MK Zvi Sukkot, chair of the Knesset Education Committee, issued an open invitation to educational staff in Umm al-Fahm to join a committee tour of schools in the city, scheduled for Sunday June 28. Sukkot said the visit proceeds despite threats and intimidation. The move follows a series of similar school inspections by Sukkot in Arab communities, and comes after local officials resisted an earlier visit.
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Political journalist Elad Bareshi, writing in the religious-Zionist magazine 'Olam Katan', assesses that the response of hesder yeshiva heads to a meeting with IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir was essentially a public-relations move, according to the report.
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Haredi demonstrators blocked a bus carrying IDF soldiers on a highway near Jerusalem Wednesday afternoon, according to journalist Itai Gal-On. Footage shows the protest, part of ongoing draft-equality demonstrations. Police arrived to clear the road.
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The Iranian regime has promised Hamas that it will raise the Gaza issue in negotiations with the Trump administration, according to an unverified report attributed by a single channel. The claim has not been independently confirmed by official or Israeli sources.
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A fire has been reported on Route 386, according to emergency dispatches. No additional details are yet available.
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A traffic accident between a truck and private vehicles on Highway 6 near the Daniel Interchange has blocked the southbound lanes. Emergency services evacuated injured people in varying degrees, according to reports.
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United Torah Judaism chairman MK Yitzhak Goldknopf escalated his rhetoric Wednesday, threatening 'the day will come and we will turn the state around, the whole country a blazing fire — we will turn the prisons into yeshivas,' as reported by i24NEWS.
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Lebanese sources claim at least two people were killed in a strike, according to a single report. The location, time, identity of the targets, and the party responsible for the strike are not specified.
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The coalition voted down a bill by MKs Kariv and Shiri that would have required a court order before police conduct strip searches on protesters, according to N12. MK Kariv read a protester's testimony describing the experience as feeling that the officer was simply following orders from above.
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Commentator Chaim Cohen reported, according to a single source, that a 'Pride' (LGBTQ+ affinity) cell has been exposed within the Shin Bet security agency. Cohen expressed hope that this cell is investigating the October 7 terrorists. The report is unverified and based on a single source.
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Former Iranian security official Esmail Ahmadi-Moqaddam, a former police chief and member of Iran's negotiation teams, said that after any potential period of fighting, the country should prioritize strengthening the military and internal stability. He cited domestic instability and declining public trust, urging accelerated internal reforms and a shift in neighborly policy from threat-focus to cooperation, according to Israeli Arabic-language media citing Iranian sources.
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Government spending exceeded revenue by roughly 100 billion shekels in 2025, yet the deficit hit 4.7% — below the 4.9% target — according to the Finance Ministry's budget execution report, marking what it called a 'positive surprise.'
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Israeli health officials report two more children from the Sharon area contracted West Nile fever, following four previous hospitalizations. Both were treated and discharged in good condition.
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The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has advised airlines to avoid flying in the airspace of Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon, despite the US-Iran agreement, warning that a brief breach of the ceasefire remains possible, particularly in the Strait of Hormuz area, according to reports circulating in Arab media.
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Several Democratic senators are calling for hearings and an investigation following reports that the head of UAE intelligence secretly invested $500 million in a Trump family cryptocurrency venture, raising concerns over conflicts of interest and foreign influence, Israeli media report.
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The FBI announced Monday the extradition of Ibrahim Khaldun Halmy, the alleged mastermind of one of the largest fraud schemes against the US Medicare system, from Turkey to the United States. Turkish media reported the FBI praised cooperation with Ankara and US Ambassador Thomas Barrack.
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The Securityist Movement (Habithonistim) warned Wednesday that the discovery of a tunnel near the Az-Zeim checkpoint (Judea and Samaria) — which reportedly allowed the passage of weapons and people without inspection — is a wake-up call to a growing threat along the seam line and inside Israel. Movement chairman, retired Brig. Gen. Erez Wiener, called for a shift in approach toward Judea and Samaria, including dismantling the Palestinian Authority, arming rapid-response teams, and preparing operational plans, saying the question is not if the threat will be directed at Israel but when.
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The Police Internal Investigations Department (Machash) arrested a police officer from northern Israel on suspicion of using intimate materials to threaten and blackmail his former partner, according to N12.