An Israeli advance team had already traveled to Texas to prepare for a meeting with Elon Musk, but Netanyahu canceled the stop; despite efforts by his aides, no meeting with Trump is currently scheduled, with US officials citing ‘scheduling constraints’

Kim Jong Un toured major weapons factories and ordered greater use of AI in combat systems; state media images showed several drone types, including one resembling Israel Aerospace Industries’ Harop loitering munition

Azaria was convicted of manslaughter after shooting a wounded Palestinian terrorist in Hebron in 2016; Herzog sided with Katz over IDF chief Zamir

Skydagger’s short promotional clip labels a tank resembling Israel’s Merkava the ‘problem’ before a drone attack turns it into the ‘solution’; the Turkish company signed a counter-drone cooperation agreement with US defense giant L3Harris in June

Western intelligence sees preparations that could enable a new Russian call-up after voting ends Sunday; Poland scrambles jets, Macron warns Moscow’s hybrid threat has intensified and NATO updates civil-defense plans as Belarus drills near the sensitive Suwalki Gap

Turkish prosecutors say an Israeli-linked network used dozens of call centers and fake forex and crypto platforms to lure victims worldwide, while allegedly instructing employees not to target Israelis or Americans

Longtime Israel ally Rep. Brad Sherman urges Israelis to confront polling showing a dramatic decline in US favorability, warning the shift could eventually threaten arms access and diplomatic backing and calling Ben Gvir’s place in government an ‘existential risk’