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Trump refuses to say who was responsible for shutting off Starlink

"I don’t want to comment on it, you know, whether I called or whether somebody else called doesn’t make any difference. I guess the bottom line, he put it back," Trump told reporters.

IDF, Shin Bet say they killed Popular Resistance Committees leader in Khan Yunis

The IDF and Shin Bet said they killed Ramadan Muhammad Ashahada Diab, the head of the Popular Resistance Committees in Khan Yunis, in an airstrike in southern Gaza on Wednesday.

“Throughout the war, and particularly in recent times, the terrorist advanced terror attacks against IDF troops and Israeli civilians and operated to restore the military capabilities of the Hamas terrorist organization, in systematic violation of the ceasefire,” the agencies said in a joint statement.

The agencies said members of the group participated in the October 7 attacks and carried out attacks alongside Hamas during the war.

‘More oil is coming now than before through Hormuz,’ Trump claims, blames Iran for trying to drive up the prices with ‘fake hits and mines’

President Donald Trump accused Iran of fabricating reports of attacks and mines in the Strait of Hormuz to drive up oil prices ahead of the U.S. midterm elections.

“Iran is doing everything they can to drive up the price of Oil prior to the U.S. Midterm Election,” Trump wrote. He claimed more oil was passing through the strait than before the conflict began, without providing supporting evidence in the post.

Trump also accused Iranian authorities of continuing to kill protesters. “75,000 protestors lie dead in less than seven months,” he wrote, offering no evidence for the figure.

“It is shocking how the World, and the Dumocrat Party, seem not to care,” he added, while reiterating that Iran must never obtain a nuclear weapon.

Gunfire reported in the Homesh area of the West Bank; soldiers have been deployed to the area and details are under review

Following the report of a shooting in the area of Homesh, the IDF says an initial inquiry indicates that an Israeli civilian identified a suspected armed individual and heard gunfire that was not related to a terror attack.

Furthermore, the civilian fired toward the source of the gunfire.

IDF soldiers were dispatched to the scene and are conducting searches for armed individuals in the area.

Border Police arrest three wanted suspects in Qalandiya and Ash-Shuyukh on suspicion of arms trafficking and terror involvement

West Bank Border Police undercover officers (YAMAS), acting on Shin Bet intelligence, arrested three wanted suspects in two operations over the past two days, the Police Spokesperson’s Unit said.

Early Thursday morning, officers arrived undercover in Qalandiya, in the Binyamin Brigade’s area, then switched to an overt posture, surrounded the buildings where two suspects were staying, entered them and arrested both without incident; the two were suspected of arms trafficking and involvement with explosive devices and military activity.

A day earlier, on Tuesday, officers operated the same way in the village of Ash-Shuyukh, in the Etzion Brigade’s area, entering the building where a suspect wanted for involvement in terrorist activity and arms trafficking was staying, and apprehended him.

“Evacuate and work remotely”: Saudi Aramco orders staff out of Dhahran headquarters

Saudi Aramco orders staff to evacuate its Dhahran headquarters and work remotely, six sources familiar with the matter said Thursday.

PM Netanyahu denies report that Trump blocked an Israeli strike on Iran: "This report is incorrect”

IRGC says 3 ships hit mines west of Hormuz overnight, threatens US bases 'if Washington continues encouraging ships to use mined route'

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Navy said three more vessels struck mines west of the Strait of Hormuz overnight and caught fire. It accused the United States of encouraging ships to pass through “an illegally mined route,” claiming this had caused “an increasing number of naval incidents.”

“The invading US military must understand that if this path continues, the scope of the conflict will expand to the attackers’ bases in the region,” it said. “This is a serious warning.”

Accounts linked to foreign election interference taken down ahead of Israel’s vote, Shin Bet says

Online accounts used in foreign influence operations ahead of Israel’s elections have been removed, the Shin Bet said. The accounts were identified through a joint effort with the State Attorney’s Office’s Cyber Department and the Central Elections Committee.

The agency said it would continue working with relevant authorities to counter foreign interference and protect the integrity of the vote.

DM Katz: any future attack on Israel ‘will be laid at the feet of Lapid, Bennett and Golan,’ accusing opposition of undermining deterrence

Defense Minister Israel Katz said Yair Lapid, Naftali Bennett, Yair Golan and other opposition figures would bear responsibility for any future attack on Israel, accusing them of undermining deterrence by questioning government security warnings ahead of the elections.

Katz said the warnings were based on intelligence indicating that Israel’s enemies could attempt attacks to influence the vote. "The IDF is prepared, both in terms of intelligence and operational capabilities, to take preemptive and defensive action against Iran and its proxies across all fronts—in order to deter threats and protect the citizens of Israel. Should the need arise, the IDF will act immediately, or in accordance with the decisions we reach and the directives we issue."

US and Israel developed plans for 'short but intensive' strikes on Iran after the American midterms - report

The United States and Israel are preparing for a possible new attack on Iran after the American midterm elections, even as questions persist over whether another military campaign would secure concessions from Tehran, The New York Times reported.

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US strike targeted missile launcher in Iran’s Sirik - report

The US military struck an anti-ship missile launcher in Iran’s port city of Sirik on Wednesday, Iranian media reported. The launcher reportedly had been used to attack vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian outlets had earlier reported explosions in the area without identifying a cause.

One killed, eight injured in attack on Saudi Arabia’s Dammam airport

An attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam killed one person and injured eight others, Saudi Arabia’s Civil Aviation Authority said Wednesday evening.