Firefighting teams are handling a bin fire in the city of Ofakim, according to emergency dispatch reports.
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Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett revealed Tuesday that Israel smuggled Starlink satellite internet receivers into Iran during the 2022 anti-government protests to help demonstrators bypass censorship, but said the operation was halted by the current government. The claim, reported by The Jerusalem Post, adds a new dimension to Bennett's ongoing criticism of the Netanyahu administration's Iran policy.
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The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange entered correction territory on Tuesday, as the TA-125 index completed a slide of more than 10% from its all-time high set about six weeks ago, according to N12 business reporter Yuval Shadmi.
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Iranian Acting Defense Minister Majid Ebn al-Reza stated the armed forces are at their highest readiness and that any new aggression by the enemy would be met with a 'much harder response than before,' according to a Telegram statement. He said Iran can simultaneously negotiate and withstand confrontation, and vowed to maintain and strengthen military deployment during the 60-day period set for implementing the understandings with the US.
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Attorney Menashe Yado from the Honenu organization has appealed to the State Attorney and Police Commissioner regarding the high compensation paid by police to left-wing protesters who underwent strip searches, demanding an explanation why similar cases involving right-wing protesters received significantly lower payments, according to a report.
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Lebanese sources report that IDF troops opened fire on Lebanese civilians who approached the outskirts of the village of Khadatha in southern Lebanon. According to the same reports, IDF tanks and D-9 bulldozers were observed inside the village. There is no official Israeli comment.
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Transport Ministry Director-General Moshe Ben Zaken told the Knesset Economics Committee on Tuesday that a joint move by Transport Minister Miri Regev and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to cede centralized transport powers to local metropolitan authorities is a rare act of government self-restraint, aimed at bringing decisions closer to residents.
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A professional barber initiated a 'Fighters Appreciation Day,' cutting hair for dozens of IDF soldiers free of charge, according to his wife's message. She told the barber that he does this periodically from the heart but deserves recognition to inspire others.
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MK Yulia Malinovsky (Yisrael Beiteinu) says the bill she sponsored to prosecute October 7 terrorists passed overwhelmingly on May 11, and the cabinet approved its budget on June 2, but the coalition is stalling final approval in the Knesset Finance Committee amid internal infighting, holding the budget hostage, according to a statement she issued Tuesday.
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Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said Tuesday that Iran and Oman have established a joint committee to discuss the Strait of Hormuz, following a visit by an Iranian delegation to Muscat. Qalibaf said additional details are expected in a forthcoming joint statement.
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MK Moshe Saada (Likud) said in an interview on Channel 14 that the current Israeli-U.S. relationship is not just reshaping the Middle East but the entire world. He expressed full confidence in Prime Minister Netanyahu's diplomatic maneuvering, stating Netanyahu 'always succeeds in harnessing Trump.'
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A new recording has emerged of US President Donald Trump telling an Italian journalist that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni asked him to take a photo with her. The audio, published Tuesday, comes amid an ongoing diplomatic rift between the two leaders.
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Emergency services are responding to a fire at the Yigal Alon school in Yehud, according to initial reports. No casualties or extent of damage are yet known.
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New National Security Council head Shmuel Ben Ezra met today for his first working session with MK Boaz Bismuth, chair of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, according to the Security Cabinet. The meeting marks the first substantive engagement between Ben Ezra and the committee since his appointment was unanimously approved by the government earlier this month.
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According to a report by the parking app Pango, after the shift to per-minute billing, Bnei Brak is the most expensive city at NIS 18.85 per hour, while Rishon LeZion recorded the steepest increase — a 30% jump within a year, from NIS 8.54 to NIS 11.12 per hour.
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A truck is burning on Route 4 near Ma'agan Michael, according to initial reports. Firefighting and emergency crews are responding to the scene; no injuries or cause have been reported so far.
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Prime Minister Netanyahu stated on Tuesday afternoon that Israeli forces are not withdrawing from Lebanon, reinforcing a position he has held in recent weeks amid diplomatic discussions over the northern front. The statement came as negotiations and international pressure continue over the IDF's presence in southern Lebanon.
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Israeli police are investigating a killing in the Galilee, according to The Jerusalem Post. Israeli media reports identified the victim as the father of a state witness in a major organized crime case, though authorities have not confirmed the alleged connection.
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Two bereaved fathers — Eyal Ashel, father of observer Roni Ashel who fell at the Nahal Oz outpost on October 7, and Li'ad Bar'am, father of Staff Sgt. Neta Bar'am who fell that day — interrupted a security conference where former NSC head Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror was speaking, demanding he leave the stage. "This is my daughter and she is no longer here because of your son," Ashel told Amidror, according to Israeli media.