In a dramatic new revelation from last month’s 12-day war between Israel and Iran, an Israeli fighter jet that had penetrated deep into Iranian airspace suffered a critical fuel malfunction that nearly forced it to make an emergency landing in a neighboring country, Channel 12 reported — the first public disclosure of the near-disaster. According to the report, the incident occurred during Israel’s daring surprise air campaign on June 13, which targeted Iran’s top military leadership, nuclear infrastructure, and missile program. While maneuvering over Iranian territory, the pilot of an Israeli F-15 detected a serious issue with the aircraft’s fuel tank. With no aerial refueling tanker in the air at the time, the situation was grim. A frantic response unfolded behind the scenes.

Prominent British Islamic Sheikh Asrar Rashid accused Western powers of enabling “Jewish supremacism” in the Middle East through their military support for Israel — and went as far as voicing support for future attacks on Tel Aviv by Muslim-majority nations. The remarks came during a June 21 livestream on Rashid’s official YouTube channel, where he launched into a conspiratorial tirade alleging that British-manufactured weapons are being used not merely to defend Israeli security, but to fulfill a so-called apocalyptic, messianic vision of a “Super Jewish State” stretching from the Euphrates to the Nile. “You, in your policies, are supporting Jewish supremacism through Western weapons,” Rashid said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is pressing Iran to agree to a “zero enrichment” deal with the United States, Axios reported over the weekend. According to the report, Putin told President Trump and Iranian officials that he supports a nuclear deal in which Iran would not be able to enrich uranium. At the same time, three European officials and an Israeli official confirmed to Axios that Russia encouraged the Iranians not to enrich uranium. Two sources said that Russia even briefed Israel on Putin’s position on the matter. The Iranian Tasnim agency, which is affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards, denied the report. The development is a significant one, as Russia has been Iran’s main diplomatic support on the nuclear issue for years.

During their meeting at the White House, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned U.S. President Donald Trump that Israel would not hesitate to take military action against Iran again if it resumes its activity to develop nuclear weapons, the Wall Street Journal reported. According to the report, Trump, for his part, made it clear that he prefers to try to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue through diplomatic means but refrained from expressing strong opposition to another Israeli attack if necessary. The report stated that Israel views the possibility of a resumption of the Iranian nuclear program as a real threat, and does not intend to sit idly by if Tehran resumes uranium enrichment for military purposes.

Ceasefire negotiations in Doha aimed at ending the conflict and securing the release of hostages have stalled over the past 24 hours, Kan News reported. The talks have made no headway on several critical points, including the IDF’s withdrawal lines from Gaza, the list of hostages and prisoners to be released, and assurances for ending the war. However, the discussions have not significantly deteriorated either. The only reported progress involves the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza. U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff has not yet traveled to Doha, reportedly waiting for more substantial developments before joining the talks. Separately, Al Jazeera released what it claims is a map of Israel’s proposed military deployment during a possible ceasefire, allegedly shared during the negotiations.

Iran’s security services have threatened the life of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi after her native country’s war with Israel, the Norwegian Nobel Committee and activists said Friday. Mohammadi said that the threats have come through both her lawyer and other indirect channels as she’s kept up public statements about the Islamic Republic’s theocracy, women’s rights and others issues, the committee said. “The clear message, in her own words, is that ‘I have been directly and indirectly threatened with ‘physical elimination’ by agents of the regime,’” the committee said in its announcement. The Free Narges Coalition Steering Committee, which advocates for the 53-year-old laureate, said that the threats came from Iran’s Intelligence Ministry.

A two-year-old girl who was rushed to Ruth Children’s Hospital at Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa last week after being left unattended in a vehicle was niftar overnight in the pediatric intensive care unit, hospital officials confirmed Friday morning. The toddler, whose identity has not been released, was admitted in critical condition on July 3 following an extended period inside a parked car in Hadera. United Hatzalah first responders provided on-scene emergency treatment, including CPR, before transporting her to Hillel Yaffe Medical Center. She was later transferred to Rambam for specialized pediatric intensive care. “Despite all life-saving efforts, the child’s condition remained grave,” a Rambam spokesperson said.

An IDF officer was killed Thursday in an apparent accident during operations in southern Gaza, bringing Israel’s death toll in its renewed ground offensive against Hamas to 41 since March. The fallen soldier was identified as Captain Reei Biran, 21, a reconnaissance team commander in the Golani Brigade and a resident of Shorashim. According to an IDF investigation, troops were preparing to demolish buildings in Khan Younis suspected of housing Hamas operatives. After rigging the structures with mines, an explosion occurred approximately two hours later. Captain Biran was struck—likely by shrapnel or debris—and succumbed to his wounds shortly thereafter. The circumstances remain under further inquiry.

The IDF and Shin Bet announced Friday that they have killed the commander of Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s Shejaiya sector in a recent airstrike in the Gaza Strip. The slain terrorist, identified as Fadl Abu al-Ata, had risen from deputy commander to head of Islamic Jihad’s regional unit during the October 7 assault on southern Israel. According to Israeli authorities, Abu al-Ata “was one of the key coordinators between terror organizations in the Shejaiya sector” and orchestrated “numerous terror attacks against IDF troops.” He is also accused of infiltrating into Israeli territory alongside other militants at the outset of the war last year.

Former Hamas captive Romi Gonen was released from Sheba Medical Center at Tel HaShomer on Thursday after nearly six months of intensive rehabilitation and two surgeries to treat wounds she sustained during the October 7, 2023, terror attacks in southern Israel. Gonen, 26, was among the hostages released by Hamas on January 19 under the hostages-for-ceasefire agreement. She arrived at Sheba Medical Center shortly thereafter, having been airlifted from the IDF reception point at the Gaza border alongside fellow former captives Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher. During her hospitalization, Gonen underwent two operations — one to address shrapnel damage to her right arm and another on her lower back, where she suffered a gunshot wound at the Nova music festival.