Satellite images on social media may have exposed the location of the Israeli base. The Wall Street Journal revealed the base's existence and its purpose: a logistics hub, pilot rescue point and launch site for operations against Iran. Senior Iraqi security official: "A certain force was deployed on the ground before the airstrike."
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.
After calling snap elections in in Denmark, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has failed to form a government, with the King tasking right-wing leader Troels Lund Poulsen with the Job. Poulsen could replace Frederiksen, who has previously compared pressure on Israel to pressure on Russia and attacked Netanyahu.
A 40-foot charter yacht near the Haulover sandbar burst into flames Saturday after the operator allegedly failed to ventilate the engine compartment before ignition; 11 people were hospitalized with burns and trauma injuries.
