Israel’s Knesset opened its summer session on Monday, also hailed as “Disruption Day” by anti-government protesters, who held demonstrations at multiple locations throughout the country.
At least 12 people were arrested after clashes broke out between police and protesters who blocked the main highway between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
“Today we are doing [this] because we understand that in order for this country to continue to exist, this government must go,” said the Brothers in Arms organization.
Israeli Education Minister Yoav Kisch called the protesters “anarchists,” and said their actions were harming the country

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash in the country’s northwestern East Azerbaijan province on Sunday, Iranian state media confirmed on Monday morning.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem, the regime’s representative in East Azerbaijan and Malek Rahmati, the province’s governor, were also killed, along with the pilot and co-pilot.
They were returning from an inauguration ceremony for a dam built jointly by Iran and Azerbaijan on the Aras River.
An Israeli official told Reuters that the Jewish state was not involved in the incident, saying that “it wasn’t us.” There was no official reaction from Israel.

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IDF soldiers in Gaza have discovered a video showing 8-year-old Ela Elyakim, recorded shortly after she was taken from her father’s home in Nachal Oz during the October 7th massacre.
The video depicts Ela standing in front of the flag of Hamas’ military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, saying: “I’m Ela Elyakim, the daughter of Noam, and I’m eight years old. And I ask that someone frees us from Hamas captivity.”
Additionally, the IDF released a photograph of Ela with her 15-year-old sister, Dafna, who was also abducted with her.
Both sisters were freed in a previous hostage deal after spending 51 days in Hamas captivity in Gaza.

China’s Ministry of Commerce announced sanctions against Boeing and two other defense companies Monday for arms sales to Taiwan, on the day of Taiwan’s presidential inauguration. The move is the latest in a series of sanctions Beijing has announced in recent years against defense companies for weapons sales to Taiwan, a self-ruled island that China […]

Nikki Haley is perhaps the highest-profile Republican in the nation who has refused to fall in line and endorse Donald Trump’s presidential bid. It’s unclear how long that might last. Some allies believe she may be forced to endorse him before the November election to avoid permanently alienating the Republican Party base. Some even suspect […]

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