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Chronicle of Modern Israel
Every Story of the Day, from the newest back to the beginning.
Each day NewsLI condenses the day's Israeli and world coverage into one story — what happened, how the outlets framed it, and what it follows on from. Weekly and monthly roll-ups gather the same ground at a longer range. This is the full archive.
216 stories
- August 11, 2026 Iran's 'Black Widow' Sentenced to Death as Tehran Tightens Grip Kolthoum Akbari, the woman Iranian media dubbed the 'Black Widow', was handed 10 death sentences by a court in Mazandaran province on Sunday, according to the…
- August 10, 2026 Khamenei Reshuffles Command as Colombia Recognizes Golan Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei appointed six new military and IRGC commanders on Monday, a shakeup that follows Sunday's statement naming two IRGC…
- August 10, 2026 Iran's Blockade Squeeze: Oil, Hormuz, and the Gulf's New Calculus A week without a single tanker loading at Kharg Island is not a statistic; it is a measure of how completely the American naval blockade, renewed at the end of…
- August 9, 2026 Alberta's October 19 Separation Referendum: A Dangerous Bluff or a Real Secession Bid? Alberta will hold a referendum on October 19 on whether to begin the legal process toward possible separation from Canada, a vote announced by Premier Danielle…
- August 9, 2026 Gaza's Ceasefire Shadow: Hamas Reasserts Control A week after the ceasefire, a Gaza resident identified as A told N12 that Hamas is recruiting teenagers aged 18-20, who hold Kalashnikovs and stand at…
- August 8, 2026 Antisemitic Attacks Spread from Manila to Edmonton At Manila's international airport on Saturday, August 8, 2026, an American passenger allegedly hurled antisemitic insults at an Israeli traveler, reportedly…
- August 8, 2026 Ceuta's Minors, Marib's Missiles, and a Black Sea Cargo Ship Spain's Minister of Youth, Sira Rego, announced yesterday (Friday) during a visit to Ceuta that the government is preparing to transfer migrant minors to…
- August 7, 2026 United Airlines Returns to Tel Aviv, Iran War Exit Sought United Airlines will resume nonstop flights between Newark and Tel Aviv on September 8, 2026, with two daily flights, after the route was suspended when…
- August 7, 2026 Eisenkot's Beach Confrontation and the Fracturing of Israeli Politics At Metzitzim Beach today, Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot refused to hear a question from right-wing activist Mordechai David, telling him, "I only…
- August 6, 2026 Ceuta Death Toll, Iran's Hangings, and the Strait of Hormuz Gambit Ceuta's leader, Juan Jesus Vivas, said on Thursday that approximately 100 people died during a massive border rush last week in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta,…
- August 6, 2026 Stun Grenades, a Missing Body, and a 20-Year License Gap Unknown individuals threw a stun grenade last night at the entrance of the new Rami Levy Stock branch in the Ramlod Mall in Ramla, shattering glass before the…
- August 5, 2026 Trump's Missile Calculus and the Strait of Hormuz Gambit In the Oval Office, US President Donald Trump refused to support Kyiv's request for additional Patriot missiles, citing limited stockpiles and the need to…
- August 5, 2026 Russia's Quiet Second-Track Diplomacy and Turkey's Citizenship Purge Last month, former UK National Security Adviser Tim Barrow joined former German State Secretary Markus Ederer and French diplomat Pierre Vimont in a closed…
- August 4, 2026 Beirut Investigation Revived as Gaza Rubble Removal Sparks Alarm Lebanese Justice Minister Adel Nasser announced this evening (Tuesday) that the investigation into the Beirut port explosion will be given top priority by the…
- August 4, 2026 Election Season Collides with Gaza Policy Minister Gila Gamliel promised this morning on 103FM that "we will yet stroll in the streets of Tehran," while assessing that unrest in Iran will renew due to…
- August 4, 2026 Strait of Hormuz Tensions: Ship Attack, Evacuations, and Uncertain Talks The cargo ship 'Minuan Pioneer', sailing under the Liberian flag, was struck today (Tuesday) by an unidentified object near the coast of Oman while transiting…
- August 4, 2026 Hormuz Shipping, Gulf Tensions, and Russian General Killings The cargo ship 'Minuan Pioneer', sailing under the Liberian flag, was struck today (Tuesday) by an unidentified object near the coast of Oman while transiting…
- August 3, 2026 Iran's Hormuz Gambit: Denials, Seafarers, and the 907-Kilogram Bomb Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei contradicted US claims of back-channel talks, insisting that "they are not holding talks with the Americans,…
- August 2, 2026 IDF Blames Hezbollah for Lebanon Blast as Riyadh and Tehran Talk On Sunday, the IDF confirmed that an explosive device that wounded five Lebanese soldiers in the Kfara area was deployed by Hezbollah, not an Israeli strike.
- August 2, 2026 Iran's Leadership Split and the Canceled Strike Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi agreed overnight to a compromise proposal formulated by Qatari mediators and the US for the reopening of the Strait of…
- August 1, 2026 US Naval Warning on Israel Defense General Alexus Grynkewich, in a confidential letter to the Pentagon this week, warned that he does not have sufficient naval forces to continue defending…
- August 1, 2026 Serbia's Arms Exports to Israel Surge Amid Regional Shifts In February 2024, Prime Minister Netanyahu expressed gratitude for Serbia's "unwavering support" — a sentiment that now has a concrete price tag.
- July 31, 2026 Russian missile falls in Poland; Warsaw scrambles F-16s In the night of July 30, a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile crossed the Polish border and fell in a field near the village of Tarnawa-Kolonia in the Lublin…
- July 31, 2026 UN Secretary-General Race: Grynspan Leads First Ballot Rebeca Grynspan, the former Vice President of Costa Rica who heads UNCTAD, came in first in the UN Security Council's first secret ballot today, receiving ten…
- July 30, 2026 Missile in Poland, Stabbing in Hungary: Europe's Uneven Threats Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk visited the site overnight where a Russian Kh-101 missile left a crater about 10 meters wide in farmland near the village of…
- July 30, 2026 Global Flashpoints: Missiles, Migrants, and Wildfires Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the Russian Kh-101 missile that landed overnight near the village of Tarnawa-Kolonia posed no direct threat and would…
- July 29, 2026 Global Flashpoints: Iran, Ukraine, and the Rushdie Verdict Explosions were heard today in Kyiv after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of Russian attacks.
- July 29, 2026 Iran's Chokepoint Gambit and Regional Fallout Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi told the American press that Tehran will block talks with the US unless Oman agrees to Iran's demand for…
- July 28, 2026 Iran's internal strife and regional flashpoints Two young men involved in protests against the Iranian regime in January were publicly hanged in Isfahan's city square.
- July 28, 2026 Haredi enlistment rises, but gap persists as social tensions simmer The father of Haymanot Kasau, Tesfaye, spoke emotionally today demanding that authorities locate his missing daughter, who was last seen in February 2024.