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Shin Bet Director David Zini delivered an unusual warning at the most recent Security Cabinet meeting on Sunday, telling ministers there is a danger of terror emerging from the heart of Israel, from areas where Bedouins live.



&#8220;There are places in the Bedouin encampments with military infrastructure that we are thwarting all the time, attempts to establish military-style battalions. It is a very worrying phenomenon,&#8221; Zini told the ministers.



The remarks were made during a cabinet session that dealt with threats from Gaza and Judea and Samaria.

Shin Bet Chief Warns Cabinet: Terror Infrastructure Found in Bedouin Communities in the Heart of Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned at Tuesday&#8217;s cabinet meeting that Hamas will attempt an attack ahead of Israel&#8217;s elections in three weeks, as the country prepares to mark three years since the October 7 massacre. 



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&#8220;Precisely because Hamas is so weak, it will try to challenge us with what remains of its strength ahead of the elections, in order to try to influence them,&#8221; Netanyahu said. &#8220;We are prepared for this. First of all, we will thwart such attempts, and in any case we will respond with tremendous force if they make that mistake.&#8221;



He added: &#8220;I say to all our enemies: look at what we did to you on seven fronts in the War of Redemption. Don&#8217;t mess with us.&#8221;







Israel&#8217;s National Security Council also issued a warning to Israelis, stating: &#8220;There is a heightened risk of attempted attacks against Israelis and Jews abroad, alongside demonstrations and disturbances. The terror organizations, led by Iran and its proxies, Hamas and global jihad elements, view this date as a significant milestone.&#8221;



The NSC is asking the Israeli public to:



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<li>Avoid posting travel plans or movements abroad on social media in advance</li>



<li>Avoid travel to destinations under a Level 4 travel warning: Jordan, Qatar, Somaliland and Egypt, including the Sinai Peninsula</li>



<li>Limit speaking Hebrew in crowded places</li>
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Netanyahu Warns: “Hamas Will Try to Challenge Us Ahead of the Elections”

DOHA, Qatar — Qatar says indirect negotiations between the United States and Iran remain active despite signs that the diplomatic process has reached an apparent stalemate, with the Middle East conflict now seven months old.



Ibrahim Al-Hashmi, an official with Qatar’s foreign ministry, said during a regular press briefing that the discussions are addressing “the concerns of the various parties.”



“I can confirm that the talks are continuing and the exchange of messages between different parties are continuing via Qatar and its regional partners,” he said.



Qatar has been facilitating communication between Washington and Tehran as the two sides attempt to find a negotiated path toward ending the conflict. The diplomatic effort comes as the war continues to carry significant regional and international costs.



“As you know, the scale of this conflict and the magnitude of the price that the whole world is paying require us to put our best efforts to end this immediately through a negotiable solution on the negotiation table,” Al-Hashmi said.



Despite the lack of an apparent breakthrough, Qatar’s statement indicates that diplomatic channels remain open and that messages are still being exchanged through Doha and other regional partners. The mediator’s comments suggest that efforts to reach an agreement have not been abandoned despite the current impasse.

Qatar Says US-Iran Talks Continue Despite Apparent Deadlock as War Enters Seventh Month

Defense Minister Israel Katz told ministers at the weekly cabinet meeting that the Israel Defense Forces has been instructed to prepare for the possibility of a military confrontation with the Palestinian Authority in Judea and Samaria



Katz, who has made increasingly forceful public statements in recent weeks as Israel approaches its October 27 election, outlined what he described as the IDF’s “reference scenario” for the Judea and Samaria.



The scenario “stipulates that preparations must be made for the possibility of an attack by jihadist elements against settlers and IDF soldiers, as a lesson from the events of October 7,” Katz told the ministers.



He said the military is also preparing for the possibility that Palestinian security forces and the Tanzim organization, which is affiliated with the PA, could turn their weapons on Israeli civilians and soldiers.



Katz said that if such an attack occurred, Israel would declare war on the Palestinian Authority. He said the IDF would then carry out a broad military operation based on a detailed plan that was formulated and approved by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Katz himself.



According to Katz, the proposed campaign in Judea and Samaria “would be short and forceful and would include the use of ground and air forces and special means, the elimination and expulsion of senior officials, the destruction of weapons, and the large-scale evacuation of residents and destruction of terror infrastructure inside the cities and in all refugee camps… in accordance with the Gaza and Lebanon models, all alongside reinforcing forces and protecting Israeli communities.”



He emphasized that Israel would not allow a prolonged uprising resembling previous periods of Palestinian violence.



“There will not be an intifada lasting years as there was in the past, but rather a short and forceful war with a clear decision and a change in the reality,” he said.



Katz issued a similar warning last month, threatening “full-scale war” against the Palestinian Authority if it were to prepare an attack modeled on the Hamas-led assault of October 7.



Although members of Israel’s government have for years sharply criticized the Palestinian Authority, the country’s defense establishment has generally maintained a more cooperative position. Israeli security officials have regarded PA President Mahmoud Abbas and the authority’s security forces as significant partners in efforts to combat terrorism and maintain security in Judea and Samaria

Katz Warns Cabinet: IDF Preparing for Possible War With Palestinian Authority

Nearly one million Israelis have turned to ERAN, the country’s emotional first-aid and mental health support service, since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, according to a report released Tuesday by the nonprofit organization. &#8211; (Via Times of Israel)



The organization said calls involving suicidal thoughts, intentions, or actions have risen sharply among teenagers and young adults during the three years since terrorists attacked communities in southern Israel, killing 1,200 people and abducting 251 others to Gaza.



“The three years of war have confronted us with a harsh and ongoing reality,” said David Koren, ERAN’s CEO. “Behind every call for help stands a person grappling with pain, loss, anxiety, loneliness, or burnout — and often a combination of these.”



Although the overall number of requests reached its highest levels during the first two years of the war before declining somewhat in the third, ERAN said the data continues to show significant emotional distress, with loneliness becoming increasingly widespread.



During the three-year period, ERAN’s 1,850 trained volunteers, working with mental health professionals, responded to 928,911 requests for assistance. That total included 774,604 telephone calls and another 154,307 contacts through WhatsApp, online chat, SMS, and email.



In the early stages of the war, many callers were dealing with immediate trauma, panic, and grief. As the conflict continued, those acute reactions increasingly gave way to persistent loneliness and longer-term emotional difficulties.



Loneliness became a growing concern among Israelis generally. It represented approximately 28% of all inquiries during the first year but rose to 41% by the third year, making it the most frequently reported issue. ERAN professionals attributed the trend to the accumulated psychological effects of prolonged uncertainty, pressure on families, and disrupted social routines.



Requests for assistance from children, teenagers, and young adults through age 24 also increased consistently throughout the three years, eventually representing nearly one-quarter of all contacts. Within this age group, calls involving suicidal thoughts, intentions, or actions increased from 2.6% during the first year to 4.4% during the third.



Overall, ERAN received 21,829 suicide-related contacts during the three-year period, accounting for approximately 2.35% of all inquiries.



The share of contacts involving suicidal thoughts, intentions, or actions rose from 2% of all inquiries during the first year to 2.2% in the second and 2.83% in the third.



ERAN officials emphasized that the figures measure only the percentage of hotline contacts in which suicidal issues were raised. They cautioned that the data cannot be used to establish definitive conclusions about changes in actual suicidal behavior across Israel.



According to ERAN, suicidal distress can emerge from a complicated combination of personal circumstances, risk factors, and social or individual characteristics rather than from one specific cause. Still, officials said the continued increase in suicide-related hotline contacts demonstrates the importance of maintaining accessible, long-term mental health support.



The Mental Health Toll on Soldiers



ERAN’s findings also highlighted the psychological burden experienced by Israeli military personnel. During the war, the organization responded to approximately 160,000 calls from active-duty soldiers and reservists, with men making up 60% of those contacts.



Feelings of isolation among military personnel increased substantially. Loneliness represented 41% of military-related inquiries during both the second and third years of the war.



ERAN professionals said soldiers may have difficulty reconciling intense experiences from military service with their return to civilian and family life, potentially leaving them feeling deeply isolated. Reports involving sexual abuse and violence among military personnel also increased, rising from 5% of inquiries in the first year to 10% in the second before declining slightly to 8% in the third.



Anxiety and Trauma-Related Calls Decline



The percentage of inquiries concerning psychological pain, depression, and acute emotional distress fell from a first-year peak of 26.6% to approximately 20% during each of the following two years.



Requests related specifically to anxiety, trauma, and loss also declined, dropping from 18.4% during the first year to 10.6% in the second and 9.6% in the third.



ERAN professionals cautioned that the decline should not be interpreted as proof that Israelis are experiencing less mental distress or that the psychological consequences of the war have ended. Instead, they said, the numbers indicate that the subjects people bring to the hotline have changed over time.



Among Israelis between 35 and 44, a demographic that includes many parents and reservists, the number seeking assistance increased steadily throughout the three-year period. Women represented 56% of inquiries from the general population.



“The report reminds us that precisely within the illusion of routine, it is vital to notice those who are struggling and identify signs of distress,” Shiri Daniels, ERAN’s national professional director, said. She urged the public to “ask people directly about suicide” when concerns arise.



“Listen closely,” Daniels said. “That way, we can offer help before their distress deepens.”

Nearly 1 Million Israelis Seek Mental Health Support Amid Three Years of War

Israel’s High Court of Justice has asked Democrats party chairman Yair Golan to consider withdrawing his petition seeking Shin Bet security protection, after the state presented the court with its assessment of the threats facing the opposition leader.



During the hearing, Shin Bet and government representatives outlined the security risks identified by authorities and described the protective measures being considered, according to a statement from Golan’s party.



Supreme Court President Isaac Amit said the court was not in a position to interfere with the Shin Bet’s professional security determinations. “We cannot intervene in professional security matters handled by the Shin Bet,” Amit said.



Amit also explained that the Shin Bet is responsible for directing police security arrangements for Golan and that the level of protection would be determined according to the threat assessment. Those assessments, he said, are subject to ongoing review.



Golan turned to the High Court after police placed the threat against him at level 4 on a six-level scale. His party has cited dozens of death threats as evidence of the danger he faces.



The Democrats have argued that insufficient protection is making it difficult for Golan to conduct his campaign ahead of Israel’s October 27 election. The party has also pointed to Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot, who has been assigned the same threat level by police but has already received security protection.



Rather than immediately ruling on the petition, the court instructed the state to provide Golan’s attorneys with details of the proposed security arrangements. Once those details are reviewed, the Democrats are expected to determine whether to withdraw the case.



The dispute comes as Israel’s election campaign intensifies, placing renewed attention on the security arrangements provided to political candidates who face elevated threats.

High Court Presses Yair Golan to Drop Petition Over Shin Bet Security

Iranian authorities have introduced a reporting system aimed at gathering information on Iranians living outside the country, raising concerns among dissidents and analysts about an effort to extend Tehran’s surveillance apparatus beyond Iran’s borders.



The initiative, called Alaj, reportedly encouraged people to submit information about Iranians abroad whom they believed were working against Iran’s interests or national security. Reports said submissions could be made through a dedicated website, a Telegram bot and Iran’s Bale messaging platform. Iranian state television and the Revolutionary Guard-linked Fars News Agency reportedly publicized the program.



An Iranian official familiar with the initiative confirmed to Fox News Digital that Alaj and its Telegram chatbot were established to collect information about Iranians living overseas. The official said the website was later taken offline following criticism within Iran.



Iran International reported that the system claimed to have identified approximately 1,600 people, with about 600 allegedly located through information supplied by members of the public. Those figures have not been independently confirmed. The outlet also reported that information displayed through the system included names and photographs, while some listings allegedly contained national identification numbers, birth dates and fathers’ names.



Iranian-American journalist and foreign-policy analyst Lisa Daftari said the significance of the campaign goes beyond the collection of personal information. In her view, the initiative could create a climate in which Iranians abroad fear that fellow members of the diaspora might report them to authorities.



&#8220;Even if it&#8217;s just the perception that other Iranians can report you or can get you in trouble or that this app exists, it makes a lot of people fearful,&#8221; Daftari told Fox News Digital. &#8220;You&#8217;ll think twice before going to that next protest.&#8221;



She said those concerns can be particularly serious for people who continue to have relatives in Iran. Public political activity abroad, she argued, could potentially expose family members inside the country to pressure or retaliation.



&#8220;Now your face could be captured, you can get in trouble,&#8221; she said. &#8220;If you have family in Iran, they can get into trouble.&#8221;



Daftari characterized the campaign as a modern, digital version of a longstanding method of social control in Iran, where people may fear that neighbors, colleagues or acquaintances could report them to authorities.



&#8220;Now the regime wants to take this show on the road and do that here, here in the West,&#8221; Daftari said. &#8220;They want to intimidate people. And it works.&#8221;



Daftari said she has personally experienced intimidation that she believes has been connected to her public criticism of the Iranian government. She described being followed, targeted by hacking attempts and approached in person in several U.S. cities.



&#8220;I&#8217;ve been followed, I&#8217;ve been hacked multiple times, I have been approached in person in L.A., in New York, even at the airport,&#8221; she told Fox News Digital.



She previously said a major cyberattack compromised both her social-media accounts and personal and professional email. Following that incident, she said she was contacted by the FBI and subsequently worked with federal investigators.



According to Daftari, hackers also obtained private vacation photographs and sent them to her husband. She said the purpose was to demonstrate that those targeting her could locate and reach her.



&#8220;The message they want to send is very clear, that we know where you are, we can reach you,&#8221; she said. &#8220;And obviously the point is to intimidate and silence those who speak out, who report, who speak the truth and talk about all the crimes of this regime.&#8221;



She argued that intimidation can affect ordinary members of the Iranian-American community as well as prominent activists and journalists. Daftari recalled filming at a Los Angeles cafe where Iranian Americans were watching a World Cup match and seeing people deliberately avoid appearing on camera because they feared relatives in Iran could face consequences.



That experience, she said, demonstrates how surveillance and the fear of surveillance can influence behavior even when individuals have no way of knowing whether information about them has actually been reported.



The campaign has also affected Daftari&#8217;s own approach to personal security. She said she has become more conscious of where she parks, what information she makes public and potential vulnerabilities at locations she visits.



She recalled the difficulty of publicly announcing the location of her father&#8217;s memorial service after his death while simultaneously worrying about security.



&#8220;It does silence a lot of people and it does change the freedom by which we think we can operate here in the United States where we believe we have full freedom,&#8221; Daftari said.



&#8220;Their intimidation works,&#8221; she added. &#8220;It works to a certain extent on each individual.&#8221;



Daftari said Americans should view such activity as part of a broader confrontation with the Iranian regime rather than focusing exclusively on Tehran&#8217;s nuclear ambitions.



&#8220;It&#8217;s not just about nuclear weapons, it&#8217;s about a deadly ideology that has made its way here to U.S. soil,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We have to understand that.&#8221;

Iran’s Crackdown Goes Global as Regime Urges Citizens to Spy on Dissidents Abroad

Clashes broke out in recent hours in Meah Shearim after Jerusalem police officers who came to remove a Palestinian flag in the Chareidi neighborhood were met with resistance. Residents threw objects at the officers, including bottles and eggs, and police responded with stun grenades. 



During the operation, police arrested three suspects, among them a child, for stone-throwing and disturbing public order. All of the suspects were transferred for further questioning at the police station. Police say forces are also conducting searches and overt and covert investigative activity to locate and arrest others involved in the assault and disturbances.



Israel Police said in a statement that it &#8220;views with great severity any attempt to harm civilians, police officers and law enforcement personnel who come to carry out their duties. The police will continue to act with determination, with a firm hand and with zero tolerance against any lawbreaker who acts violently, disturbs public order and attempts to harm the security forces.&#8221;



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Footage of the arrest. Credit: Israel Police Spokesperson&#8217;s Unit



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Clashes in Meah Shearim: Police Use Stun Grenades After Entering to Remove Palestinian Flag, 3 Arrested

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Monday that 4,000 of the 6,000 terrorists who crossed into Israel during the October 7 massacre have been eliminated, and issued a direct warning to the 2,000 who remain. 



&#8220;6,000 terrorists crossed the border into Israel on October 7 and carried out the atrocities,&#8221; Katz said. &#8220;Of them, 4,000 have been eliminated so far, and 2,000 remain.&#8221;



Katz said the directive to the military applies to every one of them, regardless of rank.



&#8220;The instruction from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and myself to the IDF and all security bodies is sharp and clear: beyond the supreme goal of dismantling Hamas and demilitarizing Gaza, to pursue and eliminate all of them, without limitation and in any situation, from the senior ones to the junior ones,&#8221; he said.



The statement comes two days before the third anniversary of the attack.

4,000 of the 6,000 Terrorists Who Invaded on October 7 Have Been Eliminated  “2,000 Remain”

The State Attorney&#8217;s Office filed an indictment against a lecturer at Bar-Ilan University accused of planning an extreme and murderous plot against hundreds of Arab citizens of Israel 



The indictment was filed Monday in the Central District Court in Lod against a mathematics lecturer, about 60, from Petach Tikva, charging him with preparing an act of terror under the Counter-Terrorism Law, extortion by threats, and obstruction of justice.



According to the indictment, against the backdrop of the &#8220;Guardian of the Walls&#8221; riots, and more intensely following the &#8220;Swords of Iron&#8221; war, the defendant decided, out of a nationalist-ideological motive, to plan and carry out numerous simultaneous terror attacks. The aim was to cause the deaths of many hundreds of Arab citizens of Israel, including Bedouin, across the country, as well as Arabs living in eastern Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria, in order to bring about their flight and permanent expulsion to Jordan, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.



For more than three years, from early February 2023 until his arrest about two weeks ago, he allegedly devised a detailed plan he called &#8220;Ayit,&#8221; a Hebrew acronym for &#8220;the nation will carry out transfer.&#8221; Prosecutors say he took concrete preparatory steps, including advance field tours, drafting documents laying out the method of operation and its justifications, and attempting to recruit participants.



Under the plan, 72 Jewish attackers, at least half of them licensed gun owners and including the defendant himself, would be divided into 12 cells of six. Armed with pistols, rifles, axes and hammers, they would launch surprise mass attacks in mixed cities and Arab towns across Israel. The plan also envisioned pre-coordinated backing from subversive elements to be recruited from within the IDF, including the bombing of Arab population centers by the Air Force, Artillery Corps and Armored Corps.



According to the indictment, he tried for about a year and a half to recruit supporters and partners, without success. He also conducted a preliminary tour near the town of Tuba-Zangariyye, which he wanted as a central target, to study the best access and attack routes.



The indictment states that the defendant planned to approach Moshe Feiglin, who is running in the upcoming elections for the 26th Knesset as head of the Zehut list and No. 2 on the joint Zehut–Religious Zionism slate, to recruit him to the plan and then enlist additional activists with his help. He sought to invite pre-selected activists to a Zehut election rally, where they would be told they were being drafted for an attack the following day and handed a briefing with detailed instructions.



Prosecutors stressed that Feiglin did not respond to any of the defendant&#8217;s approaches. The indictment says the defendant then sent Feiglin a letter threatening to publicize it and damage him ahead of the elections unless he cooperated. Zehut said that as soon as the letters arrived, Feiglin and party leadership filed a formal police complaint.

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