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Defense Minister Israel Katz: “This is a message to all our enemies—our eyes are on you at all times and in any situation.” Ofek 19 will allow Israel to maintain continuous surveillance across the Middle East, capturing high-resolution images of targets smaller than 50 cm.
The Day of Disruptions Has Begun: Protesters Set a Fire Around the Prime Minister's Residence.
Israel launched a drone that struck near UNIFIL patrol forces in southern Lebanon, without casualties.
Lebanon has thousands of Syrian detainees, many of them Islamists, whom the new Syrian government is demanding be released. Lebanon is in no hurry to do so, leading to threats from the Syrian side of invasion.
French President Macron against the US: "Denying visas from Palestinian Authority representatives is unacceptable."
A federal court in the United States has ruled in an antitrust case against Google that the company must share information with competitors to correct its monopoly status. However, the company will not stop paying other companies for installing its products on their devices.
At an estimated cost of about $5 billion: A large-scale parade was held in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the surrender of Imperial Japan. As part of the parade, several cutting-edge weapons systems were displayed. The Chinese president said, flanked by the leaders of Russia and North Korea: "The world is now faced with a choice between peace and war."
The IDF and Shin Bet killed the terrorist Hazem Oni Naim, who held Emily Damari, Romy Gonen and Naama Levi captive.
Defense Minister Katz: The remnants of the Houthi leadership are fleeing Sana'a. Like all the terrorist leaders of radical Islam, they are taking care of themselves and abandoning the residents. So are the leaders of Hamas in Gaza and the luxury hotels in Qatar, and so are the Houthis in Yemen. We knew how to hunt them this time - and we will know how to do it in the future.
US Secretary of State to French counterpart: We strongly oppose unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state, it is a reward for Hamas.
Israel has eliminated most of the members of the Houthi government, and Arab countries are sticking to a deafening silence. A diplomat from one of the Arab countries told Kenneth News: "Nobody likes the Houthis, they are a headache."
Minister Ben Gvir attacked the fire in front of the Prime Minister's residence, which also led to damage to vehicles: "A wave of terrorist arson - backed and encouraged by the criminal attorney general who wants to burn the country down."
Saudi Arabia has increased its airstrikes in the border areas with Yemen and placed its air force on alert, citing the need to protect Saudi airspace. This comes amid reports that the Houthis are planning to carry out a "large-scale operation" against Israel.
Prime Minister Netanyahu on the operation to occupy Gaza: "We are facing the decisive phase." Addressing the reservists who were drafted, Netanyahu said: "I believe in you, I trust you."
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will arrive in Israel in about ten days - timed to coincide with the start of the military operation in Gaza.