Mohammad Qalibaf, who is leading Iran’s delegation in talks with the U.S., made the remarks in response to questions from reporters in Iran. According to a report in Iran, there is opposition within the regime to discussing the nuclear issue.
France’s representatives to the U.N. asked the Security Council to hold an urgent discussion and compel Israel to stop the strikes. Israel’s ambassador to the U.N., Danny Danon, said, "The real discussion should be about Lebanon’s transformation into an Iranian terror stronghold."
U.S. and Iranian leaders, Donald Trump and Mojtaba Khamenei, have not yet approved the memorandum of understanding their delegations agreed on. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the nuclear issue may not be included in the initial memorandum of understanding.
Officials in Jerusalem and Washington believe Hezbollah has stepped up its fire toward northern Israel in an effort to sabotage direct negotiations between Israel and Lebanon. Delegations from both countries met yesterday at the Pentagon and agreed to hold another meeting later this week.
A 21-year-old East Jerusalem resident who worked at a hotel in the capital allegedly passed Hamas information about activity at the hotel and other locations in Jerusalem. He also reportedly shared details about a group of Israeli Air Force school students scheduled to stay there, who were allegedly being considered as targets for a suicide attack.
A ballistic missile launched from Iran was intercepted near Kuwait, which condemned the attack. U.S. Central Command also confirmed that Iranian drones were launched toward a U.S. military vessel. The hostile aircraft were intercepted.
Iranian media reported that a preliminary agreement has been reached with the U.S. It reportedly includes a withdrawal of American forces from the Arabian Sea and reopening the Strait of Hormuz to shipping under joint Iranian-Omani supervision. The White House responded: “A complete fabrication.”
The attacker had taken cover last week inside a church building in one of the villages in southern Lebanon and opened fire on a Maglan unit. Maj. Itamar Sapir, z"l, was killed in the attack. The IDF now says the attacker was located and eliminated. The military also carried out strikes tonight in the Tyre area.
Israel’s Police Internal Investigations Department says it questioned an officer serving in Lahav 433 on suspicion of maintaining contact with an Iranian intelligence agent. He was released under restrictive conditions.
Harvard University has included four anti-Israel activists on its fellowship list for the coming academic year: a filmmaker focused on the "Nakba," a "journalist" for a Qatari-owned newspaper, an English professor at a Gaza university linked to Hamas, and a professor who described Israel as an "eco-fascist state."
Forty-four Knesset members voted in favor of the daycare subsidy bill, which would base eligibility for daycare assistance on the toddler’s mother rather than the father. Thirty-seven lawmakers opposed it, while members of the Religious Zionism faction were absent from the vote.
A Hezbollah operative was killed in Lebanon while collecting an unmanned aerial vehicle. Overnight, for the first time, an early warning alert was activated for rocket fire from Lebanon toward the Galilee panhandle.
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a threatening message to the U.S. and European countries: leave Kyiv immediately. Two days ago, he issued a similar warning and announced that the Russian army would begin systematic strikes on the Ukrainian capital. The Baltic states told NATO headquarters: "We fear a Russian attack."
Iran’s regime released a statement in the name of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. Tehran is demanding guarantees, including control over the Strait of Hormuz, as a condition for moving forward in negotiations. President Donald Trump is convening a special Cabinet security meeting today.
Muhammad Oudeh, who took over the terror group’s military wing just 10 days ago after Izz al-Din Haddad was killed, was reportedly eliminated last night in a safe apartment in Gaza. At the same time, a senior Hamas intelligence official was struck and critically wounded.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened the security cabinet Tuesday evening. Against the backdrop of a possible agreement between the U.S. and Iran, ministers discussed developments in Lebanon.
Five East Jerusalem residents were arrested by the Shin Bet and police. Authorities say they were directed by Salah Hamouri, a senior figure in the Popular Front. Hamouri was also involved, among other things, in the 2005 attempted assassination of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef.
In a joint operation deep inside Qalqilya, IDF forces, the Shin Bet, and the Gideonim unit arrested a terrorist who took part in the 2007 shooting attack in the village of Funduq, in which Ido Zoldan הי"ד was murdered. The suspect had been released after serving time in a Palestinian prison. His two accomplices had been held in Israeli prison and were freed in the latest deal in exchange for Israeli hostages in Gaza.
Syria’s representative to the global chemical weapons watchdog said authorities have uncovered a site containing raw materials used to make chemical bombs. According to him, the site was used by the military of deposed dictator Bashar al-Assad. Eighteen people allegedly involved in concealing the materials have been arrested.
Democratic House candidate Brad Lander appeared at a mosque run by a Holocaust denier, sang in Arabic, and pledged “to work together” with the party’s hardline anti-Israel wing. He is considered close to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
