CCTV footage released by Israeli police shows the moment an Iranian missile struck a street in Tel Aviv. Emergency crews say at least three people were injured, and several vehicles were destroyed.
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Iranian state TV video shows the Chief Justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’i speaking to a reporter when a blast, described by officials as an Israeli strike, hit near the al-Quds Day rally in Tehran. Despite the explosion, he continued marching with crowds taking part in the annual pro-Palestinian demonstration.
Published On 13 Mar 202613 Mar 2026
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California voters are being urged to put a poison-pill effort on the November ballot that would nullify a controversial proposed tax on the state’s billionaires.
Neither proposal has yet qualified for the ballot — supporters of each need to gather the verified signatures of hundreds of thousands of voters. But petitions that have been mailed and texted to California voters in recent days demonstrate the stakes in a contest that has drawn tens of millions of dollars in campaign spending.
“Government has wasted billions of our tax dollars on homelessness and many other failed programs with little to show for it,” reads the new mailing to voters. “We can’t afford more wasteful spending!”
The proposal is aimed at countering a proposed one-time 5% tax on billionaires assets that would fund healthcare for the state’s neediest residents, but opponents say it would lead to lost tax revenues as California’s wealthiest flee the state.
Mailers and texts recently sent to voters describe the new proposal as an effort to create a more accountable, transparent and effective state government that would require auditing of new state taxes and ensuring they comply with existing law.
The small-font description of the proposed initiative included in the mailing specifies that any new tax enacted after Jan. 1 must be deposited into the state’s general fund and conform with current state tax policy, which is an oblique reference to a prior voter-approved ballot measure requiring that a significant portion of the state’s tax revenue be spent on education.
If competing proposals appear on a ballot and are successful, the one that receives the most votes nullifies the other. There are other ballot measure proposals aimed at thwarting the billionaires tax.
The mailers and texts were funded by a committee called Californians for a More Transparent and Effective Government, which was funded by another group, called Building a Better California, according to the California secretary of state’s office.
Earlier this year, the latter group received a $20-million donation from Google co-founder Sergey Brin, $2 million from former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt and $2 million from Stripe CEO Patrick Collison, among donations from other Silicon Valley leaders, according to fundraising disclosure reports.
Attempts to reach spokespeople connected with the effort were unsuccessful Monday night.
Suzanne Jimenez, chief of staff at SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West, the primary union backing the billionaire tax, decried what she described as an effort by a small number of the state’s wealthiest residents to avoid paying their fair share.
“So far, those few billionaires are failing,” she said in a statement. “Despite the expensive and wasteful tactics by a small group of billionaires that aim to deny voters a choice on the billionaire tax in November, our growing coalition and volunteer base is on track with signature collection and gaining momentum. The public is crystal clear on the fact that keeping ERs and clinics open is more important than billionaires getting more tax breaks.”
California’s budget is notoriously volatile because it is largely dependent on taxes paid by its wealthiest residents. Revenue hinges on capital gains from investments, bonuses to executives and windfalls from new stock offerings, all of which are grossly unpredictable.
The billionaire tax would cost more than 200 of the state’s richest residents about $100 billion if a majority of voters support it on the November ballot.
The proposed tax would retroactively apply to billionaires’ assets as of Jan. 1, and has already prompted some of California’s wealthiest residents to leave the state. It has also created a wedge among Democrats. Some argue that it is necessary to address tax inequities that benefit the rich and harm everyone else. Among the supporters is Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who kicked off the billionaire tax proposal drive in February.
But others, notably Gov. Gavin Newsom, oppose the effort, saying policies that vary by state would drive innovators and businesses outside of California.
Itamar Greenberg laughed when asked if he thought he should be afraid. The 19-year-old Israeli antiwar activist had just described being spat on in the street and is the target of an online hate campaign.
“Yes!” he finally responded. “If I thought about it, I probably should be. I just don’t have time.”
Voices like Greenberg’s are rare in Israel at a time when public clamour for war is growing, and genocidal language already familiar to millions of Palestinians is reemerging, but with a different target – Iran.
Officially, 11 Israelis have been killed in Iranian strikes since the US and Israel launched their war on Iran on February 28. What the actual number might be, or how many of Iran’s ballistic missiles may have penetrated the country’s Iron Dome defence shield, is unknown.
Speaking at the site of an Iranian missile strike in West Jerusalem, shortly after the start of the US-Israeli attacks on Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned to the use of apocalyptic language that has characterised the genocide his country has conducted in Gaza. Comparing Iranians with the Jewish people’s biblical foe, Amalek, who the Jews had been divinely ordered to wipe from the face of the planet, Netanyahu told reporters: “In this week’s Torah portion, we read, “‘Remember what Amalek did to you.’ We remember, and we act.”
So far, Iran claims to have launched strikes across Israel, saying its missiles and drones hit military sites, symbolic infrastructure, and even Netanyahu’s office. Tehran has described the attacks as precise and strategic, rather than indiscriminate and part of a broader regional response. Iran also claims to have targeted locations such as Tel Aviv, Ben Gurion airport and Haifa.
However, Israeli officials have denied many of the specific claims. Netanyahu’s office dismissed Iranian assertions about hitting his office, or affecting his condition, as “fake news”, with stringent reporting restrictions on Iranian strikes within Israel making confirmation either way difficult.
What is clearer is that against the drumbeat of Iranian strikes, the fervour for war appears to be increasing among the public. A poll carried out last week by the Israel Democracy Institute (IDI) suggested overwhelming public support for the war, with 93 percent of Jewish-Israeli respondents expressing support for the strikes on Iran, and 74 percent expressing support for Netanyahu, the country’s historically divisive prime minister.
“No one’s talking about opposition to the war,” Greenberg said, describing an environment in which figures from across Israel’s media and political landscape – with the exception of the left-wing Hadash party and antiwar organisations such as Greenberg’s Mesarvot – had lined up behind the war. “It’s also getting increasingly violent,” he said.
“We held a protest on Tuesday, where the police were already waiting. They beat and arrested us. I was illegally strip-searched,” he said, describing it as efforts intended to humiliate him.
Greenberg is no stranger to such tactics. Six months ago, after being arrested for protesting the genocide in Gaza, prison guards had threatened to carve a Star of David on his face, a permanent reminder of what they thought his priorities should be.
It’s not just antiwar activists who have faced the brunt of the Israeli security establishment’s force.
“The atmosphere is very violent,“ lawmaker Ofer Cassif of the Hadash party told Al Jazeera. “When I leave the house, I’m more worried by the danger posed by a physical attack by fascists than I am by any missile,” he said.
Hadash and lawmakers like Cassif have been targeted by physical threats and attacks throughout the Gaza war. But criticism of the Netanyahu government’s handling of Israeli captives in Gaza meant that opposition to the Gaza war was – comparatively – more socially acceptable. When it comes to Iran, the current climate is toxic, Cassif said.
“We’re often accused of supporting the regime in Tehran,” Cassif explained of the attempts to delegitimise their opposition to the war.
“We’re unequivocally not. We want to see that regime go, but we’re not going to allow Netanyahu to say he’s doing this for the Iranian people. He isn’t. That’s not just rhetoric, that’s fact. The Israeli leadership was just as supportive of the shah as the US, and he was a murderous dictator no less than the current regime,” Cassif said, referring to Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the leader of Iran before the Islamic revolution.
For now, analysts and observers in Israel describe a society that believes it is almost engaged in a holy war.
“They brought an antiwar activist onto one of the light news programmes,” political analyst Ori Goldberg said from near Tel Aviv, “and she was treated like you would a flat-earther. It’s as if it’s inconceivable that anyone would oppose this war.
“Israel has become a society with no middle ground, no capacity for conversation. It’s as if our entire existence is dependent on our ability to do anything we want. And if the world tries to stop that, then the world’s anti-Semitic, and we all burn.”
Ellyse Perry scored 76 to become the leading runscorer for Australia in women’s Tests, going past Karen Rolton’s mark of 1,002. Perry now has 1,006 runs.
Australia resumed on 96-3, trailing by 102, with Sutherland and Perry’s stand of 133 putting the hosts into a strong position before the latter was dismissed lbw by Deepti Sharma.
Wicketkeeper Beth Mooney ground out 19 off 53 balls to help Australia move into the lead and provide support to Sutherland, who played superbly on an increasingly challenging surface.
She was unbeaten on 93 at tea and quickly moved to her landmark century before holing out off Deepti.
Alana King and Lucy Hamilton put on 34 together to give Australia a significant lead and a weary India then wilted under the lights in the final session.
The visitors slipped to 10-2 and Sutherland then claimed the key wickets of Jemimah Rodrigues and captain Harmanpreet Kaur to leave India 64-4.
Left-arm fast bowler Hamilton, on her Test debut, removed Deepti and Richa Ghosh in the space of three balls to have India reeling on 82-6 and in danger of losing the match inside two days.
However, Pratika Rawal’s defiant 43 not out and Sneh Rana’s unbeaten 14 ensured the Test will go to a third day.
Israelis filmed the moment an Iranian missile broke through Israel’s air defence systems to strike a target in West Jerusalem, in retaliation for Israel’s war on Iran.
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Video from Abu Dhabi captured the moment a second Iranian drone struck the Al Salam Naval Base. A fire was already burning from an earlier hit and what appears to be a cruise ship could be seen docked in the background.
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Kyren Wilson makes a trick shot on the final black to win his match against Liu Hongyu at the Welsh Open.
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KELLY Osbourne has clapped back at cruel trolls who have attacked her over her weight loss amid grieving her dad Ozzy.
The reality TV star was spotted front row at London Fashion Week on Sunday and her attendance sparked some awful abuse.
Kelly, 41,has denied the use of weight loss jabs, but has become the target of a slew of online abuse.
The singer and TV star has now called out the vicious online trolls for subjecting her to the string of vile comments.
Posting an unsavoury comment to her social media where a cyber bully claimed she “looked like a dead body”, Kelly responded: “Literally can’t believe how disgusting some human beings are! No one deserves this sort of abuse!”
Alongside her statement, she posted a collection of fans comments sticking up for the star and slamming the awful message.
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Kelly continued sticking up for herself as she posted yet another comment dissecting her weight loss and appearance.
She said: “This too shall pass, but like, holy f**k.”
The TV legend has bee forced to fend off a torrent of online abuse since the tragic passing of her dad Ozzy Osbourne.
But, things escalated when snaps of Kelly at the Royal Ascot Millinery Collective at Claridge’s emerged.
Kelly has often been candid about struggling with her weight, telling fans her insecurity developed in her teen years – while starring on the hit reality show The Osbournes.
Talking on The Osbournes podcast last year, Kelly said: “I got pulled into the head of the agency’s office and he … gave me a whole speech about how I was too fat for TV and I needed to lose weight, and that if I lost weight, I would look better.
“And he was just saying, ‘You’re not a movie star, but you could be one if you lost weight.’”
Kelly recently penned an emotional message about grief seven months after 76-year-old Ozzy’s death.
She said: “Some grief doesn’t end. It changes shape. It becomes a weight you learn to carry, the ache woven it your day. Making it through doesn’t mean leaving it behind.
“It means finding strength to live and love and keep going even with forever resting heavily on your heart…”
The Black Sabbath singer died at home with wife Sharon, 73, and his kids by his side, back in July 2025.
Ozzy passed away weeks after he took to the stage one final time with his bandmates at Villa Park in Birmingham.
Kelly has previously told how she has been struggling since her dad died, and confessed to fans she’s been sleeping in her late father’s bed along with her mum Sharon.
Kharkiv regional administration head, Oleh Syniehubov, reported that 175 ‘combat clashes’ were recorded over the past 24 hours.
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A Russian attack on the Kharkiv region killed two police officers Saturday during an evacuation in the village of Seredniy Burlyk, as Moscow and Kyiv continue trading attacks.
The head of Kharkiv’s regional administration, Oleh Syniehubov, reported that the city and 10 populated areas had been subjected to Russian attacks over the past 24 hours.
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In Seredniy Burlyk, five people were also wounded by shelling.
“Over the past 24 hours, 175 combat clashes were recorded. On the South-Slobozhansky direction, the enemy four times stormed the positions of our units in the areas of the populated settlements of Staritsa, Lyman, Vovchansky Khutory, and Krugle,” Syniehubov wrote.
Moreover, three people were injured, including a woman, after a Russian air strike targeted one of the private sectors of Sumy, the National Police of Sumy Oblast reported.
According to the police, the Russian attack destroyed two residential buildings and damaged at least 10 neighbouring houses and a gas pipe.
It added that three people who were injured included two children aged five and 17, as well as a 70-year-old woman who was hospitalised.
Ukrainian drones targeted an industrial site in Russia’s Udmurt Republic, injuring 11 people, three of whom were hospitalised, according to the local health minister, Sergei Bagin, who issued an update on Telegram.
The head of the Udmurt Republic, Alexander Brechalov, also wrote in a Telegram post that “one of the republic’s facilities was attacked by drones”, adding that injuries and damage were reported.
Brechalov did not elaborate on what the targeted facility was responsible for. However, an unofficial Russian Telegram channel, ASTRA, reported after analysing footage from residents that the strike targeted the Votkinsk Machine Building Plant, a major state defence enterprise.
The Votkinsk factory produces Iskander ballistic missiles, which are often used against Ukraine, as well as nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Ukraine’s military confirmed the attack on the Votkinsk factory and said in a post on Facebook that a “fire was recorded on the territory of the object. The results are getting real.”
The army added that its troops hit a Russian gas processing plant in the Samara region, which caused a fire.
Separately, Russia’s TASS state news agency reported that Ukrainian drones were attempting to attack production facilities in Almetyevsk in Russia’s Tatarstan region, citing the head of the city as saying that defence systems were operating.
Russia’s RIA news agency also reported, citing the defence ministry, that Moscow’s forces took control of the village of Karpivka in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine.
KATIE Price appeared to take a swipe at her new husband Lee Andrews exes with a cryptic quote.
The former glamour model, 47, shocked fans when she tied the knot with self-confessed businessman Lee in Dubai after just two weeks of knowing him.
It didn’t take long before Katie was issued a warning by Lee’s exes Alana Percival and Crystal Janke, who he dated at the same time last year.
Last month Alana, 32, and Crystal, 40, told The Sun exclusively how they were hoodwinked by the businessman — branding him a lying swindler who preys on women.
But despite the women sharing their experiences with Lee, Katie appears to have paid it no attention.
Katie has taken to social media with what appears to be a swipe at those who have been critical of her whirlwind marriage.
Katie shared a quote that read: “Be careful what you hear about a female.
“Rumours either came from a male that can’t have her or a female that can’t compete with her.”
She shared another pointed message, which said: “Classy is when you have a lot to say, but choose to remain silent in front of fools.”
Lee’s exes didn’t hold back when they revealed how they charmed them.
Last month Katie posted photos of her lover’s wedding proposal, with flowers spelling “Will you marry me?” at Dubai’s Burj Khalifa hotel.
Alana, who works in property, said she got engaged to him at the same venue last September in the same way.
And two weeks before that, Crystal believed Andrews was going to ask her to marry him there too.
The family nurse practitioner from Texas said: “I was supposed to meet Lee at the Burj Khalifa two weeks before he proposed to Alana.
“We’d looked at rings, he told me he wanted to marry me.
“Luckily I had to cancel the trip because I was too busy with work.
“He would have proposed to both of us. Who does that?”
Mum-of-five Katie, who flew back from Dubai to her home in Horsham, West Sussex just days after the wedding.
The pair struck up a relationship on social media before their whirlwind wedding last week, days after they met in person.
And Alana and Crystal fear history may repeat itself.
Lee connected with Alana on Facebook in March last year and struck up an online conversation with Crystal two months later.
Earlier today, it was revealed that Katie and Lee have still not returned to the UK after their honeymoon.
It came after speculation that Lee was banned from touching down on home turf after “taking out a £200K loan in his ex’s name”.
Katie returning back to the UK on her own just days after their wedding – as her husband explained she needed to see her children.
Lee vowed he would soon be on a flight from the UAE to join her.
However, he remained in Dubai to house hunt ahead of Katie putting a deposit down on a home. She then rejoined him for their honeymoon in the emirate over a week ago and they have been together ever since.
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KATIE Price has hit out at “snakes” and “bitter people” as she furiously hits back at claims about her new husband Lee.
The former glamour model, 47, tied the knot with the businessman in a secret ceremony last month and they’re currently on honeymoon in Dubai, where he lives full time.
Katie took to Instagram to post a furious message in defence of her new husband Lee.
In the video clip, Lee and Katie were seen shopping in a pet store together, with Katie completely besotted with what appeared to be a Pomeranian or Spitz puppy.
A loved up Katie added text to the clip which read: “@wesleeeandrews has given me more love more security more respect.
“And proven that everything that’s been said about him is absolute BS by bitter people and snakes in all areas.”
She also added three emojis: a dog, a house and a pregnant woman – with the latter continuing to fuel pregnancy rumours.
Lee recently shared a snap on his social media profile of an AI generated man kissing a woman’s stomach.
He captioned it: “Good things come to those who have waited,” alongside a pregnant woman emoji.
This isn’t the first time Lee has hinted at children being on the horizon for the new couple.
Prior to her flying out for their honeymoon, he shared another suggestive photo on his stories for the world to see.
He posted a picture of a silhouette of a pregnant woman with her baby bump on display and a bright crescent moon on the stomach.
The baby hints come amid family fears that Katie is looking to uproot her life and relocate to Dubai to be with Lee.
A source previously told The Sun that Katie has been talking about the move and is already thinking about places to live.
Pals fear she is planning to relocate to Dubai for good, and it looks like they have cause for concern.
A source has told The Sun that Katie has been talking about moving there and is already thinking about places to live.
The onlooker said: “She was in a restaurant and I recognised her immediately – she was talking about a property she’s buying out here [Dubai] so they could move here for good, and her husband was laying it on thick – telling her exactly what she wanted to hear, how great he’d make it.
“She was lapping it up. He was selling her a dream but I got a bad vibe from him.”
Katie shocked fans when she revealed that she had married Lee in a quickie wedding almost three weeks ago.
But despite Katie saying her latest trip would be a short one, there doesn’t look like any sign she will be heading back to the UK soon.
This latest news will no doubt cause more upset for her family who are already “deeply concerned” for her, following her wedding.
The Sun revealed how self-proclaimed businessman Lee lives a ‘Walter Mitty’ style existence in Dubai.
Lee was accused of using artificial intelligence to fake images of himself with tech billionaire Elon Musk and reality TV star Kim Kardashian.
He also claimed on his LinkedIn profile to have been a Member of the Board of Advisors to the Labour Party since 2015.
But a Labour source said: “We don’t have a board of advisors and he doesn’t work with us.”
Katie’s pals have told The Sun she has put down a deposit on a property in Dubai.
And they worry she is planning to relocate to the country for good.
Meanwhile, ex Crystal echoed a similar sentiment and warned Katie not to give Lee money, after allegedly being duped out of £123,000 by him.
