The heavy exchanges of fire in southern Lebanon continue. Hezbollah is launching explosive drones at IDF soldiers, while the military has yet to provide an adequate defensive solution. The IDF is operating with “one hand tied behind its back” because its activity is limited to what has been defined as the “yellow line.”
"There is still enriched uranium that needs to be removed from Iran, there are still enrichment sites that need to be dismantled, and there is more work to do," the prime minister said. He said Trump told him, "I want to go in there," and added that he believed "it can be done physically."
Israel Hayom has learned that outgoing Mossad Director David Barnea first presented his warnings about the appointment to Netanyahu and only later sent a letter to the attorney general. At the root of Barnea's warnings: Gofman's conduct in the affair involving the handling of Uri Elmakayes. A person leading the organization must demonstrate an unblemished ability to operate, sources familiar with the matter say.
Close cooperation with the IDF during Operation Roaring Lion is prompting a review of a long-term US presence in Israel. Security officials say there are “no operational restrictions.” US military personnel worked from Israel’s underground central command center and were exposed to the IDF’s capabilities, as well as its weaknesses.
Jerusalem is making clear there will be no compromise on dismantling Iran's enrichment capabilities and removing all enriched material from its territory. Israel's concern: The Americans will sign a "thin" nuclear deal that abandons the fight against Tehran's missiles and terrorist proxies.
IDF officials warn that the quiet from Gaza is “misleading.” On the ground, Hamas supplies itself through smuggling from the air, sea and land, rebuilding its strength and rearming. The humanitarian aid it has seized is giving it cash and oxygen. That is why officials believe it is now important for Israel to keep insisting on advancing an agreement to demilitarize the Gaza Strip.
Malek Balout, a senior commander in Hezbollah's elite unit, was the target of the strike in Dahiyeh. Netanyahu and Katz: "No terrorist has immunity. Israel's long arm will reach every enemy and murderer."
Israeli security officials believe Trump still wants to exhaust negotiations with Tehran.
MK Simcha Rothman is seeking to revive the amendment to the law that he sponsored. The bill would determine that only Orthodox conversion will be recognized for the purpose of defining a person as Jewish. “Faithful to the heritage that preserved the identity of the Jewish people for thousands of years.”
Some 350 medical professionals attended a special conference held this week in Paris. All of them are looking for a way to make aliyah to Israel and build new lives there, including professionally.
