Police arrested two drivers overnight who were recorded on video Wednesday pulling a gun at Haredi demonstrators in a protest convoy. The arrests follow a series of violent confrontations between motorists and Haredi protesters during recent protests over military draft enforcement. No further details on the drivers' identities or charges have been released.
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The coalition deal between Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Haredi parties is advancing, according to N12's Dafna Liel. The Knesset is set to hold marathon debates on the Basic Law: Torah Study next week, with a new formulation and an explicit legislative goal.
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The NationDeveloping
A 19-year-old Afghan asylum seeker in France was sentenced to 30 months in prison for raping five goats and a lamb at an animal sanctuary. The lamb died from the assault. The man told a court-appointed psychologist he acted to prevent rape of a woman, saying 'a goat cannot identify him afterward.'
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The LedgerDeveloping
The Lufthansa Group announced it is gradually increasing flights to and from Israel in July and August, operating dozens of weekly flights after Austrian Airlines resumed service in early June.
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MK Moshe Saada (Likud) said Thursday that former police commissioner Roni Alsheich, former state attorney Shai Nitzan, and former attorney general Avichai Mandelblit will testify as defense witnesses in September. Saada claimed the trial will shift from an accused prime minister to the state becoming the accused, exposing a political persecution of Israel.
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The FrontDeveloping
A traffic accident with severe injuries occurred at the Deir Hanna junction in the Lower Galilee, according to initial reports.
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The NationDeveloping
Michal Herzog, wife of President Isaac Herzog, informed poet Maya Tevet Dayan that she has won the President's Prize for Hebrew Poetry for her book "The Wandering Jewess" for the Hebrew year 5786. The prize is named for Sami Rohr and in memory of Nechama Rivlin.
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The LedgerDeveloping
Apple's stock fell 5% on Wall Street on Thursday, shortly after the company announced another round of price increases across its MacBook and iPad lineup. The decline reflects investor reaction to the latest hike, which Apple attributes to the ongoing chip shortage, according to the N12 report.
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The FrontDeveloping
Switzerland has opened negotiations to purchase an Israeli air defense system, identified as Rafael Advanced Defense Systems' David's Sling, according to The Jerusalem Post.
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The FrontDeveloping
Dozens of soldiers from the 'Maalot Tzur' Haredi integration program completed their basic training and are set to join bases in central and northern Israel, the military said. The initiative is part of ongoing efforts to expand Haredi enlistment amid a national debate over service exemptions.
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The NationDeveloping
The Welfare Ministry's official responsible for hilltop youth told the Knesset Education Committee that teens arrive at farms and outposts in Judea and Samaria for a mix of reasons — some out of Zionism, others to escape from various factors. The statement came during a discussion on educational responses for dropout youth in the West Bank outposts.
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The NationDeveloping
Fire and rescue crews are responding to a report of heavy smoke inside a second-floor apartment, according to initial reports. The location was not immediately specified. No casualties or cause have been reported yet.
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The NationDeveloping
A third woman has passed IDF's rabbinical qualification exams following a High Court ruling, according to Mordechai Halperin on Galei Tzahal army radio. She passed the exam on laws of mourning while two other female candidates failed, the report says.
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In a Haaretz column, analyst Chaim Levinson describes a prime minister trapped on all fronts with no exit strategy, relying on incitement against the judiciary, Arab citizens, and legal advisers ahead of what he warns will be Israel's most brutal election campaign.
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that Israel and every other country in the region has the right to self-defense, but that Washington wants that right exercised with an aim toward de-escalation, according to Israeli media.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed Iran's proposal to collect fees for passage through the Strait of Hormuz as inoperable, saying any vessel refusing to pay would be shot at, which renders the system 'not just unwise, it simply cannot happen.' The remarks echo his earlier statements rejecting any form of payment in the strait, as reported by The Zioneer.
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The FrontDeveloping
Brig. Gen. (res.) A' received command of the Israeli Air Force Equipment Directorate from Brig. Gen. Sh', who stepped down after four years. The handover took place Wednesday, according to the military.