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Despite deadly Iranian missile strike, IDF reduces planned Hezbollah large-scale rocket attack

On Tuesday afternoon, the IDF issued an unusual countrywide warning that intelligence had shown that Hezbollah would try to hit Israel with an escalated rocket assault.

ANTI-MISSILE BATTERES fire interception missiles toward incoming ballistic missiles launched from Lebanon, as seen in northern Israel, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah and ongoing missile fire toward Israel, March 16, 2026.
MAINTENANCE COMPOUND of the General Logistics and Support Array of Internal Security Forces in Tehran, attacked by the IDF March 17, 2026.

IDF targets IRGC headquarters, Iranian air defense systems in newest wave of Tehran strikes

Plumes of smoke rise after Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, March 11, 2026

WATCH: IDF launches new round of strikes on Hezbollah, issues evacuation for southern Lebanon

A Basij militia member patrols in Tehran following a US strike, March 5, 2026; illustrative.

What is Basij? The Islamic Republic's 'iron fist' to suppress protesters - explainer


IDF: Hezbollah planning larger overnight attack with heavy rocket barrage

The IDF took the unusual measure of pre-warning the home front after the incident last Wednesday, in which the military had prior intelligence of such an attack, but did not issue an early warning.

Rocket launches are seen from southern Lebanon toward the Golan Heights, March 3, 2026

Iranian Kurdish dilemma: Should they fight for a free Kurdistan or risk being used? - opinion

As tensions rise with Iran, Kurds face a familiar dilemma: seize opportunity or risk repeating a long history of abandonment by global powers.

Kurdish coalition forces.

How the IDF assassinated Iran’s ‘de-facto leader’ Ali Larijani

Iran's top security official was constantly moving to different secret locations throughout the last two weeks, sources said, taking precautions to avoid being located by Israel.

Iranian security chief Ali Larijani takes part in a pro-government rally in Tehran, Iran, March 13, 2026

Lebanese soldiers reportedly injured in Israeli strike on Hezbollah targets, IDF probing

The military stressed that its operations in southern Lebanon target the Hezbollah terrorist organization, not the Lebanese Armed Forces or civilians.

Israeli soldiers gather next to tanks on the Israeli side of the border with Lebanon, in northern Israel, March 17, 2026

Iraq becomes new battleground as Iranian proxies intensify nationwide strikes - analysis

The Iranian-backed militias in Iraq have become increasingly more powerful in the last decade.

Iraqi security forces stand guard during a funerary procession for a slain member of Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi,  in Baghdad on March 8, 2026.

Who was Ali Larijani, Iran's top security official killed in IDF strike? - explainer

Larijani, the son of a Shia jurisprudence scholar, held several senior roles within the Islamic Republic during his career, most recently as the Supreme National Security Council Secretary.

 Iran's security chief Ali Larijani attends a ceremony by the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah marking the first anniversary of Israel's assassination of their longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah, in Beirut's southern suburbs on September 27, 2025.

Western Wall Rabbi denounces missile fire near holy Jerusalem sites, prays for safety

The incident raised concern because the area contains some of the holiest sites in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, making any strike nearby especially sensitive for an international audience.

Police removes missile and interceptor fragments fell in and around the Old City, including near the Temple Mount, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Jewish Quarter, and the Western Wall. March 16, 2026.

IDF kills Iran's Ali Larijani, Basij commander in largest targeted strikes since Khamenei

Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani and deputy also killed in IDF strikes, officials say 'majority of the Basij leadership was eliminated overnight' • Netanyahu: Larijani was 'boss' of regime

Iranian security chief Ali Larijani takes part in a pro-government rally in Tehran, Iran, March 13, 2026

Dozens of Breslov Hasidim barricade themselves in Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus following break-in

Nablus is classified as Area A, under the security control of the Palestinian Authority.

Jews visit and pray at Joseph’s Tomb in the city of Nablus, in the West Bank, early on January 29, 2026.

WATCH: IDF 91st Division chief addresses soldiers as limited ground ops. against Hezbollah begin

The military also published photographs of weapons and terror paraphernalia belonging to Hezbollah terror operatives seized by the 91st Division across southern Lebanon.

Terrorist weapons and Hezbollah materials seized by the IDF's 91st Division in southern Lebanon, March 17, 2026.