WSJ: US-Iran talks scheduled for this week suspended

<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to Turkish President Erdoğan's statements on Israel: "Hardly a day goes by without Erdoğan calling for the destruction of the State of Israel. We take those statements very seriously, because if there is one lesson our people's history has taught us, it is this: when someone says they intend to destroy you, believe them. We take these threats seriously, and we will also draw the attention of our American friends to these statements. We will not ignore them".</p>

<p>Overnight (Sunday), IDF soldiers from the Golani Brigade Combat Team encountered a Hezbollah terrorist after entering a suspicious structure in the area of Deir Siryan in southern Lebanon.</p><p>As a result of the encounter, Captain David Hazutt fell, and an additional IDF soldier was lightly injured.</p><p>Following extensive searches conducted by IDF soldiers in the area, the terrorist was located in one of the structures near the point of the encounter and was eliminated by the soldiers.</p>

<p>The Qatari Ministry of Interior reported that a citizen of the country was killed on a boat off the coast by shrapnel as a result of an interception of one of the Iranian attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait.</p><p>According to the ministry, as part of routine monitoring and verification procedures for maritime vessels conducted by the General Directorate of Coasts and Borders Security, it was noted that a vessel with two individuals on board had failed to return at its scheduled time. Maritime patrols immediately initiated search operations.</p><p>In the early hours of Sunday, 28 June 2026, the Maritime Search and Rescue Team of the General Directorate of Coasts and Borders Security located the missing vessel. Search operations confirmed that a Qatari citizen was killed after sustaining injuries from shrapnel resulting from the military operations in the area. An Arab resident was also injured and has been transferred to a hospital for medical treatment. He is in stable condition.</p>

A terrorist near Shechem who had previously evaded several arrest attempts and was planning to carry out an attack in the coming days was apprehended.

<p>US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee called out the international silence in the wake of Hamas's violent suppression of protests against it.</p><p>"Iran-backed Hamas cracked down w/ violence against Palestinians over protests against Hamas on Friday. The international community said NOTHING. No condemnation of Hamas & refusal to blame Hamas terrorists standing in way of Palestinians to live better."</p>

Thousands attend the funeral of Capt. David Hazut, who was killed overnight in Lebanon.

While the party has reached a consensus regarding the date of the primaries, there is still contention about how many candidates PM Netanyahu could personally select.