Prosecutors say a shift commander ordered guards into the cell after the prisoner asked whether there was a ceasefire; officers allegedly beat inmates with fists, kicks and batons, then failed to report the incident and later tried to coordinate accounts

President says the strikes answer an attempted mining of the Strait and eight missiles fired at a US base in Jordan, warning that an Iranian response would trigger a much harsher attack

Tehran says missiles were fired at US bases in Jordan and claims an MQ-9 was downed; blasts were heard in Eilat as Jordanians received shelter alerts warning of possible falling debris

Microscopic algae likely triggered shutdowns at five major plants, forcing irrigation cuts as experts warn the disruption exposes a deeper vulnerability in Israel’s water system

Northern city and Upper Galilee communities begin the school year with fewer students, undersized classes and the scars of war still visible, as officials struggle to bring back families who remained in central Israel

Police deploy to secular school in Kiryat Yovel after protesters scrawl anti-'immodesty' messages, dump garbage and post anti-draft stickers amid wider tensions over Jerusalem’s religious character

Some 180,000 children begin first grade as schools reopen in communities evacuated after Oct. 7 and northern border towns welcome students back after years of displacement