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Around 59 people were wounded - most lightly - by Iranian missile strikes on Dimona in southern Israel, according to Israeli emergency services Magen David Adom, as reported by multiple Israeli media outlets. 

Israel announced Wednesday it had killed Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib,  the second elimination of a top Iranian leadership figure in as many days, and revealed that the Israeli military had been given blanket authorisation to target any senior Iranian official without requiring additional political approval.

In his first press conference since the outbreak of war against Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid out Thursday, on day 13 of the joint US-Israel offensive,  a bold and explicit three-part war agenda that goes far beyond military strikes.

 Israel said it launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran on Saturday, pushing the Middle East into a renewed military confrontation and further dimming hopes for a diplomatic solution to Tehran's long-running nuclear dispute with the West.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up a two-day visit to Jerusalem Thursday, cementing what both leaders described as a deepening and forward-looking partnership between the two nations.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that his Indian counterpart, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will pay an official visit to Israel on Wednesday.

Israel’s military says it is on heightened alert amid rising tensions with Iran, but officials stress that there is no change in instructions for the civilian population.

Launched a decade ago by French-Israeli businessman Patrick Drahi, owner of French telecom operator SFR, I24News now appears to be entering its final chapter.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Thursday that a request for a pardon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is still under review, stressing that he will not bow to any external or internal pressure in the matter.

A senior Hamas leader, Khaled Mechaal, said on Sunday that the Palestinian terrorist group would not give up its weapons and would reject any form of foreign control over the Gaza Strip, despite calls from the United States for its disarmament.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced Sunday that Samoa will open an embassy in Jerusalem, a rare gesture at a time when most foreign diplomatic missions are located in Tel Aviv.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel stands in solidarity with the Iranian people and their aspirations for freedom and justice, marking his first public reaction since protests erupted in Iran late last month.