Leaked Iranian documents detail a failed strategy to cement influence in post-war Syria, disrupted by the 2024 ouster of President Bashar al-Assad.

<p>US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and his deputy, Alex Wong, will step down from their posts, CBS News reported, citing multiple sources familiar with their departure.</p>

<p>Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa’ar spoke a short while ago with Kaja Kallas, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Minister Sa’ar thanked Kallas for her willingness to assist and for the fact that, following the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ request yesterday, the European Union activated its emergency assistance mechanism for natural disasters used among EU member states for the state of Israel.</p><p>Accordingly, EU member states have been instructed to provide aid to Israel.</p><p>This mechanism enables rapid assistance between EU countries efficiently and with minimum bureaucracy.</p>

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Engineering force accidentally leaves a soldier for about an hour in the Morag Corridor and sets out towards Israeli territory. The soldier joined a Golani force in the area.

Firefighting services say they currently do not know the cause of the fires in the Jerusalem hills

<p>US President Donald Trump announced that any country purchasing oil or petrochemical products from Iran will be sanctioned.</p><p>"ALERT: All purchases of Iranian Oil, or Petrochemical products, must stop, NOW! Any Country or person who buys ANY AMOUNT of OIL or PETROCHEMICALS from Iran will be subject to, immediately, Secondary Sanctions. They will not be allowed to do business with the United States of America in any way, shape, or form. Thank you for your attention to this matter," the President wrote on Truth Social.</p>

A bipartisan letter to Wikimedia CEO Maryana Iskander seeks answers on how it will prevent antisemitism and pro-terrorist content from infiltrating Wikipedia pages.