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Athletes greeted by officials at border after silence during national anthem prompts calls for punishment by regime-linked media; 2 players stay in Australia on humanitarian visas The post Barring two, Iran women’s soccer team returns home after players sought asylum appeared first on The Times of Israel.

The terms of the alleged offer would have allowed Urich to plead guilty to reduced charges, without charge of harming national security, and avoid jail time with community service The post AG, state attorney said to reject plea deal offer from PM’s aide Urich in Bild leak case appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Body's human rights chief says over 36,000 Palestinians displaced in October 2024-October 2025, charges that Israeli authorities played 'central role' in enabling this The post UN raises concerns of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in mass displacement of West Bank Palestinians appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Inspectors from the Israel Antiquities Authority's Theft Prevention Unit say looters are exploiting the wartime security situation to plunder historical treasures The post Police detain suspected antiquities thieves before sheltering with them under rocket fire appeared first on The Times of Israel.

In a city where thousands of buildings lack safe rooms offering protection from Iranian rockets, many residents run to improvised spots rich with historical significance The post Pre-state vaults and ancient cisterns provide shelter for Jerusalemites again under siege appeared first on The Times of Israel.

WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio has designated as wrongfully detained in Iran 70-year-old Iranian-American Kamran Hekmati, his cousin said on Monday. "This designation is an official recognition by the U.S. Government that Kamran is being held on false charges in an effort by the Iranians to leverage the U.S. Government," Shohreh Nowfar said in a statement. (Reporting by Jonathan Landay; Editing by Chris Reese)

DUBAI, March 16 (Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Monday it had destroyed a plane used by Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at Tehran's Mehrabad airport overnight. It said the aircraft had been used by senior Iranian officials and military figures to travel domestically and internationally and coordinate with allied countries. Mehrabad is one of Tehran's oldest airports, now serving domestic and regional flights. In addition to being the busiest civilian domestic airport, it is a dual-use facility housing air force assets.

US president reportedly unmoved by briefing as he believes Mojtaba may be dead already, leaving Iran leaderless again; Kuwaiti outlet claims he was smuggled out of Iran to Russia The post Trump said briefed on US intel showing Ali Khamenei thought his son unfit to lead appeared first on The Times of Israel.

After a Palestinian 5-year old was hit by a settler and taken to the hospital, police detained 3 US-Jewish civil rights activists on political grounds, one of whom was expelled The post Palestinian child struck by settler car, Jewish American witness deported appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Court deal allows senior adviser Urich to resume work with PM; police decline to appeal ruling allowing ex-chief of staff Braverman to contact premier The post Netanyahu aides free to contact and work with him after release conditions end appeared first on The Times of Israel.

JERUSALEM, March 15 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a video of himself getting a cup of coffee and chatting with his aide on Sunday, after rumours that he was dead or injured were aired by Iranian state media and spread online in Iran. In the video, taken at a cafe in Jerusalem's outskirts and posted on Netanyahu's Telegram account, his aide asks him about the rumours. Netanyahu responds with a pun on the word dead -- which in Hebrew slang can be used to describe "being crazy about" someone or something -- as he reaches for a cup of coffee.

Israel’s health ministry says 108 injured in last 24 hours Israel’s health ministry on Sunday said 108 injured people were taken to hospitals over the past 24 hours amid the ongoing conflict with Iran, according to the Times of Israel. The ministry said that since 28 February, a total of 3,195 people have been admitted to hospitals, with 81 currently hospitalised. The report said that some injuries "may have occurred as people rushed to reach shelters" rather than from direct missile or rocket strikes.

Australia's government says another three members of Iran's women’s soccer team who accepted refugee visas to stay in Australia have decided to return to their homeland

IDF issues evacuation for industrial area in Tabriz, Iran  The Jerusalem Post

Threatened by volleys of Hezbollah rockets and missiles from Iran, residents of Arab towns in northern Israel are complaining about a lack of public shelters. "The state is obliged to build public shelters so that the entire population has access to safe havens," Mazen Ghanayem, mayor of the town of Sakhnin, told AFP. "Yet our town doesn't have a single public shelter worthy of the name." Located just 20 kilometres from the border with Lebanon, the town's 36,000 residents have grown all too used to the rockets fired by Hezbollah.

Pentagon deploying 2,500-strong Marine Force to Middle East, CNN reports  The Pentagon is deploying a Marine Expeditionary Unit to the Middle East, a rapid response force typically made up of about 2,500 Marines and sailors, CNN reported. Such units are often used for evacuations, amphibious operations and other contingency missions requiring ship-to-shore movements. Officials have said there are no current plans to deploy ground troops, but have not ruled out the possibility.

US legal adviser: Finding against Israel would be 'radical'; Iceland, Netherlands also intervene in case, with Dutch urging court to probe 'deliberate withholding' of aid The post US defends Israel against South Africa’s allegation of genocide in top UN court appeared first on The Times of Israel.

March 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Trump told G7 leaders in a virtual meeting on Wednesday that Iran is "about to surrender," Axios reported on Friday citing three officials from G7 countries briefed on the contents of the call. According to the report, Trump told allies that he "got rid of a cancer that was threatening us all," while boasting about the results of Operation "Epic Fury" on the G7 call Wednesday morning. Trump said that "nobody knows who is the leader, so there is no one that can announce surrender," Axios reported.

No injuries reported in incident in Duma village, near Nablus; message sprayed on wall references illegal outpost in area; Israel Police condemns incident, opens probe The post Settlers said to graffiti and try to torch West Bank mosque; entrance damaged appeared first on The Times of Israel.