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→Notes part III: Jan 6, 2026
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==Notes part III: Jan 6, 2026==
==Notes part III: Jan 6, 2026+==
Israel, Syria, and US establish intelligence-sharing mechanism, set talks for civilian cooperation.
Israel, Syria, and US establish intelligence-sharing mechanism, set talks for civilian cooperation.
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/420502 INN]
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/420502 INN]
Mark Dubowitz @mdubowitz:
Khamenei paid Hezbollah fighters about $1,280 per fighter per month.
Now, he’s offering Iranians $7 per month per person.
Jan 5, 2026
[https://x.com/mdubowitz/status/2008332949834334496 X]
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The boy who was run over to death at a demonstration in Jerusalem is Yosef Eisenthal, 14 years old.
N12. 01.06.2026.
Eyewitnesses who were at the scene of the car-ramming are convinced that it was a terrorist attack. In the footage of the incident, the driver can be seen driving for several meters while another Haredi boy hangs on to his vehicle and finally falls.
Yaakov Zimberg, an eyewitness, told N12: "The bus arrived, the guys blocked it. He called for help, he had an Arab voice. They touched his windshield, blocked him and hit him on the windshield. He decided out of nowhere to press the gas pedal."
Dubi Cohen, another eyewitness, said: "There were a lot of guys in front of him. He just threw a lot of guys away. I saw with my own eyes two guys being dragged on his wheel."
Moshe Ben Tovim, who was present at the event, said: "Another guy hung onto the bus and fell, he is in good condition. The same driver continued at the same speed and someone else got between his tires and the end is known. This is not an accident, this is a terrorist attack for all intents and purposes. It was a great miracle that nothing more happened.
[https://www.mako.co.il/news-israel/2026_q1/Article-880f04494c49b91027.htm Mako]
Minister Zohar blames opposition incitement for death of haredi teen.
Culture Minister Miki Zohar accused opposition lawmakers of fueling anti-haredi incitement, claiming it led to the death of 14-year-old Yosef Eisental at a Jerusalem anti-conscription protest.
Israel National News.
Jan 7, 2026, 6:28 PM (GMT+2)
Israeli Minister of Culture and Sport Miki Zohar (Likud) launched an accusatory attack against the members of the opposition during a Knesset plenary session on Wednesday, claiming that the rampant anti-haredi incitement has "authorized their deaths" and led to the killing of 14-year-old Yosef Eisental at an anti-conscription rally.
"Your incitement against the haredi public is what led to this tragedy. You have permitted the blood of the haredi public. Shame on you," Zohar accused the opposition.
"Daily, you present them as the enemy of the nation. Calm down. They are valuable, important, and beneficial to Israeli society. Stop attacking them from morning to night until you turn them into an enemy."
Zohar added: "You authorized their deaths so that a driver allows himself to drive at a crazy speed into a protester and to kill a boy. So think what you're saying. Every word has meaning. Be responsible for what you say."
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/420550 INN]
The judge was furious: '20 children were standing in front of him, he doesn't see and he drives on them? He is not the victim. This is not a political case'.
Haredim 10.
January 7, 2026
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The late Joseph Eisenthal).
The death of the late Yosef Eisenthal: The Jerusalem Magistrate's Court extended the detention of the bus driver, Fakhri Khatib, a 49-year-old resident of East Jerusalem, suspected of intentionally or negligently causing death and causing serious injury to a minor, by 9 days, until January 15.
[https://ch10.co.il/news/1038121/ ch10]
"Those Who Demanded Conscription Of Chareidim By Force Received The Image They Wanted".
January 7, 2026.
The killing of a Chareidi boy, Yosef Eisenthal, z’l, who was run over by an Arab bus driver during a protest against the Chareidi draft law on Tuesday evening, was met with shock and consternation.
Shas chairman, MK Aryeh Deri, spoke on Tuesday evening with the Police Commissioner, Chief Superintendent Danny Levy, and demanded “to act with full determination to get to the truth and to bring the driver who ran him over to justice.”
Commissioner Levy said during the conversation that “the driver was immediately arrested and transferred for questioning; the police are treating the incident with the full severity of the law.”
The chairman of Degel HaTorah, MK Moshe Gafni, said on Tuesday in response to the incident. “The incident of the running over and killing of the boy at the demonstration in Jerusalem is shocking to the depths of the soul. We demand that the driver be brought to justice and punished with the full severity of the law. One cannot move on from such a horrifying act of killing.”
Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu said, “Those who demanded the conscription of Chareidim in one fell swoop received the image they wanted this evening. This is a time for cheshbon hanefesh and repentance. An attempt to ignite a civil war endangers the future of the state. It is tearing the nation apart from within and bringing about severe hatred toward the Chareidi public that will take many years to repair.”
UTJ MK Yisrael Eichler contacted the chairman of the Knesset’s National Security Committee and demanded that an urgent meeting be held to probe the circumstances of the case.
In his letter, Eichler wrote that “the shocking case of a boy being run over by a rampaging bus driver during the Chareidi demonstration in Jerusalem cannot be swept under the rug under any circumstances. I request that you schedule an urgent discussion in the National Security Committee to examine how this happened and how the bus was not stopped before it plowed into the crowd.”
“I request that all relevant authorities from the police, the Ministry of Transportation, and the transportation company be summoned for this purpose. In addition, I request to determine whether the police response against road blockers was similar to road-blocking incidents during the Kaplan protests in Tel Aviv.”
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion said, “I am deeply shaken by the terrible disaster that occurred this evening in Jerusalem, in which a 13-year-old boy lost his life in such a tragic manner during a demonstration. There is no ideological dispute—no matter how difficult—that justifies violence or harm to human life. This is a dangerous escalation and a severe deterioration that we must not pass over in silence. I send my heartfelt condolences to the family.”
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said, “My heart bleeds following the killing of the boy Yosef Eisenthal, z’l, this evening, as a result of being run over by a bus driver in Jerusalem. I share in the deep sorrow of his family at this difficult time.”
“This is a serious incident that must be investigated thoroughly and comprehensively. The police informed me that all investigative directions regarding the incident are being examined and that it is being treated with the utmost severity.”
[https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2495794/those-who-demanded-conscription-of-chareidim-by-force-received-the-image-they-wanted.html YWN]
Tearful documentation.
A flower that was cut off in the storm of battle: Thousands tearfully accompanied the young man Yosef Eisenthal to his rest.
Jerusalem was wrapped in mourning: Thousands today accompanied the important young man Yosef Eisenthal, who was killed in a horrific accident on his way back from the protest. • His father, one of the yeshiva leaders, cried out: "He was all about the aspiration for aliyah in the Torah." • Torah luminaries paid tribute: "A public sacrifice for the sanctity of his name, may God bless him." • Chaim Goldberg presents tearful testimony (Haredi).
Chaim Rosenbaum.
Kikar haShabbat |(1.7.26)
[https://www.kikar.co.il/haredim-news/yosef-eizental-funeral-ramot Kikar]
"Tarof Toraf Yosef [Joseph has surely been torn up (Gen.37:33)]": Crowds laid to rest the young man who was run over.
Crowds came to pay their respects to the important young man, the late Chaim Yosef Eisenthal, who was brutally run over to death at the end of a protest rally against conscription in Jerusalem. His father: "You will never be able to finish the tractate of Baba Batra that you studied in yeshiva."
Nati Kalisch.
18th of Tevet 5786, 01/07/26.
[https://www.emess.co.il/radio/1806308 emess]
Charedi teen killed in bus ramming during Jerusalem anti-enlistment protest.
Charedi politicians claimed that the death of Yosef Eisentahl, 14, was the result of anti-Orthodox ‘incitement’.
January 7, 2026 10:38
By Jacob Jaffa.
A Charedi teen was killed on Tuesday evening when a bus ran over anti-conscription protestors in Jerusalem, Israeli police have confirmed
Ambulance service Magen David Adom (MDA) reported that the bus hit three pedestrians on Shamgar Street, before continuing on to Ohel Yehoshua Street, where it hit a fourth individual.
The deceased boy has been identified in Hebrew media as Yosef Eisenthal, a 14-year-old from the city’s Ramot neighbourhood.
[https://www.thejc.com/news/israel/charedi-teen-killed-bus-ramming-jerusalem-protest-ujfi8apr TheJC]
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Following the unveiling of l 'Hamechadesh'.
A request was made to the police to arrest the driver who abused the children.
Against the backdrop of the shocking incident that occurred yesterday, in which the driver of the "Extra" company ran over the young man Yossi Eisenthal to death, the late Yossi Eisenthal, the exposure of the "Renewal" from about two weeks ago about another serious incident at the same company, has surfaced. Following the incident, Attorney Haim Bleicher from the Honenu organization wrote a letter to the Jerusalem District Commander demanding that the bus driver who held up children and refused to drop them off at the bus stop while threatening them, be arrested
[https://hm-news.co.il/605325/ hn-news]
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U.K. to Investigate Role of Islamic Doctrine on Grooming Gangs.
Move Comes after Australian Scholar Documented Issue in 2025 Report
January 6, 2026. Jules Gomes.
The Home Office has established a panel into the “grooming” gangs largely comprised of Muslim men from rural Pakistan who raped more than 250,000 young women from white, working class families in England over the course of decades. The new inquiry comes after decades of denial about the root causes of the abuse, observers state.(Shutterstock)
A new government inquiry, marking a significant policy shift, will investigate the influence of Islam on the U.K.’s grooming gangs, predominantly composed of Muslim men of Pakistani origin.
The Home Office announced on December 9 that, according to its terms of reference, the Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs will “examine how ethnicity, religion or culture played a role in responses at a local and national level, as well as other issues of denial, as discussed in the National Audit. It will also consider the background (including ethnicity, religion and culture) of perpetrators and victims.”
[https://www.meforum.org/fwi/fwi-news/u-k-to-investigate-role-of-islamic-doctrine-on-grooming-gangs ME Forum]
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Protesters in Tehran declare 'President Trump Street'.
Crowds took to the streets for yet another night to protest the Iranian regime and expressed support for the Shah and the United States.
Dalit Halevi.
Published: Jan 7, 2026, 9:08 AM (GMT+2)
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/420522 INN]
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Explosive Allegations Rock Trump Administration
Morgan Ortagus Has a Lebanese Boyfriend with Ties to Hezbollah.
Morgan Ortagus stands accused of spending time with a Hezbollah-shadowed Lebanese tycoon, sparking her abrupt administrative leave and igniting fears of compromised U.S. secrets in the volatile Middle East arena.
Bianca Jones
Jan 7, 2026 06:20
In a stunning development that has sent shockwaves through diplomatic circles, sources allege that Morgan Ortagus, the U.S. Counselor to the United Nations Mission and Special Representative for Lebanon, has been placed on administrative leave by the Trump administration pending an investigation into her purported activities with a prominent Lebanese national.
[https://www.jfeed.com/news-world/morgan-ortagus-administrative-leave JFeed]
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MK: Reality cannot be that a teen is dragged under a bus.
MK Tzvika Foghel, head of the National Security Committee, discusses violence in Arab society, recent ramming of haredi teen.
Hezki Baruch.
Published: Jan 7, 2026, 1:14 PM (GMT+2)
National Security Committee Chairman MK Tzvika Foghel spoke about a number of recent security and social incidents, including the ramming of a haredi boy during a protest in Jerusalem, the detention of Ran Gvili by Hamas in Gaza, and violent murders in the Arab sector.
Foghel began by referencing Gvili and said, "823 days. We are waiting for Ran Gvili. I will continue to remind everyone of this every morning." He also noted that he had recently heard, again, the story of Ran Gvili and his friends’ heroism, adding, "We must bring him home."
Regarding agreements with Hamas, he said, "We signed an agreement with evil ones, but even with evil ones who sign an agreement, it must be honored."
Regarding Tuesday night's ramming in Jerusalem, Foghel described, "I went to sleep last night with these unimaginable images, of a bus driving while dragging a boy under its wheels."
"It cannot be that this is happening in our reality," he said, adding that he would wait for the completion of the police investigation before convening a Committee discussion...
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/420529 INN]
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This is how Hamas is getting richer - at the political echelon's directive.
Data presented at security meetings shows Hamas raking in millions daily, political echelon ignoring IDF recommendations.
Israel National News.
Jan 7, 2026, 12:06 PM (GMT+2)
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Hamas terrorists take over humanitarian aid trucks entering Gaza)
Israeli security officials have warned that the Hamas terror group in Gaza is seeing a significant economic improvement.
According to data recently presented in closed security discussions and published by Ynet, Hamas currently holds between 400 million to 1 billion shekels in cash in Gaza, and the sum, according to intelligence estimates, may be even higher.
Sources in the IDF have recommended reducing the number of aid trucks entering the Gaza Strip. Since the ceasefire with Hamas took effect in October, approximately 4,200 aid trucks have entered Gaza per week.
"The population in Gaza can survive with much less," the sources explained. "Seventy percent (70%) of it belongs to the private sector, which Hamas taxes twice - 15-25% on every truck carrying food, fuel, or medicine, and an additional tax on the goods when they are sold in the market. Hamas is making tens of millions of shekels a day, and the coffers keep growing."
Hamas has been preparing for war for years and has maintained cash reserves with which it paid the salaries of tens of thousands of its operatives and officials throughout the war.
The report also revealed that Qatar, Hamas' primary patron, demanded the continued flow of thousands of trucks each week as a condition for its support, which is why there is no discussion about halting the aid. Political sources have warned that Hamas is not honoring its commitments under the agreement and is expected to receive additional concessions, including the opening of the Rafah Crossing.
It was also revealed that Hamas continues to funnel money into the Strip through indirect means, including using apps to transfer money from supporting countries, taxing currency exchange transactions, and smuggling goods through unauthorized routes-sometimes even inside the trucks themselves.
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/420530 INN]
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Shocking.
How Israeli Aid Trucks Fuel Hamas' Hidden Cash Empire During Cease-Fire.
In closed discussions held in recent weeks, intelligence sources presented more severe estimates regarding Hamas's solid economic situation, which holds, according to some estimates, cash amounting to about a billion shekels inside the Gaza Strip.
Jfeed Staff.
Jan 7, 2026 06:59 [https://www.jfeed.com/news-israel/hamas-cash-reserves-gaza Jfeed]
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Trump administration moves to revoke residency of antisemitism researcher.
A prominent antisemitism researcher and US permanent resident is seeking court protection after the Trump administration signaled possible action against him over his work on social media platforms.
By Andrew Lapin/JTA
January 7, 2026 05:12
For years, Imran Ahmed has presented his research on how tech platforms enable the spread of antisemitism to receptive audiences across the ideological spectrum.
He’s worked with the Anti-Defamation League and Jewish Federations of North America; the latter credits Ahmed with the backbone of much of its own policy proposals. He’s appeared at a conference organized by the first Trump administration, with Mike Pompeo, the former secretary of state, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also in attendance.
[https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-882565 JPost]
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Israeli-backed Palestinian militia says it killed two Hamas operatives in southern Gaza
The militia shared a photo that it said depicted one of the slain men.
By Reuters,
January 7, 2026 14:30
An Israeli-backed Palestinian militia said on Wednesday it had killed two Hamas operatives in southern Gaza, marking a renewed challenge to Hamas after Israel empowered its rivals in areas under Israeli military control.
The armed group, known as the Popular Forces, said in a statement that it had carried out a raid in Rafah, killing two Hamas members who refused to surrender and detaining a third. It shared a photo that it said depicted one of the slain men.
[https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-882609 JPost]
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Iranian protesters 'claiming entire cities,' US House Foreign Affairs Committee says
In a video, protesters can be heard shouting "Marg bar Khamenei," which translates to "Death to Khamenei."
By Sam Halpern
January 7, 2026 09:22
Amid the ongoing demonstrations in Iran, protesters are “claiming entire cities,” the US House Foreign Affairs Committee stated in a post to X/Twitter early Wednesday morning.
“Anti-regime protesters are rising up and claiming entire cities. Iranians have had enough of the tyrannical Ayatollah and his murderous mullahs,” the Republican-run committee wrote. “The Iranian regime’s grip is unraveling.”
[https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-882573 JPost]
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Report: Officer Ahmed Shoukr kidnapped by Mossad in complex operation, with Lebanese cooperation.
The Saudi newspaper "Asharq Al-Awsat," published in London in Arabic, reported that Lebanese officer Ahmed Shoukr, who was reportedly kidnapped last month due to his involvement in the abduction of Israeli navigator Ron Arad, was captured in a "precise and complex security operation planned and executed by the Israeli Mossad, exploiting security gaps and direct cooperation with a Lebanese operative specifically recruited for this mission." It was further reported that the Lebanese operative, who was arrested, "explicitly admitted meeting Mossad officers in Africa who assigned him several missions, and that he received amounts ranging between $5,000 and $10,000 for each mission."
Lior Ben Ari | published: 01.07.26 12:23
[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/3ohe0hzc4 YNet]
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Canadian Jewish leaders ‘dumbfounded’ after judge lets Holocaust memorial vandal off with time served.
“It is an attack on the lessons we have learned to help prevent repeated mistakes and foster resilience against the illiberal ideologies sweeping the world,” Michael Teper, of the Canadian Antisemitism Education Foundation, told JNS.
Dave Gordon.
(Jan 7, 2026 / JNS).
[https://www.jns.org/canadian-jewish-leaders-dumbfounded-after-judge-lets-holocaust-memorial-vandal-off-with-time-served/ JNS]
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Top US official faults EU over Jewish business map.
State Under Secretary Sarah Rogers said the document showed that hate speech laws were used against conservatives but ignored vis-a-vis Jew haters.
Canaan Lidor.
(Jan. 7, 2026 / JNS)
Following the emergence in France of an online map of Jewish-owned entities, U.S. Under Secretary of State Sarah Rogers on Sunday accused European officials of selectively using hate speech laws to target critics of mass migration while ignoring antisemitism.
Rogers, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy, leveled the criticism on X following an uproar over the map, which unidentified programmers had uploaded to the France-based cartography website GoGoCarto.
The creators of the undated map, which included the offices of mainstream Jewish groups in Barcelona among the 150-odd addresses listed, wrote that it showed how Zionism “operates and in what forms it presents itself.” GoGoCarto removed the addresses following complaints last week by Spanish and French Jews, the Enfoque Judio website reported.
[https://www.jns.org/top-us-official-faults-eu-over-jewish-business-map/ JNS]
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Many appear duped by AI ‘rabbi’ with 100,000 social media followers.
“AI should not replace human involvement and effort but can be an incredible tool when used responsibly,” Rabbi Gil Student told JNS.
Jessica Russak-Hoffman.
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Screen capture of a website purporting to be for a Rabbi Menachem Goldberg. Source: https://goldbergrabbi.netlify.app/.Screen capture of a website purporting to be for a Rabbi Menachem Goldberg. Source: https://goldbergrabbi[dot]netlify.app/)
(Jan. 7, 2026 / JNS)
An account purporting to depict a Rabbi Menachem Goldberg has some 100,000 followers on Instagram and TikTok, and although the accounts post videos that have backgrounds with apparently secular or Christian tapestries hanging on walls of synagogues with multiple Torah arks, some with nonsensical Hebrew inscriptions, some users appear to be duped by the account.
Some commenters thank the “rabbi,” who wears a long beard and a black hat, and thank “him” for his words of wisdom. Others appear to be aware that something is amiss with the account, that launched on Dec. 29.
Both the Instagram and TikTok accounts hawk publications called “The Five Pillars” ($9.99) and “Rabbi’s Blueprint” ($19.99).
According to a biography on the attached website, the “rabbi” has “dedicated over 40 years to studying and teaching the intersection of Jewish wisdom and financial prosperity. Based in Brooklyn, he has helped thousands of people from all backgrounds achieve meaningful success through timeless Torah principles.”
In some backgrounds of the films, the “rabbi” sits in an apparent sanctuary, in which a Torah scroll lies open and unattended on a desk. Leaving a Torah scroll open and unattended in that manner is taboo for Jews.
Many of the things that the “rabbi” says in the videos are platitudes, delivered in succession with minimal translations. The apparently-Haredi rabbi refers to “God” rather than “Hashem,” and does not tend to cite particular biblical verses or rabbinic commentators in any of his messages. He also refers often to “abundance” and “renewal.” He often signs off his videos by directing people to buy his books, and in several, says just “link in bio.”
He says at one point that the Torah says not to put a stumbling block before “another.” The verse says before a “blind person.”
Rabbi Gil Student, director of Jewish media and publications at the Orthodox Union, is part of the team developing Ohrbit, an artificial intelligence tool that delivers personalized Torah learning experiences.
“AI is a powerful tool to amplify Torah and help people study more Torah,” he told JNS. “AI should not replace human involvement and effort but can be an incredible tool when used responsibly.”
“AI requires transparency and responsibility,” he added. “Jewish tradition requires that any book, whether written by a human or AI, have a responsible human review and approbation.”
[https://www.jns.org/many-appear-duped-by-ai-rabbi-with-100000-social-media-followers/ JNS]
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Faces Intense Rehabilitation.
Bondi Beach Hero Gefen Biton to Return Home to Israel.
Gefen knew what he was doing when he risked his life to diarm the gunmen on Bondi Beavh. Seconds later he was shot. Although he is in still in serious confition, he is well enough to return to Israel.
Jfeed Staff.
Jan 7, 2026 09:04
[https://www.jfeed.com/news-israel/gefen-biton-bondi-beach-hero JFeed]
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IDF chief: New strategy focused on possibility of surprise war.
Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said local readiness and civilian resilience are critical to Israel’s strategy for the next war.
JNS Staff.
(Jan. 7, 2026 / JNS)
[https://www.jns.org/idf-chief-new-strategy-focused-on-possibility-of-surprise-war/ JNS]
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Hamas fires on IDF troops ahead of Rafah crossing opening, senior terrorist targeted in response.
Shooting occurred as Israel’s security establishment awaits approval from the political echelon to reopen the Rafah crossing in southern Gaza.
Yoav Zitun | published: 01.07.26 13:53
[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bjc009qh4zl YNet]
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Pres Herzog: 'Situation in Negev is a national emergency'.
President Isaac Herzog convened an emergency meeting with heads of local authorities from the Negev region in southern Israel.
Israel National News.
Jan 7, 2026, 9:09 PM (GMT+2)
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/420557 INN]
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