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Commander hints that the IDF is not leaving Syria any time soon, despite US-sponsored talks

In addition to Dubai, the US is reportedly worried that funds are being smuggled to Hezbollah through Turkey and Iraq.

Trump did not identify any countries by name or explain what he meant by third-world countries or "permanently pause."

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: The defense minister's feud with his military chief reveals a distinctly Israeli tendency to take the military’s side when it clashes with the political echelon.

Two years after October 7, 2023, to mark International Solidarity with the Palestinians, while ignoring what has been inflicted on Israel and the Jewish world, is particularly jarring.

The IDF and Israeli Police announced that the incident, which occured during ongoing counterterrorism operations in the West Bank, is under investigation.

IRAN AFFAIRS: Unable to change the outcome of battle, the Islamic Republic moved quickly after the June 24 ceasefire to reassert its authority at home.

"All of the suspects were apprehended, and a number of terrorists were eliminated," the IDF noted.

During Connolly's campaign she even told BBC News that Hamas was "part of the fabric of Palestinian people" legitimately elected to lead Gaza.

President Erdogan claims Turkey needs its own Iron Dome to defend against a potential Israeli threat. Its real benefits are prestige and insurance against Erdogan's choices

An Arab diplomat reportedly shared with KAN News that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may be hoping that United States President Donald Trump is able to convince Israel to accept Turkish help.

One other Chinese national was wounded in the attack, which took place on Wednesday evening in Tajikistan's southwestern Khatlon province.

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“Hezbollah is recovering day by day, and patience - both Israel’s and America’s - is beginning to run out, which may lead to an escalation in activity,” the officials said.

The 13 detained Israelis crossed through the Golan Heights into Syria before being apprehended.

The suspects were arrested in joint operations with Israel Police, and indictments are expected to be filed in the coming days, the agency said.

IDF sources say Hezbollah possesses only 20% of its pre-war capacity due to ongoing Israeli operations. The IDF is escalating attacks to stop the group from rebuilding.

According to the IDF, the officers were traveling as the lead vehicle in a convoy during offensive operations in Rafah when the explosion occurred.

The main suspicion at this stage is that Binyamin assisted an associate in a particularly sensitive investigation.

In his apology statement, Beinart acknowledged that he had made "a serious mistake" by failing to seek out Palestinian perspectives before speaking at the Israeli university. 

The Aliyah Ministry conducted a war game simulating the emergency immigration of 45,000 Jews fleeing a collapsing country, testing plans for 800 arrivals daily for two months.

“It will not happen under any circumstances, even if a budget is not passed,” Regev’s office said, insisting she will block any additional burden on riders without parallel service improvements.

The revised bill is described by its drafters as a “balanced” response - but its core architecture offers the haredi sector a wide window of relief.

The first US pope will attend a celebration for the 1,700th anniversary of a landmark early Church council, held in modern Turkey.

US President Donald Trump claims the B-2 bombers "totally obliterated the nuclear potential" of Iran.

The German president will lay a wreath at a cemetery housing a mausoleum built in 1973 for hundreds of victims of the bombings.

"The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression," she said in the statement.