Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at the graduation ceremony for combat officers at Bahad 1. Netanyahu said, "The security missions have not yet been completed. There are still things to do in facing Iran and Hamas."
An IDF helicopter carrying Israeli President Isaac Herzog made an emergency landing today at an Israeli Air Force base in central Israel. No one was injured, and the aircraft was not damaged. The president and flight crew continued on their way in another aircraft.
So far, 164 people have been reported dead and about 1,000 injured after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela. Dozens of teams from several countries are making their way to the South American nation to help search for people trapped beneath the rubble.
An Iranian opposition activist who runs an account called "Cyaxares" claims Iran’s current supreme leader was killed in an Israeli strike during the first days of Operation "Roaring Lion." According to him, Iranian authorities are continuing to "keep him alive" in order to "hold the ranks together."
Anwar Gargash, an adviser to UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, spoke out against Iranian demands tied to the memorandum of understanding with the U.S. He said, “Imposing a fait accompli born of aggression will not create stability.”
U.S. Vice President JD Vance revealed a plan to establish a joint military framework involving the U.S. military and Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. The body would be based in Qatar and focus on finding solutions to disputes. In Israel, the proposal has raised concern.
