Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityAnalysis Coordinated barrages by Iran and Hezbollah suggest the axis is still functioning. Washington signals escalation ahead, but diplomacy remains on the tableShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeMarch 05, 2026The main news of the fifth day of the war with Iran, Wednesday, was the coordinated fire from Iran and Lebanon. Several times over the course of the day, barrages were fired from the countries simultaneous, apparently in an attempt to challenge Israel's air defenses, which until now were penetrated only infrequently.In the NewsNetanyahu's Rivals Cannot Ignore How Tired and Defeated He AppearsMan Killed by Police Was Shot in the BackUnited Against Netanyahu, Rivals Show Divisions Over Israel's Jewish DemocracyMossad Chief Warns Top Court Netanyahu Pick Could Cause Israel 'Enormous Damage'Almost Everything You Think You Know About How Israelis Vote Is WrongRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Mysterious Copper Scroll and the End of DaysLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police AccountConstruction Begins on Bypass Road to Bring 'One Million' Israelis to West BankZionism Didn't Go Wrong, It Was Always Built This WayIsrael Ramps Up Issuing of Air Defense Export Licenses, and Not Just to the UAE