"The Cost of Not Doing Something about Iran Is Substantially Higher" than Doing Something
on September 23, 2026
(U.S. State Department) Secretary of State Marco Rubio -
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday: "The southern lane of the [Hormuz] straits is open. Every day more and more barrels of oil ar...
Gulf Nations Have Found Ways to Keep Oil Flowing
on September 23, 2026
(AP-ABC News) David McHugh -
When Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz at the start of the war, many feared that prices would skyrocket, cratering the world economy. Instead, nearly seven months o...
Son of Israeli Ambassador to U.S. Seriously Wounded in Terrorist Ramming
on September 23, 2026
(Jerusalem Post) Miriam Sela-Eitam -
American citizen and IDF reservist Neria Leiter, 38, the son of Israel's Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter, was seriously wounded in a Palestinian car-rammi...
IDF Targets Hamas Finance Chief in Gaza
on September 23, 2026
(Ynet News) Elisha Ben Kimon -
Hamas finance department chief Muhammad Abu Alwan was killed Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike in the Khan Yunis area of Gaza. Abu Alwan was responsible for the tran...
Israel Finds Deep Excavation Tunnel and Arms in West Bank near Separation Barrier
on September 23, 2026
(Jerusalem Post) Hodaya Ran -
A tunnel at least 25 meters deep that was still under excavation was uncovered by Israel Police and Border Police in the Palestinian city of Qalqilya on Wednesday. Par...
Israel's Newest Submarine Arrives from Germany
on September 23, 2026
(Israel Hayom) Lilach Shoval -
Israel's newest submarine, INS Drakon, has entered Israeli territorial waters, 14 years after construction began. On Thursday, the submarine will be formally welcomed...
Colombia Withdraws from South Africa's ICJ Genocide Case Against Israel
on September 23, 2026
(Jerusalem Post) Mathilda Heller -
Colombia has withdrawn from South Africa's genocide case against Israel in the International Court of Justice, the court announced Tuesday.
Israeli Foreign M...
Trump at UN Warns Iran: U.S. Midterm Elections Won't Save Regime
on September 23, 2026
(Wall Street Journal) Editorial -
President Trump told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday: "They're waiting to see how I do in the midterm election. What they don't realize is that I'm not runnin...
The IDF Does Not Use AI to Replace Human Judgment in Battlefield Decisions
on September 23, 2026
(Jerusalem Post) Brig.-Gen. (res.) Jacob Nagel -
A film that won an award at the Venice Film Festival claims that the IDF uses artificial intelligence (AI) to direct fire and indiscriminately harm ...
Hostages Like Me Were Also Collateral Damage
on September 23, 2026
(Wall Street Journal) Omer Shem Tov -
I know what it is like to be collateral damage. That's what I was. Hamas kidnapped me from the Nova music festival on Oct. 7 and held me in Gaza for 505 day...