U.S. Vice President JD Vance described Sunday's U.S.-Iran meeting as 'historic,' stating that the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the completion of a nuclear deal have already been achieved. According to a report cited by N12, Vance said the meeting is historic because, apart from Islamabad and now, Americans and Iranians had never met at such a high level.
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The Jerusalem Post reports that Mona Khalil, a well-known Lebanese turtle ecologist, has died from injuries sustained in an Israeli airstrike on her home near the southern city of Tyre on June 4. Her assistant was also wounded in the strike. The IDF has not commented on the specific incident.
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Hamas's military wing published photographs from 1992 showing Saeed Izadi, the late IRGC Quds Force commander killed in Iran a year ago, alongside senior Hamas and Islamic Jihad operatives. The images were taken in southern Lebanon, where 415 senior terrorists were exiled by the Rabin government, according to the Abu Ali Express channel. Izadi was a key figure in funding and strengthening Palestinian terror groups and was deeply involved in the October 7 massacre.
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The discount chain Zol VeGadol is appealing to the Jerusalem District Court against a Health Ministry administrative closure order for two branches that sold 'Frinook' chicken products containing sedatives. The appeal follows a local court's Friday rejection of the chain's request to reopen the branches.
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The Likud Constitution Committee has postponed its debate on party primaries to Thursday at 17:30, following legal developments and a scheduled Jerusalem District Court hearing tomorrow at 12:00, party sources report.
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Iranian news outlets have joined Israeli media in circulating a photo showing Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in the same room as U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Switzerland, according to a report by Amit Segal (N12). The image, described as unprecedented proximity between senior Iranian and American officials, surfaces as nuclear talks continue.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv is reportedly in negotiations to sign a 22-year-old Scottish striker, according to a first publication by Israel Hayom.
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Journalist Amit Segal (N12) described newly-released combat footage from last week's tank battle in Lebanon, showing wounded soldiers inside a tank, troops evacuating them while others provide cover against circling Hezbollah drones, according to his social media post.
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MK Efrat Rayten (Democrats) called on Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and Police Commissioner Danny Levi to take action against National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's allegedly illegal use of uniformed police officers, detention facilities, and police vessels as backdrops for his election campaign videos, according to N12.
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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif issued a statement Sunday afternoon saying the agreement — an apparent reference to the US-Iran understanding — will advance peace and prosperity, according to N12. No further details were provided by Sharif or his office in the brief statement.
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Videos circulating online appear to show the Breaking Bad actor reciting the Shahada and praying in a mosque. Esposito has not publicly commented.
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The foreign ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan meeting in Cairo issued a joint statement Sunday emphasizing the centrality of the Palestinian issue to achieving peace, security, and stability in the Middle East, according to the statement. The ministers said the Palestinian issue remains at the heart of efforts for a just, comprehensive, and lasting peace, and devoted special attention to the humanitarian and political situation in Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem, which they described as under occupation.
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The road to Beirut's airport has been decorated with banners thanking Iran, featuring portraits of both the current and former Iranian supreme leaders, according to Abu Ali Express. The display signals the public and visible pro-Iranian sentiment in Lebanon despite ongoing political tensions.
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Air France has extended its cancellation of flights to and from Israel through June 30, according to an announcement cited by Israel Hayom. The move continues a suspension first imposed amid regional security concerns.
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A fire is reported in the Nahal Loz area of Beit Shemesh. Firefighting crews are responding. No casualties or cause are yet known.
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The Israeli artist and pioneer of kinetic art, Yaacov Agam, died Sunday at age 98. His funeral will be held Monday at the Rehovot Cemetery at 5:00 p.m.; his body will lie in state at the Agam Museum in Rishon Lezion from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., according to The Jerusalem Post.
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Senior Israeli official Hillel Bitton Rosen warned Sunday that Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) will see a severe security event if action is not taken preemptively. "Everyone understands that at some point a severe security incident will happen there — but nothing is being done," he said in a joint statement posted with activist Boaz Golan, urging an immediate overwhelming offensive.
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Israeli Air Force fighter jets carried out multiple sonic boom runs across wide areas of southern Lebanon on Sunday afternoon, according to reports from the 301 Arab World outlet. One report claimed jets broke the sound barrier on the outskirts of Beirut itself. No strikes or casualties have been reported in connection with the activity.