Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri informed President Aoun that the two Shia parties in Lebanon oppose the 'pilot zones' contained in the Washington Declaration proposal, according to a report on Tuesday. Meanwhile, a senior US State Department official told Al Jazeera that Israel-Lebanon talks will continue to advance peace and end 'the cycle of violence once and for all.'
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A fire has broken out in the Avnei Hachoshen neighborhood of Ma'ale Adumim, according to initial reports. Fire and rescue crews are responding; details on injuries, cause, and extent of damage are not yet available.
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Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Sariel, who commanded Unit 8200 on October 7, cancelled his planned appearance this morning at a security conference at Jerusalem's Jerusalem Academic Institute, citing 'scheduling constraints.' It would have been his first public appearance since retiring over his responsibility for the October 7 events.
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A relatively new wine bar was set on fire overnight in central Herzliya, according to Israeli media. The motive is not yet clear; police opened an investigation and collected evidence at the scene. No injuries have been reported.
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Bereaved families from the High Ground Forum held an emergency meeting at their Jerusalem encampment on Tuesday morning, against the backdrop of the ceasefire in Lebanon and continued IDF casualties in the buffer zone. The families urged the government to continue the campaign until a decisive victory is achieved and to reject arrangements they say do not ensure long-term security for northern residents.
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According to reports from Iranian media (Hadshotiran the source), the price of several popular bread varieties in Tehran nearly doubled overnight. The cost of "Barbari" bread rose from 5,300 to 10,000 Toman, "Sangak" from 7,600 to 15,500 Toman, and "Lavash" from 1,400 to 2,700 Toman — an increase of nearly 100% for some of the most widely consumed staple foods in the country.
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A 67-year-old man was shot dead Tuesday morning on Route 70 near the Kabol Junction in northern Israel, according to Israeli media. A burned vehicle was found near the scene. Police are investigating the incident.
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Prime Minister Netanyahu's testimony in his corruption trial began this morning, Tuesday. His defense team refrained from committing to when they will conclude their questioning, Israeli media report.
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Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Soloveitchik, the revered head of the Brisk yeshiva, is in critical condition after an infection failed to respond to intravenous antibiotics, according to Yisrael Weisberg reporting for BeChadrei. Thousands gathered outside the yeshiva in Jerusalem last night for prayers that continued past midnight.
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President Donald Trump plans to meet Wednesday with Pentagon officials and defense industry executives to discuss accelerating munitions and weapons production after the war with Iran, according to a Hebrew-language the source. The meeting would follow up on earlier White House discussions regarding a short but extensive military campaign against Iran.
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian posted a tweet displaying a middle-finger emoji directed at Israel, according to the post on his verified account. The message comes amid heightened regional tensions and follows reports of Israeli monitoring of Houthi activity near the Israel-Jordan border.
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The Uri Tzafon settlement movement responded Tuesday morning to the joint statement by the prime minister, defense minister, and IDF chief of staff, arguing the only way to secure northern residents is establishing Jewish settlements in the area the IDF cleared in southern Lebanon. The group said 'an army without settlement is like the Litani River without water' and called for a return to 'our ancestral inheritance in southern Lebanon,' according to the movement's statement.
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Russia's Defense Ministry says Tu-160 strategic bombers conducted a planned sortie over the international waters of the Barents and Norwegian seas. The claim comes from a single Russian official source and has not been independently verified.
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Israel's Civil Administration confiscated a Palestinian-owned bulldozer near Jericho after the Palestinian Authority planned to carve a road through ancient burial grounds, according to reports. The move was coordinated with Israeli lawmakers and the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories.
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A one-year-old toddler was scalded by boiling water in Rehovot on Tuesday morning and evacuated in moderate condition to Kaplan Medical Center, according to N12 reports.
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Two Israeli youth teams from the Welfare and Social Affairs Ministry's youth villages reached the finals and quarterfinals of the World Robotics Championship in Canada, building sophisticated robots from scratch. The boys' team from 'Nof Harim' village placed runner-up; the girls' team from 'Al Bustan' reached the quarterfinals.
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In a speech at a bereaved families' emergency conference in Jerusalem, Eliyahu Rekanti, father of Maoz Israel who fell last month in southern Lebanon, called on Israeli leadership to continue the campaign with strength and not bow to external pressure or internal weakness.
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Monday's TV ratings from Scopt show the Argentina vs. Austria World Cup match leading the news segment on Kan with 14.9% (488k viewers). Dancing with the Stars rose to 15.3% (448k) in prime time on Channel 12, while Channel 12's news drew 10.8% (324k).