LiveLive Updates May 27, 2026Share 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 formatSubscribeMay 27, 2026UpdatesIDF says ultra-Orthodox enrollment increased 24 percent in latest draft intakeSoldiers attend a swearing-in ceremony for the Israeli military's ultra-Orthodox Hashmonaim Brigade at Jerusalem's Western Wall, 2025. Credit: Olivier FitoussiSoldiers attend a swearing-in ceremony for the Israeli military's ultra-Orthodox Hashmonaim Brigade at Jerusalem's Western Wall, 2025. Credit: Olivier FitoussiThe Israeli military enlisted 433 ultra-Orthodox men into designated tracks in the April-May intake, an increase of about 24 percent compared with the same intake last year, according to data released Wednesday by the IDF. A majority of the service members enlisted for combat roles, including 96 men who joined the Hashmonaim Brigade, which adheres to ultra-Orthodox rules, including complete gender segregation.Brig. Gen. Shai Tayeb, the director of the IDF's Human Resources Planning and Management Division, said that despite the increase in ultra-Orthodox enrolment, "the IDF needs to expand the ranks of those enlisting and serving from across Israeli society."On Monday, Haaretz reported that the IDF has avoided deploying a key combat support system at a southern Lebanon outpost manned by Hashmonaim Brigade soldiers because the unit operating the system includes female troops.German police arrest Syrian suspected of helping attack at Holocaust memorialGerman police ⁠arrested a Syrian ‌citizen on Wednesday suspected of ‌aiding and abetting attempted murder and grievous bodily ⁠harm in an attack on a tourist ⁠at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin last year, prosecutors said. Emergency services attend the scene at the Holocaust memorial after a man was attacked at the memorial site in Berlin, Germany, 2025. Credit: Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Emergency services attend the scene at the Holocaust memorial after a man was attacked at the memorial site in Berlin, Germany, 2025. Credit: Ebrahim Noroozi/AP The arrest of the suspect, identified as Khalaf A. in line with German ‌privacy laws, follows the sentencing of a ‌Syrian refugee, Wassim Al M., in March to 13 years behind bars for attempted murder.The court found that Wassim Al M. was a radical Islamist with antisemitic views who had used a knife to stab a Spanish tourist in the neck at the ⁠memorial in February 2025. The tourist sustained life-threatening injuries.Prosecutors said they suspected that ‌Khalaf A. had ⁠spent the afternoon before the attack ‌with Wassim Al M. and encouraged him to go ahead with his plan.Reuters was ⁠not immediately able to contact the suspect's lawyer.The Holocaust memorial, a maze of concrete slabs in the heart of the ‌German capital, commemorates the murder of 6 million Jews by Adolf Hitler's Nazis.Iran set to reopen international airport damaged during war, local media reports The entrance to Tabriz International Airport's Terminal 4 as seen in this file photo from 2010. Credit: Nshervsampad/Wikimedia The entrance to Tabriz International Airport's Terminal 4 as seen in this file photo from 2010. Credit: Nshervsampad/Wikimedia Operations at Shahid Madani International Airport in Tabriz are set to resume Wednesday following "extensive repairs" due to damage sustained during the 2026 Iran war, Iran's West Asian News Agency reported, citing aviation officials. According to the report, the airport was subject to "frequent targeting" during the war, with strikes causing "heavy damage" to the runway and air traffic control tower. The airport is Iran's third-busiest international gateway, WANA said, and counts Istanbul, Dubai and Hamburg among its destinations. The northwestern city is home to an underground missile complex, which was struck as part of the joint U.S. Israeli campaign. Satellite imagery analyzed by Haaretz shows a series of strikes caused the collapse of part of the base, which is dug into the mountainous area and is used for storing missiles while allowing their launch from within the mountain.Report: Board of Peace's official World Bank fund received 'zero dollars' to date U.S. President Donald Trump signs the charter of his Board of Peace initiative at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January. Credit: Markus Schreiber/APU.S. President Donald Trump signs the charter of his Board of Peace initiative at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January. Credit: Markus Schreiber/APThe Board of Peace's official World Bank financial fund has not received any of the $17 billion pledged by the U.S. and member nations for Gaza reconstruction efforts, the Financial Times reported Wednesday, citing four people familiar with the matter.According to the report, the World Bank account has not received any money, four months after the board's formation. "Zero dollars have been deposited," one source told the FT. The board has reportedly received funding directly to an account held by U.S. banking giant JPMorgan, the board's spokesperson and another person familiar with the arrangements told the newspaper. Unlike the JPMorgan account, the World Bank fund is endorsed by the UN and must disclose its positions to donors and board members. A board member told the newspaper that several funding mechanisms were established, including the World Bank fund, but "at this point, contributors have opted to use other options."Iranian hackers responsible for Los Angeles transit system breach, Israeli researchers sayIranian hackers were responsible for a disruptive computer breach in March that forced Los Angeles' transit system to shut down parts of its network, Israeli researchers say.The saboteurs stole at least 700 gigabytes of emails, backups, and other files from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA), according to Gambit Security, ‌a Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity firm that said it discovered the misappropriated data after it was inadvertently exposed online.Read the full articlePakistan is 'problematic' mediator, senior GOP senator says, citing 'animosity towards Israel'Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham criticized Pakistan's efforts to mediate a U.S.-Iran cease-fire, citing Pakistan's refusal to join the Abraham Accords despite renewed U.S. pressure. It has been apparent to me for quite a while that Pakistan as a mediator is more than problematic. Their animosity towards Israel is long standing.