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Diaspora affairs reporter Zev Stub toured the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp with a delegation organized by the European Jewish Association for the 88th anniversary of Kristallnacht.

Former Iranian crown prince and activist Reza Pahlavi, who visited the site for the first time as part of the delegation, called for global solidarity against Holocaust denial.

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Eisenkot-led bloc said to establish special committees to repeal judicial overhaul

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Contradicting Trump, Netanyahu’s office says Israel will ‘gradually’ move off US military aid

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Ra’am chair MK Mansour Abbas said in an interview with Channel 12 on Tuesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once confided in him that he and then-Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar “understand each other.”

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Knesset approves makeup of powerful Arrangements Committee 63-50, rejecting Likud bid to dilute Arab parties’ influence
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Day after furious Knesset speech, Netanyahu says unity is possible
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Democrats MK Kariv: Netanyahu persona non grata in Washington, Israel-US relations can’t be fixed with him in office
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Iran’s IRGC unveils underground ‘missile city’
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Three Palestinian terror suspects, including two affiliated with Hamas, were apprehended by Israeli forces in the West Bank overnight, police say.

Undercover Border Police officers had raided the towns of Urif and Qabalan, following intelligence provided by the Shin Bet on the suspects' whereabouts.

Police say the officers operated at three locations simultaneously, covertly approaching the buildings where the suspects resided, before arresting them.

Two of the suspects are Hamas operatives, and all three are "suspected of advancing terror activity and involvement in activities linked to terror organizations," police add.

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B’Yachad submits bill to expand benefits for soldiers and reservists, as UTJ moves to cement yeshiva students’ draft exemptions
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According to a preliminarily assessments by the Geological Survey of Israel, the earthquake felt in the Eilat area a short while ago measured 4.5 on the Richter scale.

The source of the tremor is assessed to be in the Taba area in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, at a depth of 8 kilometers.

There are no reports of damage or injuries as a result of the earthquake.

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Due to the earthquake felt in the Eilat area a short while ago, flight operations at Ramon Airport have been suspended, the Israel Airports Authority says.

The airport was evacuated after the Home Front Command instructed people in the area to distance themselves from structures.

IAA says that flight operations will resume after the "completion of inspections and infrastructure checks" at the airport to ensure safety.

Flight tracking sites show an Arkia flight from Ben Gurion Airport to Ramon circling above the southern airport after being denied landing due to the suspension of operations.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday delivered a furious address to the newly sworn-in Knesset, demanding a national unity government and warning his rivals against setting up a “narrow” government backed by either or both of the Arab parties, whose members he accused of seeking Israel’s destruction and supporting terrorism.

Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot said Netanyahu’s “hate-filled” speech only further proved that he was unworthy of remaining in office, while Arab lawmakers panned him as a “racist” and said his words made them more determined to help oust him from office.

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Israel's Rafael defense contractor unveils this morning a new long-range cruise missile, with a much larger warhead and an extended range compared to its predecessors.

The Super Ice missile is capable of carrying a 1,000-pound warhead, compatible with the Mark 83 bomb, and supports being launched from different platforms, including fighter jets, naval vessels, and ground-based launchers, "providing maximum operational flexibility," according to the firm.

Previous cruise missiles developed by Rafael, including Ice Breaker and Sea Breaker, were capable of carrying 250lb warheads, with ranges of up to 300 kilometers.

Rafael does not disclose the range of Super Ice, but says it was "designed to address complex operational requirements and engage high-value strategic targets across challenging environments and extended operational ranges."

"The missile incorporates advanced capabilities, including robust autonomous navigation, low-altitude terrain-following flight, all-weather operation and high-precision engagement of diverse targets," the firm says.

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An earthquake warning is issued by the Home Front Command in the Eilat area in southern Israel a short while ago.

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Earthquake sirens sound in Eilat area of southern Israel
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Using Oct. 7 lessons, Israel leading global efforts to create guide for documenting sexual violence in terror attacks
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Abbas: Netanyahu ‘took advantage of his position to incite against Arabs,’ even as his confidant was recently in contact
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US Treasury Secretary Bessent moved to military base after Iranian threats — NYT
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In this week’s episode of Lazar Focus, host and diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman speaks with Michael Oren, Israel’s former ambassador to the United States, about what the US midterms mean for Israel’s relationship with Washington.

Oren argues that the midterms ended the US-Israel special relationship as we’ve known it for 50 years. He expects the two countries to remain close, but says Israel can no longer assume the alliance will weather political shifts in Washington as it has in the past.

Learn more by streaming the newest episode anywhere you get your podcasts.

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