Brigadier General Effie Defrin, the IDF Spokesperson, told the JNS international policy summit on Tuesday that Israel's adversaries perceive the country's democratic values as weakness, but the military sees them as the source of its strength.
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An IDF reserve soldier, Elkanah Federman, publicly criticized Israel's political and military leadership, telling them to imagine that every soldier who fell in battle is their own child, according to an unverified single-source report on Tuesday.
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The idea of a gradual pilot for a partial Israeli withdrawal from a small area in southern Lebanon was conceived months before the US-Iran deal talks and is not a concession to Tehran, former minister Ron Dermer said, according to a report. The pilot, raised in cabinet, would test the Lebanese army's ability to keep Hezbollah out of the cleared zone before expansion.
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A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash on southbound Highway 2 near Yaqum, according to initial reports. The rider was evacuated in serious condition after the accident involving a motorcycle and an unspecified vehicle on the coastal highway north of Tel Aviv.
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Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett says he will establish a Palestinian autonomy, according to a report by Dana Varon. In response, MK Avichai Buaron (Likud) attacked Bennett, accusing him of enabling the evacuation of Amona and calling him a dangerous left-wing figure without principles.
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Tuesday that it is "ludicrous" to assume President Trump would ever sign a nuclear agreement comparable to the 2015 JCPOA negotiated by Barack Obama. Leavitt said the previous deal gave the Iranian regime "pallets of cash," and that Trump's administration will ensure any accord serves U.S. national security interests and the American people.
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Organizers of the Agudat Israel protest have published a route map for today's vehicle convoy. The map details departure points and the planned route. Further details on the protest's demands and expected turnout are not yet available.
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Iran's ambassador to the UN stated Tuesday the current round of talks did not discuss IAEA inspector access to Iranian nuclear sites, with that issue deferred to a later negotiation phase, according to Israeli journalist Asaf Rozentzweig (N12). The remarks follow an earlier official denial by Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman about allowing inspectors into sites damaged during the war.
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The IDF is carrying out counterterrorism operations in the city of Nablus (Shechem) in Judea and Samaria, according to Israeli military sources. The scope and objectives of the operation have not yet been detailed.
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MK Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionism) said in a statement on Tuesday that Supreme Court President Isaac Amit proved himself to be "a politician, not a judge" during a recent Judicial Selection Committee hearing. Rothman dismissed Amit's concerns about loss of public trust in the judiciary as "naivety and crocodile tears," according to a post from a channel affiliated with Rothman.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resumed his testimony at the Tel Aviv District Court on Tuesday, during re-cross-examination by his attorney Amit Hadad. Netanyahu accused the prosecution of manipulation and presenting innocent events as corrupt, and displayed photos from Milchan's Paris estate from the early 2000s, including actor Sean Connery and then-MK Yair Lapid. The defense argues the state's case that Netanyahu promoted the Israel Hayom law in exchange for favorable coverage is based on an invention, not reality.
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Rabbi Yigal Levinstein, head of the Eli pre-military academy, issued a fresh statement Monday evening urging candidates not to try out for Sayeret Matkal. He asserted the elite unit has become mixed-gender and dismissed claims of an operational-need halachic permit as invalid, according to a statement circulated by the academy.
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Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told the JNS policy conference that he remains a right-winger — 'not extreme and not irresponsible' — and defined right-wing policy as standing firm on national interests, not conceding territory, and opposing a Palestinian state, but without being what he termed 'a shmock' (an extreme irresponsible). Bennett called for a broad unity government, as The Zioneer previously reported.
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Emergency services are responding to a traffic accident on Ben Yair Street in Arad, involving a 40-year-old man, according to initial reports.
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Negotiations between the US and Iran in Switzerland have wrapped up, with delegations from both sides expressing optimism, according to The Jerusalem Post. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf told reporters as he left Switzerland, 'When implementing a ceasefire and ending the war becomes difficult, we can resolve it either through missiles or through negotiations.' The remarks echo his earlier statements that diplomacy and military deterrence are complementary, and come amid ongoing talks focused on Lebanon ceasefire mechanisms and nuclear deal components.
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Reportedly, the Ashura procession in midtown Manhattan this year was the largest ever and is expected to grow annually. The report also notes that a city referred to as 'New Jabalia' — a likely reference to a Gaza-area community — is in its sixth month under a Shiite Muslim mayor, describing the city as 'lost'.
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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said Tuesday that Tehran's missile and defense capabilities will not be part of negotiations with any party, reiterating a hardline stance first voiced last week. The statement comes as talks continue via the Pakistan-Qatar track.