In a lawsuit filed in the US, it is claimed that a 62-year-old home movie could prove there was a second gunman. The footage was shot by Orville Nix, who died in 1972, from a unique angle. His granddaughter is seeking compensation for the government’s seizure of the film, and her lawyers argue that the expected legal proceedings could expose details that have never been revealed.

The Lebanese terrorist organization remains battered, bruised and struggling to rebuild itself after the blows dealt by Israel. But the working assumption in the IDF Northern Command is that, unlike during Operation Rising Lion, Hezbollah will not stay on the sidelines this time.

A moving memorial ceremony marking five years since the passing of Sheldon Adelson was held at the Mount of Olives cemetery. Family members and close friends paid tribute to a devoted supporter of Israel and one of the greatest benefactors of the Jewish people. President Isaac Herzog said, “Sheldon was the Montefiore of this generation.” Dr. Miriam Adelson said, “Even though you are not here, you continue to act in my heart, my thoughts and my memory.”

As the US military nears completion of a broad force deployment around Iran, unprecedented tension hangs over relations between Washington and Tehran. Even though the chances of success in the talks remain unclear amid the deliberate ambiguity surrounding both sides’ positions, the cost of failure could push them toward understandings that would delay, even if only temporarily, a US strike. 

The UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said that several armed motorboats attempted to stop a merchant vessel between the coasts of Iran and Oman, but the ship’s captain chose to ignore the assailants and continued sailing.