🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱❌🇵🇸 — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Smotrich’s remarks about Palestinians should not be seen as calls for ethnic cleansing but rather as a “legitimate view” that he personally disagrees with.

➡️ He explained that he doesn’t push back on Smotrich’s rhetoric because, in a democracy, he is free to speak, adding that politicians often say things they don’t actually mean.

➡️ Netanyahu claimed he has no intention of occupying Gaza or establishing Jewish settlements there and said he fully disagrees with the statements made by cabinet members like Smotrich and Ben-Gvir.

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🇺🇸🇸🇩 — A US Navy MQ-4C "Triton" drone took off from the UAE and is currently flying over the Red Sea en route to Sudan.

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🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸✍️ — NEW: California Governor Newsom signs legislation for a special November election to approve redrawn congressional maps, which will boost Democrats to combat Texas' recently approved redistricting to boost Republicans.

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🇺🇸⚛️❌🇮🇷 — Iran’s suspension of nuclear inspections has prompted crisis talks between the IAEA and the U.S., according to Bloomberg.

➡️ IAEA officials will travel to Washington next week after Director General Rafael Grossi’s top inspector failed to secure Iranian approval to resume monitoring.

➡️ The agency warns it cannot account for Iran’s stockpile of near-bomb grade uranium and says urgent action is needed, stressing that reimposing sanctions through the snapback mechanism is critical to counter the threat and protect international security.

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🇨🇴❗️ — A photo of the car bomb that failed to detonate near the Marco Fidel Suárez Air Base in Cali, Colombia.

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🇮🇱🇶🇦🇵🇸 — Netanyahu has authorized an Israeli delegation to travel to Doha, Qatar, for talks on a hostage-ceasefire deal, according to Israeli Channel 13.

➡️ He insists on the release of all hostages, both alive and deceased, in a single agreement and rejects any partial releases.

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🇮🇱🇺🇸 — Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar plans to travel to Washington on Wednesday next week, where he is set to meet Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

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🇸🇾🤝🇮🇱🇺🇸 — Syria and Israel will sign a U.S.-backed security agreement on September 25, with President Trump expected to attend, according to The Independent Arabia.

➡️ Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will address the UN General Assembly in New York on September 24, ahead of signing the agreement.

➡️ The deal will focus on security measures to ease tensions, stopping short of a full peace agreement.

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🇲🇾 — A Royal Malaysian Air Force F/A-18D Hornet crashed during takeoff at Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport in Kuantan after an engine fire, though both pilots ejected safely.

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🇺🇸 — A “cruel hoax” sent Villanova University students sheltering in place on the first day of orientation after a false report of an active shooter, the school’s president said.

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🇮🇱❌🇵🇸🕊 — Israel killed at least 43 Palestinians in attacks across the Gaza Strip on Thursday.

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