Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said Tehran forced the United States to accept a deal by threatening retaliation. He claimed Trump ordered Netanyahu to stop strikes in Beirut’s Dahieh and said Iran is ready to respond if Washington breaks its commitments.
Tel Aviv is headed for another cautious session after three red days and a weak Wall Street close. Local markets are also watching major corporate news involving Next Vision, Cal, and Av-Gad.
Elitzur Netanya was relegated to Israel’s National League after a season of instability, despite winning its final home game 77-89. The club plans a broad rebuild, including a possible new coach and retaining some foreign players.
Temperatures in Israel are expected to drop gradually through Friday and return to seasonal averages. Saturday should start with morning clouds, then turn mostly clear with a slight warming. Forecast highs and lows were given for major cities, including Eilat at 28 to 39 degrees.
The coalition wants to fast-track a rewritten enlistment bill that would keep only the draft-evader release clause, but the Knesset legal adviser opposes it. Meanwhile, ultra-Orthodox protests against arrests and enlistment are intensifying, and senior Haredi leaders are preparing larger demonstrations.
Colombia beat Uzbekistan 3-1 at the 2026 World Cup and moved to first place in the group. Daniel Muñoz, Luis Díaz, and substitute Campaz scored for Colombia, while Abubakr Fayzullaev netted Uzbekistan’s first World Cup goal.
Israeli jackals are increasingly roaming cities, chasing people, eating from homes, and attacking children and pets. After a rabies-suspected attack near the Sea of Galilee injured nine people, officials and experts are split between culling and nonlethal controls.
The United States and Iran digitally signed a memorandum overnight to end the war, and it took effect immediately. Trump and Pezeshkian both signed, while Iran said its enriched uranium would stay in the country and a final deal is due within 60 days.
England beat Croatia 4-2 in their 2026 World Cup opener after Thomas Tuchel’s halftime talk helped turn the match. Harry Kane scored twice, Jude Bellingham restored the lead early in the second half, and Marcus Rashford sealed the win.
The IDF said reserve Staff Sgt. Maj. Alexander Filin, 29, from Haifa, was killed by an explosive device in southern Lebanon on Wednesday. Several other soldiers were wounded in the same incident, while separate Hezbollah drone and rocket attacks also injured more troops in southern Lebanon.
Israeli health experts say nuts and seeds do not have proven links to acne. They warn, however, that late-night snacking during long football matches can lead to excessive calories, salt and sleep disruption.
Cristiano Ronaldo was heavily criticized after Portugal opened the 2026 World Cup with a 1-1 draw against DR Congo. Commentators said Roberto Martinez should have substituted him, while Ronaldo said the tournament is far from over.
Portugal drew 1-1 with DR Congo in its 2026 World Cup opener, and Cristiano Ronaldo was widely criticized for a weak performance. Commentators questioned Roberto Martinez’s failure to substitute him, while Ronaldo said the tournament was still far from over.
India has become a major source of training data for humanoid robots, with workers in places like Chennai and Karur filming everyday tasks for low pay. The work is feeding a fast-growing robotics market, but it also raises privacy and compensation concerns.
Tel Aviv shares fell sharply after details of the U.S.-Iran agreement revived geopolitical concerns and prompted a correction from earlier postwar optimism. The declines were broad, with banks, defense stocks and energy-related companies hit hardest, while chipmakers held up better.
Kikar HaShabbat is streaming its daily Daf Yomi class on Chullin 49, taught by Rabbi Benyamin Miltzki. The lesson airs at 5:00 a.m. on Kol Hai radio and is dedicated to the recovery of the wounded and ill, including Dvora bat Yael Shindel Feiga.
The dollar retreated after Wednesday’s Fed-fueled jump, trading above 2.93 shekels while the euro also weakened in Israel. Markets remain focused on a hawkish Fed outlook, with U.S. bond yields and the dollar index rising on expectations of possible rate hikes.
A vegan one-bowl summer fruit cake uses peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots, grapes, or cherries. It bakes at 180°C for about 45 minutes, serves 10, and keeps in the fridge for up to four days.
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A man in his 60s was shot dead in Kafr Qasim overnight Thursday, and a woman in her 60s was critically wounded. Police suspect the attack was revenge connected to an ongoing feud, as several other deadly shootings and killings were reported recently.
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KKL’s staff and fixed costs surged under Likud-linked control even as its land-sale income fell sharply. The new chairman says he is trying to halt the growth, and a new CEO has now been chosen.
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Israel’s Securities Authority rejected a valuation that would have placed Abu-Gad Kinneret at over 200 million shekels. The company later dropped the valuation from its prospectus, then shelved the Tiberias-area project amid a dispute with landowners and a 20.5 million-shekel lawsuit.
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Israel’s Competition Authority is close to deciding on the 3.9 billion shekel sale of Cal to George Horesh’s Union and Harel Insurance. The key issue is whether Cal must drop its Shufersal customer club, a move the buyers oppose and may challenge in court. The decision is expected within two weeks.
Israeli food companies are making large sales into Gaza after the ceasefire opened the way for hundreds of truckloads a day. Victory disclosed about 100 million shekels in one month, Mehadrin reported about 60 million shekels in first-quarter Gaza sales, and authorities are tightening controls amid smuggling attempts and Hamas concerns.
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Reserve soldier Alexander Filin killed by explosive blast in southern Lebanon
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Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
The story · English
The IDF said it had cleared for publication that Master Sgt. (res.) Alexander Filin, 29, from Haifa, was killed yesterday in southern Lebanon. Filin served as a fighter in Division 36 headquarters.
According to the military, he died after an explosive device detonated in the area. No further details about the incident were released in the brief announcement.
