A chance discovery at the Technion has brought an emotional moment of closure to the family of Staff Sgt. Idan Raz, who was killed while defending the IDF's Pega military outpost on October 7, 2023, after saving the lives of 26 fellow soldiers.
Technology giant MongoDB canceled a professional event at the last minute after extremists targeted Israelis who served in the Israel Defense Forces about 25 years ago and circulated antisemitic posters featuring bloodstained hands. Inbal Goldberger, who was herself labeled a "spy," warned of "a dangerous process of complete exclusion," saying American companies are "giving in to the poisoned local agenda." Meanwhile, the activists celebrated the cancellation, declaring: "We canceled another event because of the Zionists."
The office of Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina issued an official statement Sunday announcing that Graham died unexpectedly on the evening of Saturday, July 11, following "a brief and sudden illness.".
US officials say senior commanders in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps will be the primary targets of a renewed economic campaign if Tehran continues to violate understandings reached with Washington. The US Navy is also preparing to once again shut down the Strait of Hormuz to Iranian shipping if necessary.
As Tehran seeks to tighten its grip on shipping routes through the strategic Strait of Hormuz while the US aims to keep oil flowing and fuel prices low, exchanges of military strikes between the two sides have continued. However, current assessments suggest they do not signal a return to full-scale war.
