National emergency declared as firefighters battle wind-fueled blazes spreading across Jerusalem hills; Greece, Croatia, Italy, and Cyprus are expected to deploy firefighting resources to help combat the spreading wildfires.
IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir Halevi warns the Syrian regime to stop attacking Druze communities in the country, or face Israeli military response. Syrian Druze cleric Sheikh al-Rishi: “We would welcome Israeli protection".
Minister Regev announced the ceremony's dress rehearsal that took place earlier this week will be broadcast instead.
For many Vancouverites, the scale and nature of the tragedy in the Lapu Lapu festival that killed 11 feel alien. "I think it's really shocking for Vancouver," a young woman said. "There are a lot of wars in Gaza and Ukraine...but nothing like this happened in Vancouver."
At 11 a.m., a two-minute siren sounded across the country, followed by the official state ceremony at the Hall of Remembrance, attended by the nation’s leaders.
