Although not clear if this has been confirmed or it is wishful thinking, American officials claimed over the weekend Israel will not seek to attack Iran's nuclear sites in response for the Oct. 1 ballistic missile strike, but will rather focus on military and energy infrastructure sites.
Renowned investigative journalist Ken Timmerman alleges current National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan sent secret communications to Iranian leadership in an effort to prevent former President Donald Trump from winning the 2020 election.
Some 18 years after it first failed to fulfill its mandate of not allowing Hezbollah to arm or to encroach beyond the Litani River, UNIFIL troops allegedly came under Israeli fire for the third time over the weekend, with reports of two U.N. soldiers being wounded. Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Hezbollah is using them as human shields.
he fate of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' leader Gen. Esmail Qaani was recently unknown, with speculation he was killed in one of the strikes on Hezbollah HQ in Beirut. However, rumors are now circulating he is alive, but might have suffered a heart attack after interrogation, which followed accusations he colluded with Israel.
Israel sets aside National Day of Mourning on Hebrew date of Hamas massacre
Despite the commemorations on Oct. 7, Israel's government approved a "National Day of Mourning," on which there will be two ceremonies. The first will honor fallen soldiers from that day to this, and the other will commemorate the civilian casualties. It is not permitted to fast on a feast day (other than Yom Kippur), so the day will be delayed until after Simchat Torah.