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  • Israeli Arab Terrorist Planned Attack on Amdocs in Ra’anana

    Israeli Arab Terrorist Planned Attack on Amdocs in Ra’anana

    The State Attorney’s Office filed an indictment on Thursday at the Central District Court in Lod against Mustafa Issa, a 20-year-old Arab Israeli citizen residing in Kafr Qasim, charging him with serious nationalistically motivated state security offenses. According to the indictment, Issa devised a meticulous plot to attack the central computer server farm of tech giant Amdocs in Ra’anana.

    Photo: Flash90

    The indictment, submitted by Adv. Assaf Charlopsky of the Central District Attorney’s Office, reveals that against the backdrop of the Swords of Iron War, Issa resolved to execute a terror attack against a strategic Israeli facility. For approximately a year and a half, he planned to plant an explosive device on site or drop one directly onto the facility using an aerial drone. Prosecutors detailed that Issa volunteered with the Israel Fire and Rescue Services, exploiting his service and access to patrol different areas and conduct illicit reconnaissance on high-value targets. He ultimately decided to zero in on the Amdocs server compound, calculating that crippling the technological infrastructure would inflict devastating political, strategic, and economic damage on the State of Israel.

    As part of his operational preparations, Issa downloaded technical manuals, instruction guides, and instructional videos detailing the manufacturing of weapons, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and lone-wolf operational tactics. The indictment notes that he attempted to fabricate a live bomb by mixing combustible chemicals with pyrotechnic powder extracted from commercial fireworks and firecrackers he purchased. In a separate attempt, he blended a compound consisting of sulfur, charcoal, and other chemical accelerants, destroying the mixture only after an initial test ignition failed.

    Photo: Yossi Zamir/Flash90

    Meanwhile, Issa acquired an aerial drone with specialized payload-release attachments designed to carry and drop an explosive charge, and studied online tutorials to operate the system. The indictment charges him with preparation for an act of terrorism involving malicious damage with explosives, weapons offenses for terrorist purposes, and receiving training or instruction for terrorism.

    The State Attorney’s Office requested that Issa be remanded in custody until the conclusion of legal proceedings, arguing that he presents an extreme danger to public safety and had already taken substantive operational steps toward executing his plot. In the detention motion, prosecutors emphasized that his radicalization was fueled by the ongoing Swords of Iron War and IDF operational activity, as well as by his own admission of the anti-Israel incitement and hatred he was exposed to during his schooling. The Shin Bet and the Israel Police conducted the counterterrorism investigation jointly.

  • Jihadist Murders Man in Binyamin Shooting, Manhunt Underway

    Jihadist Murders Man in Binyamin Shooting, Manhunt Underway

    Update: The victim of the shooting has died of his injuries.

    The IDF said Sunday that large forces launched a massive manhunt for a terrorist who carried out a drive-by shooting near a spring close to Neveh Tzuf in the Binyamin region. The shooting targeted civilians at the site, and security forces were rushed to the scene to provide operational and medical response.

    According to the official report, the gunman exited his vehicle armed after carrying out the shooting and fled on foot. Following the serious incident, large IDF forces from the Binyamin Regional Brigade, including fighters from the elite Duvdevan unit, additional reinforcement companies, and Israel Police, began extensive searches across Judea and Samaria to capture the attacker.

    As part of operational efforts to apprehend the gunman, roadblocks were set up throughout the Binyamin sector. Forces are searching the area on foot and using advanced drones to track him. At the same time, Israeli Air Force aircraft were scrambled to assist from the air in the extensive manhunt aimed at closing in on the gunman and bringing about his capture.

  • Qatar Signs UN Deal to Send 1.3M Liters of Fuel to Gaza

    Qatar Signs UN Deal to Send 1.3M Liters of Fuel to Gaza

    Qatar announced Thursday that it signed an agreement with the United Nations to deliver approximately 1.3 million liters of fuel to the Gaza Strip as a grant intended, according to Doha, to support the health sector, essential services and humanitarian operations.

    Aid trucks in Gaza | Photo: Oren Cohen, Flash 90

    According to the Qatari Foreign Ministry, the grant is intended to help keep hospitals and medical centers operating in Gaza while enabling humanitarian organizations to continue providing services to residents. The ministry said fuel-dependent health services benefit approximately 2.1 million ‘Palestinians’ in Gaza, including children, women, the elderly and people with disabilities.

    The deal comes despite extensive Israeli evidence that Hamas has exploited humanitarian aid intended for Gaza civilians—including confiscating supplies and commandeering aid trucks. The IDF has also released drone footage it says shows armed Hamas operatives firing at Gazans attempting to reach humanitarian aid.

    Israeli assessments have estimated that Hamas accumulated hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and goods by exploiting aid entering Gaza. Hamas has also been accused of seizing humanitarian supplies, selling them to residents at inflated prices and pocketing the proceeds.

    Aid trucks in Gaza | Photo: Tsafrir Abayov / Flash90

    Qatar said the latest shipment is part of the assistance it has provided to Gaza since the beginning of the war. According to figures released by Doha, Qatar supplied approximately 30 million liters of fuel to the Strip between Oct. 7, 2023, and the end of March 2026. The Qatari Foreign Ministry said the new grant will also support other essential services and infrastructure dependent on fuel as part of its continuing humanitarian assistance to Gaza.

  • Turkey Deepens Its Grip on Jerusalem Through Consulate, Aid

    Turkey Deepens Its Grip on Jerusalem Through Consulate, Aid

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has spent recent years emphasizing Turkey’s historical and religious connection to Jerusalem, and Ankara is backing up the talk with action—deepening its activities in the city through government institutions, cultural programming, and ties to ‘Palestinian’ actors.

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Photo: Reuters

    Erdoğan has declared in the past that “we were forced to leave Jerusalem, but it is ours”—a statement reflecting the central place the city holds in Turkish discourse. The Ottoman Empire ruled Jerusalem for roughly 400 years until the early 20th century, and that legacy continues to serve as a cornerstone of the Turkish president’s rhetoric.

    One of the most visible arms of Turkish activity in the city is the Turkish consulate in Jerusalem. After the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, the consulate stated its mourning and condemned what it called Israel’s “heinous crime.”

    Hamas terror leader Ismail Haniyeh | Photo: Shutterstock

    But the ties go beyond political statements. Ahmet Rıza Demirer, a former Turkish consul in Jerusalem, was photographed after leaving his post alongside senior Hamas officials, and later continued in a role at the Turkish Foreign Ministry. In 2023, he was also photographed with officers from the ‘Palestinian’ Authority’s armed apparatus during the inauguration of a gym built for them with help from TİKA, the Turkish government’s official aid agency.

    Turkish involvement is also evident in the training of Palestinian security forces. An agreement to train PA personnel in Turkey was signed in 2022, and since then, according to the Turkish interior minister, roughly 2,000 Palestinian police have been trained in the country. Another 143 officers have already completed their studies at Turkey’s police academy.

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    Armed PA personnel | Photo: Wissam Al-Hashlamoun, Flash90

    Alongside the political and security activity, the Yunus Emre Turkish Cultural Center operates in Jerusalem—an official Turkish government institution promoting Turkish language and culture. The center offers Turkish language courses and various activities designed to strengthen ties to Turkish heritage and culture in the city.

    In recent years, the center has also hosted Jerusalem Mufti Ikrima Sabri, a prominent figure against whom an indictment was filed for incitement to terrorism.

    The broader picture also emerges from an investigation by the Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research, which tracks Turkish activity in the city. Ran Yishai, head of the research division at the institute and former director-general of the Ministry of Jerusalem and Heritage, argues that Israel’s response must include strengthening the civilian presence in East Jerusalem.

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan – in different times, archive photo | Photo: Avi Ohayon, GPO

    “This is our responsibility. It’s not enough to tell hostile actors to get out if we don’t fill the space ourselves—they’ll come right back in,” Yishai said.

    In recent years, Erdoğan has sharpened his rhetoric against Israel, and senior Hamas officials continue to operate from Turkey. At the same time, Ankara is deepening its ties with PA actors and establishing a presence in Jerusalem through official institutions, aid, culture, and training programs. For Israel, the question is no longer just what Erdoğan says about Jerusalem—it’s how deep Turkey’s grip on the city will become.

  • Gaza Intelligence Officer Finally Ousted For Oct 7 Failures

    Gaza Intelligence Officer Finally Ousted For Oct 7 Failures

    The IDF announced today (Thursday) that the intelligence officer who served with the Gaza Division during the Oct. 7 massacre has been dismissed from military service. The decision follows years of scrutiny over the officer’s handling of intelligence before the massacre.

    Intelligence Corps officers | Photo: IDF Spokesperson

    Lt. Col. A. had been exposed to Hamas’s detailed “Jericho Wall” invasion plan and received repeated warnings from a Unit 8200 intelligence NCO that Hamas was actively training to carry it out. Despite the increasingly specific warnings, he reportedly dismissed the prospect of a Hamas invasion as “completely imaginary” and failed to adequately elevate the warnings through the intelligence chain. Less than three weeks before the massacre, an intelligence dossier documented Hamas training for precisely the type of large-scale assault that would unfold on Oct. 7.

    On Nov. 23, 2025, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir determined that a series of senior commanders bore command responsibility for the failures surrounding the massacre and that command measures should be taken against them. Among those officers was Lt. Col. A., who served as the Gaza Division’s intelligence officer during the attack. Due to the responsibility attached to his position, proceedings were initiated to terminate his military service.

    Eyal Zamir | Photo: Chaim Goldberg, Flash 90

    As part of the process, the deputy chief of staff prepared an assessment recommending that the officer’s service commitment be terminated. Lt. Col. A. subsequently petitioned the court on March 23, 2026, seeking to prevent the relevant committee from convening.

    On June 30, 2026, the court rejected the officer’s petition in its entirety. The ruling determined that the process to terminate his service—which was initiated over failures, professional errors and his command responsibility—was conducted lawfully and within the IDF’s authority.

    Following the rejection of the petition, the IDF immediately resumed the administrative proceedings. The advisory committee to the head of the IDF Personnel Directorate recently completed its review and submitted its recommendations. Based on those recommendations, the head of the Personnel Directorate formally decided to terminate the officer’s service commitment.

  • Netanyahu to Visit SpaceX, Musk in Texas Before UN Speech

    Netanyahu to Visit SpaceX, Musk in Texas Before UN Speech

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to make a special working visit to SpaceX facilities in Texas on his way to the UN General Assembly in New York next week, with a meeting with billionaire Elon Musk also reportedly taking shape.

    Elon Musk | Photo: Shutterstock

    As part of his participation in the General Assembly, Netanyahu is expected to address the main stage on Thursday at 2 p.m. U.S. time (9 p.m. Israel time). The timing of the speech is deliberately geared toward Israeli prime time, with the content expected to be aimed at the Israeli public ahead of the elections no less than at the international audience.

    Photo: Chaim Goldberg, Flash 90

    Meanwhile, preparations for the General Assembly have been accompanied by diplomatic drama surrounding the U.S. State Department’s decision to deny Mahmoud Abbas and members of the ‘Palestinian’ Authority delegation entry to the United States over support for terrorism, incitement and appeals to international courts—forcing Abbas to address the gathering by video instead. The U.S. visa denial was confirmed Thursday.

    Trump and Netanyahu | Photo: Amos Ben-Gershom / GPO

    On the sidelines of the General Assembly, efforts are also being considered to arrange a meeting between Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump, although no meeting has yet been formally scheduled. This comes despite New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s threats regarding Netanyahu’s arrival in the city; Mamdani has previously acknowledged that he does not have the authority to enforce the ICC warrant himself.

    Netanyahu is scheduled to address the UN General Assembly on Thursday, Sept. 24.

  • Judea and Samaria: Arab Harvest Barred on State Land

    Judea and Samaria: Arab Harvest Barred on State Land

    Channel 14 has learned that ahead of the upcoming olive harvest season in Judea and Samaria, the IDF and Central Command are preparing to enforce a major shift in operational policy. For the first time, Arab harvesters will be barred from entering agricultural plots and accessing olive groves situated on state-designated land throughout the region.

    Archive | Photo: Flash90

    According to sources familiar with the operational planning, security assessments conducted ahead of the harvest concluded that military and bureaucratic coordination will no longer extend to territories lacking formally recognized, verified private ownership. In practice, IDF forces are slated to deploy roadblocks, checkpoints, and containment perimeters to deny harvesters access to state lands actively.

    The decision comes against the backdrop of an olive harvest projected by agricultural and botanical experts to be exceptionally bountiful this season. The defense establishment anticipates that, because of the heavy yield and elevated market value of olive oil, Arab farmers will intensify efforts to access contested parcels or tracts designated as state land.

    Archive | Photo: Nasser Ishtayeh, Flash90

    For years, the harvest period in Judea and Samaria involved coordinated security arrangements mediated between IDF officers, the Civil Administration, and Palestinian counterparts. The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) routinely facilitates pre-season coordination meetings with Palestinian Authority officials to map out harvesting schedules.

    Now, according to details obtained by Channel 14, the IDF is establishing a definitive operational boundary separating harvest activity on recognized private plots from encroachment onto state lands. Settlement leadership figures have long argued that the harvest season has been systematically weaponized to establish unauthorized facts on the ground in Area C, often adjacent to Israeli communities and primary transit routes, creating direct security friction with Israeli residents and military units.

    Photo: Nasser Ishtayeh, Flash90

    A senior settlement official in Judea and Samaria welcomed the move: “After years of lawlessness in which agricultural pretenses were transformed into bridgeheads for hostile takeovers of state land, the IDF is finally restoring governance. State lands are not ownerless property, and they are certainly not a prize for those seeking to undermine Zionism. This is an essential first step toward re-establishing security, sovereignty, and order throughout Judea and Samaria.” Security agencies are also bracing for potential riots, friction, and staged protests by activists and non-governmental organizations seeking to challenge the updated field guidelines. Officials confirmed that field units will operate under explicit directives: facilitate lawful harvesting solely on verified private plots, while maintaining a strict zero-tolerance policy against entry onto state lands.

  • Wife of Detainee Calls on Yesha Council, Pleads for Aid

    Wife of Detainee Calls on Yesha Council, Pleads for Aid

    Miriam Dardik, a resident of the outpost community of Kfar Tarfon in Binyamin and wife of administrative detainee Tal Yinon Dardik, appealed directly on Thursday to the heads of the Yesha Council, demanding they take an active stand against the administrative orders issued against her husband, who has been battling the state’s non-judicial sanctions for months: “We are the only public in the State of Israel against whom an unacceptable use of these tools is directed.”

    Tal Yinon Dardik | Photo: Chaim Goldberg, Flash90

    In her letter, Dardik argued that the routine use of administrative detention and restrictive orders against residents of Judea and Samaria amounts to systemic civil discrimination. She warned that public silence regarding violations of settlers’ basic legal rights will ultimately legitimize broader state abuse. She specifically called on local council heads—including Binyamin Regional Council leadership—to mobilize their political clout to eliminate the unequal legal treatment applied to residents of the region.

    Dardik implored regional leaders to join the campaign: “For three months, my husband, Tal Yinon Dardik, has been struggling against administrative orders—orders that are immoral, undemocratic, anti-Jewish, and inhumane. These are orders issued exclusively against your own residents, the people of Judea and Samaria. My husband has lived in the Binyamin Regional Council since birth, grew up and built his life within its communities, as have I for more than twenty years. I am confident that you, the leaders of the Yesha Council, share our pain over the persecution of the pioneering farmsteads and rural settlement communities who are targeted with anti-democratic administrative edicts.”

    Tal Yinon Dardik and his family | Photo: Courtesy of the family

    She cautioned: “From experience, when the public stayed silent while police hounded individual activists, we subsequently watched our brave community security coordinators, first-response teams, and community fighters targeted as well. My husband embarked on this struggle not merely for his own sake, but for the entire settler movement. I call upon you: raise your voices, utilize every resource at your command, and bring an end to this blatant discrimination against us—against the residents of Judea and Samaria as a whole, and our family in particular.”

  • IDF Will Stop Evacuating Jewish Outposts in Judea, Samaria

    IDF Will Stop Evacuating Jewish Outposts in Judea, Samaria

    A significant policy change is coming to Judea and Samaria: Beginning next week, IDF soldiers will no longer participate in operations to evacuate or demolish unauthorized Jewish outposts and residential sites. Responsibility for civilian enforcement operations will instead be transferred to Israel Police and Border Police, while soldiers will focus on security missions, protecting residents and combating terrorism.

    Photo: IDF Spokesperson

    C14 has learned that the decision was made by Central Command as part of a conceptual shift intended to create a clearer separation between security missions and civilian law-enforcement operations in Judea and Samaria. Under the new policy, IDF soldiers will be directed toward operational activity, counterterrorism and protecting roads and communities, while evacuations and demolitions will be carried out by Israel Police and Border Police.

    Central Command officials explained that one of the primary considerations behind the move is the desire to reduce friction between IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians while keeping troops focused on operational missions and maintaining their readiness.

    IDF in Judea and Samaria | Photo: IDF Spokesperson

    An official from the Israel Police’s Judea and Samaria District told Channel 14: “Israel Police and Border Police are prepared and ready to assume full responsibility for maintaining law and civil order in Judea and Samaria. This is a civilian law-enforcement mission that naturally belongs in the hands of police forces—not soldiers whose purpose is combat. We will continue to operate in full coordination with the IDF to ensure a professional, determined and balanced response on the ground.”

    The move represents a significant departure from the policy followed for years, under which IDF soldiers also participated in evacuation and demolition operations in Judea and Samaria. Central Command is now seeking to draw a clearer division of responsibility between the military, Israel Police and Border Police.

  • Netanyahu to Address UN General Assembly, PA Banned by U.S.

    Netanyahu to Address UN General Assembly, PA Banned by U.S.

    The UN General Assembly will convene next week at its New York headquarters, and Diplomatic Analyst Tamir Morag provided an explainer ahead of the major event on “Midday News.” Morag said the prime minister will speak Thursday at 2 p.m. Eastern time—9 p.m. Israel time—at the important assembly, as he has done several times before. The timing of the speech is no accident, aimed at Israeli prime time, with expectations that the content will be directed at the Israeli public ahead of elections—no less than at listeners around the world.

    Netanyahu’s speech at the assembly, archive | Photo: UN General Assembly

    Several hours ago, the ban on Abbas’s entry to the United States became official when the State Department published its announcement that Abbas and members of the PA delegation will be under sanctions that will not allow them to enter the U.S. and attend the UN General Assembly. The State Department’s justification cited the Authority’s continued support for terrorism, both in rhetoric and through salary payments to terrorists known as pay-for-slay, as well as continued incitement in textbooks and in speeches by PA officials, including Abbas.

    Additional reasons for the entry ban on Abbas are the ‘Palestinians” appeals to two international courts: the International Court of Justice, where proceedings are underway against the State of Israel, and the International Criminal Court, which issued arrest warrants for Prime Minister Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Gallant. These steps by the PA have a price, and Abbas will be forced once again to address the UN General Assembly via video—and not travel to New York.

    Staying home, terror sponsor Abbas | Photo: Shutterstock

    Morag was also asked about reports that Netanyahu requested a meeting with Trump on the sidelines of the assembly. On this, he said it’s not certain they’ll manage to arrange the meeting. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has tried to prevent the prime minister from coming to New York and threatened to arrest him—a threat that proved empty since the mayor cannot do so.