Bar-Ilan University to shutter translation department. AI pressure and falling enrollment forced the closure of a program that has trained Israel's leading translators and interpreters since 1972.
A Serbian sergeant serving with UNIFIL was killed and two Spanish soldiers were wounded when a mortar shell hit their position. The IDF said the fire was carried out by Hezbollah. The UN has opened an investigation, stressing: “An attack on our forces is a serious violation of international law.”
During a cabinet meeting, the IDF chief of staff presented a plan to expand the campaign and ground maneuver, which was backed by most ministers. The prime minister voiced reservations, and the US later announced a ceasefire.
Ahead of the July and August rush, officials in Jerusalem are working to reduce the number of foreign aircraft parked at Israel’s main airport. The goal is to free up parking spaces without undermining operational readiness or security cooperation.
The fourth meeting between Israel and Lebanon ended overnight. The ceasefire agreement will be conditional on a complete halt to Hezbollah fire and the full evacuation of its members from south of the Litani River. “Pilot zones” will be established under the exclusive control of the Lebanese Armed Forces. The sides will also reconvene in the final week of June with the aim of reaching a “comprehensive security agreement.”
Under the resolution approved overnight, the president will be required to secure congressional approval to continue the military campaign in Iran. The resolution has no binding legal force that would lead to the actual withdrawal of troops, since legislation of this kind requires the president’s signature or a two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress to override a presidential veto.
Theophilos III – head of one of Christianity's oldest institutions – will present Trump with a senior decoration tied to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in what marks their second meeting.
Protesters were demonstrating against the deputy Supreme Court president’s order to step up enforcement of arrests of draft dodgers. Windows were smashed, garden planters were broken and the windshield of Solberg’s car was shattered. The justice and his wife were inside the home during the riot.
The Defense Ministry is launching a multimillion-shekel educational program aimed at addressing the needs of some 600 youths living on hilltops in Judea and Samaria. Instead of relying solely on law enforcement or a social welfare approach that has failed, the Ozmat HaLev Directorate will seek to channel the young people’s energy into supervised settlement activity. The goal is to set clear boundaries and curb acts of violence that harm the settlement enterprise.
Tehran widened its warnings after overnight strikes on Kuwait City's airport while the Revolutionary Guards claimed dominance over the Strait of Hormuz; new details emerged about Washington's nuclear annex to Iran.
