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Defense & Security

Israel to purchase 2 new fighter squadrons in multi-billion deal

May 3, 2026

Israel's ministerial procurement committee has approved the purchase of F-35 and F-15IA squadrons worth billions of dollars. The move is part of the "Shield of Israel" IDF buildup over the next decade. Security officials stressed that lessons from the war against Iran had accelerated the procurement process and the effort to preserve Israel's air superiority.

Turkey's nuclear path is a risk Israel cannot ignore

Analysis

Turkey's bid for a seat at the table could help Hezbollah rebuild

Noa Lazimi

The updated guide to all flight cancellations to Israel

Koko

Travel

3 Airlines resume Israel flights as major carriers keep cancellations in place

Sahar Avrahami

US willing to accept Iranian uranium enrichment, Turkey says

Iran & The Gulf

War with Iran changes shape as ceasefire takes hold, suffocation begins

Danny Zaken

US blockade costs Iran billions as oil tankers pile up in the Gulf

by Dudi Kogan

May 3, 2026

Iran & The Gulf

'The startup' that became Iran's financial lifeline

by ILH Staff

May 3, 2026

Analysis

Who really dragged whom into the war with Iran?

by Danny Zaken

May 2, 2026

The war with Iran has reached a strategic crossroads

Israel at War

Senior IDF officials: Iran's nuclear threat must be removed completely

by Lilach Shoval

May 2, 2026

The biggest experiment in history is about to begin, it must not fail

Trump Plan

US anger mounts at Hamas and guarantors as Kiryat Gat command center winds down

by Danny Zaken

May 2, 2026

US seizes sanctioned Iranian cargo ship in Gulf of Oman

United States

White House tells congress Iran war has 'terminated'

by Dudi Kogan

May 2, 2026

Magazine

The surprise candidate for prime minister worth betting on Polymarket

by Amit Segal

May 2, 2026

Analysis

Turkey's bid for a seat at the table could help Hezbollah rebuild

Erdogan is trying to establish himself as a mediator in a series of conflicts, including between Iran and the US, Pakistan and Afghanistan, as a means of projecting power. Now, he is now trying to replicate his success in the Gaza Strip in Lebanon. Ankara’s assistance to the Iranian regime is reflected not only in diplomatic initiatives, but also in economic aid through financial institutions.

May 3, 2026

Analysis

Who really dragged whom into the war with Iran?

Did Netanyahu persuade Trump to attack Iran? “That narrative rests on a mistaken assumption.” Did the Mossad assess that the regime could be toppled? In fact, it was the US war secretary who believed that more than anyone. Diplomatic and security sources tell Israel Hayom, in an exclusive investigation, what really happened in these decisive meetings.

May 2, 2026

Magazine

The surprise candidate for prime minister worth betting on Polymarket

After years of maneuvering and bombings, politics in its purest form is back in Israel: from the Bennett-Lapid alliance waiting for Eisenkot, to Liberman declaring that he will be prime minister, to Bennett’s former partner, who is polling at a seat and a half and remains politically homeless for now. And does Herzog sometimes, just sometimes, think it would not have been so terrible had Miriam Peretz won the presidential election?

May 2, 2026

Feature

The remarkable journey of Trump's senior Jewish diplomat

Morgan Ortagus, former deputy envoy to the Middle East, opens up about her Jewish conversion, the Israeli-Lebanese talks she helped broker, and why October 7 changed everything.

May 1, 2026

Analysis

This is the new global arms race

With Trump's return to the White House, the world understood: Everyone needs to look after themselves. In Europe, against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine and the Russian threat, defense spending has jumped at the fastest pace since 1953. In the Far East, Japan is moving away from pacifism and China is flexing its muscles. Israel, meanwhile, ranks third in the world in defense spending as a share of gross domestic product.

April 30, 2026

Analysis

How Ukraine's drone war became Hezbollah's new battlefield blueprint

FPV drones have transformed warfare in Europe, bled the Russian military and turned entire cities into apocalyptic hunting grounds. The use of fiber-optic cables for navigation has made the “buzzing bomb” immune to electronic warfare. Hezbollah relied for years on its anti-tank missile array, but attrition in the war and the blocking of smuggling routes have led it to adopt the new weapon.

April 27, 2026

Magazine

Europe's antisemitism capital: 'What happened in Germany is beginning here'

After October 7, Spain's prime minister visited Israel in a show of solidarity – then spent the next two years doing everything in his power to brand his country as a hub of hatred.

April 27, 2026

Critical day in Lebanon as govt decides on Hezbollah weapons

Explainer

Iranian-backed and battle-tested: Inside Hezbollah's strategic weapon

As Israel withdrew from Lebanon in 2000, the terrorist organization continued developing its drone array, which was identified as a weapon that could undermine the balance of power against Israel. The man who established it, at the height of the war in Syria, was senior Hezbollah official Hassan al-Laqqis. According to reports, Iran's Quds Force even provided training. This is how the drones work, and how they changed the rules of the game.

April 27, 2026

Magazine

On Mount Dov, the IDF pushes Hezbollah back

At the summit of Mount Dov, Lt. Col. G., deputy commander of the IDF’s Mountain Brigade, acknowledges: “Before the massacre, we didn’t operate here.” Since then, however, Israel has shifted from defense to offense, culminating in the capture of the Hermon ridge and control over the entire area. The next step, the Druze officer hopes, will be to annex his brethren across the Syrian border.

April 25, 2026

Magazine

From one kitchen in an Israeli northern moshav, the aroma of hope rises

A day before lighting a torch on Mount Herzl, Ora Hatan stood in her kitchen in the moshav of Shtula, cooking kubbeh for soldiers, taking "orders" from worried mothers and scolding company sergeant majors who still had not returned her pots. When you visit, you understand the secret of her magic, and of the place itself.

April 26, 2026

Explainer

Why does Hezbollah still stand?

Although Hezbollah's top ranks have lost many senior figures and field commanders in the military apparatus, the organization's leadership echelon has remained almost entirely untouched. According to a Lebanese researcher who spoke with Israel Hayom, that is the main reason the government in Beirut is reluctant to confront the terrorist organization over disarming it.

April 23, 2026