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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
- July 12, 2026 Iran-US confrontation escalates with missile strikes and threats Iran's Mehr news agency reported today (Sunday) a missile attack against a US Army missile unit stationed in Kuwait, with three ballistic missiles fired at the…
- July 12, 2026 IDF deepens Lebanon operations, warns on Turkish F-35s, and advances PTSD legislation This morning, forces from the IDF's 36th Division located the fortified Hezbollah anti-tank missile position in the Nahal Saluki area from which the missile…
- July 11, 2026 Safed Shabbat protests and gender separation study Hundreds of Haredim blocked the main road near the central bus station in Safed today, the fifth consecutive Shabbat of confrontations over bus operations…
- July 11, 2026 Iran's dual track: smuggling surge and revenge vow Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, published a message vowing revenge for the death of his father, Ali Khamenei, stating: 'Tehran vows to avenge your…
- July 10, 2026 US-Iran ceasefire collapses as strikes and diplomacy intensify Iranian armed forces launched attacks on US military infrastructure in Gulf states on Thursday, following US strikes on Iran's southern coastal and eastern…
- July 10, 2026 IDF reduces reservists while striking Hezbollah tunnels and Hamas commanders The IDF is starting a phased reduction of reservists called up under emergency order Tzav 8 next week, according to a Ynet report on Friday, July 10.
- July 9, 2026 Iran mourns Khamenei as US strikes continue and Strait of Hormuz tensions rise Trucks carrying the bodies of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his family arrived in Mashhad on Thursday for burial, as crowds chanted, "I…
- July 9, 2026 Israel's defense posture fractures as Katz defies Trump and IDF alerts escalate Defense Minister Israel Katz stated today that Israel will not withdraw its forces from southern Lebanon, directly contradicting US President Donald Trump, who…
- July 8, 2026 IDF expands operations on multiple fronts as US strikes Iran IDF Chief of Staff Lt.
- July 8, 2026 US-Iran strikes escalate as Strait of Hormuz becomes flashpoint Over the past 24 hours, Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces fired on three tankers attempting to exit the Strait of Hormuz via Omani territorial waters.
- July 7, 2026 IDF operations in southern Lebanon and US military moves Tuesday, the IDF announced it found RPG and anti-tank missile launchers in a civilian home in the village of Tallousa in southern Lebanon.
- July 7, 2026 NATO Summit Opens with Trump's 5% Demand and F-35 Pivot to Turkey US President Donald Trump arrived in Ankara for the NATO summit and held a press conference with Turkish leader Erdogan.
- July 6, 2026 UK sanctions Russian institutes over Navalny poisoning On Monday, Britain imposed sanctions on two Russian research institutes and senior staff for their alleged involvement in developing chemical weapons used to…
- July 6, 2026 Russia pounds Kyiv as Putin sends message ahead of NATO summit Russia attacked Kyiv overnight with 351 drones and 68 missiles, killing at least 11 people and wounding 46, in what Israeli outlet Ynet described as a 'message…
- July 5, 2026 Russian missile strike hits Kyiv residential building as Zelenskyy pleads for air defenses A heavy Russian missile attack on Kyiv early this morning scored a direct hit on a residential building in the historic Podil district, trapping civilians…
- July 4, 2026 Netanyahu-Trump call sets up White House visit amid US-Turkey warming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with US President Donald Trump on Friday evening, congratulating him on the 250th Independence Day and agreeing to meet…
- July 4, 2026 IRGC escalates rhetoric as new navy commander threatens 'divine revenge' Hours after the funeral of Iran's former Supreme Leader, IRGC members began inscribing the slogan 'We must rise up' on missiles prepared for launch, according…
- July 3, 2026 Venezuela thanks Israeli aid team as diplomatic ice thaws after 17 years Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez thanked Israel on Thursday for the aid delegation that arrived following the devastating earthquakes, marking the…
- July 3, 2026 Global roundup: self-immolation, heatwave deaths, and political tremors On July 3, 2026, 52-year-old Tibetan émigré Lobsang Rangzen set himself on fire near the UN headquarters in New York, protesting China's new law on ethnic…
- July 2, 2026 IDF pushes into southern Lebanon as budget deal and veteran backlash converge The IDF is engaged in heavy fighting with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, focusing on the Bint Jbeil area and the Ali al-Taher ridge.
- July 2, 2026 IDF operations on multiple fronts: tunnels, strikes, and internal accountability In southern Lebanon, the 'Yaalom' engineering special forces, together with the 551st Reserve Brigade, destroyed an underground Hezbollah bunker.
- July 1, 2026 Settlements, protests, and accountability: Israel's political crosscurrents Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich today secured approval for 229 new housing units in Judea and Samaria, including 156 in Otniel that will double the…
- July 1, 2026 Iran's dual track: funeral spectacle and media muzzle Ahead of the funeral of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme National Security Council distributed a secret document instructing media to silence…
- June 30, 2026 Erdogan fires back at Israel over Armenian genocide recognition Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan responded today for the first time to Israel's official recognition of the Armenian genocide, a decision made by the…
- June 30, 2026 Iran escalates rhetoric and action on multiple fronts An Iranian newspaper owned by the Tehran municipality, Hamshahri, published on its front page an image of Donald Trump in crosshairs with the caption 'Revenge…
- June 29, 2026 US-Iran Strait of Hormuz standoff deepens as IRGC official dies Kurt Campbell, former Deputy Secretary of State and chairman of the Asia Group, said today: 'It's hard not to conclude that China is the winner here'.
- June 29, 2026 Iran's Strait of Hormuz gambit faces new bypass route Oman and the International Maritime Organization announced a new shipping route that bypasses Iran's territorial waters in the Strait of Hormuz.
- June 28, 2026 US-Iran Tensions Escalate as Talks Suspended, IRGC Criticizes Negotiators Early Sunday, Iran launched missile and drone attacks on US military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, hours after US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz warned that…
- June 28, 2026 Iran's Legal Offensive and Military Escalation Collide Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's leader, was quoted saying that local and international courts should punish the "criminals," as Iran launched a legal campaign against…
- June 27, 2026 US strikes Iran as fragile ceasefire unravels President Trump ordered airstrikes on Iranian military targets on Saturday, June 28, 2026, in response to what CENTCOM called "continued Iranian aggression…