US Central Command: The US naval blockade of Iran has so far turned back or prevented the departure of 51 commercial vessels en route to or trying to leave Iranian ports.

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth: The Iran ceasefire is still in effect. President Trump is the one who will decide when that is no longer true.

The United Arab Emirates reported a short time ago that it was again under attack from Iranian missiles and drones.

🔥 Lag BaOmer – a moment to pause and reflect

The days between Passover and Shavuot are a time of inner growth — step by step, day by day. Change does not happen all at once, but through patience, perseverance, and the courage to rise again and again.

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A moment to pause in the middle of the journey.

🔥 Bonfires, connection, nature — a day to breathe deeply.
A light that does not come from outside, but from within.

Not only counting. Also living.
Not only moving forward. Also pausing.

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Trump: It’s over for Iran. Time to wave the white flag.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul: "Israel, established by survivors of the Holocaust, now contributes to Germany's security. The Israeli Arrow 3 battery deployed in Germany to protect it fills me with gratitude."

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar: Iran must be dealt with now.

Trump has paused “Project Freedom” and the safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz at Pakistan’s request.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio: Operation Epic Fury has ended. There is still much to address in negotiations.

Germany is not merely “standing with Israel.”

It is increasingly depending on Israel.

From Iran to Hezbollah, from intelligence cooperation to missile defense, the strategic relationship between Jerusalem and Berlin is no longer symbolic. It is practical, urgent, and deeply consequential.

Gideon Sa’ar’s visit to Germany underscored a simple reality: Israel is not a burden on the West.

Israel is one of the West’s most important security assets.

The same Jewish state once abandoned by Europe is now helping defend European skies.

History, as always, has a way of speaking rather clearly.

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The IDF calls on residents of 12 villages across southern Lebanon to evacuate. Israeli forces will soon strike Hezbollah assets in those locations.

Overnight, Palestinian terrorists hurled firebombs at Israelis near Bethlehem. When IDF troops arrived at the scene, the terrorists fled into a church compound in the Christian village of al-Khader.

Israeli troops refused to enter the compound lest they be accused of "attacking Christians."

A violent confrontation then broke out between local Christians and the Muslim terrorist invaders, seen in the clip above.

Seeing things clearly

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reiterates that Israel and Lebanon will have peace the moment Hezbollah is out of the way.

He told reporters at the White House on Tuesday:

“The problem between Israel and Lebanon is not Israel or Lebanon—it’s Hezbollah.

“There’s no problem between the Lebanese government and the Israeli government. Israel doesn’t claim any land in Lebanon belongs to them. And by and large, I think a peace deal between Lebanon and Israel is eminently achievable and should be.”

Rubio stressed that the Trump administration is “very committed” to achieving peace between Israel and Lebanon, and will do “everything we can” to ensure that process is not “constantly spoiled by Hezbollah.”

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IDF Spokesman: A Hezbollah suicide drone exploded inside Israel's northern border a short time ago. No casualties are reported.

Pakistani officials say America and Iran are close to signing a one-page memo officially ending the war and setting the stage for further negotiations over control of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's nuclear program, and lifting sanctions on the Islamic Republic.

Israeli troops thwarted an attempt to smuggle weapons into the country “from the west” via a drone.

Surveillance units identified the drone on Tuesday night as it entered Israeli airspace. Soldiers intercepted the aircraft and recovered four “M-16-type” rifles it was carrying.

The Israel Defense Forces killed several Hamas terrorists who posed a threat to troops in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday.

Soldiers identified an armed Hamas cell operating in the area and killed the terrorists to neutralize the threat.

In a separate incident, Israeli troops operating near the ceasefire-established Yellow Line identified terrorists engaged in suspicious activity. The suspects were said to have advanced toward the forces, posing a threat.

An Israeli Air Force aircraft struck the suspects, killing one operative in the initial attack and another as he attempted to flee the scene.

Two Israeli soldiers were wounded on Wednesday afternoon when a Hezbollah suicide drone exploded near them during operations in Southern Lebanon.

US Ambassador Bill White slams Belgium for deciding to prosecute three Jewish mohels for performing ritual circumcisions in accordance with Torah.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar also condemned Brussels over the antisemitic move.