The president’s ambassador to NATO said the US does not want to turn Iran into “another Libya,” but is capable of taking military action. Iran’s leader Khamenei warned in a message to the White House: “Any attack on us will this time lead to a regional war.”
The Delbert D. Black US destroyer arrived ahead of the weekend, operating in the Red Sea and the Mediterranean.
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Dozens of ambulances from the Egyptian Red Crescent entered through the Rafah Crossing as part of preparations to evacuate wounded and sick Gazans. An Israeli security official said the pilot opening of the crossing was now underway, but it was still unclear whether Gaza residents would begin passing through it later on Sunday.
The gaps between the Haredi parties and the Knesset’s legal advisers are coming to light, and they may threaten the stability of the coalition. Haredi factions are demanding a permanent law rather than a temporary one, along with a requirement that only 10% of those covered by the draft exemption targets enlist, while 90% continue studying in yeshivas. A senior source in Agudat Yisrael said: “Anyone who studies Torah cannot be subjected to sanctions.”
