France recorded its hottest day since measurements began in 1947, the national weather agency said Wednesday. The new all-time high, set on Tuesday and surpassed again today, comes amid a severe heat wave across Western Europe.
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According to Arab affairs reporter Yossi Eliezer of the 301 Arab World channel, Israeli forces have been concentrating significant attention on villages surrounding Hebron in recent days. No specific operations or results have been detailed.
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The judges in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial are pressing to hold hearings five days a week, partly due to Judge Rivka Friedman-Feldman's concern that she will not reach a verdict before her retirement, according to a report. The court has already announced a move to five weekly sessions after the holiday period.
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The Israeli security establishment will focus its counterterrorism effort in Judea and Samaria ahead of the High Holidays, boosting the order of battle to roughly 26 battalions, according to an exclusive report by journalist Hillel Bitton Rosen. The Paratroopers Brigade will operate alongside the Nahal Brigade and Home Front Command units, with an emphasis on 'terror camps' that have not yet been addressed.
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Colonel Yoav Schneider, commander of the IDF's 401st Armored Brigade, gave an interview with journalist Maggie Tabibi, discussing ongoing operations and the brigade's role in securing Israel. The full interview airs on channel C14.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that Israel is trying to sabotage the agreement between the United States and Iran. He added that if peace comes to the region, it will come despite Israel.
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ASA College, a Jerusalem-based school for gifted and outstanding students, will open a boarding-school branch in Netivot, the first such institution in southern Israel, at a cost of millions of shekels, according to N12.
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Six people were injured Wednesday evening in a collision between two vehicles on Route 60 near the settlement of Otniel in Judea and Samaria, according to Magen David Adom. A 27-year-old woman was evacuated to Soroka Medical Center in serious condition with multi-system trauma; a 40-year-old man was moderately injured with head and limb wounds, and four others were lightly hurt. Israeli police have opened an investigation.
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National Security Adviser Shmuel Ben Ezra held an urgent meeting to advance voluntary emigration from Gaza, seeking countries willing to accept Gazans. Mossad representatives reportedly told attendees no state has yet agreed to take part.
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Coalition sources say Defense Minister Israel Katz is obstructing the advancement of the bill to halt arrests of Haredi draft evaders and will not allow it to move forward at this stage, according to political reporter Michael Shemesh.
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Home Front Command chief Major General Shay Kleper said at the MUNI EXPO local government conference that the home front has become a front line, emphasizing the importance of cooperation with local authorities, according to N12.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he believes the technical teams involved in negotiations with Iran will reconvene on the 30th of the month, as reported by Israeli media. A separate Pakistani statement said talks would resume next week, leaving the precise date unconfirmed by other sources.
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The Iranian daily Kayhan published an infographic titled 'Unity of the Resistance Front,' depicting the Popular Mobilization Forces in Iraq, the Houthis in Yemen, Iran's IRGC, and Hezbollah in Lebanon — but omitting Hamas entirely. The graphic quotes Iran's supreme leader crediting 'the devoted armed forces of Islamic Iran, together with the fighters of the resistance front, especially dear Lebanon' for victories against 'the American-Zionist terrorist armies.' The absence of Hamas is notable given its central role in the axis, according to the report.
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Diplomatic sources told the Lebanese newspaper Al-Jadeed that negotiations with Lebanon have hit a deadlock, as Israel insists on remaining in southern Lebanon and refuses to provide guarantees for an IDF withdrawal. The report is single-sourced and unconfirmed by Israeli or US officials.
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A new Channel 13 poll shows Prime Minister Netanyahu's party gaining one seat while Naftali Bennett's party drops a further two, continuing Bennett's sharp decline in recent weeks. Yisrael Beiteinu's Avigdor Liberman adds a mandate, and Smotrich's party also sees a rise, according to a survey broadcast Wednesday evening.
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President Donald Trump is reacting to the press in a brief statement, according to a report circulating among Israeli media. The content and subject of the statement were not detailed.
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A protest by the Haredi community in Jerusalem has ended after lasting about four hours, according to reports from the scene. No further details on turnout or the protest's demands are currently available.
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Iranian media report that four fingers belonging to one of the children were recovered from under the rubble of a school in Minab, 110 days after an alleged Israeli strike on the city. The strike reportedly killed children in the city; the figures have not been independently verified.
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Following Defense Minister Israel Katz's explicit threat against Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, the security establishment is preparing to resume operations against the Yemeni group and updating operational plans. A source close to the matter reported the developments Wednesday evening, according to Hallel Bitton Rosen.