Haredi commentator Chaim Cohen published an opinion post Wednesday evening sharply criticizing ultra-Orthodox communal leaders — whom he calls "hypocritical functionaries" — over the arrest of yeshiva students amid the ongoing draft crisis. Cohen argues the leaders should face arrest instead of the young students, whom he says are not responsible for the culture in which they were raised.
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IDF Reserve Colonel Hillel Bitton Rosen said that the intensive phase of the ongoing conflict has effectively concluded on all fronts, according to an interview on Channel 14. The remarks reflect a growing assessment among some military analysts that major combat operations are winding down.
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Likud MK David Bitan, who petitioned against the cancellation of primaries, warned in an interview with 103FM that the move would harm the party and lead to its demise within eight years.
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Speaking at the annual JNS International Policy Summit in Jerusalem on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran will not obtain nuclear weapons as long as he is prime minister. Netanyahu also stated the military will remain in the security buffer zone in southern Lebanon 'for as long as necessary'.
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Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's claim that 500 U.S. aircraft took off from Italian bases for combat operations is misleading, insisting Rome authorized only technical and logistical flights. The statement sharpens a dispute with the U.S. and NATO over Italy's level of support during the Iran campaign.
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The US ambassador to Lebanon said there have been difficulties in the Israel-Lebanon negotiations but expressed hope they will be addressed in talks today. His comments come amid a fresh round of diplomatic efforts in Washington, where the second day of discussions recently opened.
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United Torah Judaism MK Meir Porush accused Supreme Court Deputy President Justice Solberg, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, and Police Commissioner Danny Levi of responsibility for violent incidents during protest day, according to a statement reported by journalist Eli Hirschman on N12.
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Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger has been indefinitely blocked from editing the encyclopedia, according to his own post on X. The reason for the block was not specified in the initial report.
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The author of the book 'The Elijah Mandate' claims Amazon is suppressing its preorders, describing it as a spiritual battle over cultural content, and calls on supporters to help boost presales.
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Speaking at the Local Government Conference, Prime Minister Netanyahu said accepting the ceasefire proposal that was presented — a proposal that demanded stopping the operation — would have resulted in achieving nothing.
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Organizers of the Haredi protest convoys claim over 8,000 vehicles are participating, with heavy traffic congestion reported on Route 38, according to journalist Eli Hirschman. The convoys are part of the ongoing anti-government protest movement.
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Defense Minister Israel Katz stated Wednesday that there has been no US demand for an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, according to Israel Hayom. The comment reinforces Israel's long-standing position against a pullout amid ongoing diplomatic discussions.
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Lebanese sources report that the IDF fired artillery toward the village of Yater in southern Lebanon, and separately conducted a controlled explosion a short time ago in the village of Itron. No details on casualties or the specific targets are yet available; the IDF has not commented on the reports.
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Israel Hayom journalist Ariel Kahana stated Wednesday evening that a perpetrator of the October 7 massacre has been eliminated, writing 'one by one the perpetrators of the massacre are being removed from this world.' The identity of the eliminated individual has not been disclosed.
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Lebanese sources report that two people were killed when an Israeli drone struck a vehicle near Nabatieh al-Fawqa, in the Nabatieh district of southern Lebanon. The strike hit near the Ali al-Taher ridge, in the Kafr Rumman area, according to initial reports.
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Israel's Ayalon Highway (Route 20) in central Tel Aviv is reported empty of vehicles, according to an anonymous report. The cause is not yet stated.
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Journalist and commentator Yedidya Meir presided over the wedding of Ofek and Miriam — the widow of fallen IDF soldier Uri Shani, whose father Yehoshua Shani, founder of the 'Gevura Forum' for bereaved families, blessed the new couple under the canopy.
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Binyamin (Benya) Barbie, the real estate developer, was ordered by a court to pay his former manager a compensation of over NIS 5 million for breach of contract, according to reports. The decision came following a legal dispute over the termination of the manager's employment and alleged violation of contractual terms.