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🎥 Hundreds of cars formed convoys across highways in Jerusalem on Wednesday, slowing traffic in a demonstration supporting jailed religious youths who refused a military draft. “Today we came here to sympathise with the detainees who are here behind the fence solely for their 'terrible crime', which is their way of life according to their faith and views, and to express our deep sorrow and pain over the situation we have found ourselves in the Jewish state,” said one protester. While ultra-Ort

🎥 English broadcaster and former footballer Gary Lineker said the Iranian team has been treated “very unfairly” at the 2026 World Cup during an interview with Sky News on Tuesday. He said it was “disappointing” that they were “not being allowed to stay in America and having to basically commute from Mexico”. Last week, Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei said his team were the most unfairly treated in World Cup history due to last-minute travel changes stemming from tensions between Iran and the US, add

🎥 "The Israeli military will remain in the security zones in Lebanon, in Syria, and in Gaza without any time limit." Speaking at a graduation for combat officers in southern Israel on Thursday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said that forces will maintain an indefinite presence in southern Lebanon, Syria, and the Gaza Strip.

🎥 "We're going to be taking some of their money, and we'll spend it." US President Donald Trump told farmers on Thursday that unfrozen Iranian assets will be used to purchase American agricultural products, including wheat, soybeans and corn. Earlier this week, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC's Squawk Box that the Treasury Department would oversee how any unfrozen funds are spent. However, Iranian officials have previously contended that Tehran is obligated to use the released f