IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi said Tuesday, after the Knesset’s long-awaited budget approval, that the IDF is accelerating military plans to handle Iran.

The Israel Defense Forces said that it attacked targets in Lebanon last week after a rocket was fired into northern Israel.

Israel Police recently corrected misinformation on events at the Temple Mount last week with full details on events which actually occurred.

Palestinian media reported that Vladimir Putin recently criticized “Israeli practices that prevent worshipers from freely accessing the Al-Aqsa Mosque,” adding that Israel must “respect the existing historical status quo” at the holy site.

An Israeli think tank reports that Hamas in Gaza are now building a second front in Lebanon from which to attack Israel.

Iran has complained of “provocative and adventurous threats” by Israel to the U.N. Security Council through its U.N. ambassador, Majid Takht Ravanchi. His complaint came last week on Thursday, October 14.

IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi wants the military to be on heightened alert for a month or more, following several recent attacks and the start of Ramadan.

Five people were killed by a Palestinian terrorist in Bnei Brak on last week, the third terror attack in Israel in eight days.

Two Arab-Israeli terrorists who swore allegiance to ISIS shot and killed two Border Police officers and injured twelve others in Hadera on Sunday evening, March 27.

More than 5,000 immigrants from Ukraine “and its environs” have arrived in Israel since the start of Russia’s invasion, the Immigration and Absorption Ministry announced.