Israeli police are investigating a killing in the Galilee, according to The Jerusalem Post. Israeli media reports identified the victim as the father of a state witness in a major organized crime case, though authorities have not confirmed the alleged connection.
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Two bereaved fathers — Eyal Ashel, father of observer Roni Ashel who fell at the Nahal Oz outpost on October 7, and Li'ad Bar'am, father of Staff Sgt. Neta Bar'am who fell that day — interrupted a security conference where former NSC head Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror was speaking, demanding he leave the stage. "This is my daughter and she is no longer here because of your son," Ashel told Amidror, according to Israeli media.
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MK Erez Malul led an expedited discussion in the Labor and Welfare Committee, demanding legislative corrections for IDF fallen soldiers' families, focusing on three amendments by Yad LeBanim including ending discrimination in benefits for single parents and equalizing age and vehicle rights for IDF widows.
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Prime Minister Netanyahu is pushing to reserve top-10 slots on the Likud Knesset list for minister Gideon Sa'ar and former minister Moshe Kahlon, according to a report by The Jerusalem Post. The Likud is set to meet Wednesday to discuss replacing primaries with a selection committee system.
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New York State Assemblymember and mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani criticized Israel over the killing of Ahmed Wishah, an al-Jazeera journalist whom the IDF says was a Hamas sniper operative, according to a report circulated on Telegram. Mamdani described Wishah as a journalist, the source says.
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Data from the parking app Pango shows that about 22% of Tel Aviv residents park outside their residential zone, a year after a reform imposed paid parking on residential streets for the first time.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv has appointed Kenny Miller as its permanent head coach for the upcoming season, according to N12. Miller, who arrived in January as an assistant to Roni Dilla and served as interim coach after a sexual harassment scandal was exposed, now receives the role permanently.
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A fire has broken out in a building on Sirkin Street in Givatayim, according to emergency reports. Firefighting crews have been dispatched to the scene. No information on casualties, the extent of damage, or the cause is yet available.
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A fire broke out in an electric vehicle at the northern entrance to the settlement of Efrat in the West Bank, according to a single report. Firefighting crews are responding; no casualties or cause have been reported.
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A brush fire has been reported on Sderot Jerusalem in Ramla, according to initial reports. Fire crews are responding; no casualties or property damage have been reported so far.
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A serious traffic accident occurred on Route 4 near the Zikhron Ya'akov interchange northbound, according to initial reports. Emergency services are responding to the scene; casualty figures are not yet available.
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A Haredi woman published a furious message in a group chat addressed to her husband, a yeshiva student who evaded IDF conscription, complaining that his fear of arrest prevents them from traveling to Shabbat, that they missed a close brother's wedding abroad, and that he feels undervalued compared to an Arab street cleaner. The message has been shared widely and sparked a debate on social media and in messaging groups about the personal cost of the draft-dodging protests, the balance of communal pressure, and whether the anger is justified.
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Amit Asa, a former senior Shin Bet official, said Tuesday that Iran will continue advancing its nuclear program over the next 60 days inside a site President Trump currently cannot bomb, requiring Israel to operate "very creatively." His assessment suggests a growing window in which diplomatic constraints limit U.S. military options against Iran's nuclear infrastructure.
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President Isaac Herzog said Tuesday in Metula that the towns along the border are the ones defending the state of Israel — they are the front line — and that Israel must ensure its citizens' security even as diplomacy enters the picture.
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Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Lieberman said Tuesday that the emerging US-Iran understandings in Switzerland guarantee three outcomes: a nuclear Iran, a US-kosher stamp on its ballistic missile program, and continued funding of Iran's regional proxies, according to Reshet Bet radio.
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A woman was detained at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., after touching the water reflection of the pool, reportedly witnessed by an undercover agent. She told investigators she was removing a piece of debris she thought was trash. The incident resulted in a report and her removal from the area.
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Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz issued a joint statement clarifying that the directive to troops in southern Lebanon is to open fire on any threat, according to reservist and former Knesset member Hillel Biton Rosen. Separately, the IDF said it struck a cell of armed Hezbollah operatives on the Ali al-Taher ridge near the Security Zone, north of the zone itself.