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14+ min ago (260+ words) Shin Bet Director David Zini visited Egypt Sunday, meeting with the head of Egyptian intelligence. According to a report by Kan News, the two discussed developments in the Gaza Strip and the next phase of the agreement between the parties. It is believed that this is Zini's first official visit abroad. Earlier on Sunday, a senior Palestinian Arab source told Agence France-Presse that Egypt is training Palestinian Arab policemen, to integrate them into the security force that will be responsible for managing Gaza after the end of the war. According to the report, in March of this year, more than 500 of these police officers and operatives underwent physical, professional and theoretical training in Egypt, and hundreds of others have been assigned to similar training since September. Several months ago, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Ati said that Cairo intended to train…...

22+ min ago (458+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 786 Northwestern University in Illinois will pay the US federal government $75 million to settle complaints about antisemitism on the campus, the university and the Justice Department announced on Friday. The agreement will restore $790 million in federal funding to the university that the Trump administration had frozen in April, and close federal investigations into the university. As part of the settlement, the university agreed to revoke a deal that the campus administration made with anti-Zionist protesters in 2024. The university made the so-called "Deering Meadow Agreement," named for a part of campus that was occupied by a protest encampment, to end a demonstration against Israel. The university agreed to protesters" demands to set up an advisory committee on university investments, to fund two Palestinian faculty per year and five Palestinian undergraduates, to create a house for Muslim students, and…...

33+ min ago (34+ words) Real time news brief - Turkey and Iran announce construction of joint railway - Israel National News flashes around the clock are waiting for you on the site Turkey and Iran announce construction of joint railway...

54+ min ago (311+ words) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request for a presidential pardon carries clear political considerations. Netanyahu understands that the chances of the pardon being approved are not high, but the move changes the public conversation from the controversial draft exemption bill, which is politically inconvenient for him right now, to the pardon request. The move also serves [] The post Netanyahu has nothing to lose appeared first on www.israelhayom.com. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request for a presidential pardon carries clear political considerations. Netanyahu understands that the chances of the pardon being approved are not high, but the move changes the public conversation from the controversial draft exemption bill, which is politically inconvenient for him right now, to the pardon request. The move also serves his election campaign well. For Netanyahu, it is essentially a win-win situation. If the pardon is granted,…...

57+ min ago (40+ words) Real time news brief - Is the Pro-Palestine banner now the cover for modern antisemitism? - Israel National News flashes around the clock are waiting for you on the site Is the Pro-Palestine banner now the cover for modern antisemitism?...

57+ min ago (726+ words) Duvi Honig is founder & CEO, Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce Dublin has forced the world to confront a question we never imagined needing to ask in the 21st century: Has the pro-Palestine banner become the new, socially acceptable cover for global antisemitism? When the Dublin City Council moves to erase the name of Chaim Herzog-an Irish-born President of Israel, a man who fought the Nazis, defended democracy, and embodied Irish heroism-and replace it with "Free Palestine," that is not solidarity. That is not human rights. It is the erasure of Jewish history and the legitimization of antisemitism under a fashionable slogan. Herzog's name honors a proud Irish son who dedicated his life to fighting tyranny. To tear that down and replace it with a political slogan is not a statement about peace-it is a symbolic assault on Jewish identity itself. It…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago (32+ words) Real time news brief - Unusual weapons cache discovered near Dimona reactor - Israel National News flashes around the clock are waiting for you on the site Unusual weapons cache discovered near Dimona reactor...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago (155+ words) An exceptionally unusual weapons cache was discovered recently near the Dimona nuclear reactor. According to a report on i24NEWS, the discovery happened by chance when a teenager was playing the "Pok'mon Go" app during a family trip to the Mamshit National Park, near Dimona. The teen stumbled upon the weapons while climbing a cliff as part of a mission in the game. The cache contained three fully equipped M16 rifles, rifle and handgun magazines, and a military vest and coat. It is believed that the weapons were hidden in a way that allowed for quick retrieval and immediate operational use - hundreds of meters from the sensitive facility. Police sources estimate that the weapons were stolen from an IDF base by a criminal gang, likely from the Bedouin community. The incident was immediately reported to security forces by the family, and the authorities…...

1+ hour, 5+ min ago (84+ words) Shin Bet Director David Zini visited Egypt today (Sunday) and met with the head of Egyptian intelligence.According to a report by Kan News, the two discussed developments in the Gaza Strip and the next phase of the agreement between the parties. Shin Bet Director David Zini visited Egypt today (Sunday) and met with the head of Egyptian intelligence. According to a report by Kan News, the two discussed developments in the Gaza Strip and the next phase of the agreement between the parties....

1+ hour, 5+ min ago (187+ words) Al Bawaba highlights the top News of the Week for the past 7 days in various topics, including politics, business and entertainment. Visit our official website and social media pages below: Official website for more news: https://www.albawaba.com/ X/ Twitter: https://www.x.com/AlBawabaEnglish Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/albawaba_english/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlBawabaNews/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/albawabanews.bsky.social - The 72-Hour Countdown: Covert moves signal imminent US'Israel'Iran clash Iran reacted with its largest aerial operations in years. Fighter planes broke the sound barrier over Juman, a Kurdish hamlet near American bases. After the June strikes, Tehran restored its air-defense systems and put them on high alert for Israeli air operations. Iranian state television said the country is ready to respond directly to "American-Zionist aggression." "No One Above the Law": Israeli opposition moves to block Netanyahu's bid for immunity Poland freezes talks with Hungary After Orb'n's surprise meeting with Putin Intensified Air, sea, and ground…...