Arab activists accuse Smotrich of 'ethnic cleansing' and call on Arab public to mobilize voters to block Minister Smotrich’s plan to settle one million Jews and establish 40 new communities in the Negev and Galilee.

<p>US President Donald Trump published an AI-generated image showing him holding a rifle with explosions in the background, and wrote: “No more Mr. Nice Guy."</p><p>

<p>The IDF carried out a targeted airstrike a short time ago against several terrorists in Jenin, in the Menashe Regional Brigade area.</p><p>A security official said that three terrorists were inside the targeted vehicle.</p><p>The main target of the strike was a terrorist identified as the head of a terror network in Jenin, along with two additional accomplices who were working to advance terrorist attacks.</p><p><a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432388"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>

<p>The death of a seven-year-old boy who drowned in a lake at a park in south Tel Aviv has been confirmed.</p><p>The boy was located earlier in very serious condition after rescue forces conducted searches for him at the site and performed CPR on him.</p>

President Trump signs an order renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America" in the US as Washington and Ottawa impose retaliatory tariffs in a trade war.

<p>National Security Minister and Otzma Yehudit chairman Itamar Ben Gvir criticized Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara following her request to postpone state memorial events for Rabbi Ovadia Yosef until after the elections.</p><p>“The adversarial legal counsel has once again crossed every line. Even when it comes to the memory and legacy of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, of blessed memory, they seek to undermine them. After the elections, Otzma Yehudit will demand a full-scale judicial reform. It is time to restore governance to elected officials and return the judicial system to its proper place. Now everyone understands how wrong they were not to listen to me at the beginning of the term when I demanded that the delinquent Attorney General be fired," Ben Gvir said.</p>

The Trump administration has rejected returning to a preliminary June agreement with Iran as the White House says no negotiations are currently underway.

Police issue safety warnings an unusual August storm is set to bring heavy rain, thunderstorms and flooding to parts of Israel.