A Palestinian suspect allegedly tried to hit police officers at the Hashmonaim Crossing. Police said he was driving a stolen vehicle and was attempting to flee toward the Judea and Samaria area. Meanwhile, soldiers from the Yahalom unit destroyed 18 lathes used to manufacture weapons, which were found in Balata camp and in Ras al-Ayn.
Israeli Air Force commander Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar published a message to air force personnel revealing that the strike planned for last week in Iran was halted shortly before takeoff. In his words, "the entire Air Force was ready to take off for a broad attack sortie."
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said today that an immediate end to the fighting in Lebanon, along with an IDF withdrawal, is part of the agreement with the U.S. Meanwhile, Lebanese media reported that the IDF carried out a targeted killing in southern Lebanon.
President Donald Trump announced Thursday evening that he had ordered the planned strike on Iran to be called off. He said that "the points of the agreement were approved in principle, and the signing date will be announced soon."
Police in the Buenos Aires area raided the home of a local dealer who allegedly offered hundreds of Nazi items for sale. Among the items seized were uniforms, symbols, and Hitler’s book "Mein Kampf."
David Yaari, whose son Ehud HY"D was killed last week in southern Lebanon by a bullet accidentally discharged by a fellow soldier during an operational mission, has asked the IDF to release the soldier from detention. The grieving father said, "The army should absolutely learn operational lessons, but not through a punitive process."
During this year’s archaeological dig at Ancient Shiloh, researchers uncovered three large storage jars dating back thousands of years. They were found near the area identified with the *Mishkan*. Scholars are now examining whether they were used to store agricultural produce.
The IDF has cleared for publication footage from Hezbollah’s underground infrastructure in southern Lebanon, which it says was built with Iranian funding. Large quantities of weapons were found in the tunnel network. Operatives hiding there were killed after trying to escape.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun responded to reports that Iran is trying to link Hezbollah’s war with Israel to the broader fighting in the Persian Gulf. His message was unequivocal: "Lebanon’s future is in the hands of the Lebanese, not Iran or Israel."
Colombian President Gustavo Petro spoke at a U.N. Security Council session, addressed the fighting in Gaza, and drew a comparison between Israel and the Nazi regime.
Defense Minister ישראל כ"ץ spoke at the Defense Ministry awards ceremony and stressed: "If Iran attacks Israel, it will absorb a heavy blow." He also addressed the fighting against Hezbollah: "We continue to strike everywhere."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a recorded message in English aimed at the Lebanese people, stressing: "Israel wants peace. Once Hezbollah is dismantled, the possibilities for both peoples will be endless, and the sky is the limit."
The board of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N.’s nuclear oversight body, approved a U.S.-backed resolution instructing Iran to declare how much enriched uranium it still has. The agency is also demanding that Iran allow inspectors to verify the information.
The U.S. Defense Department has updated its list of companies that American security agencies are barred from dealing with. Newly added to the list are automaker BYD, Alibaba, and tech giant Baidu. The reason, according to the Pentagon: they help the Chinese government use civilian technology for military purposes.
Nearly a year after Brazil’s government announced it would not accept Israel’s new ambassador, Brazil has now also decided to reject Israel’s request to appoint a consul general there. The diplomatic crisis has deepened.
A U.S. federal court sentenced Haji Najibullah, a former Taliban commander convicted in the abduction of American journalist David Rohde. He was arrested several years ago in Ukraine and extradited to the United States.
Khaled al-Aidi, a dual Ukrainian-Syrian citizen, was arrested in Lebanon by Hezbollah about six months ago on suspicion of helping Israel’s Mossad carry out assassinations of senior figures in the terror group. Now it has emerged that he took advantage of an Israeli strike three months ago in Dahieh and escaped.
President Donald Trump delivered a brief statement this evening, saying he feels Iran "deceived him." Iran responded with a threat of its own.
Fourteen members of Knesset voted in favor, with no opposition, as the plenum approved a bill to limit attorneys’ fees. The law is meant to protect those eligible through the Rehabilitation Department and the National Insurance Institute from excessive legal charges.
Israel’s Health Ministry is continuing its ongoing assessments בעקבות reports of another spread of the Ebola virus in Africa. Five African countries have reported hundreds of deaths from the virus.
