Prime Minister Netanyahu:

When I say the goal is to destroy Hamas's weapons, I mean heavy weapons, lighter weapons, and small weapons – meaning all weapons.

We are talking about real destruction, not just superficial destruction.

Prime Minister Netanyahu on Gaza:

I want to be precise. Israel rejects the 15-point document.

I have heard some say: "You didn't say that." We did say it, but I am here to repeat it: Israel rejects the 15-point document.

Prime Minister Netanyahu:

I want to state the main point clearly: As long as I am Prime Minister, there will be no Palestinian state, neither in Gaza nor in Judea and Samaria.

Neither under the leadership of Fatah nor under the leadership of Hamas.

Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli:

The Mecca Alliance is a very dangerous and very troubling development.

Saudi Arabia was essentially sitting on the fence. It already had a defense agreement with Pakistan, but the moment it goes with the Turks—who are in a direct confrontation with us, one that could develop to dimensions that may have extremely serious consequences, both in the Mediterranean and on the Syrian front, this is a development that is very, very bad for us, for Israel.

It requires us to deepen our alliances with Greece and Cyprus, the United Arab Emirates, and Somaliland.

In retrospect, the seemingly out-of-the-blue Netanyahu-Modi phone call on Thursday looks more like an early glimpse of the counter-alignments that the Mecca Pact may produce.

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During a brief phone call Sunday with Axios, President Trump said that the United States is “low keying it” with Iran. “It will work out. It always works out. It's like a chess game,” Trump said, not expressing any anger or frustration about the fact that Iran has been holding up an announcement on a deal with Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Netanyahu: Iran Avoids Striking Israel Due to Deterrence

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated Sunday that Tehran refrains from attacking Israel because it fears severe retaliation, contrasting Israel's position with recent Iranian strikes across the region. Netanyahu warned that while an attack remains possible, Iran knows Israel would deliver a "powerful blow" in response.

Highlights Israel’s strategy of active deterrence, framing Iran’s regional aggressiveness as a calculated effort that deliberately avoids direct confrontation with Israeli military capabilities.

Turkish President Erdogan Proposes Transferring Hezbollah Arms to Iran for Regional Influence

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has proposed transferring Hezbollah’s heavy weapons to Iran under joint Turkish-Iranian oversight in exchange for Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon. The move highlights Ankara’s push to insert itself into Middle Eastern security dynamics and expand its regional footprint.

While perhaps offering a creative solution to the Hezbollah challenge faced by the Lebanese state, Israel and the region, such a proposal brings to bear serious concerns and questions about intentions - including Israel being able to trust an Iranian regime that has funneled billions of dollars worth of weaponry to Hezbollah including at the current stage but also a Turkish government that has become rhetorically and politically hostile to Jerusalem in recent years and seeks to expand its regional presence.

Syria arrests nine-member ISIS cell near Israel border

The nine-member ISIS cell allegedly collected weapons, transported explosives, and carried out other activities supporting the terrorist group, according to Damascus's Interior Ministry.

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🔴 Arab state reportedly urged another potential Israel-normalization country to sign peace deal, then go to war ‘when time is right’

Middle East countries planned false normalization with Israel, anticipating war

KAN News report said regional officials suggested reaching agreement with Israel with the intention of later violating it • Officials further advised to use the period to 'prepare for a future war'

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Israeli fighter jets, with artillery support, targeted the Ali Taher heights and areas near the village of Bani Hiyan in southern Lebanon.

In 1935, Rabbi Tobias Geffen became the only known person outside of The Coca-Cola Company to examine the company's closely guarded secret formula.

Living in Atlanta, where Coca-Cola was headquartered, Geffen received repeated questions from Jewish communities about whether the drink was kosher. To answer them, Coca-Cola allowed him to privately inspect the confidential ingredient list under strict conditions that he would never reveal the recipe.

During his review, Geffen found that one ingredient, glycerin, was being produced from non-kosher animal tallow. He worked with the company to replace it with a vegetable-based alternative. He also helped resolve a separate Passover issue involving a grain-derived ingredient by recommending an alternative sweetener that preserved the drink's taste.

After these changes were made, Geffen ruled that Coca-Cola was kosher for year-round use, with a special Passover formulation also becoming possible. His work helped make the world's most famous soft drink accessible to millions of observant Jewish consumers while preserving one of the greatest trade secrets in business history.

🇮🇱 Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz has released an election campaign video titled "Israel Katz BOOM," which features images of Israeli operations in several countries.

🇮🇱 Israeli media: Unlike the leader of the Islamic Republic, who is hidden away, Netanyahu is freely sunbathing on the beach. If the Islamic Republic has the courage and ability, it should assassinate him and avenge its leader.

🇮🇱 Prime Minister Netanyahu: We want to solidify Israel's position as a global power, and I emphasize "global," in the field of artificial intelligence.

We have already done this in agriculture, medicine, medical equipment, and many other areas.

And here, we will do the same; in the field of artificial intelligence.

🚨Senior advisor and member of the Iranian negotiation team: “Iran is aware that Trump regime forces in Kuwait, the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Jordan are mobilizing for a potential blitzkrieg - possibly alongside Zionist forces - against the Iranian people. The Islamic Republic stands ready with a swift and crushing response.”

Nickolay Mladenov, director of the "Board of Peace," confirms to Israeli media that under Trump's 15-point roadmap for Gaza, the IDF is not required to withdraw until the disarmament of Hamas is complete and verified.