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Motive of suspect still under investigation, Todd Blanche tells 'Meet the Press'

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says the motive of the person suspected of carrying out the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner is still under investigation, telling NBC News' "Meet the Press" that "preliminary" findings suggest he was targeting administration officials. "We're still investigating a motive, and that's something that will necessarily take a couple of days at least," he told moderator Kristen Welker. "We believe he was targeting administration officials in this attack, attempted attack, but that's again, quite preliminary." Those officials "likely" include the president, Blanche added, "but I want to wait and not get ahead of us on that." The incident has raised security concerns and questions over how the suspect managed to breach the perimeter with a weapon.

2,500 Killed in Labanon Since March 2nd

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Lebanon’s Health Ministry claimed on Sunday that over 2,500 people have been killed in Israeli strikes since March 2, when Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah launched an assault on Israel in solidarity with Iran. The health ministry did not disclose whether or not their death count included Hezbollah terrorists who have been killed as a result of IDF operations in Lebanon.

A 19 yr old IDF Soldier, Idan Fooks, Killed in Today Battle

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  S gt. Idan Fooks, 19, killed in southern Lebanon, April 26, 2026. (photo credit: Canva, IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) The  IDF  announced that Sgt. Idan Fooks fell in southern  Lebanon  on Sunday. Fooks, 19, from Petah Tikva, served in the 7th Armored Brigade's 77th Battalion. He was killed when an explosive drone fired by  Hezbollah  terrorists hit his position during an operation in southern Lebanon. Six other soldiers were injured in the incident. Out of these, one officer and three soldiers were seriously wounded, one was moderately wounded, and the other was lightly wounded, IDF Spokesperson Brig.-Gen.  Effie Defrin  wrote on X/Twitter. Fallen soldier receives posthumous promotion Fooks was posthumously promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, the IDF said. Fooks's funeral will be held on Monday afternoon, Petah Tikva Mayor Rami Greenberg announced. One of the other wounded soldiers was also from the city, Greenberg noted. Go to the full ar...

Hezbollah and Israel escalate attacks, accusing each other of violating ceasefire

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Israeli soldiers are seen along the Israeli border with Lebanon amid the ongoing war, April 10, 2026. (photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90) Hezbollah  and Israel on Sunday both escalated their attacks and accusations over the other side violating the ceasefire. Leading into Sunday, the first dispute between the sides following the April 17 ceasefire was that Israel said that the ceasefire only applied North of the  Litani River , but not within southern Lebanon. The IDF already controlled southern Lebanon and wanted to continue to destroy Hezbollah's weapons stored in nearby villages as well as kill the terror group's fighters if they remained in that area and refused to surrender. Go to the full article > >

Home Front Command tightens security guidelines in northern Israel as Hezbollah tensions increase

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View of the northern Israeli town of Metula and Southern Lebanon, on November 26, 2025. (photo credit: YANIV NADAV/FLASH90) Home Front Command updated its security guidelines for Israel's northern communities on Sunday, in light of the increasing tensions between Hezbollah and Israel. The new guidelines limit gatherings in communities along the Lebanese border to no more than 1,500 people. They come into effect at 22:30 on Sunday and end at 20:00 on Monday. All other security guidelines previously issued by  Home Front Command  remain unchanged. Ynet reported on Sunday that the Conflict Line Forum had decided that, independently of the Home Front Command guidelines, they would declare their communities to be at "orange" alert, and  shut down schools  and education centers beginning on Tuesday. "I am furious at the disconnect of those sitting in the ivory tower from the reality of the parents, students, and residents here," said Moshe Davidovitz, head of the Mate...

Israel sent Iron Dome system, IDF team to UAE during recent Iran war

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(Illustrative) Iron dome anti-missile system fires interception missiles as rockets fired from the Gaza Strip to Israel, in Ashkelon on August 7, 2022. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90) Israel sent an  Iron Dome system  and dozens of IDF troops to the United Arab Emirates during the recent war with Iran, according to foreign sources. Multiple Israeli officials have stated that the decision to send the Iron Dome battery and interceptors was made after  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu  spoke by phone with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed.  Dozens of Iranian missiles  fired towards the Gulf state were intercepted by the system, according to foreign sources. This is the first instance of the Iron Dome being used operationally outside the United States or Israel, though Singapore has reportedly purchased and received Iron Dome, and Romania is expected to do so as well. Go to the full article > >

Medical supply shortages loom in Iran as civilians bear the cost of ongoing conflict, UN warns

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A n Iranian nurse prepares medication at a hospital, amid a ceasefire between US and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 23, 2026. (photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS) Iran  is expected to be hit with medical supply shortages should the war continue, the UN warned on Friday, with experts adding that the impact of the conflict will potentially be felt for years. Cristhian Cortez Cardoza, the International Federation of  Red Cross  and Red Crescent Societies’ deputy regional director for the Middle East and North Africa, said that the “intense conflict” will continue to be felt by Iranian society “for months and years to come.” The disrupted supply chain has also meant that the factory responsible for suppling 60% of the country’s dialysis filters only has enough raw materials to continue production for the next three months, with an unknown number of filters reportedly already destroyed in medical facilities hit by strikes. Go to the full...