A major fire is raging in La Guaira, one of the areas hardest hit by the successive earthquakes that struck Venezuela early Thursday, according to reports. Emergency crews continue rescue operations amid the devastation.
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A Likud-affiliated activist and commentator published a statement Thursday morning warning that the party leadership's attempts to sideline MK Tally Gotliv, including reported efforts to cancel primaries and district candidacies, are out of touch with the party's grassroots base. He described Gotliv as a symbol of the disconnect between Likud's leadership and its voters.
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Fifteen American aerial refueling aircraft departed Ben Gurion Airport on Thursday morning and were transferred to other regional bases, including Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, according to reports. The move follows the earlier evacuation of 28 US refuelers from the airport, as reported by The Zioneer on June 24, amid ongoing logistical adjustments.
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The leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Poland, meeting in Berlin, welcomed the U.S.-Iran agreement as an opportunity to restore stability to the Middle East and the global economy, according to a report from the 301 channel. They expressed support for full implementation and immediate diplomatic efforts to ensure the political process leads to lasting peace.
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An IDF soldier was killed last night (Wednesday) in an operational truck rollover in the northern sector, according to Israeli media. The fallen soldier, Basel Sued, was a Druze-community fighter from the northern town of Pekiin. The military is investigating the incident.
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Israel Fire and Rescue Services crews extinguished a fire early Thursday morning at a single-story industrial building serving as an auto body and paint garage on HaPeled Street in Holon. Four firefighting teams contained the blaze using foam, and searches found no one trapped. A fire investigator has been summoned to determine the cause.
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The Zioneer published a full feature on the 2006 abduction of IDF soldier Gilad Shalit by Hamas, with a minute-by-minute reconstruction of the cross-border raid that led to a five-year captivity. The feature draws on recently surfaced footage and declassified IDF logs.
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A 65-year-old man riding an electric bicycle was seriously injured on Route 444 between the Naveh Yamin and Jaljulia junctions, according to Channel 12 and MDA. Paramedics evacuated him to Beilinson Hospital unconscious, with head and abdominal injuries.
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Israeli forces opened machine-gun and naval fire toward unusual activity in the Khan Yunis area of the southern Gaza Strip in recent hours, according to a military-aligned report. No details on the nature of the activity, targets, or casualties have been released. The fire comes amid ongoing Israeli operations in the area, including naval shelling reported by The Zioneer earlier this morning at 03:58.
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Col. Yogev Bar Sheshet, former deputy head of the Civil Administration and current deputy Ombudsman for the defense establishment, is the leading candidate to head the Civil Administration in the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), according to Israeli defense sources. Bar Sheshet is also slated to become the IDF's next chief safety officer.
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Journalist Assaf Rosenzweig (N12) posted additional videos and images from the devastation in Venezuela overnight, showing collapsed buildings and widespread damage, he reports.
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A vehicle caught fire on Route 423 in the direction of Nes Ziona, according to initial reports. Firefighting crews are responding; no casualties or cause have been reported yet.
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Thursday will start partly cloudy and clear up later, with seasonal temperatures across Israel, according to the weather forecast.
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Declassified records from the Southern Brigade command center document the morning of June 25, 2006, including the report of a missing soldier at 06:40 and the activation of the Hannibal directive four minutes later, as reported by Army Radio. The logs cover the first hours before the abductee was identified as Cpl. Gilad Shalit.
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The first closed match of the World Cup round of 32 will see Canada play South Africa on June 28 at 22:00 at SoFi Stadium in California, according to journalist Ben Goldfriend on N12.
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte credited President Donald Trump with helping drive European allies and Canada to add roughly $1.2 trillion in defense spending since Trump first took office, along with hundreds of billions in U.S. defense orders. The remarks, reported by the OSINTdefender monitoring channel, highlight NATO allies' increased defense investment during the Trump era.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during a visit to Kuwait, pledged that the Trump administration will fully coordinate with Gulf partners and will not undermine their security in the ongoing negotiations with Iran to reach a final agreement. He stated the US will be 'in full coordination' with its allies and will update them on relevant decisions.