Iranian officials claim they have information suggesting Bulgaria may allow the U.S. Air Force to use a base in the country’s south, just 1,400 kilometers from Tehran. Tehran is threatening retaliation.
The new Dutch government announced that starting in mid-September, imports from Jewish communities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem will be banned. Prime Minister Rob Jetten said, "The ban is intended to prevent any contribution to the illegal occupation."
President Donald Trump took questions from reporters ahead of his White House meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, stressing: "We are absolutely not finished with the job in Iran. We are not ready to leave at this stage."
An investigation by the Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung found that Hamas had planned attacks in several European countries. The targets: Israeli and Jewish sites. Hamas operatives were arrested in multiple countries across Europe.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to depart for the United States next Monday. The following day, he is set to attend a memorial ceremony in Washington for the late Senator Lindsey Graham. Talks are underway to arrange a diplomatic meeting with President Donald Trump.
Israel Avishar, who served as head of the Firearms Licensing Division in Israel’s Ministry of National Security, has been notified by the State Attorney’s Office economic department that it has decided to prosecute him, pending a hearing. The alleged offenses: fraud and breach of trust. Authorities claim Avishar allowed people who were not legally authorized to issue gun permits to tens of thousands of citizens.
