Month: July 2026

Israel has provided the United States with new intelligence data, which, according to the Israeli side, indicates Iran’s preparation of another plan to assassinate US President Donald Trump. This was reported by The Wall Street Journal on July 9, 2026, citing people familiar with the contents of the warning.

Public evidence of the existence of a new conspiracy has not yet been presented. The names of the alleged organizers, the possible location of the assassination, the method of its execution, and the readiness of the perpetrators have not been disclosed. However, the message cannot be considered an isolated rumor: in recent years, American law enforcement agencies have indeed uncovered several Iran-related plans to assassinate Trump, former US officials, American citizens, and Israelis.

The new information emerged amid a sharp escalation between Washington and Tehran, the resumption of American strikes on Iran, and the Iranian regime’s longstanding promises to avenge Trump for the elimination of Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani.

What Israel reported to the United States

According to The Wall Street Journal, Israel recently shared intelligence information with the American side about a new Iranian plan to physically eliminate Donald Trump.

Sources of the publication claim that this information was not previously in the field of view of American intelligence services in this form and is now being verified by US authorities. The White House did not comment in detail on the content of the intelligence and referred journalists to recent public statements by the president himself. The Israeli embassy and the Iranian mission to the UN also did not provide substantive comments.

It is fundamentally important that WSJ reports specifically on the assessment provided by Israel. It is currently impossible to independently confirm whether it is a developed operational plan, preliminary discussions within Iranian structures, or an intelligence signal that still requires additional verification.

There is also no report of the detention of alleged participants in the new conspiracy.

Nevertheless, Washington has reasons to take the warning seriously. The US Department of Justice previously published materials of criminal cases in which representatives or individuals associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attempted to organize political assassinations on US soil.

Trump spoke about the threat on July 8 in Ankara

A day before the WSJ publication, on July 8, 2026, Donald Trump raised the issue of threats to his life during a conversation with journalists at the NATO summit in Ankara.

The US president stated that he is the top target of the Iranian leadership:

“They want to eliminate the leader of the United States — me. I am on all their lists. This morning I saw that I am literally on every one of them. So far, I think I’ve been a bit lucky, but this may not last very long.”

The fact of Trump’s speech in Ankara and his statement that he is Iran’s main target is confirmed by materials from American media and photographs from the Associated Press at the president’s press conference on July 8.

Publicly, Trump did not specify which lists he was shown in the morning and whether his words were directly related to the new intelligence information received from Israel.

It was also reported that during the return from Turkey, additional security measures were taken, including changing the plane used by the president. However, the White House did not publish an official detailed explanation of these decisions.

Why Iran considers Trump a personal target

The main reason for the longstanding threats remains the American operation against General Qasem Soleimani.

On the night of January 3, 2020, an American drone strike in the area of Baghdad International Airport killed Soleimani, who led the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and the deputy head of the Iraqi Shiite militia Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

The operation was carried out on the orders of Donald Trump during his first presidential term.

The Pentagon stated that Soleimani was developing plans for attacks on American diplomats and military personnel in Iraq and other countries in the region. The US Department of Defense called the strike’s goal the prevention of future Iranian attacks.

Tehran, for its part, declared Soleimani’s elimination a crime and promised to punish those involved in the decision. After that, threats were made not only against Trump but also against former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former National Security Advisor John Bolton, and other representatives of Trump’s first administration.

Thus, it is not just political rhetoric that arose during a new round of war. The Iranian campaign of revenge has been ongoing since January 2020 and has already become the subject of specific criminal investigations in the US.

The Trump assassination plan revealed in 2024

One of the most serious episodes was made public by the US Department of Justice on November 8, 2024.

American authorities charged Iranian citizen Farhad Shakeri and two New York residents — Carlisle Rivera and Jonathan Loadholt.

According to the case materials, Shakeri informed law enforcement officers that on October 7, 2024, an IRGC representative instructed him to develop a plan to assassinate Donald Trump.

The US Department of Justice claimed that Shakeri was supposed to present the corresponding plan within a set timeframe. The accused himself told investigators that he did not intend to fulfill the assignment within the given deadlines. He remained in Iran and was not arrested.

American investigators also stated that Shakeri received assignments to surveil two American Jews in New York. Allegedly, $500,000 was offered for the murder of one of them. Additionally, the case materials mentioned a possible attack on Israeli tourists in Sri Lanka.

However, the charge does not automatically mean proven guilt of all the defendants, and part of the information was based on Shakeri’s own testimony. But the case confirms that American authorities officially considered the Iranian plan to assassinate Trump as a concrete threat back in 2024, not just a propaganda statement.

Iranian operative and plan for political assassinations in the US

Another case is related to Pakistani Asif Merchant, whom American authorities called a trained operative working in the interests of the IRGC.

In April 2024, Merchant arrived in the United States, and in June, he met with people he believed to be hired killers. In reality, they were cooperating with American law enforcement agencies.

According to the indictment, Merchant discussed political assassinations on US soil. He was arrested in July 2024 before leaving the country, and on March 6, 2026, a federal jury in Brooklyn found him guilty of organizing murder for hire and attempting to commit a transnational terrorist act.

The case materials initially did not name a single specific target. American media reported that Donald Trump and Joe Biden were among the possible targets.

This case demonstrates a scheme that American intelligence services consider characteristic of Iranian operations: a middleman arrives in the US, seeks executors among local criminal circles, discusses surveillance of the target, and transfers money without revealing the role of Iranian state structures to all participants.

Attempt on John Bolton for $300,000

Long before the Shakeri and Merchant cases, American authorities uncovered a plan to assassinate former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton.

On August 10, 2022, the US Department of Justice announced charges against Iranian Shahram Poursafi, whom they called a member of the IRGC.

According to the investigation, since October 2021, Poursafi attempted to hire someone to kill Bolton in Washington or Maryland. The proposed reward increased from $250,000 to $300,000.

American authorities believed that the alleged murder was intended as revenge for Soleimani’s elimination. Poursafi also mentioned another assignment worth one million dollars.

The investigation established that the organizer provided the alleged executor with the address of Bolton’s office, information about his schedule, and demanded to expedite the preparation of the attack. Poursafi remained in Iran.

This episode is particularly important for understanding the current warning from Israel: American agencies have already documented attempts by individuals associated with the IRGC to translate threats of revenge for Soleimani into a practical operation on US soil.

The threat concerns not only American politicians

Materials from the US Department of Justice show that Iran’s potential targets are not limited to Trump and members of his administration.

In recent years’ investigations, the following were mentioned:

• American officials;
• Iranian opposition members in exile;
• journalists;
• American citizens of Jewish descent;
• Israeli tourists abroad.

In January 2026, a US court sentenced Carlisle Rivera to 15 years in prison for participating in a plan to kill Iranian-American journalist and activist Masih Alinejad. According to the Department of Justice, group members conducted surveillance, discussed weapons, and attempted to determine a convenient time for the attack.

Therefore, the new information from Israel may be part of a broader picture: Tehran is accused of using agents, intermediaries, and criminal executors to attack regime opponents in different countries.

Why Israel’s warning appeared now

The WSJ report was published during a new military escalation between the US and Iran.

On July 7–8, 2026, Washington and Tehran exchanged strikes again after attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz area and the de facto cessation of a brief truce.

Trump stated in Ankara that agreements with Iran are no longer in effect and warned of new American strikes. The American command reported attacks on Iranian military infrastructure, after which Iran launched retaliatory strikes on targets in Bahrain and Kuwait, where American troops are stationed.

In this situation, a possible assassination plan for the US president becomes not only a matter of Trump’s personal safety. It can influence Washington’s decision on the duration of the military operation, the scale of strikes, and the conditions of any future negotiations with Tehran.

For Israel, providing intelligence also has strategic significance. Jerusalem seeks to convince Washington that the Iranian threat does not end with missiles, the nuclear program, or attacks by regional proxies. It can be directed directly against the top leadership of the United States.

What remains unknown

As of July 10, 2026, it is impossible to establish from open sources:

• who exactly developed the alleged new plan;
• whether it was sanctioned by Iran’s top leadership;
• whether the alleged executors were in the US;
• whether a date or location for the attack was chosen;
• whether American services discovered independent confirmations;
• whether the plan is related to current US strikes on Iran or was developed earlier;
• whether specific attempts were made to approach the president.

The WSJ publication also does not mention new charges or arrests. Therefore, it is premature to assert that the assassination was already at the stage of direct execution.

Israel’s intelligence may change Washington’s decisions

The new warning appears at a time when relations between the US, Israel, and Iran are simultaneously defined by military strikes, negotiations, and mutual threats.

For Trump, the situation is personal. He sanctioned Soleimani’s elimination on January 3, 2020, and the Iranian regime has repeatedly named him as one of the main targets for retribution.

For Israel, this is an opportunity to once again show the American administration that Iran acts not only through the regular army, missiles, and controlled groups. There are also secret networks, intermediaries, and plans for political assassinations outside the Middle East.

NAnews — Israel News notes: so far, the public is only aware of the assessment of Israeli intelligence provided to the American side. The details of the new plan remain classified, and independent confirmation of its preparation stage is absent.

But previous US Department of Justice cases show that the threat is not purely rhetorical. Iranian agents and associated individuals have already been accused of attempting to organize assassinations of American officials, regime opponents, Jews, and Israelis.

The new signal from Israel could lead to increased security for the president, expanded cooperation between American and Israeli intelligence services, and a tougher stance by Washington towards Tehran.

The main question now is not only whether there was another plan to assassinate Trump, but also how far its alleged organizers managed to advance before Washington received the information.

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Israel warned the US about a new Iranian plan to assassinate Trump: what is known about the threat to the president - July 10, 2026 - Новости Израиля

Patriot for Ukraine: why US permission to produce missiles will not close the sky immediately - July 10, 2026 - Новости Израиля

Independence Day of Ukraine in Tel Aviv: “NEZALEZHNA 2026” invites you to celebrate the 35th anniversary together, support Ukrainian refugees in Israel and IDF soldiers – August 21, 2026 - July 10, 2026 - Новости Израиля

American consent for the licensed production of Patriot missiles could become one of the most important decisions for Ukraine’s defense independence. However, between the political promise and the first missile rolling off the Ukrainian production line lie years of negotiations, technology transfer, factory construction, and the creation of a secure supply chain.

U.S. President Donald Trump, during a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky at the NATO summit in Ankara, announced his readiness to grant Ukraine a license to produce ammunition for Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems.

For Ukraine, this statement has enormous strategic significance.

Patriot remains one of the few Western systems capable of effectively countering Russian ballistic missiles, including the Iskander-M, as well as aeroballistic missiles like the Kinzhal. This is why the shortage of interceptors has turned into not just a military problem but a matter of survival for Ukrainian cities.

But the German publication WELT points out the main drawback of the American proposal: a license does not mean that Ukraine will be able to start mass production of missiles in a few months.

According to experts, creating a full-fledged production line could take several years. In the initial stage, Ukraine will still have to rely on ready-made missiles stored in the U.S. and European allies’ warehouses.

What exactly did Trump promise

The meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump took place in Ankara on July 8, 2026.

The Office of the President of Ukraine reported that the parties discussed strengthening Ukraine’s air defense, further military support, and decisions that could enhance Ukraine’s positions.

As early as July 6, Volodymyr Zelensky publicly stated that Ukraine is ready to produce Patriot missiles independently if the U.S. provides the necessary licenses. According to him, Ukrainian enterprises are capable of creating volumes sufficient not only for Ukraine’s defense but also to assist other partners.

However, Trump’s statement remains a political promise rather than a ready industrial contract.

The American president acknowledged that the issue has not yet been agreed upon with the companies involved in the production of various types of missiles for Patriot, primarily Lockheed Martin and RTX, which includes Raytheon.

This is fundamentally important.

The U.S. government can authorize the transfer of technology and export of the license, but the organization of production, transfer of documentation, certification of parts, and quality control must be carried out by the manufacturing companies.

Without their participation, the political decision will not turn into a working production line.

Patriot is not just one missile

When politicians talk about ‘Patriot missiles,’ it may create the impression that it is a single standard munition.

In reality, the system can employ several types of interceptors with different tasks.

PAC-2 GEM-T, produced by Raytheon, is primarily intended for destroying aircraft, cruise missiles, and some tactical ballistic threats.

PAC-3 MSE, manufactured by Lockheed Martin, is a more modern and significantly more complex interceptor. It is primarily used against ballistic missiles and destroys the target through direct kinetic impact.

For Ukraine, the PAC-3 MSE is of particular importance, as the Russian army regularly uses ballistic missiles, against which the capabilities of most other air defense systems are limited.

Washington has not yet specified which interceptor license Ukraine might receive.

This issue could completely change the significance of the future agreement.

Production of PAC-2 GEM-T would allow Ukraine to increase its stockpile of missiles to combat cruise missiles and other aerial targets. Obtaining PAC-3 MSE technology would represent a qualitatively different level of cooperation — the transfer of one of the most sensitive American missile defense technologies.

Why the plant cannot be launched in a few months

Ukraine has proven capable of extremely quickly developing and scaling the production of drones, long-range missiles, and other weapons.

However, Patriot belongs to a different category of weapons.

It’s not about simply assembling a missile from several imported blocks.

To start production, it will be necessary to:

• conclude a licensing agreement;
• determine the list of technologies allowed for transfer;
• create a certified enterprise;
• install specialized American equipment;
• train personnel;
• organize the production or import of components;
• create a quality control system;
• ensure the physical protection of the enterprise;
• conduct tests and certification of finished missiles.

An interceptor missile must detect, calculate the trajectory, and destroy another missile in the air at tremendous speed. An error in software, electronics, engine, or guidance system could mean not just the loss of an expensive munition but the destruction of the city it was supposed to protect.

Therefore, production processes in this industry are strictly controlled, and each component undergoes multi-stage verification.

German missile analyst Markus Schiller emphasized in a comment to WELT that creating such production is significantly more complex than it might seem after political statements.

Even countries with developed industries and decades of cooperation with the U.S. have launched licensed lines over the years.

Experience of Japan and Germany

Japan is cited as one example.

The country has a powerful high-tech industry, a close military-political alliance with the U.S., and extensive experience in licensed production of American weapons. However, deploying Patriot missile production there took about five years.

Germany also could not instantly launch a new European line.

Back in 2024, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, and Spain agreed to purchase up to 1,000 GEM-T missiles. For their production, a joint company COMLOG, owned by Raytheon and MBDA Deutschland, is being established.

Production at the German site is expected to begin at the end of 2026, but serial deliveries are expected later. Previously, the main delivery period was named as 2027–2033.

Even in Germany, the plant is being built on NATO territory, far from the immediate combat zone.

The Ukrainian enterprise will have to be created under the constant threat of Russian missile and drone attacks.

Russia will try to destroy the production

The location of the Patriot plant will become one of Ukraine’s most closely guarded state secrets.

Russia is likely to use satellite reconnaissance, espionage, cyberattacks, and airstrikes to detect and destroy the enterprise even before the start of serial production.

Therefore, the most realistic option may be not one large plant but a distributed production model.

Separate components may be produced at several enterprises in different regions of Ukraine or beyond its borders. Final assembly may also be divided among several sites.

Another option is the creation of a Ukrainian-American production in one of the NATO countries with subsequent transfer of finished missiles to Ukraine.

This model is already used in the Ukrainian defense industry. Some types of Ukrainian weapons are produced jointly with European partners at enterprises protected by NATO territory.

However, in this case, Ukraine will not receive a fully independent production chain on its territory.

Global shortage of Patriot

The main problem is not only the absence of a Ukrainian plant.

There is a physical shortage of Patriot missiles for everyone.

Demand sharply increased after the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the escalation of threats in the Middle East, and the massive use of ballistic missiles by Iran and its allies.

In 2025, Lockheed Martin delivered over 600 PAC-3 MSE missiles. This was a record figure and approximately 20% higher than the previous year’s production.

In January 2026, the Pentagon and Lockheed Martin agreed on a long-term program to increase annual production capacity from approximately 600 to 2,000 missiles.

But achieving this figure will take several years. The company must build new lines, expand its supplier network, and increase production of engines, electronics, and other critical components.

Even with a threefold increase in production, the U.S. will have to distribute missiles between its own army and numerous allies.

Patriot is used by Germany, Poland, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Israel, and other countries.

At the same time, the decision on who and when will receive the produced missiles is made by the American government, not Lockheed Martin itself.

In June 2026, the company acknowledged that it could not guarantee allies specific delivery times for PAC-3 MSE due to the global shortage and Washington’s decisions on distribution priorities.

Why Ukraine needs missiles now

Creating its own production can solve the strategic problem in a few years.

But Russian missiles are flying over Ukrainian cities today.

Therefore, a license cannot replace immediate deliveries of ready interceptors.

Until the Ukrainian line is launched, Kyiv will have to continue seeking the transfer of missiles from U.S. and European warehouses, as well as asking allies to temporarily give up their places in the production queue for Ukraine.

This is where the main political question arises.

Western states recognize that Ukraine is defending not only itself but the entire European security system. However, many governments simultaneously fear reducing their own missile defense stocks.

After new wars and crises in the Middle East, this competition has become even tougher.

NAnews — Israel News notes that the shortage of interceptors affects not only Ukraine.

Israel’s experience shows how quickly air and missile defense missiles can be expended during massive combined attacks.

Even a high-tech air defense system depends not only on radars and launchers but also on a constant flow of expensive munitions.

Therefore, the Ukrainian idea of producing Patriot is part of a broader process: Western states are beginning to realize that existing factories and pre-war production volumes do not match the reality of modern missile wars.

What Ukraine can get in the first stage

Most likely, cooperation will develop gradually.

First, a center for the repair and maintenance of Patriot missiles may appear in Ukraine or one of the neighboring countries.

The U.S. is already discussing the creation of a European PAC-3 service center with Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, and Sweden. Such a site should reduce the time needed to send missiles for repair to the United States.

The next step could be the production of individual components.

Ukrainian enterprises are capable of producing casings, mechanical parts, ground equipment elements, and some electronic systems under the control of the American manufacturer.

Then local assembly of missiles from kits produced in the U.S. and Europe is possible.

And only after that can deep localization begin, including the manufacture of key elements directly by Ukrainian enterprises.

This sequence looks slower than loud political promises, but this is how complex defense productions are usually created.

Why the license is still a breakthrough

Long terms do not mean that the decision is insignificant.

Until now, Ukraine was almost entirely dependent on the political will of partners. Each batch of missiles required separate negotiations, funding, and decisions by American authorities.

Own or joint production will gradually change this model.

Ukraine will be able to plan stocks for years ahead, train specialists, repair missiles closer to their place of use, and integrate into the Western defense industry not only as a recipient of aid but also as a manufacturer.

Moreover, Ukrainian enterprises have unique experience in operating air defense systems in conditions of constant war.

No NATO country faces such a number of combined attacks with ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones.

This experience can be used to upgrade missiles, improve software, and create new air defense systems.

Volodymyr Zelensky claims that Ukrainian enterprises, after receiving licenses, are capable of meeting not only their own needs but also helping partners.

Today, this statement looks ambitious. But the Ukrainian industry has already shown how quickly it can transition from small experimental batches of drones to mass production of millions of devices.

A solution for the future does not cancel responsibility today

An American license could become the foundation of Ukrainian missile defense in the next decade.

However, it will not protect Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, or Odesa tonight.

Between the promise and the first serial missile, there remains a dangerous time gap.

This can only be filled by transferring existing interceptors to Ukraine, increasing production in the US and Europe, joint purchases by allies, and creating a transparent system of priorities.

Ukraine has the necessary enterprises, engineers, and military experience.

The United States controls the technologies.

Europe has the funding and territories where part of the production can be more safely located.

Combining these capabilities can transform Ukraine from a dependent recipient of missiles into one of the centers of European missile defense.

But for this, Donald Trump’s political statement must turn into signed contracts, a specific list of transferred technologies, funding, and an approved construction schedule.

NAnews — News of Israel emphasizes: the Patriot license is not a ready-made missile and not an immediately closed Ukrainian sky.

It is a chance to build a system where, in a few years, the security of Ukrainian cities will depend not on the next political decision across the ocean, but on a constantly operating production line.

That is why Ukraine simultaneously needs two solutions: ready-made missiles — today and its own production — for the future.

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Independence Day of Ukraine in Tel Aviv: “NEZALEZHNA 2026” invites you to celebrate the 35th anniversary together, support Ukrainian refugees in Israel and IDF soldiers – August 21, 2026 - July 10, 2026 - Новости Израиля

“When purchasing a ticket, you can add 20 shekels. These funds will go towards funding discounted tickets for Ukrainian refugees in Israel due to the war. Ukrainian refugees wishing to receive a discounted ticket can contact the organizers. The initiative is in cooperation with ASSAF, an organization helping refugees and asylum seekers in Israel.

If you are serving mandatory service in Israel or have served in the reserves for more than 10 days this year, you are entitled to a free ticket. Contact the organizers for details. Part of the evening’s proceeds will be donated to support volunteer initiatives in Ukraine and the Ukrainian community in Israel”.

Organizer – “Nezalezhna – Ukrainian Party“.

On August 24, 2026, Ukraine will celebrate the 35th anniversary of the restoration of its state independence.

In 1991, on this day, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine. The document declared Ukraine an independent democratic state, and its territory indivisible and inviolable. The historic decision was a response not only to the collapse of the Soviet system but also to the long-standing aspiration of Ukrainians to regain their statehood.

35 years later, Ukraine’s Independence Day can no longer be perceived solely as a festive date on the calendar.

Today, Ukraine continues to defend that decision with arms in hand — against Russian aggression, attempts to destroy Ukrainian statehood, culture, language, and the right of Ukrainians to determine their own future.

For millions of Ukrainians inside the country and abroad, August 24 has become simultaneously a day of pride, memory, resistance, and hope.

In Israel, the 35th anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence will be celebrated with a large “Ukrainian” party “NEZALEZHNA 2026”, which will take place on August 21, 2026, in Tel Aviv.

What happened on August 24, 1991

The decision on independence was made after the failure of the coup in Moscow, whose participants tried to preserve the Soviet Union and restore strict control of the communist center over the union republics.

On the evening of August 24, 1991, the Ukrainian parliament supported the Act of Declaration of Independence. It explicitly stated that henceforth only the Constitution and laws of Ukraine have force on the territory of Ukraine.

However, the final word had to be said by the citizens.

On December 1, 1991, a nationwide referendum was held, in which more than 90% of participants voted for independence. Importantly, the majority spoke in favor of an independent Ukrainian state in all regions of the country, including Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Crimea, and Sevastopol.

Thus, Ukraine’s independence was not a “gift from Moscow,” a “random consequence of the USSR’s collapse,” or a “decision of a narrow group of politicians.”

It was confirmed by the will of the Ukrainian people.

Ukrainian statehood did not begin in 1991. Modern Ukraine is a continuation of a much longer struggle — from the Ukrainian People’s Republic and the declaration of independence in 1918 to the dissident movement, resistance to Soviet repressions, and preservation of language and national memory.

Independence that has to be defended every day

Since 2014, and especially after February 24, 2022, the words “Independence Day” have taken on an even more literal meaning for Ukraine.

Independence today is not only the state flag, anthem, and festive events.

It is Ukrainian soldiers on the front line, air defense units, medics, volunteers, rescuers, energy workers, and ordinary citizens who continue to live and work under the threat of Russian missile and drone attacks.

It is cities that restore power supply after strikes.

It is families waiting for the return of soldiers and prisoners.

It is people who have lost their homes but have not given up on Ukraine.

In 2026, the war continues for the fifth year after the start of the full-scale Russian invasion. Russia retains the ability to launch massive strikes on Ukrainian cities, while Ukraine develops its own weapons production and conducts long-range operations against military and energy facilities on the territory of the aggressor state.

Therefore, the 35th anniversary of independence is not just an anniversary.

It is a reminder of the price Ukraine pays for the right to exist.

NAnovosti — News of Israel considers this date an important part of the life of the “Ukrainian community” in Israel. For people who are far from Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Dnipro, or Zaporizhzhia, “Ukrainian” events become a way to maintain a connection with their country, support each other, and show that Ukraine remains a part of their lives.

“NEZALEZHNA 2026” in the center of Tel Aviv

The main festive event of the “Ukrainian” community will take place on Friday, August 21, 2026, three days before the official Independence Day.

The organizers invite Ukrainians and friends of Ukraine, as well as everyone interested, to a large party “NEZALEZHNA 2026”, dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the country’s independence.

This year, the event moves to a new venue in the very center of Tel Aviv:

CALLAS TLV
Menachem Begin Road 37, Tel Aviv-Yafo

The organizers promise a program for the entire evening and all night — until the very morning.

“We don’t promise a quiet sit-down“,” says the event announcement.

According to organizer Daniel Lutin, the event is created with the participation of many representatives of the “Ukrainian community” in Israel. It is not only a club party but also a large gathering of people united by Ukraine, Ukrainian culture, and the desire to celebrate an important date for Ukraine together.

Who will perform at “NEZALEZHNA 2026”

Joining the celebration are:

Anya and the restaurant “SHO?!”, representing modern Ukrainian cuisine in Israel;

Olya Yaros, who will be the host of the evening;

Anton Shevchenko — a comedian and artist, participating in the event for the first time;

DJs Sasha RAZME, Den DOMINIC, and Daniel LOUTIQUE.

The special guest of the evening will be DJ LUMARE from Lviv.

Her arrival creates a direct cultural connection between the modern Ukrainian music scene and the “Ukrainian community” in Israel. The party will unite Ukrainian music, electronic sound, humor, gastronomy, and the atmosphere of Tel Aviv’s nightlife.

Also during “NEZALEZHNA 2026”, the premiere of a new remix by Daniel LOUTIQUE on a song by Iryna Bilyk is expected.

The organizer wants to pass the composition to the singer herself and has reached out to representatives of the “Ukrainian community” to help establish contact so that the remix definitely reaches the artist.

The door opens at 19:00.
The program starts at 20:00.

Dress code: festive, cocktail, or Ukrainian.

From the organizers:

“The best is to combine an elegant look with a Ukrainian accent. Until midnight, you will have a festive program with MC OLYA Y (Olya Yaros), and comedian and artist Anton Shevchenko.
It will be loud, fun, festive, with contests and cool prizes 🎁 And most importantly: this time “NEZALEZHNA 2026” continues until the very morning.
This is an event for the entire evening and all night. This year we heard you.
On the dance floor, there will be Ukrainian music, modern world hits, legendary favorite songs, new remixes, and premieres from our DJs, which will be heard for the first time at “NEZALEZHNA 2026″”.

“One ticket for the entire evening and all night. The ticket price includes:
• entry to the main festive part of “NEZALEZHNA 2026”;
• entry to the night disco after midnight;
• welcome drink at the beginning of the evening;
• buffet snacks, vegetables, and fruits from SHO;
• a large Ukrainian atmosphere that we create together. There will be a bar with special prices on location, where you can purchase drinks throughout the evening and night 🍸
Tickets can be purchased at the entrance, but pre-purchase is cheaper and helps us better prepare for the event.”

Why the Motherland Monument appeared against the backdrop of the Azrieli Towers

The event poster sparked separate discussions.

It depicts the Ukrainian Motherland Monument against the backdrop of one of Tel Aviv’s most recognizable landscapes — the Azrieli Towers.

One user asked the organizers what connection the Ukrainian monument has to Tel Aviv.

Daniel Lutin, who acted as the event organizer and poster designer, explained that it is a conscious artistic composition.

According to him, the authors did not try to present Kyiv and Tel Aviv as one place. They combined Ukrainian symbols with the city where the “Ukrainian community” will celebrate Ukraine’s Independence Day.

“For me, it is a symbol that Ukraine lives in the hearts of people, wherever they are,” explained the organizer.

People can work in Tel Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem, Ashdod, or Be’er Sheva, speak Hebrew, and build their lives in Israel, but at the same time maintain their Ukrainian identity, follow events in Ukraine, help the army, volunteers, and those affected by the war.

A celebration far from home, but together with Ukraine

Ukrainian events abroad during the war inevitably have a dual meaning.

People come to listen to music, dance, and meet friends. But behind the festive atmosphere remains the understanding that in Ukraine itself, air raids, shelling, and heavy fighting continue.

This does not negate the right to celebrate.

On the contrary, the ability to preserve culture, music, humor, and a sense of community becomes one of the forms of resistance to Russia’s attempt to portray Ukraine as a country without an independent history and identity.

NAnovosti — News of Israel continues to report on the events of the “Ukrainian community” in Israel, as such initiatives show: Ukraine is present in Israel not only in political statements and news about the war.

It is present in language, music, cuisine, charity, public projects, and the personal stories of thousands of people.

Date, address, and tickets

Event: “NEZALEZHNA 2026”
Occasion: 35th anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence
Date: August 21, 2026
Place: CALLAS TLV
Address: Menachem Begin Road 37, Tel Aviv-Yafo
Format: Ukrainian party for the entire evening and until morning
Special guest: DJ LUMARE, Lviv

When purchasing a ticket, you can add 20 shekels. These funds will go towards funding discounted tickets for Ukrainian refugees in Israel due to the war. Ukrainian refugees wishing to receive a discounted ticket can contact the organizers. The initiative is in cooperation with ASSAF, an organization helping refugees and asylum seekers in Israel.

If you are serving mandatory service in Israel or have served in the reserves for more than 10 days this year, you are entitled to a free ticket. Contact the organizers for details. Part of the evening’s proceeds will be donated to support volunteer initiatives in Ukraine and the Ukrainian community in Israel.

Organizer – “Nezalezhna – Ukrainian Party“.

Organizers advise purchasing tickets in advance, as the number of places at the new venue is limited.

Tickets: https://selector.org.il/e/jK4ZMvUNqa-

On August 24, 2026, Ukraine will celebrate 35 years of independence…

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American Jewish drone operator Sam Nahins, who volunteered in Ukraine, told the NY Post why he felt safer on the front lines than among antisemitic slogans in New York. The article features his perspective on Ukrainian-American brotherhood and the unique role of Help is on WayUA.

New York Post: An American Jew Found Respect in Ukraine and Faced Hatred in the US

New York Post is one of the largest American newspapers, founded back in 1801. Today, its circulation exceeds 625,000 copies on weekdays and 386,000 on Sundays. Since 1993, the publication has belonged to News Corporation of the famous media mogul Rupert Murdoch.
It was for this newspaper that on July 26, 2025, 32-year-old Jew and US Air Force veteran Sam Nahins shared his experience volunteering in Ukraine and his impressions upon returning to the campus of Columbia University in New York.

From the Front in Ukraine to Protests in New York: A Personal Story

Sam Nahins is a Columbia University graduate student and former US Air Force drone operator. In May 2025, he volunteered on the front lines in Ukraine, working with the humanitarian organization Help is on WayUA. As part of the 25th Ukrainian battalion, Sam spent three weeks under shelling and drone attacks. However, according to him, in Ukraine, he felt much calmer and more confident than in America.

“In Ukraine, I always knew who my enemy was. Here, in New York, it feels like people hate each other,” says Nahins.

Upon returning to New York, he found himself literally trapped — in Butler Library, he was blocked by protesters from the radical group Unity of Fields, known for its anti-Israel and anti-American slogans. On campus, Nahins was insulted and called a “colonizer” and “child-killer” — just for serving America and helping Ukraine.

“My reason for going to Ukraine was simple: I piloted US Air Force drones, flying remotely in the Middle East, fighting ISIS and Al-Qaeda. I served in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, Iraq, and Yemen. But I had never been in a combat zone.
I was shelled and attacked by drones when I was with the 25th Ukrainian battalion. But I was in safe hands. No one tried to stab me in the back — at least I knew who my enemy was.

It turned out that in Ukraine I felt calmer than in New York.”

Contrast: Attitudes Toward Jews and Americans in Ukraine and the US

In an interview with the New York Post, Sam admits:
— In Ukraine, people wave American flags, respect volunteers, and value the contribution of Israel and Jews.
— Among students in New York, on the contrary, antisemitism has become commonplace, and support for Israel is called a “crime.”

“On the front, even under fire, I felt unity and support. In New York, I no longer feel needed by my hometown,” he notes.

Among other things, Sam recalled: on Veterans Day at the university, they celebrated “Martyrs’ Day” — for him, this was a shock, as a Jew and a patriot.
Statistics: According to surveys, over the past two years, the number of antisemitic incidents on US campuses has nearly doubled. At the same time, 70% of Ukrainians, according to various sociological services, have a positive attitude towards Jews and Americans.

Who Are Help is on WayUA and Why Is This Important

Help is on WayUA is a non-profit organization founded by US veterans to provide rapid humanitarian support to those affected by the war in Ukraine. The fund operates on the principle of maximum transparency: all donations go directly to aid, and bureaucracy and overhead are kept to a minimum.
The team consists of experienced military personnel who personally handle the delivery of humanitarian cargo and organize aid both in Ukraine and for refugees abroad. Special attention is paid to creating support centers for displaced persons and the long-term recovery of families who have lost everything due to the war.

Help is on WayUA actively cooperates with volunteers, administrative staff, and specialists to quickly respond to real needs on the ground. Their mission is to help without delay and unnecessary words, setting an example of honesty and efficiency.

More information is available on the official website.

NAnews — News of Israel: How Jews and Ukrainians Become Brothers

This story of Sam Nahins is yet another confirmation: the respect and support given to Jews in Ukraine is not uncommon. For the NAnews — News of Israel website, such examples are important: they show that Israel and Ukraine can be true allies in difficult times.
In the midst of war, as Europe and the US face growing xenophobia, Ukraine sets an example of solidarity and true unity, where nationality and religion take a back seat.

Conclusions for the Jewish and Israeli audience:

• American Jews and Israelis in Ukraine feel support and respect.
• Antisemitism in Western universities is an alarming challenge for all Jewry.
• The experience of the Ukrainian front is an example for Israel and the diaspora of how to value solidarity even in times of crisis.

Read more analytics, stories, and news on NAnews — News of Israel.

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Steven Spielberg is one of the most famous directors in human history! Category 🔯 — Jews from Ukraine #jewsukraine

📍 Born: 12/18/1946, Cincinnati 🇺🇸

💙💛 Spielberg’s grandparents were Jews from Kamenets-Podolsky and Sudilkov, Khmelnitsky region. Ukraine

🔯 His mother ran a kosher halawi (dairy) restaurant. All of his immediate family were religious Jews. Stephen attended Hebrew school and also celebrated his bar mitzvah. His family was involved in the synagogue and had many Jewish friends.

🤔Spielberg had a hard time accepting his heritage

“I hate to admit it… but as a child, God forgive me, I was ashamed because we were Orthodox Jews. I was ashamed of the external perception.”

At school, anti-Semites broke his nose twice. “It was terrible.”

💍Spielberg met actress Kate Capshaw when he filmed her in the film Indiana Jones. They married in 1991, and the bride converted to Judaism at the time of their marriage.

Stephen said:

“Kate is a Protestant and she insisted on converting to Judaism. She spent a year studying, doing the mikveh, all of this. She decided to convert completely before our marriage. This, more than anything else, brought me back to Judaism. This shiksa (non-Jewish in Yiddish) made me a better Jew than my parents.”

🕯About the Holocaust, he said that his parents “talked about it all the time, and so it was always in my mind.”. His father lost at least 16 relatives in the Holocaust. In 1993, Spielberg directed Schindler’s List about a businessman who helped save 1,100 Jews from the Holocaust. The film was included in all major ratings of the best films in history.

🇮🇱 Spielberg’s Munich (2005) tells the story of the Israeli government’s retaliation against Arab terrorists after 11 Israeli Olympians were kidnapped and killed during the 1972 Olympics.

📝 The Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive is dedicated to the preservation and research of Jewish documentaries. The archive is run by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the World Zionist Organization. The archive contains more than 16,000 pieces of content.

🕎 Together with Victor Pinchuk (Ukraine), he produced the documentary film “Say Your Name”. The film tells about the survivors of Babi Yar, and was filmed based on the testimony of the Holocaust Survivors Foundation. The fund contains 55,000 video testimonies in 43 languages ​​from 65 countries, making it the largest archive of its kind in the world.

🇺🇦In 2006, Spielberg visited Ukraine for the first time in his life at the premiere of this film. The film had a significant impact on Ukrainian-Jewish relations and changed the understanding of the Holocaust in Ukraine.

👾In Spielberg’s film “War of the Worlds” the events of the alien attack begin with anomalies in Ukraine.

🤝 In addition to cultural influence, Spielberg has repeatedly supported Israel and Ukraine:
❤️Donated $1 million to help Israel during the 2006 Lebanon War
❤️His sister Nancy is the founder and director of the Children of Chernobyl charity organization. Stephen also supports this company.
❤️In 2022, in connection with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he and his wife donated $1 million to Ukrainian refugees.
❤️ In 2023, following the Hamas attack on Israel, the Shoah Foundation, founded by Spielberg, collected more than 100 video testimonies from survivors of the October 7 attacks to add to the Holocaust Survivors collection. He said: “I never thought I would see such unspeakable barbarity against the Jews in my lifetime.”

🏆 Spielberg is one of the most awarded cinema figures and officially the most commercially successful director in history. He alone has received a Best Director nomination for six consecutive decades:

• Oscar: 3 awards / 23 nominations
• Emmy: 12 / 27
• Golden Globe: 9/24
• BAFTA: 2 / 14
• And hundreds more.
• He also received a special medal from the President of Israel 🥇

🎬 Featured films:

• Jaws;
• Alien;
• Indiana Jones film series;
• Jurassic Park;
• Schindler’s List;
• Saving Private Ryan;
• Catch me if you can;
• Terminal;
• Munich.
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This article was prepared specifically for the site NAnews — Israel News, where you will find even more interesting stories about prominent Jews from Ukraine, such as Steven Spielberg.

Veda section @davidkrutonog — Jew from Ukraine and founder of a marketing agency tlv.agency

#jewsukraine

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Israeli-origin equipment was once again spotted on the Ukrainian front. This refers to the Gaia Thunder 4×4 armored vehicle, which, according to military observers, was used to deliver ammunition to the crew of the 155-mm M777 howitzer.

Such an episode could have remained a technical detail: a camouflaged artillery position, crew work, shells, supply transport. But the attention was drawn specifically to the vehicle. Gaia Thunder is produced by the Israeli company Gaia Automotive, and the question of how equipment of such origin ended up in Ukraine still has no public official answer.

The reason for the new discussion was a post by Israeli analyst Yigal Levin from May 19, 2026. He reminded that Israeli ‘Amirs’ — GAIA AMIR armored vehicles from the same manufacturer Gaia Automotive as Thunder — were spotted in Ukraine back in 2022 and were likely supplied through third countries.

This is what makes the story broader than a single frontline frame. Thunder did not appear in an information vacuum. Before it, there was AMIR — another Israeli armored platform Gaia, which was associated with the Ukrainian theater of operations during the events in southern Ukraine in 2022.

Gaia Thunder at M777: what the frontline episode showed

According to Ukrainian sources, it is about the work of the 155-mm M777 howitzer crew from a camouflaged artillery position of the ‘Kraken’ active action unit of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. The frame showed not only the howitzer itself but also the logistics around it: ammunition delivery, preparation for firing, the work of people and equipment near the position.

For ammunition delivery, according to observers, the Gaia Thunder 4×4 armored vehicle of Israeli origin was used. How and when this vehicle ended up in Ukraine was not openly reported.

From a military point of view, its appearance next to the M777 seems logical. An artillery crew cannot work without constant supply. Shells need to be delivered to the position, people need to be covered, and transport needs to be brought as close as possible to the danger zone. In such a role, a protected vehicle is as important as the artillery system itself: it reduces the risk for the crew and allows for faster servicing of the firing point.

The frame also mentioned a wide range of 155-mm ammunition: high-explosive M795 with IMX-101 explosive, cluster M864 with a base bleed unit, and high-explosive M107 of various countries’ origin. For the Israeli reader, this is an important detail: Ukrainian artillery today operates as a complex international system where weapons, ammunition, transport, and repair infrastructure are assembled from different sources.

But the main question did not arise because of the shells. The main question is because of Gaia Thunder. If an armored vehicle of Israeli manufacturer appears on the Ukrainian front, it is logical to ask: is this an isolated case, an old indirect supply, re-export through a third country, or part of a broader story that is not officially spoken about?

Why the story does not start with Thunder

Yigal Levin in his post reminded an important detail: Gaia equipment has already appeared in the Ukrainian context. This refers to GAIA AMIR — armored vehicles of the same Israeli company, which were spotted in Ukraine back in November 2022.

At that time, reports about AMIR were associated with the Kherson region — precisely with the period when Ukrainian forces were advancing in the south, and the Russian army was retreating from the Kherson area. Against this background, the appearance of the Israeli armored vehicle looked especially noticeable: it was not about a press release, not about a public transfer ceremony, and not about a declared military aid package, but about a trace in open sources.

Therefore, the current episode with Thunder is better viewed not as a separate sensation, but as a continuation of an old undisclosed line. First, AMIR was noticed in Ukraine. Now Thunder appears in the frame. Both vehicles are linked to one manufacturer, but their route to Ukraine is not publicly explained.

What is Gaia Automotive, Thunder, and AMIR

Gaia Thunder and GAIA AMIR are not the same vehicle, but two different armored platforms from the Israeli manufacturer Gaia Behri Ltd, better known in open sources as Gaia Automotive. The company is registered in Israel and positions itself as a developer and manufacturer of armored and special vehicles for armies, police, and government structures.

Gaia’s headquarters is listed in Kiryat Tivon, Israel. The company’s lineup includes armored vehicles, special task vehicles, platforms for internal security forces, fire and refueling vehicles, heavy trailers, and engineering solutions.

Gaia describes its work as comprehensive armored solutions: design, production, marketing, service support, CKD kits, and assistance in creating production lines abroad. This is an important detail for understanding the whole story. It is not about a company that works only within Israel, but about a manufacturer oriented towards export markets and foreign customers.

Gaia Thunder: protected transport for people, cargo, and supply

Gaia Thunder is a multipurpose armored vehicle of the 4×4 APC class, that is, an armored personnel carrier or armored vehicle for transporting personnel. According to the manufacturer, Thunder is designed to carry up to 12 people and a payload of up to 1.8 tons.

That is why its appearance next to the M777 crew looks practical. Such a vehicle can be used not only for transporting fighters but also for delivering ammunition, equipment, property, evacuation, or escort. In the Ukrainian episode, Thunder is important not as a symbol, but as a working tool of frontline logistics.

This is not a ‘parade’ vehicle. In wartime conditions, protected transport solves a simple but critically important task: to deliver people and cargo to where an ordinary vehicle may become too easy a target.

GAIA AMIR: a heavier platform with an MRAP profile

GAIA AMIR is another vehicle from the same manufacturer. Unlike Thunder, AMIR is positioned as a mine-protected armored vehicle, that is, an armored vehicle with an emphasis on mine protection. In public descriptions, it is more often perceived as a heavier MRAP/APC class platform designed to work in conditions of mine threats, ambushes, and a more dangerous frontline environment.

It was AMIR, according to open sources and OSINT observers, that was spotted in Ukraine back in 2022. This is fundamental: when today Gaia Thunder is discussed, it is not about the first appearance of Gaia equipment in the Ukrainian war.

AMIR and Thunder share the same manufacturer and Israeli origin, but in terms of purpose and application, they are different vehicles. Thunder is a lighter and more versatile transport for carrying people, cargo, and escort. AMIR is a heavier protected platform where the survivability of the hull, mine protection, and work in high-threat conditions play a key role.

For the Ukrainian context, this distinction is important. AMIR in 2022 looked like a rare and mysterious trace of Israeli armored vehicles on the front. Thunder in the frame with the M777 crew shows another side of the same story: not only crew protection but also everyday frontline logistics — delivering shells, supporting the artillery position, reducing risk for people in a dangerous area.

Third countries, Israeli caution, and the Ukrainian war

The main question remains the same: if Israeli-origin equipment was indeed used in Ukraine, was it a direct supply from Israel or re-export through a third country?

This is where the story becomes politically sensitive. In the fall of 2022, amid Ukrainian requests for air defense systems, the Israeli position remained extremely cautious. Israel spoke of humanitarian aid, protective equipment, and early warning systems, but not of direct arms transfers to Ukraine.

Therefore, the version of a direct official supply of GAIA AMIR to Ukraine in 2022 looks weak. It is much more careful to formulate it this way: armored vehicles of Israeli production could have ended up in Ukraine through third countries, intermediaries, or another indirect channel. This is not proven by public documents, but this version better aligns with the then Israeli policy and the absence of an official announcement about the transfer of AMIR.

Publicly, Gaia declares work in foreign markets, including Eastern Europe, but there are no open confirmations of a specific buyer of Thunder or AMIR in a NATO country yet. Therefore, the version of the ‘third country’ remains general: it could have been a former foreign customer, a government structure, an intermediary, or another indirect channel, but it is not possible to name a specific European or NATO country based on open data.

A vehicle on the front is not only a supply but also maintenance

In the story with Gaia Thunder and GAIA AMIR, there is another important question that often remains behind the scenes. It is not enough to deliver an armored vehicle to Ukraine once. If it is really used on the front, it needs to be maintained, repaired, and supplied with spare parts.

This is especially important for equipment that is not mass-produced for the Ukrainian army. A conditional pickup, a Soviet truck, or a common Western armored vehicle is easier to integrate into the repair system. And Gaia Thunder and GAIA AMIR are rarer vehicles. This means that along with the equipment itself, at least a minimal channel of technical support must have appeared.

It does not necessarily mean official service from Israel. Such a conclusion would be too strong without documents. But any armored vehicle requires basic things: tires, filters, batteries, suspension parts, brake system, electrics, armored glass, door mechanisms, mounts, tools, and technical documentation. If the vehicle remains operational, then someone is addressing these issues.

How it could work without direct official assistance

The simplest option is that the vehicle could have arrived in Ukraine already with a set of ZIP, that is, spare parts, tools, and accessories. For a small batch of equipment, such a set may include spare wheels, filters, repair kits, consumables, part of the chassis elements, and instructions for mechanics.

Moreover, not all parts of such vehicles are unique. An armored vehicle has a special part — the armored hull, doors, armored glass, hatches, mounts, protection elements. But there are also more common units: tires, batteries, part of the electrics, filters, brake elements, suspension or engine components. If the vehicle is built using serial commercial units, part of the maintenance can be covered through regular auto parts markets or through analogs.

Another possible scenario is related to the previous owner. If the equipment came through a third country or another foreign customer, then along with the vehicle, Ukraine could have received not only the armored vehicle itself but also part of the documentation, consumables, spare parts, or contacts for purchasing components. This does not prove a specific route but explains how rare equipment could continue to operate without a public service program.

Why a small number of vehicles is easier to hide in logistics

If it were about dozens or hundreds of Gaia Thunder or AMIR, without a noticeable service chain, it would be hard to imagine. Regular spare parts supplies, mechanic training, separate repair procedures, a stock of consumables, and understandable logistics would be needed.

But if there are few vehicles, the situation is different. A few armored vehicles can be supported by the initial set of spare parts, local workshops, selection of analogs, donor parts, and one-time purchases through indirect channels. Ukraine has learned to maintain an extremely diverse fleet of equipment over the years of war: Western, Soviet, trophy Russian, commercial, and small-series.

Therefore, the appearance of Gaia Thunder next to the M777 crew or the earlier trace of GAIA AMIR does not necessarily indicate a large official program. But it almost certainly means that there is at least minimal technical logistics behind the scenes. Otherwise, such equipment would quickly turn into an immobile museum exhibit.

The main conclusion here is cautious: the supply route remains non-public, but the very fact of operation speaks not only of the delivery of the vehicle but also of the ability to maintain it in working condition. Who exactly provides this minimum — the previous owner, intermediary, Ukrainian repair units, commercial purchases, or a combination of these options — is not openly confirmed.

For NAnovosti — Israel News | Nikk.Agency in this story, the Israeli-Ukrainian context is important. Ukraine is at war with Russia, which relies on Iranian drones, missiles, technologies, and political support from Tehran. For Israel, Iran is a strategic enemy. Therefore, every episode where the Ukrainian front intersects with Israeli technologies becomes more than just a military detail.

What can be asserted, and what remains a version

Today, the careful picture looks like this: the appearance of Gaia equipment in Ukraine cannot be reduced only to the latest episode with Thunder. The story began earlier, at least with public reports about GAIA AMIR in 2022.

The direct official route Israel — Ukraine for AMIR or Thunder is not publicly confirmed. This is a key caveat. Without it, the material turns from analysis into speculation.

The version of third countries seems the most logical, but not definitively proven. It explains why Israeli-origin equipment could have ended up on the Ukrainian front in the absence of a public Israeli campaign to supply armored vehicles to Kyiv.

The very fact of using Thunder next to the M777 also shows something else: the Ukrainian army continues to assemble working solutions from different sources. In war, not only large systems like Patriot, HIMARS, or M777 are important, but also protected transport that delivers shells, evacuates people, closes logistics, and allows crews to live longer.

Why this is important for Israel

For the Israeli audience, this story is sensitive for several reasons.

On the one hand, Israel has long tried to balance: helping Ukraine, considering the threat of Iranian-Russian military rapprochement, but not publicly moving to direct arms supplies. On the other hand, the war itself has changed. Iranian drones in Ukraine have become not only a Ukrainian problem but also an Israeli warning: what Russia receives from Tehran may be refined against Israel tomorrow.

In this sense, Ukraine is not only fighting the Russian army. It faces part of the same hostile axis that threatens Israel through Iran and its allies. Therefore, the appearance of Israeli equipment on the Ukrainian front, even if it came through third countries, looks like a symptom of a deeper reality: the security interests of Ukraine and Israel are gradually converging, even if politics often lags behind the war.

The story of Gaia Thunder and GAIA AMIR does not prove that Israel officially supplied Ukraine with armored vehicles. But it shows something else: Israeli-origin equipment has already appeared more than once in the Ukrainian theater of war, and its route remains not fully transparent.

Yigal Levin’s post is important for this very reminder. Thunder did not arise from nothing. Before it was AMIR. Before the new frame with the M777 crew, there was the old Kherson story of 2022. Before the current questions, there was the Israeli political balance between caution, the Russian factor, and the growing threat from Iran.

And therefore, the main question is not only: ‘How did Gaia Thunder end up in Ukraine?’

The main question is broader: how long can Israel consider the Ukrainian war as an external story if Russian aggression, Iranian technologies, Western artillery, and Israeli-origin equipment already intersect on this front.

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On Friday, August 7, 2026, at 8:00 PM, a concert Chornitsa at Sho will take place at the restaurant Sho? in Tel Aviv — an evening of live Ukrainian rock, powerful vocals, new songs, and the atmosphere for which people come not just to “listen to music” but to become part of an event.

For the band Chornitsa, this will be the first performance on the stage of the restaurant Sho?. The musicians are preparing a powerful program for the audience: songs from the album “Na Ves Golos” (Ukr.), the latest singles, as well as new, yet unreleased tracks.

The evening promises to be especially interesting for those who already follow the band and for those who are just discovering the Ukrainian rock scene in Israel.

Special guest of the concert — Igor Ageenko.

Chornitsa: Ukrainian rock created in Israel

Chornitsa is a Ukrainian-language rock band from Haifa. It is one of those musical projects that are important not only as a concert story but also as a cultural symbol: Ukrainian music in Israel continues to sound, develop, and find its audience.

In the material NANovosti about the band Chornitsa, it was noted that the group was founded by immigrants from Ukraine and presents original songs in Ukrainian, as well as cover versions of famous Ukrainian performers. The band’s repertoire mentioned Ukrainian hits “Odin v Kanoe”, “Vopli Vidoplyasova”, Okean Elzy, and other compositions close to people who grew up with Ukrainian music or discovered it already in Israel.

But Chornitsa is not just covers.

An important part of the band’s story is their own songs. Currently, the concert program includes compositions from the album “Na Ves Golos”, the latest singles, and new tracks that have not yet been officially released.

So the concert on August 7, 2026 is not just a repeat of already familiar material. It’s an opportunity to hear the band in development: with what has already become part of their musical history and with what is only preparing to reach a wide audience.

The musicians themselves described themselves very accurately: “We are all from Ukraine, but now we live in Israel. And it is here that we create Ukrainian music”. This phrase well explains why Chornitsa is important for the Israeli scene: the band does not try to be a “museum of memories” but makes live Ukrainian music here, in Israel, in the present time.

You can listen to the band here:

YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@chornitsa4512

Instagram –  https://www.instagram.com/chornitsa/

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068335582124

Why this concert should be noted in the Israel poster

In Israel, there are many musical events, but Ukrainian-language rock is a separate story. Here, language, memory, emigration, new life, personal experience, and the desire to communicate with the audience not only through words but also through sound meet.

Chornitsa at Sho is an event for Ukrainians in Israel, for Israelis with Ukrainian roots, for friends of Ukraine, and for everyone interested in live music without artificial distance between the stage and the hall.

Songs from the album “Na Ves Golos” themselves set the mood for the evening. This is music not “half-tone” and not “for the background”. This is a story about voice, energy, emotions, and presence.

And new, yet unreleased tracks make the concert especially valuable: evening guests will be able to hear material that is not yet available in regular public access.

Sho: Ukrainian cuisine, Tel Aviv, and the right atmosphere for live music

The concert venue is also important. Sho? / SHO Ukrainian Traditional Food https://www.facebook.com/shotelaviv — a Ukrainian restaurant in Tel Aviv located at Carlebach Street 3, Tel Aviv-Yafo. An authentic Ukrainian place in the center of Tel Aviv with Ukrainian cuisine, service, and Ukrainian character.

For the concert Chornitsa, such a venue looks very organic. It is not a faceless hall and not a random stage. It is a place where Ukrainian culture is present not only in music but also in cuisine, in the atmosphere, in conversations at the tables, in the feeling of meeting.

Guests will be able to come not just to a concert, but to an evening of Ukrainian mood in the center of Tel Aviv: with live music, food, company, and the opportunity to hear the band very closely.

What will be in the program

At the concert Chornitsa at Sho will feature:

songs from the album “Na Ves Golos”;

the band’s latest singles;

new, yet unreleased tracks;

a live performance by a Ukrainian-language rock band from Haifa;

special participation of Igor Ageenko.

Such a format is especially good for a chamber stage: the music sounds closer, the audience’s reaction is felt stronger, and new songs are perceived not as a “release” but as a personal meeting with the band.

For whom this evening

This concert should be noted by those who are looking for a poster of Ukrainian events in Israel, are interested in live music in Tel Aviv, follow Ukrainian culture outside of Ukraine, or just want to spend an evening in a place with a special atmosphere.

Chornitsa at Sho is not only about rock. It’s about the Ukrainian language, which sounds on the Israeli stage. About Haifa and Tel Aviv, between which cultural connections are born. About music that has not remained in the past but continues to live in a new country.

And most importantly, it’s an evening where you can hear Ukrainian music at full voice.

Event information

Event: Chornitsa at Sho
Date: Friday, August 7, 2026
Time: 8:00 PM
Venue: Sho restaurant, Tel Aviv
Band: Chornitsa
From where: Haifa
Program: songs from the album “Na Ves Golos”, latest singles, and new unreleased tracks
Special guest: Igor Ageenko

Details:
https://www.facebook.com/events/2251054468973169/

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Ukraine dedicated the years 2025–2026 to Shmuel Yosef Agnon. Exhibitions, conferences, and expeditions will revive memory and strengthen cultural ties with Israel.

Agnon and His Ukrainian Roots

Shmuel Yosef Agnon, born in Buchach, became the first Israeli writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. His books are filled with the atmosphere of Ukrainian shtetls, Jewish traditions, and personal memories of childhood. For Ukraine and Israel, his legacy is more than literature. It is a link between two cultures, two peoples, two histories.

The organizers of the “Year of Agnon” emphasize that now, during times of war and trials, it is important to remember those who built bridges between peoples.

“Agnon was the voice of memory. His words connect the broken and give birth to hope,” note the project curators.

His work is a combination of Jewish tradition, biblical and Talmudic motifs with images of Eastern European shtetls and contemporary Israel.

Main Works of Agnon

• “The Inn” (“הָאִשָּׁה וְהַבֵּית”) — an early story about life in a Jewish shtetl.
• “The Unfaithful Husband” (“עִם הָאִשָּׁה”) — a novel about the crisis of family and traditions.
• “She Just Stood There” (“עִם פְּנֵי הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ”) — a poignant story about faith and suffering.
• “Only Yesterday” (“תְּמוֹל שִׁלְשׁוֹם”) — one of Agnon’s most famous novels: about a young immigrant from Galicia who came to build a new life in Eretz Israel.
• “The City and Its Fullness” (“עִיר וּמְלוֹאָה”) — a monumental chronicle of Buchach, with its joys, tragedies, and vanishing Jewish culture.
• “The Mandate” — a novel about the clash of personal fate and historical events.

Themes and Style

• Memories of childhood in Buchach and the atmosphere of Jewish shtetls.
• Combining Jewish religious texts and folklore with modern prose.
• The theme of exile and return, the search for home.
• Images of loss, destroyed homes, and memory.
• Existential questions: faith, doubt, the meaning of life.

Agnon wrote in Hebrew, but many of his works are based on the experience and memory of life in Ukraine. Therefore, his work is perceived as part of the common Jewish-Ukrainian cultural heritage.

Five Major Projects

1. Art Exhibition “Strange Homes”

In September 2025, an exhibition by Matvey Weisberg opened in Kyiv. The artist, through images of empty interiors and ruined facades, shows what the loss of home and break with the past meant for Agnon. The paintings raise questions: what do we lose along with homes, and can we regain what was lost?

2. Scientific Conference in Fall 2025

In November, a conference with Ukrainian and Israeli researchers will take place in Kyiv. Scholars will discuss how cultural heritage can influence identity formation and how Jewish and Ukrainian traditions have intersected over the centuries.

3. Project “Jerusalem — Kyiv from A to Z”

This is an exhibition built as a kind of alphabet: each letter symbolizes a concept, place, or image associated with the two capitals. The exhibition will first open in Kyiv and then move to Odesa, Lviv, and Chernivtsi, making the project both national and international.

4. Ethnographic Student Expedition

In spring 2026, students will travel to Buchach and Sataniv. There they will collect materials, study old archives, and listen to stories from local residents. Such an expedition is not just an educational process but a return of memory, a revival of what seemed lost forever.

5. Final Conference and Work Competition

In summer 2026, the project will conclude with a major conference. A student essay competition is planned, where young researchers will present their vision of the dialogue between Agnon and Ukrainian philosophical tradition. A separate block — “Israeli Readings,” dedicated to parallels between Agnon and Hryhorii Skovoroda.

Geography of the “Year of Agnon”

• Kyiv — the center of scientific and artistic initiatives.
• Odesa, Lviv, Chernivtsi — cities where local exhibitions will take place.
• Buchach and Sataniv — expedition sites where Agnon’s legacy can be felt literally at every step.

These cities symbolically connect the East and West of Ukraine, large cultural centers, and small towns.

What It Gives to Ukraine

• Restoration of memory about Jewish history in the Ukrainian context.
• Strengthening cultural dialogue with Israel and the global Jewish community.
• Development of youth initiatives and student involvement in exploring the past.
• Potential for cultural tourism and international contacts.

The Effect Is Broader Than It Seems

The project helps Ukraine assert itself as a country capable not only of defending itself in wartime but also of building new cultural bridges. It is a signal to Europe and Israel: Ukrainian identity is open, alive, and based on respect for diversity.

Short Biography of Shmuel Yosef Agnon

Shmuel Yosef Czaczkes, better known as Agnon, was born in 1888 in the city of Buchach (now Ternopil region, Ukraine) in the family of a rabbi and a fur trader. From an early age, he absorbed the atmosphere of Jewish tradition, listened to the stories of elders about shtetl life, and studied texts in Hebrew.

In 1908, he moved to Jaffa, in Eretz Israel, where he began publishing stories. He lived in Germany for some time, got married, wrote extensively, and participated in the literary life of Europe. In 1924, he returned to Jerusalem, where he lived until the end of his life. He wrote exclusively in Hebrew, creating a unique style — a combination of biblical language, Talmudic expressions, and vivid observations. His works are a bridge between the Jewish past of Eastern Europe and modern Israel.

In 1966, he became a laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature, the first among Israeli writers. He died in Jerusalem in 1970, leaving a rich literary legacy.

Israeli Context

For Israelis of Ukrainian origin, the “Year of Agnon” is not just a cultural project. It is a reminder of roots, of the cities where their ancestors lived, and of the values that connect Ukrainians and Jews.

NANews — News of Israel emphasizes: such projects are important for the entire diaspora. They strengthen the sense of unity and give Israelis the opportunity to better understand what Ukraine lived and lives by.

Conclusions

The “Year of Agnon” is more than exhibitions and conferences. It is an attempt to revive memory, make the past part of the present, and offer a new future for cultural dialogue.

Ukraine and Israel have the chance to show that literature and history can connect even where walls have existed for decades.

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Donald Trump once again did something that was heard particularly painfully in Israel: he publicly praised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, called him a strong leader, and essentially presented himself as the person who prevented Ankara from entering the war on the side of Israel’s opponents.

These words did not sound in a vacuum.

They appeared against the backdrop of the NATO summit in Ankara, taking place on July 7–8, 2026, in Turkey. According to NATO, the meeting of heads of state and government of alliance countries and key partners is being held in Ankara, and the summit’s symbolism is associated with the Beştepe presidential complex, where the main venue is organized. For Turkey, this is not just a diplomatic event but a demonstration of status: Ankara is hosting NATO leaders while simultaneously trying to regain access to American F-35 fighters.

For Israel, this story became a worrying signal.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had tried in advance to convince Washington not to return Turkey to the F-35 program and not to transfer technologies to Ankara that could change the military balance in the Middle East. But Trump in Ankara spoke a completely different language.

“He didn’t go because of me”: what exactly Trump said

At a meeting with Erdogan in Ankara, Trump stated that Turkey could have chosen “the other side” in the war but did not. According to him, Ankara knows Iran well and understands the problems associated with it.

“Turkey could have chosen the other side. They know Iran very well. And they know the problems associated with Iran. They could have entered the fight. You hear people talking about their relations with Israel. They could have entered the fight. This is a country with a very large military force. And they didn’t. Maybe they didn’t because of me. But they certainly could have joined the other side,” Trump said.

In another part of his speech, he turned to Erdogan personally.

“I like President Erdogan. He gave me a ceremonial reception. He’s amazing,” Trump said.

Then he directly linked the Turkish leader’s position with Israel and Netanyahu.

“I said he could have gone to war because he doesn’t really like Israel and doesn’t really like Bibi,” Trump said.

According to Trump, Erdogan “didn’t go” to war precisely because of him.

“He didn’t go because of me. He would have gone if it weren’t for me. He would have gone, and it would have been on the other side,” the US president stated.

This is an important formulation. Trump not only praised Erdogan. He publicly said that the Turkish president could potentially have ended up on the side opposite to Israel but was allegedly stopped by the personal influence of the US president.

In the Israeli context, such a phrase sounds like a warning: if Israel’s security depends not on a clear ally strategy but on Trump’s personal relations with Erdogan, then the room for error increases sharply.

June episode: Trump had already spoken about Erdogan and Iran

The current story did not begin on July 7.

As early as June 24, 2026, at the White House, Trump had already told journalists that Erdogan was “the main candidate” for entering the war with Iran, “possibly on Iran’s side,” because “he’s not a big fan of Israel.”

“I asked him to stay out. He stayed out,” Trump said then in the Oval Office.

At the same time, he added: “Erdogan is a great leader, a very strong man. Everything I ever asked him to do, he did.”

These words were said even before the NATO summit in Ankara, but it was in Ankara that they received continuation. Now Trump was already speaking next to the Turkish leader, against the backdrop of talks about lifting sanctions from Turkey and possibly returning Ankara to the F-35 program.

So this is not a solitary phrase.

This is a line.

Trump portrays Erdogan as a strong ally who can be held by personal agreements. Netanyahu, on the contrary, tries to portray Erdogan as a threat to Israel and the region.

What Netanyahu said and why he opposed F-35 for Turkey

On July 6, 2026, a day before the NATO summit in Ankara, Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Fox News and publicly warned: Turkey should not receive F-35s or engines for its fighters.

The Israeli Prime Minister stated that the transfer of such systems to Turkey could “disrupt the balance of power in the Middle East.” According to him, this balance largely relies on Israeli air superiority and the American military position in the region.

Netanyahu used extremely harsh formulations. He said that Turkey is governed by a person who “openly calls for the destruction of Israel,” threatens Greece, talks about conquering Jerusalem, and Turkish officials allow themselves statements questioning the very existence of the Jewish state.

In the interview, Netanyahu also called Erdogan’s regime “infected with the Muslim Brotherhood” and reminded of Ankara’s support for Hamas.

This position of Israel is understandable.

The F-35 is not an ordinary aircraft. It is a technology that changes the quality of the air force of the country gaining access to the platform. If Turkey returns to the F-35 program, Israel gets not just a new competitor in the air but potentially a hostile regional force with American stealth technology.

Sanctions, S-400, and the question to the US Congress

The F-35 problem for Turkey did not arise yesterday.

In 2019, Turkey received Russian S-400 air defense systems. After that, Washington excluded Ankara from the F-35 program, and in 2020 imposed sanctions under the CAATSA law — Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act.

The American logic was simple: a country that possesses the Russian S-400 system cannot simultaneously receive the F-35 because it creates a risk for the aircraft’s secret technologies and could give Russia access to critically important data.

But on July 7, 2026, in Ankara, Trump said that the US would lift sanctions from Turkey.

“We are going to lift the sanctions,” he told journalists.

Answering a question about the possible sale of F-35s to Turkey, Trump said: “This is a decision we will make.” He also called the F-35 “a great plane” and “the best plane to date.”

Erdogan, for his part, expressed hope for a “favorable decision” on the F-35 and reminded that Turkey had previously been promised five planes.

American officials are also involved in the discussion. Trump said that Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth are working on the issue. Earlier, Vice President J.D. Vance said that there are requirements of American law and the role of Congress in this matter.

It is Congress that can now become the main obstacle to the deal.

On July 8, 2026, American lawmakers began publicly arguing about Trump’s plans. Republican Mike Lawler stated that the sale of one of the most advanced American planes to Turkey “does not meet US interests,” risks compromising critical technologies, and sends the wrong signal to allies in Europe and the Middle East.

Democrat Brad Sherman called the possible lifting of sanctions “a deep mistake” and stated that Turkey’s return to the F-35 program would effectively mean handing over the “blueprints” of American technology to Vladimir Putin.

At the same time, not everyone in Washington is categorically against it. Senator Jeanne Shaheen said that if an acceptable way to solve the S-400 problem is found, Turkey’s return to the F-35 program could be a positive development for Ankara and Washington. Senator Mike Rounds also said that Turkey is a major contributor to NATO and could be important for deterring Russia in Europe.

So within the US, there is already a struggle not only for the planes but also for who determines American strategy: the White House, Congress, or Trump’s personal diplomacy.

Why this is important for Israel

For Israel, this story is dangerous not only because of the F-35.

Much more important is the political signal.

Trump publicly placed personal relations with Erdogan at the center of regional security discussions. He did not say that Turkey is reliable because its policy aligns with Israel’s interests. He said something else: Erdogan could have entered the war because “he doesn’t really like Israel” and “doesn’t really like Bibi,” but didn’t do so because of Trump.

This is a completely different level of risk.

NANews — Israel News | Nikk.Agency draws attention to this very point: Israel in such a scheme becomes not an independent strategic ally but part of a personal bargain between Washington, Ankara, and regional players. Today Trump says he held Erdogan back. Tomorrow the question will be what price the US is willing to pay to keep Turkey “on the right side.”

Turkey, meanwhile, has a strong negotiating position.

NATO emphasized back in 2024 that Turkey has the second-largest army in the alliance and spends more than 2% of GDP on defense. In 2026, the NATO summit is being held in Ankara. Turkey presents itself as an indispensable flank of the alliance, as a military power, as a mediator, and as a country without which it is difficult to solve issues of Ukraine, the Black Sea, Syria, Iran, and the eastern Mediterranean.

Trump acknowledges this role.

He directly said that Turkey is a “military power” with “millions of soldiers,” that it is “very strong” and has “a lot of our best equipment.”

Even if the words about “millions of soldiers” sound like political exaggeration, the meaning is clear: Trump sees Turkey as a heavyweight player that is more advantageous to keep close than to push away.

What is happening with Israeli influence in Washington

Israel is used to its arguments on regional security issues being perceived as a priority in Washington. But the episode with Turkey shows that this is no longer guaranteed.

Netanyahu warns about Hamas, Jerusalem, Greece, Cyprus, the “Muslim Brotherhood,” and the balance of power. Trump responds with praise for Erdogan, talks about the “red carpet,” about a strong leader, about lifting sanctions, and about Turkey being “more loyal” than some other countries.

This gap is where the main news lies.

It’s not just about planes.

It’s about Washington potentially starting to view Turkey not through the Israeli lens but through its own interests: NATO, Iran, Syria, the Black Sea, Russia, the defense industry, and Trump’s personal agreements.

For Israel, this means the need to revise its diplomatic strategy. It’s not enough to just say in Washington that Erdogan is dangerous. It is necessary to prove what specific consequences the region will face if Turkey returns to the F-35, retains the S-400, continues to support Hamas, and simultaneously becomes a “special partner” for the US within NATO.

Main conclusion

Trump’s words about Erdogan have become one of the most candid signals in recent months.

The US president essentially acknowledged: the Turkish leader does not like Israel, does not like Netanyahu, and could have ended up “on the other side” of the war. But instead of calling it a threat, Trump presented the situation as his own diplomatic victory.

For Israel, this is a troubling logic.

If Erdogan was indeed so close to entering the conflict, as Trump claims, then the question should be not “what a strong leader he is,” but “why was a NATO ally even considered as a potential side against Israel.”

If Turkey was not actually preparing to enter the war, then Trump is simply using the image of a dangerous Erdogan to justify a future deal: I held him back, so now we can talk about F-35s and sanctions.

In both cases, Israel has reason to worry.

Ankara received the NATO summit, the red carpet for Trump, talks about lifting sanctions, and a chance to return to the F-35 program.

Netanyahu received a public reminder that even Israel’s closest ally might consider Erdogan not a threat but a partner for a deal.

This is what makes the story around Ankara on July 7–8, 2026, much broader than a usual dispute about planes.

It’s a dispute about who today sets the rules of the game around Israel.

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The primary source is a special report by the State Comptroller of Israel, Matanyahu Engelman, titled “ההתמודדות הלאומית עם השפעה זרה במרחב הדיגיטלי” (“National Counteraction to Foreign Influence in the Digital Space”), published on July 7, 2026 in the official publication library of the Office of the State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel.

This document is important not only for intelligence agencies, lawyers, or cybersecurity specialists.

It is important for every Israeli who reads news on their phone, receives messages on WhatsApp, argues on Facebook, watches short videos, forwards “urgent warnings” to relatives, or sees an account on X that looks like an ordinary Israeli resident.

The report shows: the digital space has become a full-fledged front.

Iran is identified as a direct and specific source of threat through influence campaigns, false messages, attempts to incite panic, and affect the perception of war.

Russia in this article should be considered differently: not as a separate detailed case of the report, but as part of the same category of foreign state actors from which Israel must build protection. The main conclusion of the State Comptroller is precisely this: Israel has seen the threat of foreign influence in the digital space for almost nine years but has not created a national system capable of countering such operations as a class of threats.

Foreign influence is no longer just “fakes,” but a threat to the state.

The State Comptroller’s report does not talk about random mistakes on social networks or everyday rumors.

It is about covert and organized activities of foreign players who use digital platforms to harm Israel’s national interests.

This may include disinformation, fake accounts, bots, fake identities, manipulative campaigns, artificial promotion of topics, spreading panic, and increasingly active use of artificial intelligence.

The goal of such actions is not just to spread lies.

The goal is to influence public opinion, deepen internal divisions, reduce trust in state institutions, and affect democratic processes, especially during war, crisis, and elections.

For Israel, this is especially dangerous.

The country simultaneously lives in a state of war, debates about hostages, the army, responsibility for October 7, relations with the USA, political future, the 2026 elections, Ukraine, Russia, and Iran.

A foreign player does not need to create a split from scratch.

It is enough to take an existing pain and amplify it.

Fear turns into panic.

Political debate turns into hatred.

Distrust of a single official turns into distrust of the entire state.

War fatigue turns into demoralization.

And a foreign policy issue becomes a convenient tool for those who want to weaken Israel’s ties with allies and confuse society with foreign narratives.

NANews — Israel News | Nikk.Agency points out: the State Comptroller’s report is important precisely because it translates the topic of social networks from the category of “internet noise” to the category of national security.

Iran is named directly: SMS panic, “Hezbollah,” and the war for perception.

The Iranian direction in the report is revealed most specifically.

One of the most illustrative episodes is the mass sending of false SMS to Israelis.

In September 2024, about 5 million messages were sent to Israeli citizens. They urged people to immediately enter a protected space. Some messages looked as if they were sent on behalf of official structures, including the Home Front Command. Following an investigation by the National Cyber Directorate, it was stated that Iran and “Hezbollah” were behind the distribution.

This is not just disinformation.

This is a psychological attack.

A person receives an “urgent warning,” gets scared, wakes up the children, calls relatives, forwards the message further. Even if it turns out a few minutes later that the alarm is false, the effect has already been achieved: fear is spread, trust is undermined, society becomes even more tense.

This is what a modern influence attack looks like.

It may not physically destroy a house.

But it hits the nervous system of society.

The report also mentions campaigns related to the “Iron Swords” war. Already in the first days after October 7, an Iranian campaign was identified, trying to establish an accusatory narrative against Israel in the digital space, including the topic of “genocide in Gaza.”

This is an important detail.

The war is not only for territory and not only for military results.

The war is for the language with which the world describes events.

If an external player imposes words, emotions, and explanations of what is happening on society, they are already beginning to control the perception of reality.

The “Isnad” network: thousands of messages and hundreds of fake profiles.

One of the central cases of the report is the foreign influence network “Isnad”.

According to the data presented in the report materials, this network operated in 2024 and tried to influence Israeli public opinion by promoting the cessation of the war in Gaza on terms favorable to Hamas.

From December 2023 to August 2024, thousands of messages were prepared as part of this campaign.

Between 300 to 1000 fake profiles operated on X.

This is no longer one propagandist and not one Telegram channel.

This is a network.

It creates the artificial impression that a certain position is massively coming from within Israeli society itself.

One account writes.

Others pick it up.

Thirds argue.

Fourths spread it further.

Then real people, journalists, activists, families of hostages, politicians, and protest participants see it.

At some point, a foreign operation begins to look like “public sentiment.”

This is where the danger lies.

An Israeli thinks they are arguing with a neighbor.

But they may be arguing with part of a foreign campaign.

Where is Russia here?

To be factually accurate, it is important to say directly: the State Comptroller’s report does not build a separate large chapter on the Russian operation against Israel.

But that does not mean the Russian direction should be excluded.

On the contrary.

The main conclusion of the report is that Israel has not built protection against foreign influence as a phenomenon. It is not just about one enemy and not just about one campaign. It is about the ability of foreign states and external structures to use social networks, bots, fake identities, artificial intelligence, and digital platforms to pressure Israeli society.

Iran, Russia, and other external players fall into this framework.

Iran is shown in the report through specific cases: SMS, “Hezbollah,” campaigns around the war, “Isnad,” pressure on the perception of events.

Russia should be named as part of the same external threat because for Israel, the problem is not limited to one Iranian campaign. The state must have a system capable of responding to any foreign digital operation — Iranian, Russian, Islamist, or otherwise.

This is especially important for the Russian-speaking audience in Israel.

The Russian propaganda environment has been working for years with topics of Ukraine, the West, the USA, democracy, war, and trust in institutions. In Israel, these topics intersect with internal politics, security, and the issue of foreign alliances.

This is how Russia and Iran should stand side by side — not as equally detailed cases of the report, but as two external directions against which the state needs unified protection.

The state knew about the threat since 2017.

The most alarming part of the report is not the fake campaigns themselves.

They are expected.

Iran will try to pressure Israel.

Hamas will try to influence the war agenda.

“Hezbollah” will use citizens’ fear.

Russia and other external players will look for weak spots in Israeli society.

The most alarming is something else: the state knew about the threat for a long time but did not create a full-fledged response system.

According to the report, since 2017 various Israeli structures have already pointed to the threat of foreign influence in the digital space and the need for an interagency response. Among them are the Shin Bet, the National Security Council, the National Cyber Directorate, and other structures. However, initiatives that were supposed to turn into national policy were not brought to a working system.

By March 2026, almost nine years after the threat was identified, Israel still does not have:

• a unified national policy against foreign influence;
• a state body that conducts interagency work;
• an approved permanent mechanism;
• sufficient coordination between structures;
• a clear system of interaction with digital platforms;
• a clear channel for messages from civil society;
• full preparation of the population to recognize fakes, bots, and manipulations.

The State Comptroller essentially describes a recurring pattern: the threat is raised on the agenda, structures begin discussions, initiatives appear, but then the work does not turn into mandatory national policy.

For Israel, this sounds especially strange.

The country knows how to intercept missiles.

The country knows how to build cyber defense.

The country knows how to work in the most complex intelligence environment.

But in the sphere of foreign influence on social networks, the state system turned out to be fragmented and delayed.

There was an action plan, but it was not advanced.

After the start of the “Iron Swords” war, the National Cyber Directorate indicated that the Israeli audience is the target of influence and disinformation efforts.

In August 2024, the head of the Cyber Directorate presented the threat of foreign influence in the digital space to the Prime Minister.

In September 2024, an action program was submitted.

But, according to the report, this program was not considered for a long time. Only after the appeal of the State Comptroller’s office was it submitted for consideration by the National Security Council. At the same time, the necessary resources and practical implementation remained a problem.

That is, the state had a threat.

Had understanding.

Had a prepared program.

But did not turn it into a working mechanism.

And this happened not in a calm time, but after October 7, during the war, when digital influence operations became part of the overall picture of pressure on Israel.

The 2026 elections — the most sensitive point.

A separate block of the report concerns the elections.

Israel is approaching the 2026 elections in a state of severe internal tension.

Society is debating war, hostages, the responsibility of politicians and security forces, relations with allies, the judicial system, the economy, security, and the future of the country.

Such periods are most convenient for foreign influence campaigns.

The State Comptroller warns that the election period could become a “fertile ground” for attempts to influence the agenda, perception of reality, and decision-making. The potential damage could reach the point of undermining public trust in election results and the democratic process.

The Central Election Commission has identified several risk scenarios.

The first is a blow to public trust in the electoral system, for example, through reports of alleged fraud.

The second is creating chaos on election day, for example, through false publications that elections are canceled or a specific polling station is closed.

The third is deceiving voters through fake information about candidates, including deepfakes and reports that a candidate has allegedly withdrawn from the elections.

This is no longer fiction.

These are scenarios that state structures consider real.

That is why the issue of foreign influence before elections is not a technical topic.

It is a matter of sovereignty.

If a citizen stops trusting elections, the voting result, the commission, the vote count, and the democratic process itself, an external player has already achieved a strategic effect.

Even if not a single ballot was changed.

Artificial intelligence accelerates the threat.

The report separately warns about the role of artificial intelligence.

AI allows for the rapid creation of convincing texts, images, audio, video, and fake personalities.

It helps overcome language and cultural barriers, imitate real people, scale campaigns, and complicate the detection of foreign networks.

Previously, a foreign operation needed people, editors, translators, time, and money.

Now you can quickly create an “Israeli” with good Hebrew, a photo, a history, political views, and emotional posts.

You can make a fake video.

You can launch a fake news story.

You can imitate a local discussion.

You can create a sense of mass outrage.

And then social media algorithms themselves help spread conflict content because fear, hatred, scandal, and anxiety get more attention.

For Iran, this is an opportunity to attack Israelis not only with missiles and proxies but also through the phone.

For Russia and other foreign players, this is an opportunity to work with the Israeli agenda through distrust, polarization, foreign policy fears, and manipulations around Ukraine, the USA, Europe, and security.

There is no single responsible party — which means there is no full protection.

The report shows: in Israel, there is no single “owner” of this topic.

There is the Shin Bet.

There is the National Cyber Directorate.

There is the National Security Council.

There is the Ministry of Justice.

There is the Central Election Commission.

There is the Prime Minister’s Office.

There are structures that work with digital platforms.

But there is no single body that holds the whole picture, is responsible for strategy, coordinates departments, works with civil society, interacts with platforms, and has an approved budget.

The State Comptroller’s audit was conducted from July 2024 to January 2026 and covered, among other things, the National Security Council, the Prime Minister’s Office, the Shin Bet, the National Cyber Directorate, the Central Election Commission, and the cyber division of the prosecutor’s office. Some findings were classified for security reasons.

This is an important detail.

The problem is not in one weak department.

The problem is systemic.

The state sees the threat, but the response remains fragmented.

A citizen sees a suspicious account but does not always understand where to report it.

A public organization may identify a network, but there is no transparent channel through which the state systematically receives and processes such information.

Platforms remove some content, but the state does not always have a sufficient picture to assess the effectiveness of this work.

As a result, the Israeli is left alone with a digital influence operation.

He receives a message.

He sees a post.

He forwards an alarming “news”.

He argues with a fake account.

He gets angry, afraid, loses trust.

And the state system is still deciding who should be in charge.

What needs to change

The State Comptroller’s report essentially demands that Israel move from random reaction to a permanent system.

A unified national policy against foreign influence is needed.

A central body is needed to coordinate the fight against this threat.

An approved budget is needed.

Constant work with digital platforms is needed.

A channel is needed for reports from citizens, journalists, researchers, and civil society organizations.

More data on content removal requests needs to be published so that society understands the scale of the problem.

Educational work is needed — not only for adults but also for schoolchildren.

Because digital literacy today is not an additional skill.

It is part of civil security.

An Israeli must understand that a fake account can look like a real neighbor.

That a false SMS can be part of an enemy campaign.

That a video can be generated.

That “mass public opinion” is sometimes created by hundreds of artificial profiles.

That a foreign operation does not always speak a foreign language.

Sometimes it speaks good Hebrew.

Sometimes in Russian.

Sometimes in Arabic.

Sometimes in English.

Sometimes in exactly the language a person trusts the most.

Conclusion

The State Comptroller’s report shows: Israel is not facing a future threat, but an already active front.

On this front, Iran acts directly and aggressively — through influence campaigns, false SMS, “Hezbollah”, fake narratives, and attempts to sow panic.

Russia should be considered part of a broader category of foreign players against which Israel must build defense: states using digital space to pressure democratic societies, divide alliances, undermine trust, and promote a favorable worldview.

The main problem is not that Israel’s enemies are trying to influence Israelis.

This is expected.

The main problem is that Israel has known about the threat for almost nine years but still has not created a full-fledged protection system.

A missile is visible on the radar.

A fake account is more difficult.

But sometimes it is the first to launch panic, discord, and distrust.

And if the state does not learn to protect citizens in the digital space, the next attack may start not with a siren, but with a message that someone forwarded in a family WhatsApp.

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Donald Trump is expected to inform Recep Tayyip Erdogan that the US is ready to return Turkey to the F-35 program.

This concerns the lifting of the ban that Trump himself imposed seven years ago for national security reasons. This is reported by The New York Times.

For Ankara, this could be a major diplomatic victory.

For Israel, it is a signal to be watched very closely.

Why Turkey was excluded from the F-35 program

In 2019, during Donald Trump’s first term, Turkey was removed from the F-35 program after purchasing Russian S-400 missile systems.

In Washington, the concern was not the deal with Moscow itself, but its consequences for NATO security and American technologies.

The US believed that Turkey could use the S-400 to study the characteristics of the latest F-35s, and that Russia could gain access to information about the aircraft’s stealth and missile evasion capabilities through these systems.

What is being discussed now

According to NYT, Trump may announce the policy change at the NATO summit in Ankara this week.

Earlier, he said he would bring Erdogan a gift that would make him “very happy.” It is now becoming clear that this gift could be Turkey’s return to the F-35.

But the decision will not be automatic.

Resistance may already arise in the US Congress, and some lawmakers may try to block a move that seems too risky given previous grievances with Ankara.

What will happen with the Russian S-400s

The main question remains: what to do with the Russian S-400 systems, which led to Turkey’s exclusion from the program.

According to one administration official actively involved in the negotiations, the option of transferring the S-400 to a third party is being discussed.

Another scenario is to render the systems inoperable, for example, by dismantling key components.

Many of these systems, it is noted, are still in shipping containers.

This is an important detail. It allows Washington and Ankara to seek a formula in which Turkey formally renounces the threat to the F-35, but Erdogan does not appear to have capitulated under US pressure.

Why Ankara is so eager for the F-35

Turkey has been trying to return to the F-35 program for many years.

For Erdogan, it is not only a matter of aviation but also a matter of status: Turkey wants to remain a major NATO military power capable of playing an independent game between the US, Russia, the Middle East, and Europe.

At the same time, Ankara has so far been unwilling to give up the air defense systems purchased from Russia, despite being a NATO member and hosting an American base on its territory where nuclear weapons are stored in case of a possible NATO conflict with Moscow.

The Israeli angle: F-35, Turkey, and Netanyahu’s words

For Israel, Turkey’s possible return to the F-35 is not a technical news but a strategic issue.

Turkey remains a NATO member, an important regional power, and a state with serious military ambitions. However, relations between Ankara and Jerusalem remain tense, and Erdogan’s rhetoric towards Israel has long gone beyond ordinary diplomatic criticism.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu previously stated in an interview with Fox & Friends: “Turkey is a great country, but it is led by a man who openly calls for the destruction of Israel… and openly talks about conquering Jerusalem.”

That is why the Israeli audience needs to look at this story more broadly than just an aircraft deal.

At the center of the issue is not only the F-35 but the balance of power in the region, US relations with NATO allies, and the price Washington is willing to pay for rapprochement with Ankara.

In this context, NANews — Israel News | Nikk.Agency views the situation not as a separate US-Turkish episode but as part of a larger regional picture where the interests of Israel, Ukraine, NATO, and Russia intersect at one point again.

What is important to understand now

If Trump indeed returns Turkey to the F-35 program, it will be a strong political gesture towards Erdogan.

But for Israel, the main question will not be the gesture itself but its consequences: what guarantees will Washington receive that the Russian S-400s will not be used against NATO technologies, and how will the military balance in the Middle East change.

Ankara has long been playing on several fronts simultaneously.

That is why any concession to Turkey from the US will be closely scrutinized not only in Congress but also in Jerusalem.

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On the night of July 6, 2026, Russian terrorists launched another massive combined strike on Ukraine.

The main target was once again Kyiv.

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, the attack began on the evening of July 5 and included 419 aerial attack assets: 68 missiles of various types and 351 drones.

Among them were “Zircon”/”Onyx” missiles, ballistic “Iskander-M”/S-400, cruise Kh-101, “Kalibr”, as well as drones of types Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas and decoy drones Parody. Ukrainian air defense destroyed or suppressed 363 aerial targets, but hits were recorded from 29 ballistic missiles and 18 strike drones at 34 locations.

For the Israeli reader, this is not abstract military statistics.

This is a familiar logic of war against cities: first overload the air defense system with the number of targets, then break through the defense with ballistics, and then explain to the world that the targets were supposedly “military objects.”

But in Kyiv, residential buildings were once again under attack.

Podil and Darnytskyi districts: rescuers completed the search

According to the State Emergency Service, search and rescue operations in Kyiv have been completed at both locations — in the Podil and Darnytskyi districts.

19 people became victims of the Russian attack, among them — 1 child.

Another 61 people were injured, among them 7 children.

Later, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that the number of injured in the capital had risen to 76 people. According to him, 24 people were in hospital wards, among them — two children. Klitschko also reported that at night rescuers retrieved the bodies of a 12-year-old boy and his mother from the rubble in the Darnytskyi district.

In the Darnytskyi district, according to rescuers, search and rescue operations were completed on July 7. 11 people died there. At this location, 300 cubic meters of construction debris and waste were dismantled and removed, 183 rescuers and 99 units of SES equipment were involved in the work. SES psychologists provided assistance to 77 people.

8 people died in the Podil district.

This district, according to Kyiv authorities and rescuers, suffered some of the most severe damage. As a result of the strike on a nine-story residential building, floors of the building were destroyed, and rescuers worked under the risk of further collapses. Damage was also recorded in the Darnytskyi, Holosiivskyi, and Obolonskyi districts, fires in residential and non-residential buildings, damage to vehicles, and falling debris.

NANews — Israel News | Nikk.Agency follows this topic not as a distant war on the map.

For Israel, this is a story about how terrorist states and their allies test the limits of Western aid, the resilience of air defense, and the readiness of democracies to protect civilian populations.

Day of mourning and the Patriot question

On July 7, 2026, a day of mourning was declared in Kyiv and the Kyiv region for the victims.

According to Radio Liberty, Ukraine also initiated a meeting of the UN Security Council due to the attack. The strike occurred just before the NATO summit in Ankara, which starts on July 7, where Volodymyr Zelensky was supposed to meet with US President Donald Trump.

The main question after this attack is not only the number of destroyed houses.

The main question is why Ukraine still lacks interceptor missiles for the Patriot systems, which are critically important against ballistic missiles.

After the attack, Zelensky directly stated that Ukrainian military showed good results in destroying drones and cruise missiles, but the problem with Russian ballistics remains due to insufficient interceptor supplies. According to him, as long as the Patriot missiles remain in the allies’ warehouses, it effectively encourages Russia to continue “defeating” residential buildings.

Israeli media wrote about this as well. The Times of Israel noted that this was already the second attack in a week in which Russia actively used hard-to-intercept ballistic missiles, and Zelensky again appealed to allies for additional air defense capabilities.

For Israel, this detail is especially important.

Ukraine and Israel live in different military realities, but both countries understand well the value of missile defense. When missiles fly over residential areas, diplomatic formulas cease to be theory. Then the question is simpler: if there are interceptors, people have a chance to survive; if there are no interceptors, rescuers retrieve bodies from the rubble.

Why this attack is important for the Israeli audience

Russia once again showed that its war against Ukraine is not just the front.

It is a systemic war against cities, homes, children, hospitals, energy, transport, and normal life.

Kyiv on the night of July 6 was not a military base.

It was a city where people slept in apartments, where children were with their parents, where rescuers spent hours clearing concrete, metal, glass, and remnants of human lives after explosions.

That is why it is important for the Israeli audience to see the Ukrainian agenda without the Russian lens.

Today, Ukraine is asking not for abstract “support,” but for specific means to protect the sky. And after each such attack, it becomes clearer: the delay of allies is measured not by statements, but by the people who died.

Search and rescue operations in Kyiv have been completed.

But for the families of the victims, this night will never end.

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In April 2025, in Jerusalem, at the Wohl Rose Garden (Wohl Rose Garden), located between the Knesset and the Supreme Court, the first memorial in Israel to the victims of the Ukrainian Holodomor of 1932-1933 was installed. This monument was the result of cooperation between the city of Jerusalem, The Temerty Foundation, The Embassy of Ukraine in Israel, HREC (Holodomor Research and Education Center), The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC), and The Jerusalem Development Authority.

The Role of the Monument and Its Symbolism

The monument is designed as broken sacrificial millstones with a raised hand, symbolizing the suffering and resistance of the victims of the Holodomor. This symbolism also reflects the fact that many Ukrainians who survived this genocide were subjected to hunger and brutal repression, and their memory remains a vital part of Ukrainian history today.

The Author of the Monument: Lyudmyla Temertiy

The monument was created by Canadian artist of Ukrainian descent Lyudmyla Temertiy, who is the author of the first Holodomor monument installed in 1983 in Edmonton (Canada).

“The first-ever Holodomor memorial to the victims of 1932-1933 in Ukraine was opened on October 23, 1983, in Edmonton (Alberta, Canada). The monument was built in 1983 at the initiative of the Edmonton branch of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress. The author is Lyudmyla Temertiy from Montreal, whose mother survived the Holodomor.

The monument is made in the form of a broken circle, symbolizing the intentionally broken life cycle (its resemblance to millstones is striking). Tired hands are raised in resistance, pleading for an end to the torture. The inscription on the monument is in English and French: “In eternal memory of the millions who died during the man-made famine-genocide caused by the Soviet regime in Moscow in 1932-1933. We stand guard against tyranny, violence, and inhumanity.”

Even before the monument was installed, the Soviet Embassy in Canada expressed its protest.”

Lyudmyla Temertiy, along with David Robinson, created the monument in Jerusalem, which features broken millstones with a raised hand, symbolizing the suffering and resistance of the victims of hunger and political repression.

Quote from Lesya Hasidzhak

Lesya Hasidzhak, director of the National Holodomor Genocide Museum (Ukraine), commented on the installation of the monument as follows:

“We as an institution are still clarifying the official details (when it was installed, whether there will be an official opening), but it seems that in Jerusalem, at the Wohl Rose Garden, between the Knesset and the Supreme Court, the first Holodomor monument has appeared in Israel.

This is the result of the cooperation of the city of Jerusalem, the Temerty Foundation, the Embassy of Ukraine, HREC, and the Jerusalem Development Authority.”

The author is Canadian artist of Ukrainian descent, Lyudmyla Temertiy (along with David Robinson, as indicated on the plaque), another monument by her, almost identical to the Jerusalem one, was installed 41 years ago in Edmonton, Canada.

I fully understand the organizational silence, as there are many Russians and vandals in Israel. But the significance of this event is immense, and gratitude to all involved is boundless.”

Unofficial Opening and Ceremony

The monument was installed (according to information from reliable sources) not in April, but earlier. However, according to the original plans, the official opening of the monument was supposed to coincide with a visit from high-ranking officials from Ukraine to Israel, including the potential visit of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.

However, the visit of the President of Ukraine has not yet taken place for known and unknown reasons, and the information about the monument has not been officially disseminated, despite its significance and importance for both countries.

On April 17, 2025, the first person to report on the monument was volunteer Martin Danichev, who lives in Petah Tikva. He published photos of the monument on Facebook and wrote:

“I am pleasantly shocked. A monument to the victims of the Holodomor of 1932-1933 has been opened in Jerusalem.”

Danichev also noted that the monument was recently installed, in 2025, and added that “it’s hard to explain how important this is.”

This news became significant for the Ukrainian community and was quickly picked up by the media.

The official opening of the monument at the Wohl Rose Garden has not yet occurred, as the park itself is under reconstruction. The Ukrainian Cultural Center in Tel Aviv reported that the official opening of the monument will take place after the park work is completed. The date and time of the ceremony will be published on the pages of The Embassy of Ukraine in Israel and The Ukrainian Cultural Center in Tel Aviv. This important moment for the Ukrainian community in Israel and around the world is expected to be widely covered.

Symbolism of the Monument and Its Significance

The monument in Jerusalem is designed in the form of broken sacrificial millstones with a raised hand, on which there are five ears of wheat, symbolizing the suffering of millions of Ukrainians who became victims of the Holodomor. This monument symbolizes not only a historical tragedy but also the struggle for human rights, and the memory of victims of violence and cruelty.

Project of the Monument and Support

The project of the monument was supported by a number of organizations, including James Konstantin Temerty, a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He actively supports cultural and educational projects related to Ukraine. Other important participants in the project included HREC and The Jerusalem Development Authority, which played a key role in the organization and installation of the monument.

James Konstantin Temerty: Businessman and Philanthropist

James Konstantin Temerty is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founder of the company “Northland Power”. He actively supports projects in the fields of culture and history, including the installation of Holodomor monuments in different countries, such as Israel and Canada. James and Lyudmyla Temerty are siblings, and both actively support cultural initiatives aimed at preserving the memory of the tragedies of the Ukrainian people. James Temerty is also the founder of the project Ukrainian Jewish Encounter (UJE), which aims to promote understanding and cooperation between the Ukrainian and Jewish peoples.

Lyudmyla Temerty: Artist and Activist

Lyudmyla Temerty, born in 1944 in Slovakia, is a renowned artist and activist of Ukrainian descent. She is the author of the first Holodomor monument, installed in 1983 in Edmonton, Canada. Her works are dedicated to preserving the memory of the Holodomor and other tragedies of the Ukrainian people. Lyudmyla is actively involved in public life, supporting Ukrainian culture and education.

Ukrainian Jewish Encounter Project

Ukrainian Jewish Encounter (UJE) is a project supported by James Temerty, aimed at fostering understanding between the Ukrainian and Jewish peoples. The project includes educational initiatives, publications, and events dedicated to the shared historical heritage, including the Holocaust and the Holodomor. This project continues Temerty’s efforts to preserve historical memory and strengthen ties between the two peoples.

Israel’s Recognition of the Holodomor

Israel has not officially recognized the Holodomor of 1932–1933 in Ukraine as an act of genocide.

In 2008, the Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine, Zina Kalai-Klaytman, stated that Israel acknowledges the Holodomor as a great tragedy of the Ukrainian people but cannot recognize it as genocide because “the famine affected not only Ukrainians but also other nations.”

In 2016, a bill was presented in the Knesset to recognize the Holodomor as genocide, but it was not passed due to political difficulties and the delicacy of the issue in the context of relations with Russia.

In 2018, Member of Knesset Akran Khasson proposed a bill which also failed to gain support in parliament.

In 2019, during the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky urged Israel to recognize the Holodomor as an act of genocide. However, Netanyahu did not publicly respond to this request, and Israel did not change its stance.

In 2021, Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited Ukraine and laid a wreath at the Holodomor memorial in Kyiv, but Israel still refrains from officially recognizing the tragedy as genocide.

In 2022, Israeli Ambassador to Kyiv Michael Brodsky stated that this was due to the fact that “there is no practice in Israel of recognizing or not recognizing national tragedies.”

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Since its founding, NAnews – News of Israel has actively covered topics related to Ukrainian-Israeli relations, significant cultural and historical events for the Ukrainian and Jewish communities. The issue of preserving historical memory, especially about tragedies such as the Holodomor, holds special significance for both communities. The installation of the monument in Jerusalem becomes not only an important moment in the history of Ukraine but also a key step in strengthening cultural ties between the two peoples.

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On the night of July 6, 2026, Kyiv woke up not to alarms, not to the noise of traffic, and not to the usual city life.

It woke up to explosions.

Russian terrorists launched a massive combined strike on Ukraine, with the main target being Kyiv. This was already the second heavy strike on the capital in four days: on the night of July 2, a Russian attack claimed 31 lives in Kyiv, with more than a hundred people injured. And now — again high-rise buildings, again fire, again rescuers on ladders, again people under the rubble.

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, on the night of July 6, Russia launched 419 aerial attack means — 68 missiles and 351 drones of various types. Among them were 6 anti-ship missiles 3M22 “Zircon”/”Onyx”, 23 ballistic missiles “Iskander-M”/S-400, 33 cruise missiles Kh-101, 6 cruise missiles “Kalibr”, and 351 strike UAVs of the Shahed, “Gerbera”, “Italmas” types and decoy drones.

The Ukrainian air defense managed to shoot down or suppress 363 targets: 37 missiles and 326 drones. This is a huge effort by the defenders of the sky.

But the main tragedy of this night lies elsewhere.

According to preliminary data from the Air Force at 08:30, there were hits from 29 ballistic, including anti-ship, missiles and 18 strike UAVs at 34 locations. Debris from downed drones was also recorded at 16 locations. Ballistics and “Zircons” were the strike that Ukraine could not stop due to a shortage of interceptor missiles.

Residential buildings instead of “military targets”

As of the morning of July 6, it was known that 11 people had died in Kyiv. Initially, it was reported that 46 people were injured, of whom 27 were hospitalized, including three children. Later, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned about 60 injured in the capital.

These are not just numbers.

Behind each number is a person who was at home in the evening. Someone was sleeping. Someone was checking their phone. Someone was putting a child to bed. Someone left a cup in the kitchen and did not know that in a few hours their apartment would become a hole in the wall of a high-rise building.

The most severe consequences were recorded in the Podilskyi and Darnytskyi districts of the capital.

In the Podilskyi district, a residential high-rise was hit. In one building, structures from the 9th to the 5th floor were destroyed, people were brought out into the fresh air and rescued from the upper floors using fire ladders. Searches for victims also continued in a 21-story residential building, where the destruction affected floors from the 2nd to the 5th.

In the Darnytskyi district, residential buildings were damaged, fires broke out in apartments and a garage cooperative. According to TSN, in one of the 25-story buildings, debris fell at the level of the 4th floor, and in a 30-story residential building, a fire broke out from the 23rd to the 25th floor.

Consequences were also eliminated in the Holosiivskyi and Obolonskyi districts. According to the Kyiv City State Administration, damage was recorded at more than 20 locations, although initial reports mentioned 15.

Urlivska: children’s toys among the debris

There are frames that do not require long explanations.

On Urlivska Street, after the Russian strike, high-rise buildings were damaged. The blast wave knocked out most of the windows in the unfinished buildings of the “Urlivsky” residential complex. Dozens of parked cars were destroyed in the yards. On the playground, which was near the impact site, abandoned children’s toys remained among the debris.

This is the face of the Russian war.

Not maps in Kremlin offices.

Not television sets with camouflage nets.

Not Mosfilm bravado, where Putin’s power portrays “strength”.

But a playground where toys lie among glass, metal, and dust.

People ran out of their homes in what they were wearing. Some in house robes. Rescuers carried out not only people but also pets: one resident was helped to carry out two cats, who sat in carriers after the evacuation, as frightened as their owners.

In one of the destroyed houses in the Podilskyi district, according to Ukrainian media, an entire family died — mother, father, and son. This is the point where the language of politics ends. Only silence remains, which cannot be justified by any “geopolitical calculations”.

Kyiv region: Vyshneve, fire and evacuation

The strike was not only on the capital.

In the Kyiv region, Zelensky reported 3 dead and 16 injured. In Vyshneve, a fire continued at the site of the missile strike, and people were evacuated from the private sector. More than 400 rescuers and police officers were involved in eliminating the consequences of the attack.

Later, regional authorities clarified that the number of injured in Kyiv region increased to 26 people, including two children: a 9-month-old baby and a 12-year-old child. More than 500 residents were temporarily evacuated from Vyshneve due to the threat of repeated detonation.

This is an important detail: even after the explosion, the danger did not end.

People not only lost their homes, windows, cars, and sense of security. They were also evacuated due to the risk of repeated detonation. That is, the Russian strike continued to threaten them even after the missile had already fallen.

Patriot, which is lacking

The President of Ukraine directly stated what has long been clear in Kyiv, Moscow, Tehran, and Western capitals: Ukrainian military worked well against drones and cruise missiles but could not stop Russian ballistics due to a lack of interceptor missiles for Patriot systems.

It is precisely the Patriot that remains the key means of protection against ballistic strikes. It is the interceptor missiles — not beautiful words, not statements, not “concern”, but specific missiles on specific launchers — that decide whether a high-rise will stand in the morning or turn into a mass grave.

Reuters, citing Air Force data, also notes: Russia used 68 missiles and 351 drones, Ukrainian air defense shot down or suppressed 37 missiles and 326 drones, but neither ballistic nor supersonic/hypersonic missiles were intercepted in this attack.

Zelensky called on the US and European partners to come out of the NATO summit in Ankara with strong decisions on protecting Ukrainian skies. His phrase sounds like both an accusation and a request: as long as the missiles for Patriot remain in the allies’ warehouses, Russia gets an incentive to further “defeat” residential buildings.

For the Israeli audience, this should be especially understandable.

In Israel, they know what a night under rockets is like. They know what dependence on air defense is like. They know that sometimes between life and death stands not a diplomatic formula, but an interceptor that was delivered on time.

That is why NAnews — Israel News | Nikk.Agency draws attention to this detail: the Ukrainian issue today is not only a front-line issue. It is a question of the right of peaceful people to sleep in their apartments and not die because the necessary missiles are lying in the allies’ warehouses.

NATO summit and Moscow’s demonstrativeness

This attack occurred on the eve of the NATO summit in Ankara, scheduled for July 7–8, 2026. On the eve, Zelensky warned that, according to intelligence, Russia was preparing a new massive strike. He linked this to Putin’s habit of acting demonstratively — after US Independence Day and before the NATO summit.

This is not a coincidence.

The Russian terrorist regime loves symbols and lives by demonstrating strength. First, they show the world a dictator in decorations where maps and camouflage nets are supposed to depict “military power”. Then Russian missiles fly into sleeping Ukrainian cities.

And this message is addressed not only to Ukraine.

Moscow shows Europe: this is what we can do.

This is what war looks like if it is not stopped in time.

This is what will happen to houses, hospitals, schools, power plants, and streets if the West continues to pretend that “escalation” can be avoided by concessions to the terrorist.

Since 2022, and if you look broader — since the war against Georgia in 2008, Russia has repeatedly shown that its aggression does not stop by itself. It is stopped only by force, weapons, sanctions, isolation, and a clear understanding: a terrorist does not calm down from softness. He perceives softness as an invitation to continue.

International “concern” no longer saves

After such nights, it is especially bitter to hear the usual language of international organizations.

“Deep concern.”

“Call for restraint.”

“Need for a ceasefire.”

For people waiting under the rubble, this is not help.

For parents looking for children, this is not protection.

For rescuers climbing fire ladders to destroyed floors, this is not a tool.

Yes, international structures can make statements. But if after the statements missiles again hit residential buildings, it means these statements do not work as a protection mechanism. They remain words, and Ukrainians need air defense systems, interceptor missiles, production, logistics, political decisions, and accountability for every day of delay.

The world cannot be surprised every time that Russia kills civilians again.

This is no longer a “shock”.

This is a system.

And if the killing system continues to work, it means the protection system is still insufficient.

When patience runs out

In Ukrainian society, after such nights, the terrible question is increasingly heard: what will happen if people finally run out of patience?

When residential buildings are hit again and again, when families die, when children’s toys lie among glass, when peaceful cities are turned into targets, the desire for revenge becomes an understandable human reaction.

But that is why Ukraine’s allies must act now.

Not so that Ukraine “does not respond”.

But so that the right to protection does not turn into despair.

The democratic world must stop Russian terror with military, political, and economic decisions before the pain becomes even deeper and the war even wider.

Main conclusion

The night of July 6, 2026 became yet another proof: Russia is not seeking peace.

Russia is testing weakness.

It struck Kyiv with 68 missiles and 351 drones. It directed the main strike at the capital. It pierced Ukrainian air defense with ballistics, “Zircons”, “Onyxes”, “Iskanders”, S-400, Kh-101, “Kalibrs”, and hundreds of UAVs. It hit residential buildings. It killed people. It again forced rescuers to search for the living and the dead among the concrete.

In Kyiv, 11 people died, about 60 were injured. In Kyiv region, 3 people died, the number of injured, according to updated regional authorities’ data, increased to 26. Hundreds of residents were evacuated in Vyshneve. In the Podilskyi and Darnytskyi districts of the capital, high-rise buildings burned and collapsed. On Urlivska Street, children’s toys remained among the debris.

This is not “another episode of the war”.

This is a question to Ukraine’s allies.

How many more nights must pass before Patriot missiles stop lying in warehouses and start protecting people?

How many more houses must collapse?

How many more families must die?

And how many more times will the world pretend not to understand the obvious: Russian terror will not stop by itself. It needs to be stopped. Now.

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On July 5, 2026, a Ukrainian delegation of doctors and patients arrived in Israel to participate in an important medical program as part of the UNBROKEN project.

Ukrainian specialists and patients will undergo training and eye prosthetics at the Israeli hospital “Bnei Zion” in Haifa.

This was reported by public activist and volunteer Anna Zharova (Israeli Friends of Ukraine), emphasizing that the project is the result of cooperation between Ukrainian and Israeli doctors, volunteers, public organizations, and diplomatic structures.

In the conditions of war, when Ukraine daily experiences the consequences of Russian shelling, such initiatives are of particular importance. They help not only specific patients but also create a foundation for long-term medical assistance in Ukraine itself.

The main goal of the project is not just to conduct individual operations in Israel, but to transfer Israeli experience to Ukrainian doctors, which can be applied in Lviv in the future.

Israeli experience for Ukrainian medicine

The UNBROKEN project in Lviv has become one of the most well-known Ukrainian centers for the rehabilitation of people affected by the war.

Here they help military and civilians who have received severe injuries, lost limbs, vision, undergone complex surgeries, and need long-term rehabilitation.

Now another important stage is being added to this direction — the development of eye prosthetics with the participation of Israeli specialists.

For patients who have lost an eye or suffered severe facial injuries, prosthetics is not just a medical procedure.

It is a return to normal life.

It is the opportunity to look at oneself in the mirror without pain again.

It is a chance to go out to people, return to family, work, society, and feel not only survived but also restored.

Israeli medicine has long been known for its high level of ophthalmology, reconstructive surgery, and rehabilitation. Therefore, the participation of the “Bnei Zion” hospital in such a project opens an extremely important opportunity for Ukrainian patients and doctors.

Ukraine receives not just help here and now.

Ukraine receives knowledge, technologies, and practical experience that can be applied at home.

Who participates in the project

The organizer of the internship in Israel was the Israeli organization לב אחד — One Heart — Lev Echad.

Israeli Friends of Ukraine joined the organization of events in Israel and volunteer support during operations by invitation.

The project received significant support from the Embassy of Ukraine in Israel, the Ambassador of Ukraine to Israel Yevhen Korniychuk, Consul Alex Zernopolsky, as well as the Ukrainian volunteer center “Razom”.

Such partnerships are especially important today.

When doctors, volunteers, diplomats, public organizations, and medical centers work together, help becomes not a one-time action but a real system.

NAnews — Israel News | Nikk.Agency notes that such projects demonstrate the living power of Ukrainian-Israeli cooperation: it is built not only on official meetings but also on concrete actions that change human destinies.

Eye prosthetics center in Lviv

One of the most important results of this program should appear in Ukraine.

According to Anna Zharova, a medical center for eye prosthetics is planned to be created in Lviv in the near future, which will work taking into account Israeli experience and in cooperation with Israeli specialists.

This means that patients in Ukraine will be able to receive specialized assistance closer to home.

For a country that faces the consequences of war daily, such a center is necessary.

Eye and facial injuries are among the most severe consequences of explosions, missile strikes, artillery shelling, and mine-explosive injuries.

Many people after such injuries need not only surgery but also long-term medical, psychological, and social recovery.

The creation of a center in Lviv will allow Ukrainian doctors to develop a new direction, and patients to receive help faster and more accessible.

This is the true value of international cooperation: not just bringing patients for treatment, but helping Ukraine create its own strong medical base.

People’s diplomacy that works

In her post, Anna Zharova wrote that against the backdrop of constant shelling of Ukraine and heavy news, it is especially important to see people who continue to do small and big things.

This phrase very accurately describes the essence of the project.

While the war destroys cities and destinies, volunteers, doctors, and public organizations continue to restore what can be restored.

They seek partners, negotiate with hospitals, find funding, accompany patients, help doctors, and create new opportunities where there were none yesterday.

This is true people’s diplomacy.

Not declarations.

Not loud words.

Not formal photographs.

But concrete help to specific people.

When a Ukrainian patient gets a chance for recovery in an Israeli hospital, and a Ukrainian doctor gains knowledge that will later help dozens and hundreds of patients in Lviv, this is real partnership between countries.

Why this is important for Israel and Ukraine

For Ukraine, the UNBROKEN project in Israel is an opportunity to strengthen its own medicine in one of the most complex areas.

For Israel, it is a chance to showcase its best experience, its medical expertise, and its human solidarity with people affected by the war.

Israel knows what trauma, terror, loss of loved ones, and the need to quickly restore people after severe injuries are.

Ukraine is going through enormous national pain today, and that is why Israeli experience can be especially valuable for it.

Such projects connect the two countries not with slogans, but with deeds.

Doctors pass on knowledge.

Volunteers create conditions.

Diplomats help open doors.

Patients get a chance for recovery.

And in Lviv, a new medical center is gradually forming, which can become part of a large system of assistance to people affected by the war.

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The arrival of the Ukrainian delegation in Israel as part of the UNBROKEN project is a story of support, professionalism, and faith in recovery.

It is a story of how Israeli medicine can help Ukraine not only treat individual patients but also build new medical opportunities within the country.

It is a story of people who do not wait for perfect conditions but continue to do important things.

Thanks to such projects, the word “help” ceases to be abstract.

It becomes an operation, training, a new center, a restored face, returned confidence, and a chance for a person to feel like themselves again.

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Against the backdrop of new negotiations in Cairo, Hamas is preparing for a step that outwardly looks like a serious political concession: the dismantling of a structure that has served as the de facto government in the Gaza Strip for almost 20 years.

This concerns the so-called “Committee for Government Work Oversight” — a body through which Hamas, after seizing power in Gaza, maintained civilian control over the enclave.

According to reports from the Saudi publication “Asharq Al-Awsat”, which were recounted by Israeli and regional media on July 5-6, 2026, the movement intends to pave the way for the transfer of administrative powers to the National Committee for Gaza Management — a technocratic structure headed by Dr. Ali Shaat.

But for Israel, the main question is not whether Hamas will change a sign and hand over a few offices to new officials.

The main question is who will control weapons, security, borders, reconstruction, and the real centers of power within Gaza.

Why Hamas is talking about dissolution

According to data published on July 6, 2026, Hamas has already taken the first step towards dissolving its de facto government: it involves dismantling the body that for many years ensured administrative management of the sector. This step is presented as preparation for the transfer of powers to a technocratic committee led by Ali Shaat.

Formally, the logic is simple: if the National Committee is to enter Gaza, the old Hamas structure must make way.

Statements related to this process mention the creation of a national team involving government structures, Palestinian factions, and independent figures. It is tasked with facilitating the transfer of administrative duties to the new committee.

However, even in these formulations, there is an important caveat.

Hamas is not talking about the complete disappearance of its influence, but about the transfer of civilian functions. Meanwhile, technical and professional staff should remain in place to maintain the operation of services and the daily management of the sector.

For the Israeli audience, this is a fundamental point. If only the administrative facade changes, and control over force, weapons, and underground structures remains the same, it is not the end of Hamas’s power, but a new form of it.

Who is Ali Shaat and why is a technocratic committee needed

Ali Shaat is a Palestinian technocrat and civil engineer who was assigned the role of head of the National Committee for Gaza Management in January 2026. This committee is supposed to handle civil affairs: municipal services, water, healthcare, education, infrastructure, finance, and reconstruction.

On paper, this scheme looks like an attempt to replace the power of a terrorist group with civilian governance.

In practice, the entire structure hinges on one question: who will force Hamas to give up not offices, but weapons.

That is why the dissolution of the old committee cannot automatically be considered the end of Hamas’s power in Gaza. For Israel, the administrative facade is not important, but the real content: who controls armed groups, tunnels, warehouses, internal security, and the ability to threaten the south of the country again.

Cairo negotiations and the disarmament dispute

In Cairo, negotiations are expected to continue in the coming days on the implementation of the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip. Hamas and other Palestinian groups are participating, as well as mediators trying to bridge differences over the second stage of the deal.

The central theme is the disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups.

Hamas insists on a gradual approach and demands linking the issue of weapons with the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the sector. Essentially, the movement is trying to shift the conversation from “demilitarization first” to a long political bargaining: partial concessions, guarantees, stages, international formulas, and pressure on Israel.

It is at this point that for the Israeli reader, the headline about “government dissolution” is not important, but the mechanism of control.

NAnews — Israel News | Nikk.Agency views such news not as a separate diplomatic intrigue, but as a security issue for southern Israel, residents of border areas, the future of hostages, the reconstruction of Gaza, and Israel’s ability to prevent a repeat of the October 7 catastrophe.

If Hamas retains weapons, any new administrative structures become not an alternative to terrorist power, but a possible screen for its survival.

Hamas document and calculation on elections in Israel

Israeli channel Kan reported on July 5, 2026, about an internal Hamas document in which the movement analyzes negotiations through the prism of Israeli politics. According to the channel, Hamas believes that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu himself is delaying the process, as he sees any significant concession on Gaza as a threat to his coalition and political future.

From this, Hamas concludes: if Israel is stalling, then the movement should do the same.

This is an important detail.

Hamas does not look like an organization ready to voluntarily leave the historical stage. Rather, it is trying to understand what format will allow it to survive the current stage, wait for a change in the political situation in Israel, and preserve the core of its influence.

For Israel, such logic is as dangerous as an open refusal to disarm. If negotiations turn into a game of time, then each week may work not for peace, but for the restoration of Hamas’s channels of influence within Gaza.

Israel’s position: reconstruction only after demilitarization

Benjamin Netanyahu stated at a government meeting on July 5, 2026, that Israel will not allow the reconstruction of Gaza without the disarmament of Hamas and the demilitarization of the sector. He rejected reports that the US allegedly demands to continue reconstruction work even if Hamas is not disarmed.

Netanyahu’s formula sounds tough: there will be no reconstruction of Gaza without the dismantling of military infrastructure.

The Prime Minister also said that Gaza residents wishing to leave the sector should have such an opportunity, and those who remain should not pose a threat to Israel. He separately emphasized that Israel will continue to maintain security zones within Gaza.

For Israel, this is not a secondary detail, but the foundation of the entire post-war architecture.

If international structures are allowed to engage in reconstruction, but Hamas retains military power, Israel risks facing the same problem in a new package: money for reconstruction, civil committees, diplomatic statements — and simultaneously an armed network waiting for the next convenient moment.

What this means for Israel

Currently, around Gaza, it is not the end of the war, but a new phase of the struggle for the post-war order.

One side is trying to present the dissolution of Hamas’s de facto government as a step towards civilian governance and international control. The other side — Israel — demands that any talks about reconstruction be linked to real demilitarization, not cosmetic replacement of officials.

For the residents of Sderot, Ashkelon, Netivot, kibbutzim around Gaza, and the entire south of Israel, this is not abstract diplomacy. The outcome of the disarmament dispute will determine whether the border will be calm or will again become a line of waiting for the next attack.

Therefore, the main test of the coming weeks is not whether Hamas will announce the dissolution of its government.

The main test is whether someone can achieve that Hamas ceases to be an armed power in Gaza.

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The Kremlin shows no signs of readiness to end the war against Ukraine.

On the contrary, recent statements from Moscow again indicate an attempt to expand the war under the familiar pretext of “border security.”

The source of this assessment is a TSN publication from July 5, 2026, citing the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

The material states that Putin continues to count on the capture of new Ukrainian territories and the establishment of full political control over Ukraine.

What happened on July 3 and why it matters

The key episode is Putin’s meeting with Russian military commanders on July 3, 2026.

At this meeting, the head of the Kremlin again spoke about the need to create a so-called “buffer zone” along the Russian border.

According to TSN, citing ISW, the commander of the Russian troop grouping, Yevgeny Nikiforov, stated that Russian troops allegedly need to advance in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions to “protect” Russia’s border regions.

In Kremlin language, this sounds like defense.

But in essence, it is an attempt to justify new seizures of Ukrainian territory.

Sumy and Kharkiv regions as the next target

Sumy and Kharkiv regions reappear in Russian rhetoric not by chance.

Both regions border Russia, so the Kremlin uses them as a convenient propaganda argument: first talking about threats to Russian regions, then calling the advance of the Russian army a “necessary measure,” and after that trying to present the occupation as a “buffer.”

ISW analysts in their assessment for July 4, 2026, separately noted Nikiforov’s statements about creating a “buffer zone” in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions.

For Ukraine, this means not an abstract military formula, but a direct threat to new areas, cities, and civilians.

What really lies behind the word “buffer”

According to ISW, the Russian “buffer zone” remains a vague and practically unattainable goal as long as an independent Ukraine capable of resisting exists.

That is why such a formula is dangerous: it has no clear endpoint.

If the Kremlin declares one line insufficiently safe, it can demand the next one, then another one — and each new seizure is explained with the same word “buffer.”

TSN conveys the analysts’ conclusion: it is not only about military security but about the Kremlin’s desire for further occupation of Ukrainian territories beyond the already captured areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

Why this is important for Israel

For the Israeli audience, the importance of this story is not only the Ukrainian map.

A broader logic is visible here: the aggressor speaks the language of security but in practice uses it to advance the army, pressure a neighboring country, and destroy international rules.

In this context, NAnews — Israel News | Nikk.Agency draws attention to the fact that Russian rhetoric about the “buffer” is very similar to the political packaging of further escalation.

The Kremlin is not just explaining the ongoing war — it is preparing arguments in advance for its continuation.

At the same time, Putin continues to criticize Western support for Ukraine.

According to ISW, Moscow uses Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory as an informational pretext to justify further escalation, and attacks on Western aid to Kyiv are needed by the Kremlin to weaken international support for Ukraine.

What plans do experts see in the Kremlin

The Ukrainian material also provides an assessment by Professor Yaroslav Hrytsak of the Ukrainian Catholic University.

In his opinion, Putin is interested not only in the Donetsk region but in all of Ukraine.

This is an important emphasis.

Even if the Kremlin is not currently speaking about Kyiv as openly as in 2022, this does not mean abandoning the idea of politically subjugating Ukraine.

Analyst Jack Buckby believes that Putin is no longer fighting for Kyiv in the previous format.

In 2022, Moscow publicly spoke about the intention to capture Kyiv, carry out the so-called “demilitarization” and “denazification” of Ukraine, but now the priorities have significantly shifted.

Kyiv is not the first target, but Ukraine remains the target

The change in priorities does not mean a change in the main goal.

The Kremlin may temporarily focus on the Sumy, Kharkiv, Donetsk, or Luhansk regions, but strategically it continues to seek control over Ukraine as a state.

That is why the talk about a “buffer zone” cannot be perceived as a technical detail of the front.

It is a political signal.

The Kremlin shows that it is not ready to stop at the already captured territories and continues to look for formulas through which new attacks, new mobilization of resources, and new pressure on Ukraine can be explained.

For Israel, Ukrainians in Israel, and Jewish communities connected with Ukraine, this plot is also important because Russia’s war against Ukraine has long become part of a broader test of the international order.

If the seizure of territory can be called “security,” then any state next to an aggressive regime is under threat.

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In Kyiv, another “stumbling stone” has been installed — a mini-memorial in honor of the Righteous of Babyn Yar, Petro Chetverikov (a local honorary title within Kyiv’s memory initiatives; not to be confused with the formal title “Righteous Among the Nations” at Yad Vashem — the sources specifically use the term “Righteous of Babyn Yar”). In Sokal, trilingual information stands have been mounted near the ruins of an ancient synagogue and next to the house of the Righteous Among the Nations, Franciszka and Helena Galamay.

Why it matters: both initiatives return specific names and addresses to the urban space, strengthening the shared memory of Ukraine, Israel, and the Jewish diaspora.

Sometimes the most powerful monuments are the smallest. A brick-sized slab underfoot and a concise stand by an old foundation speak of moral choice louder than any podium. Kyiv and Sokal have recently reminded us: memory is not a museum genre but part of the everyday route. People rush to work, children go to school, tourists look for cafes, and suddenly a glance catches a surname, a year, a short line about salvation. This is how “urban memory” works: quietly but inevitably.

The material was prepared based on information from September 26-28, 2025, from the United Jewish Community of Ukraine.

Kyiv: “stumbling stone” named after Petro Chetverikov

A new element of the “stumbling stones” series has appeared in the capital. These are small metal plaques embedded in the pavement — markers of addresses where those condemned to death by the Nazis lived or were helped. The new “stone” is in honor of Petro Chetverikov, the Righteous of Babyn Yar, killed by the Nazis in 1942 for saving two Jewish girls aged 12 and 17.

His name has been returned to the city map near the Central Children’s Library named after Taras Shevchenko (Beresteisky Avenue, 25a).

It is also symbolic how this is done. The ceremony is attended by schoolchildren, historians, and representatives of cultural initiatives. It seems like a small thing, but this is how a new habit begins: knowing not only the main squares but also the addresses of courage. This approach is akin to a “memory microcircuit” that can be read in two lines — and never forgotten.

Petro Chetverikov — Righteous of Babyn Yar

The story of Petro Chetverikov is a documented example of how one person in occupied Kyiv took a step that cost him his life. In 1942, together with his wife Maria, he sheltered Jewish girls in their home. The first, a 12-year-old girl, was taken to a village to acquaintances, where she was adopted and thus saved from death.

Some time later, another girl, 17 years old, came to their home. She managed to escape a roundup, and the Chetverikovs found a way to transfer her to a partisan unit.

These actions did not go unnoticed. In 1943, the Gestapo arrested Petro Chetverikov. According to available testimonies, he was executed in Babyn Yar — a place that became a symbol of the tragedy of Kyiv’s Jewry. The exact date of arrest and execution is unknown (only the year and place are known).

Chetverikov was also connected with the underground: his house sometimes served as a meeting place for underground fighters, which only increased the risks.

Decades passed, and his name could have dissolved in archival footnotes if not for the work of researchers and public initiatives. On September 23, 2025, in Kyiv, near the Central Children’s Library named after T. Shevchenko on Beresteisky Avenue, 25a, a “stumbling stone” was installed in honor of Petro Chetverikov. The ceremony was timed to the 84th anniversary of the beginning of the executions in Babyn Yar.

This was the first “stone” after a four-year break in the project, and it is symbolic that Chetverikov’s name became the starting point of a new stage.

Thus, the biography of this man consists of a few but vivid facts: an ordinary Kyiv resident who decided to help two girls; a family that risked themselves for the lives of others; arrest and death in 1943; and the return of his name to the city map in the 21st century.

Sokal: three stands at the synagogue and the house of the Righteous

Sokal is a small town, but its history resonates far. Trilingual stands have been installed at the ruins of one of the oldest Galician synagogues: Ukrainian, English, Polish. This choice of language is not a detail but an invitation. Locals, guests from neighboring Poland, travelers from Israel — all can read the story without intermediaries.

The second stand is at the house where Franciszka Galamay and her daughter Helena Galamay — the Righteous Among the Nations — lived. During the Holocaust, they did what always requires silence: sheltered, fed, kept watch by the window, listening to night footsteps. These everyday, almost imperceptible movements make up the fabric of salvation.

Why the stand is an effective format

A stand is a short, clear story, not overloaded with academic language. It is important here to keep the focus on two or three facts: who saved, who was saved, what was risked. When all this is said simply and in three languages, the city receives a working tool of memory. Not ceremonial, but everyday.

Franciszka and Helena Galamay — the story of a mother and daughter who saved Jewish families

Franciszka Galamay was born in Sokal in 1885. Before the war, she and her daughter Helena had a small farm. When the German occupation began, Jewish families Kram, Malts, and Kindler found refuge in their home. The women hid people in hiding places above the pigsty and under the kitchen floor.

In November 1942, Franciszka herself offered shelter to cattle trader Moishe Malts and doctor David Kindler with their families, who fled the ghetto. They were joined by painter Josef Kram with his wife and son. To hide the fact that Jews were hiding in the barns and outbuildings, Franciszka kept pigs and chickens and brought food there, hiding it among the waste. To divert suspicion, she even allowed herself anti-Semitic remarks in public.

Over twenty months, the mother and daughter saved 16 people out of 6,000 pre-war Jews of Sokal. Only about 30 survived the war. Among the saved was Moshe Malts, who left memoirs “Years of Horror — A Glimmer of Hope.” His writings became a valuable testimony of life in the ghetto and covert survival.

An interesting detail: simultaneously with the Jewish families, Franciszka also sheltered a young German deserter soldier, Wilhelm, who asked to be hidden from being sent to the Eastern Front. He lived on the farm for almost two years, but in 1944 he was discovered and executed by Soviet soldiers.

On July 19, 1944, the Red Army entered Sokal, and the end of the 20-month nightmare came for those in hiding. The Jews left the Galamay house and soon emigrated. The family maintained contact with them for many years.

In 1984, Yad Vashem recognized Franciszka and Helena Galamay as Righteous Among the Nations. Later, their story was included in the American documentary “No. 4 on Virgin Mary Street” and in Jenny L. Witterick’s book “My Mother’s Secret.” In 2011, the heroine was posthumously awarded the “For Courage and Care” prize, received by her descendants.

Thus, the biography of Franciszka and Helena Galamay is a story of two women who not only saved almost half of all surviving Jews of Sokal but also managed to deceive suspicious neighbors and the Nazis themselves, showing incredible ingenuity and determination.

The common thread of two stories: memory as a shared territory

Kyiv and Sokal speak the same language — the language of addresses, dates, and names. NANews — News of Israel regularly reports on projects where memory ceases to be a monologue and becomes an inviting dialogue. There is no “imposed” pathos here, but there is a clear logic: we place a slab, attach a stand, read names, ask children questions.

Conclusion: small forms — big meanings

The Kyiv “stumbling stone” named after Petro Chetverikov and the Sokal stands about Franciszka and Helena Galamay are two different tools of the same work. Both give a voice to those who once said “no” to evil and “yes” to human solidarity. Both are firmly woven into the fabric of the city: they don’t need to be sought in museum halls, they are nearby — on the pavement and on the wall.

For readers of “NANews” and those following News of Israel, this is an opportunity to see in the Ukrainian agenda not only politics but also careful, targeted preservation of memory. This is perhaps where the strength lies: not in loudness, but in regularity and honesty.

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On the night of July 4, 2026, Sumy once again became a city where an ordinary residential street turned into a site of a rescue operation, screams, glass, and medical stretchers in a matter of seconds. The Russian army struck the central part of the city with a guided aerial bomb; the epicenter included a high-rise building, a store, and a road, meaning it was not a military target but a space of everyday civilian life.

Strike on the center of Sumy: what is known on the morning of July 4

According to the latest data provided by TSN, citing the head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration Oleg Grigorov, the death toll has risen to four. One of the injured men was in critically severe condition, doctors fought for his life, but he could not be saved. In total, 33 people were injured after the Russian aerial bomb hit one of the central streets of Sumy.

Among the dead is a child. Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that people might still be under the rubble of the high-rise building, and many of the injured were in serious condition. According to him, Russian troops used guided aerial bombs ‘just against ordinary people in the city center.’

For the Israeli audience, this story sounds especially close: when a strike hits a residential area, the news ceases to be distant geography. It is no longer just a matter of the front, the army, or diplomacy, but a question of how the state protects homes, children, hospitals, rescuers, and people who were simply in their apartment, on the street, or near a store at the moment of the explosion.

Five people were rescued from damaged apartments

After the strike in Sumy, emergency rescue operations continued. According to the State Emergency Service, rescuers managed to evacuate five people from damaged apartments. The injured were transported to ambulances, residents were evacuated, and search operations continued in the destroyed premises.

Debris of building structures and fallen trees were being cleared on site. Alongside medics, firefighters, and rescuers, a psychologist from the State Emergency Service was working because after such a strike, help is needed not only for the body but also for people who witnessed the death of neighbors, injured children, and a destroyed home.

News — Israel News | Nikk.Agency draws attention to this detail not by chance: in Israel, it is well understood that a rescue operation after a strike on a residential area is a separate front. Minutes, prepared services, access to entrances, the presence of tourniquets, the work of psychologists, and the ability to quickly evacuate the injured are crucial.

‘Grandmother’s blood still on the fingers’: eyewitness accounts

Eyewitnesses describe the first minutes after the attack as chaos, in which people immediately tried to help each other. One resident, Yuri, said he applied a tourniquet to an elderly woman. She had serious leg injuries, likely from debris. He recalled that he had already experienced a strike on his home several months ago, so after the new explosion, he first checked the windows and found the cat, then saw the dead and injured.

Another resident, Stanislav, said that at the moment of the explosion, people managed to move to the corridor after a warning of the threat. The room facing the avenue was damaged, windows were blown out, dust and smoke entered the room, and people were screaming around. This is precisely the everyday, terrifying level of war that does not fit into the dry line ‘there are dead and injured.’

Another local resident said that in Sumy, people feel completely unprotected. This phrase is important because it explains the state of the city better than any statistics: when an aerial bomb hits the center, a person stops understanding where it is safe — at home, on the stairwell, near the window, in the store, or on the road.

Among the dead are a mother and child

TSN also reports that among the dead after the strike on Sumy were a 34-year-old mother and her 5-year-old child. This detail makes the tragedy not just part of the military chronicle but a story of a family that the Russian strike cut short in an ordinary Ukrainian city.

For readers in Israel, there is another harsh layer of understanding here. When residential buildings are attacked, the question is no longer just how many missiles or aerial bombs were used. The question is why civilian families become targets again, why children are among the dead, and why the world so often gets used to the words ‘another strike.’

Why the strike on Sumy is important not only for Ukraine

Sumy is located near the Russian border, and the city regularly lives under the threat of strikes. But the attack on the center, on a high-rise building, and civilian infrastructure shows that the Russian tactic of pressuring Ukraine remains directed not only at the front. It strikes at ordinary life: at homes, roads, stores, ambulances, rescuers, and families who at night must think not about sleep but about where to run after the alarm signal.

In his message, Zelensky also said that during the same period, Russian attacks affected other regions of Ukraine: Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Kharkiv region, Dnipropetrovsk, and Donetsk regions. This shows the scale of the war against civilian infrastructure, where one city becomes part of the overall picture of constant terror.

Sumy after this strike is not just another point on the map of the war in Ukraine. It is a reminder for Israel, Europe, and the entire free world: the protection of the sky, rescue equipment, disaster medicine, and international pressure on Russia are not abstract topics, but things on which specific lives depend.

In this story, there are numbers: four dead, 33 injured, five rescued from damaged apartments. But behind them are people — a man whom doctors could not save, a mother with a small child, an elderly woman with a wounded leg, neighbors with broken windows, and a city that woke up not to an alarm clock but to a Russian strike.

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