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The original operational order issued at 12:06 p.m. on Oct. 7, 2023, is the only wartime order that has not expired. Newly revealed documents by Israel Hayom show how the operations to eliminate Mohammed Deif, Fuad Shukr and Hassan Nasrallah were defined, including limits on collateral damage. The orders also expose the deliberations behind fateful decisions, from the scale of the attack on Iran to the mix of forces used in Lebanon.

In a conversation with Israel Hayom, a source from the western part of the country describes Turkish vehicles and growing influence around the cities of Latakia and Tartus. "Meanwhile everyone is suffering and no one knows where the fools in power are taking us," the source added.

Source claims information about Egypt did not flow only from Qatar to Netanyahu’s advisers and through them to Israeli journalists, but also traveled in the opposite direction. Qatar allegedly received leaks from classified meetings and made use of them. Srulik Einhorn, Jonatan Urich: “The allegations are false.”

Incoming Prime Minister Janez Janša ordered the immediate removal of the PLO flag from the government complex and signaled a historic realignment with Jerusalem.

Amir Fakhravar, head of the Iranian lobby in Washington, sharply criticizes the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran, saying it gives the regime in Tehran a lifeline. In an interview with Israel Hayom, he said, "The Iranians' only hope now is the IDF," and that Israel must continue acting against the regime even without American backing.

Netanyahu confidant also addressed the Lebanon front at a United Hatzalah event, saying, "Hezbollah is at maybe 25% of the power it had before Oct. 7." On Gaza, Dermer said, "The work is not over. Anyone who thinks Israel will leave Hamas armed, two or three kilometers from our population, is fooling themselves."

Lt. Col. R., head of the Israeli Air Force's air superiority branch, tells Israel Hayom in a special interview about the surprises the IDF is preparing for the Iranians. "We have made a major leap forward," he says, while acknowledging that there is still work to be done: "We have achieved results, but we are not finished." 

Jewish Republican congressman Randy Fine, "the Hebrew Hammer," has become Congress's loudest voice against antisemitism – and faces accusations of anti-Muslim racism. In August he faces a primary against "Instagram king" Dan Bilzerian, who Fine says called him "a fat Jew" and claimed "a lot of soap" could be made from him.

Ambassador Xiao Junzheng, who served in Iran 25 years ago and has watched three Israeli wars from his Tel Aviv office, calls reports on Chinese arms transfers to Iran "speculative" and refuses to back Tehran on Hormuz. Israeli lawmakers "should be very careful" on Taiwan, he says, accusing Taipei of "infiltration" and "deception" in the Knesset.

Documents from the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories and IDF Southern Command reveal that a surplus of hundreds of trucks a day allows Hamas to control goods, tax merchants and smuggle equipment. Israeli security officials admit: There is no tracking of generators and machinery brought into Gaza. Despite the recommendation to reduce the quantity, Netanyahu reversed course under US pressure.