Shas leader Aryeh Deri informed Prime Minister Netanyahu yesterday that he will not attend today's scheduled meeting, according to a report by N12. The report casts doubt on whether the meeting will take place as planned.
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Political commentator Shimon Riklin assessed that Prime Minister Netanyahu's real electoral challenge is former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot, who he says offers voters calm and stability and is perceived as clean, presenting a weakness for Likud ahead of the upcoming elections.
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Marseille Afrifa, a prominent Israeli activist and former model, spoke after receiving Israeli citizenship, saying she had felt like a second-class citizen until now. The full interview is available in the linked article.
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Iranian actor Reza Maddani issued a second statement Tuesday, following a firestorm in the Jewish community over what was described as a 'monster speech' attributed to him. The content of the new statement has not yet been detailed.
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A Holon resident was struck in the head with an iron bar by a delivery courier yesterday and lost consciousness, according to Israeli media. The incident began when the resident moved the courier's cart blocking the elevator entrance; the courier returned with an iron bar and struck him. The courier claims the resident made racist remarks; his arrest was extended until Thursday.
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An alert was declared at Haifa Airport after smoke was reported from the left landing gear of an Air Yaffa aircraft (tail number 4X-IHF) carrying 66 people on board, according to radio communications cited by active reporting from the region.
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A brief Hebrew-language message reports '66 passengers' — likely indicating a routine passenger count on public transit. No event, location, or context provided.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia is prepared to continue negotiations with Ukraine from where they left off, according to Israeli media.
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The Culture Ministry is reinstating previously canceled creation prizes and adding several new categories to broaden representation, according to the ministry's announcement.
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A car accident on Route 5 has blocked traffic in the eastbound lane toward Ariel, according to reports. Drivers are advised to find alternate routes.
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A report in the Hezbollah-affiliated newspaper Al-Akhbar claims Qatar will conduct indirect negotiations between Israel and Hezbollah, without neglecting the official Lebanese side. Meanwhile, Israeli sources claim senior Iranian officers are under siege in the Wadi al-Taym area, according to i24NEWS.
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An analysis in the Times of Israel argues that Prime Minister Netanyahu cannot run the same playbook he used against the 2015 Iran nuclear deal to fight President Trump's emerging agreement. The piece notes that the earlier effort — including an address to Congress and a fierce campaign by pro-Israel groups — failed, and the changed political and strategic landscape makes a repeat impossible.
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Former IDF chief of staff and opposition MK Gadi Eisenkot on Tuesday sharply criticized what he called a chasm between a political agreement forced on Israel and the military's effective operations, asking where Israel's leadership is to give the public answers on enriched uranium, the Iran-Lebanon arena link, ballistic missiles, and war objectives.
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Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei said Tuesday that negotiations on the nuclear program and sanctions relief will begin within 60 days, but only after several preliminary articles of the memorandum of understanding are implemented. He claimed the U.S. has already authorized the sale of Iranian oil, petrochemicals, and energy products including insurance, banking, and shipping, and that the full text will be published on signing day. Baqaei also asserted that within 30 days of a final agreement, U.S. forces would withdraw from the area surrounding Iran, and that Iran's military capabilities and missile program are not subject to negotiation.
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In an interview on Channel 14, former senior intelligence official Tamir Morag alleged that Shin Bet director Ronen Bar dismissed Prime Minister Netanyahu and failed to wake him on the night of October 7, 2023. The claim, part of a segment titled 'Revolt of the Generals,' has not been independently corroborated.
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Lebanese sources report Israeli drones over Beirut on Tuesday afternoon, the latest in a series of alleged ceasefire violations. The IDF has not commented. The report comes from a single Lebanese source and has not been independently verified.
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According to Israel Hayom, media personality Magi Tabibi is reportedly considering entering politics, potentially joining a party ahead of the 2026 elections.
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A toddler was taken to Hadassah Mount Scopus Hospital in Jerusalem after his mother returned from work and found him turning blue. The family's 4.5-year-old daughter, who witnessed the incident, described it to the mother.
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An opinion piece published by The Zioneer alleges that the son of Major General (res.) Yaakov Amidror, a senior IDF officer, refuses to leave the military despite the Chief of Staff's decision to dismiss him. The piece also accuses Amidror himself of failing to disclose his son's position while providing commentary on security affairs.
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Police opened an investigation into a shooting incident in Deir Hanna, near Sakhnin, overnight. Local reports say a mother and her daughter were evacuated in moderate condition to hospital. A suspect has been arrested.