Baruch Dayan HaEmet

The name of an IDF soldier who fell in battle has been cleared for publication, and his family has been notified.

Fallen soldier:
- Master Sergeant (Res.) Alexander Filin, 29 years old, from Haifa, a fighter in the Headquarters of the 36th Division, fell in battle in southern Lebanon.

US weighs boosting ties with PA as it seeks to advance Gaza plan and Abraham Accords

Officials tell ToI that sides have been holding talks with aim of signing MOU, which PA hopes will lead to reopening of DC diplomatic office shuttered in Trump's first term, but US enthusiasm waning

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Trump's deal is a catastrophic capitulation to Iran's aggressors, leaves Israel vulnerable and constrained

In the US president's reality-challenged view, Israel is an ingrate and a warmonger, while Iran's mass-murdering leaders are 'very rational.' They are indeed all too rational, and he, clearly, is not

Read more: https://toi.li/R3v7Y6

Draft US-Iran deal leaves regime in 'stronger strategic position,' think tank warns trib.al/AECEAoJ

Iran won the war against the United States and Israel, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, head of Iran’s negotiating delegation and the country's parliament speaker told state television on Wednesday.

“The recent war was a war between the front of truth and falsehood,” Ghalibaf said.

“We did not allow the United States and Israel to achieve the nine goals they set out from the start of the war,” he added.

“When I talk about negotiation and diplomacy, I mean diplomacy of power,” Ghalibaf said, adding that he supported negotiations that were themselves “a form of struggle.”

Ghalibaf said he was the person who distrusted the United States the most and had told US Vice President JD Vance that he had “not the slightest trust” in him.
iranintl.com/en/202606174861

Hmmmm

Antonio Lopez

Worth listening to

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Trump is unhappy with the criticism he’s getting:

“Those who think I wasn’t tough enough on Iran, while the stock market just hit an all‑time high and oil prices are ‘plummeting,’ are either jealous, bad people, or stupid.”

As Tehran and Washington move toward a memorandum to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, messages from inside Iran show anger that the deal addresses uranium, Lebanon and money, but not the lives lost under the Islamic Republic.
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🔴 Security zone in southern Lebanon: Map of the area where Israeli army forces operate in southern Lebanon*

⭕️ Based on operational needs, the Israeli army is deployed about 10 kilometers inside Lebanese territory in the security zone.

⭕️ Israeli army forces are stationed in their area of operation in southern Lebanon and continue their actions to eliminate threats and strengthen the defense of the northern residents.

Trump Ally Reveals: 'Vance Failed the President'

Ben Shapiro, one of the most influential conservative voices in Trump's orbit, publicly attacked Vice President JD Vance over the Iran deal, calling his signature project a "disaster" and accusing him of failing to deliver for the president.

The official terms of the U.S. Memorandum of Understanding are out—and it’s worse than anticipated. The official signing ceremony isn’t until Friday, but the agreement was already signed digitally last night during a dinner at the Palace of Versailles. Anyone familiar with the palace’s history knows this makes the MOU the second great surrender signed at Versailles. Except this time, the U.S. is the one capitulating.
 
Find out why it’s worse than we thought, also the Israeli public sours on Trump, and more.
 
All in today’s edition of It’s Noon in Israel
 
https://open.substack.com/pub/amitsegal/p/its-noon-in-israel-iran-deal-its?r=1gxt62&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Netanyahu at the inauguration of Route 60 – “The Bible Way”:

“We face additional challenges — these require composure, steadfast defense of our security interests, and at the same time, preserving the important relationship with our American friends.”

“We will restore security to the north — this requires maintaining the security zone in southern Lebanon; we must not withdraw from there as long as Israel’s security needs demand it.”