US Air Force prosecutors on Tuesday began presenting evidence to a military hearing officer who will decide whether to recommend a trial by court-martial for Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard accused of leaking a massive trove of classified military documents.Teixeira, 22, appeared in uniform at Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts for the first hearing to address the military charges, which were filed after he pleaded guilty in March to separate charges by the US Department of Justice.Teixeira, who was arrested in April 2023, has been accused of carrying out one of the most serious US national security breaches in years. The leaked documents held highly classified information on allies and adversaries, with details ranging from troop movements in Ukraine to Israel's Mossad spy agency.Air Force prosecutors on Tuesday called no witnesses to support their case against Teixeira and instead relied only on documents to support charges filed against him in April that he obstructed justice and failed to obey a lawful order.Defense lawyers had urged Lieutenant Colonel Michael Raming, an officer tasked with reviewing that evidence, to delay the hearing, citing a lack of immediate access to certain classified material related to the charges. They also asked that he not consider as evidence Teixeira's own guilty plea in March.

US President Joe Biden would veto a bill on Israel security assistance in Congress if it passes, the White House said on Tuesday.

Sergeant Eira Yair Gispan, 19, from Petah Tikva, a soldier in the 75th Battalion, 7th Armored Brigade, fell in combat in southern Gaza on Tuesday, the military said on Wednesday morning.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday he had decided to advance the draft law, which had passed in the first reading in the previous Knesset session. "In order to bridge the differences and bring about a broad agreement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to advance the draft law that passed the first reading in the previous Knesset," a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office read. "The law was prepared by the defense establishment after thorough staff work and submitted by the then-defense minister, Benny Gantz," the statement continued. The statement added, "The Prime Minister calls on all factions that supported the proposal in the previous Knesset to join the proposal."Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman commented on the statement in a post on X. "Everyone must understand that the circumstances have changed from one end to the other," he wrote, adding, "The State of Israel is under fire from the North, South, East and Iran."כולם חייבים להבין שהנסיבות השתנו מקצה לקצה. מדינת ישראל נמצאת תחת אש מצפון, מדרום, ממזרח ומאיראן.כל המצב הזה מחייב חוק גיוס חובה לכולם. כל צעיר וצעירה בני 18 - יהודי, מוסלמי, נוצרי, דרוזי או צ׳רקסי חייבים להתייצב לשירות צבאי או אזרחי.— אביגדור ליברמן (@AvigdorLiberman) May 15, 2024"This whole situation requires a mandatory draft law for everyone. Every young man and woman aged 18 - Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Druze or Circassian must partake in military or civil service," he concluded.This is a developing story.