The timeline comes as US public opinion shifts toward ending the conflict quickly, even without fully achieving stated military objectives

I did it for one clear reason — the world needs to know what we went through there. I felt, and still feel, immense pride that I managed to turn my pain into strength for someone else

As US officials cite ongoing contacts with Tehran and a possible meeting, Gulf tensions escalate with the UAE weighing military steps to secure a vital global oil route amid rising economic risks

Police and security forces have completed extensive preparations, including limits on passenger numbers on trains to Jerusalem and a ban on public access to the Western Wall, as residents rush to shop between air raid sirens

Iran launches barrages ahead of holiday eve; cluster missile hits multiple central Israel sites, injuring several in Bnei Brak and causing damage in Tel Aviv