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Smoke rises above Riyadh, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 5, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER/FILE PHOTO) Saudi Arabia says that it has intercepted three drones that “‌entered ⁠its territory from Iraqi ⁠airspace,” according to Saudi Arabia’s Arab News. The attack follows a drone attack in the area of Abu Dhabi’s  Barakah nuclear plant  on Sunday. The two attacks could be connected, although it is too early to tell. Arab News noted that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s “defense ministry spokesman Major General Turki Al-Maliki ⁠said that ‌it would ‌take the necessary ‌operational ‌measures to respond to ‌any attempt to violate its ⁠sovereignty ⁠and security.” The attack follows a drone attack in the area of Abu Dhabi’s Barakah nuclear plant on Sunday. The two attacks could be connected, although it is too early to tell. Go to the full article > >

IDF troops active in Southern Lebanon, published on April 28, 2026. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) Israel’s military  manpower crisis  is expected to deepen unless legislation extending mandatory service advances separately from the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft bill, as the IDF faces a widening gap between wartime operational needs and the number of soldiers available to meet them. Defense officials raised a red flag on Sunday that by the end of the year, units could face a severe manpower shortage, with an emphasis on a lack of thousands of regular-service combat soldiers. The issue has become more urgent as the  haredi conscription bill  returned to the Knesset agenda on Sunday, ahead of its final readings and amid a coalition crisis over a possible vote to dissolve the Knesset. While the haredi draft bill has become one of the central political fights threatening Netanyahu’s coalition, defense officials have also pushed for a separate extension of m...

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/JONATHAN ERNST) Prime Minister  Benjamin Netanyahu  and US President Donald Trump spoke on Sunday about the president's visit to China.  The pair also discussed developments with Iran.  "For Iran, the Clock is ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE," Trump wrote on Truth Social after the call.  Go to the full article > >

Terrorists from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad stand on a street during Eid al-Fitr in Gaza City, March 20, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/DAWOUD ABU ALKAS) PA reinforcing notorious 'pay-for-slay' policy • Iran allegedly behind Canada attacks on US consulate, synagogue • IDF tests Jordan Valley readiness in Dead Sea surprise attack drill

The West Bank security barrier near Abu Dis, pictured in February 2020; illustrative. (photo credit: OLIVIER FITOUSSI/FLASH90) Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas admitted that tax funds being withheld by Israel would be used to fund Palestinian terrorists during a speech at the Eighth General Conference of Fatah. The comments confirm that the  PA has not ended its pay-for-slay policy , even though it has restructured payments so they no longer reflect the prisoner’s sentence and now distributes the funds under the guise of social welfare. “The continued holding of Palestinian Authority funds by Israel is an unprecedented event that violates the agreements between the Palestinian Authority and Israel, as well as international law,” Abbas claimed in his Fatah conference address. “...The continued withholding of the Palestinian people’s funds, which have so far exceeded $5 billion…and all this needs to be paid to public employees, to prisoners (terrorists)…” Palestinia...

Hamas terrorists look on as they escort members of the Red Cross towards an area within the so-called "yellow line" to which Israeli troops withdrew under the ceasefire in Gaza City November 12, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/DAWOUD ABU ALKAS) Hamas  failed to elect a new political leader, the terror group announced on Saturday night, promising another round of elections would soon take place. The current race will likely position either Hamas leader abroad, Khaled Mashal, or senior Hamas politician Khalil al-Hayya as Hamas’s new leader. The failed process comes as Hamas attempts to reassemble some level of order after much of its senior leadership was assassinated during the most recent war with Israel. Since  former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar  was killed in October 2024, there has been no permanent head of the organization’s political wing. Hamas’s leadership race remains unresolved, with Khaled Mashal and Khalil al-Hayya seen as likely contenders for the political ch...