Prime Minister Netanyahu's security cabinet has concluded its meeting at 23:49 Jerusalem, according to Barak Betesh (i24NEWS). No details on decisions or discussion topics have been released yet.
Prime Minister Netanyahu's security cabinet concluded its meeting at 23:49 Jerusalem, journalist Barak Betesh (i24NEWS) reported. The session capped a dramatic hour in which the cabinet was interrupted by a phone call between Netanyahu and U.S. President Trump at around 23:37, according to multiple Israeli media accounts. Ministers told reporters that Trump pressed for rapid conclusion of a memorandum of understanding with Iran to forestall a retaliatory strike, and a senior official said a deal could be signed as early as tonight. Defense Minister Israel Katz also spoke with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. After the call, the cabinet resumed its session before adjourning at 23:49. No official decisions or operational directives have been released yet.
The thread on the security cabinet's meeting unfolded rapidly Wednesday night. At 23:37 Jerusalem, initial reports (The Zioneer version 2) said Netanyahu and Trump spoke as a U.S.-Iran nuclear agreement neared what Trump called the 'almost final stage.' By version 5 (23:37), a senior official told N12 that signing could come 'as soon as tonight.' By version 7, a cabinet minister told journalist Yaron Avraham that the U.S. was pushing to 'end the incident and sign a memorandum of understanding as quickly as possible to prevent an Iranian response.' The call interrupted the cabinet session (versions 6–8), which then resumed before concluding at 23:49. The source base evolved from a single familiar source to multiple named journalists (Noam Amir / Channel 14, Yaron Avraham / N12, Amichai Stein / i24NEWS) and an on-record minister quote.
As The Zioneer reported earlier in the day (15:05 Jerusalem), the security cabinet was summoned amid 'critical Iran developments,' following an Iranian missile barrage on June 8 that triggered sirens across central and southern Israel, with no casualties reported. The wider U.S.-Iran diplomatic push described Wednesday night represents a potential shift from the military standoff to a negotiated framework.
What remains open: no official confirmation has been published by the Prime Minister's Office or the White House regarding the content of the call or any agreement. The senior official's claim that a signing could occur 'tonight' remained unverified as of 23:50 Jerusalem, and no text or outline of a potential MOU has been released. Whether the deal will include a cessation of Iran's missile program or address regional proxies is not yet specified in any official statement.
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