeli and Lebanese delegations are set to meet in Washington for the third time, the Israeli military faces a growing threat from Hezbollah’s cheap yet highly lethal drones.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Two men stand next to the burned remains of a Palestinian vehicle in the Wadi al-Rakhim area of Susya village in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on May 1, 2026.

EU ministers agree to sanction violent West Bank settlers: What to know

European foreign ministers have agreed to sanction extremist West Bank settlers, but are still discussing the list of names.

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Netanyahu fears being left out as Trump pursues Iran diplomacy

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Analysis

CIA report on Iran missiles undercuts Netanyahu as war euphoria dissipates

Traffic passes a billboard depicting Iranian ballistic missiles in service, with text in Arabic reading "the honest [person's] promise" and in Persian "Israel is weaker than a spider's web," Valiasr Square, Tehran, April 15, 2024. ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Israel strikes Beirut in breach of Lebanon ceasefire

People gather at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted Beirut's southern suburbs neighborhood of Haret Hreik on May 6, 2026.

Samuel Wendel

Senior Market Research Analyst

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Adam Lucente

News and Business Correspondent

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

Jack Dutton

Chief Business Correspondent

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

Ben Caspit

Israel Columnist

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Francesco Schiavi

In Bologna, reporting on security, defense, economy, governance

Rina Bassist

Associate Editor (Israel)

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

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IDF chief argues against Iran deal in Washington

In his meetings this week in Washington, IDF chief Aviv Kochavi reiterated Israeli warnings against the United States rejoining the Iran nuclear agreement.

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Bennett welcomes Honduran Embassy in Jerusalem

In a first such event under the Bennett government, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has inaugurated his country’s new embassy in Jerusalem.

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New Israeli government jumps to deepen ties with Emirates, Bahrain

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid plans to travel to the United Arab Emirates June 29-30 in the first ever Israeli ministerial visit to the country.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, President Reuven Rivlin, Defense Minister Benny Gantz, and ousted premier Benjamin Netanyahu attend a memorial service at the Mount Herzel military cemetery in Jerusalem on June 20, 2021, commemorating soldiers who died in the 2014 Gaza war.

Netanyahu tries to sabotage new government's relations with Washington

Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu falsely accuses Foreign Minister Yair Lapid of giving up on Israel’s freedom of action against Iran.

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All eyes on enigmatic Bennett as he works out what kind of premier to be

Is new Prime Minister Naftali Bennett the right person at the right time for the job or just a political opportunist?

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New environment minister has ambitious plans for Israel

New Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg has announced some lofty goals, including raising the target for renewable energy to 40% by 2030.

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Routine renewal of immigration regulation tears at Israeli coalition

A temporary Israeli immigration measure's yearly renewal has put the members of the new government in an uncomfortable position.

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Israeli Bedouin lawmaker emerges as weak link in new government

Even though his party is part of Israel’s new coalition, Ra’am Knesset member Saeed Alkharumi is already making waves over his top concern: house demolitions in unrecognized Bedouin villages.

Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the Kohelet Policy Forum conference, where he warned Israel would strike a "resounding blow" if attacked by Iran, Jerusalem, Jan. 8, 2020.

Israel’s Bennett says world powers must 'wake up' after Iranian elections

Israel’s new Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and new Foreign Minister Yair Lapid both say that the results of Iran’s presidential elections reflect the country’s true menacing and dangerous intentions.

IDF Chief Aviv Kochavi makes a statement on Nov. 12, 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Israeli army chief heading to Washington to restore mutual trust

Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi is scheduled to fly to Washington this weekend, with the mission of restoring trust and cooperation between the sides, especially on the Iranian file.

Pfizer vaccine near Hebron

Palestinian Authority calls off vaccine deal with Israel

The PA said Friday that it wouldn't accept the Pfizer vaccines provided by Israel because the doses were too close to expiring.

A Palestinian member of a health ministry mobile unit vaccinates elderly Palestinians against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in the village of Dura near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on June 9, 2021.

Israel to give more than 1 million vaccine doses to Palestinians

In order to accelerate the supply of COVID-19 vaccines to the Palestinians, Israel started transferring 1 million Pfizer doses.