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

Among the sites targeted were the IRGC Security Unit's headquarters, a General Logistics and Support Department of Internal Security Forces maintenance center, and a missile array command center.

|ByTZVI JASPER
MAINTENANCE COMPOUND of the General Logistics and Support Array of Internal Security Forces in Tehran, attacked by the IDF March 17, 2026.
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

The strikes come in preparation for a "larger-than-standard" overnight rocket attack, according to IDF warnings.

|ByARIELLA ROITMAN
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

Basij, a key paramilitary militia under the IRGC, has a violent history of suppressing protests, enforcing morality laws, and committing human rights abuses, including torture and sexual abuse.

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

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.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

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.

MARCH 17, 2026ByMEM HUSEDIN, JASON SHVILI
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.

MARCH 17, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
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.

MARCH 17, 2026ByFRAIDY MOSER
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.

MARCH 17, 2026BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
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.

MARCH 17, 2026ByJAMES GENN
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.

MARCH 17, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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

MARCH 17, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, AMICHAI STEIN
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.

MARCH 17, 2026ByEFRAT FORSHER
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.

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

Two people killed after missile barrage from Iran, IDF starts large-scale strikes against Hezbollah

IDF: Mojtaba Khamenei is not safe, we will hunt him down • IDF kills Iran's top official Larijani in targeted strike • Israel preps for large Hezbollah barrage

MARCH 17, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A public shelter