HEADLINES
- Israel vows Iran topple as regime cracks
- IDF evacuates Nabatieh residents as talks begin
- Motorola to buy D-Fend for 1.5 billion

The time is now 10:02 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Direct Israel-Iran Clashes, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking at a farewell ceremony for outgoing Mossad chief David Barnea on Monday night, asserted that Iran has paid a heavy price for its aggression, claiming that “the foundations of this terrorist regime have cracked” and that it will fall in the end. Barnea, for his part, said a change of regime in Iran is a realistic and attainable objective, a mission within reach that will require determination, perseverance, and steadfast dedication, and must remain at the forefront of Israel’s strategic priorities.

In Regional Impacts, the IDF issued an evacuation notice to residents of Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon, telling them to evacuate immediately and move north of the Zahrani River for their safety. In Washington, the fourth round of talks between Israel and Lebanon has begun.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, the IDF said it struck Hezbollah weapon depots, command centers, and other terror infrastructure where members of the group were operating in southern Lebanon yesterday, with the military releasing footage of the strikes.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, Trump and Netanyahu called to halt a Beirut strike while Mossad chief Barnea called for toppling Iran’s regime.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman found Likud and Labor noncompliant in the 2024 faction accounts, ordering NIS 150,000 in public funding withheld from Likud and NIS 75,000 from Labor after the audit of 17 factions showed all but those two were compliant. The report noted that membership-registration processes can influence who appears on a party’s Knesset list. Separately, former prime minister Ehud Barak criticized Netanyahu’s handling of the Lebanon war, saying the government misleads the public and arguing that Bennett and Eisenkot would be superior successors.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, a Jewish woman attending a court hearing in northern Germany said she was required to remove her Star of David necklace before entering the courtroom in proceedings against a Flensburg shop owner who displayed a sign barring Jews from entering his store; the sign provoked widespread outrage in Germany and prompted legal action.

In Israeli Economy and Business, Motorola Solutions announced it will acquire Israeli counter-drone leader D-Fend Solutions for USD 1.5 billion, with close expected in the fourth quarter of 2026. D-Fend operates in more than 30 countries and is projected to generate about USD 185 million in 2026, and the deal leverages the Safer Skies Act, which authorizes local law enforcement to detect, track, and disable credible threats in US airspace. Motorola’s CEO Greg Brown described drone threats as a major near-term challenge requiring investment. Separately, Israeli weapons exports reached a record high of more than USD 19 billion in 2025, up 30% from 2024, with more than half of 2025 sales being mega-deals of USD 100 million or more; the Defense Ministry did not identify buyers. The D-Fend deal reflects surging global demand for drone defense; the company specializes in RF-based cyber takeover to seize control of hostile drones and force safe landings without kinetic interception, though its systems are not effective against camera-guided drones currently used in attacks on northern Israel.

In Uplifting News, a sixth-grade student, Alon Horavitz, participating in an archaeological excavation in northern Israel, discovered a rare 1,500-year-old nicolo gemstone near the end of a three-day educational dig in the Galilee. Nicolo is a valued variety of agate that was commonly set into jewelry and signet rings during the Roman and Byzantine eras.

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