Israel
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IDF Cancels Gaza Mission After Haredi Soldiers Refuse to Board APC with Female Paramedic
Three soldiers from the Givati Brigade’s Rotem Battalion refused an operational order in Gaza overnight on Wednesday after learning a female paramedic would be aboard the Namer armored personnel carrier, forcing the military to cancel the patrol — even after… Read more
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Censor Clears Report of Direct Hamas Hostage Talks Held With Netanyahu Approval
The Israeli military censor unblocked a long-suppressed report Thursday revealing that then-Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar held direct negotiations over hostage releases with exiled Hamas leaders after the October 7, 2023 invasion — talks that continued until February 2025 and… Read more
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US Patriot stocks in Europe are ‘beyond critical’ — the interceptor gap no one wanted
The interceptor warheads are gone. Patriot stocks in Europe are ‘beyond critical’ after the Iran war, and in a sustained Russian attack NATO would have to absorb direct hits. The gap is months to close. Read more
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Trump drops the Iran MOU — ‘economic asphyxiation’ is the new endgame
The June interim agreement with Iran is off the table. Trump is pressing sanctions that could hit Chinese banks, turning a military standoff into a financial siege — and betting Tehran can’t outlast it. Read more
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Israel expels Dutch representatives from the US-backed Gaza coordination center — now weighing UK officials too
Israel expelled Dutch representatives from the US-backed Gaza coordination center over ‘anti-Israel measures,’ and is now weighing the same for UK officials as Britain moves to ban trade with the settlements. Read more
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Gantz and Erdan meet to discuss a Blue and White–Unity merger — the third bloc just got more real
Benny Gantz met with Gilad Erdan this week to discuss a potential electoral merger between Blue and White and the Unity party – both of which have been struggling to clear the 3.25% threshold in the new Knesset elections. Read more
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Netanyahu says Iran tried to kill his son in Florida — the security file that was in the news for months
Netanyahu says Iran tried to assassinate one of his sons — and the next day, Newsmax confirmed it was Yair, in Miami, last December. Months of speculation just got a name, a city, and a date. Read more
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Poll: Winter’s party at 6 seats, Religious Zionism drops below threshold — Netanyahu begs Ben Gvir to hold the line
Winter’s People of Israel is at 6 seats in a new ToI poll, pushing Religious Zionism below the threshold. Netanyahu is publicly begging Ben Gvir and Smotrich to unite — an unusual act for a PM who usually holds them at arm’s length. Read more