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.
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Staff Sgt. (res.) Alexander Filin, 29, who was killed by a Hezbollah IED Wednesday in southern Lebanon, is being laid to rest at the military cemetery in Haifa. His family had called on the public to attend the funeral, saying they feared sparse turnout due to his comrades being on active duty.
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated Sunday that every clause of the memorandum of understanding with the U.S. is favorable to Iran, claiming that President Donald Trump, who previously blocked Iranian actions, has now conceded on all points. The remarks were reported via Iranian state-aligned media.
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Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, stated that one of Kyiv's central goals is to increase pressure on Russia by transferring the consequences of the war onto its territory. Strikes deep inside Russia are intended to damage capabilities supporting the war effort and undermine Russians' sense of security and normalcy, according to the adviser as published in Ukrainian media.
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Southbound Ayalon Highway between HaOlim Junction and Shivat HaKokhavim Junction will be closed overnight Tuesday-Wednesday (23–24 June) for railway development at Herzliya station. The closure runs from 23:00 to 05:00; train service operates as usual.
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The analyst known as Abu Salah (the Arabic Desk) argues that the Iranian pressure campaign will leave Washington's new partners with little room to maneuver — and that the repercussions hit Israel directly, indeed are already being felt. The analysis, posted Sunday afternoon, is an opinion piece, not a report of a discrete event.
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni escalated her public feud with US President Donald Trump in a new statement Sunday, attacking him directly as the clash between the two leaders intensifies. The full text of her remarks is available in the linked report.
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Education Minister Yoav Kisch and Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan inaugurated the Ely Zaha elementary school in Samaria on Sunday, part of a NIS 27 million investment. The council reported a 50% increase in the number of schools in the region over the past decade. Kisch called the new school "further expression of strengthening settlement in Judea and Samaria."
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A source close to the Iranian negotiating team in Geneva said Iran has no intention of meeting IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, despite his presence in Switzerland for nuclear talks. The source said the US requested Grossi's participation but faced Iranian opposition.
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Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip report that the IDF killed several militants in the Khan Younis area. No further details on the identities, exact number, or circumstances have been provided at this time.