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The UAE is distancing itself from a reported call between President Mohammed bin Zayed and PM Netanyahu that allegedly included a warning ahead of October 7.

A UAE official to Kan: "Beyond yesterday's statement, we have nothing to add."

Egypt won't respond officially but believes Israel could have detected the attack without any Emirati or Egyptian warning.

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UNIFIL, the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, will formally end its mission this December after decades in the south. Western sources in Beirut tell Kan News its roughly 7,500 troops are set to begin withdrawing in early January 2027.

The ...

UNIFIL, the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, will formally end its mission this December after decades in the south. Western sources in Beirut tell Kan News its roughly 7,500 troops are set to begin withdrawing in early January 2027.

The plan is to transfer UNIFIL's dozens of positions to the Lebanese army, but most sit inside the "yellow line" now under Israeli control. No international replacement has been agreed on, and the sources warn the withdrawal itself will be a complex logistical operation.

Leaders

Lebanese media report that the head of General Security, Gen. Hassan Choucair, granted Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Mohammad Reza Shibani a six-month residency permit as a civilian, after his diplomatic visa expired today.

Shibani had ref...

Lebanese media report that the head of General Security, Gen. Hassan Choucair, granted Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Mohammad Reza Shibani a six-month residency permit as a civilian, after his diplomatic visa expired today.

Shibani had refused to leave despite a decision by Beirut's Foreign Ministry months ago to expel him. According to the reports, he arrived in person at the General Security secretariat to receive the new residency permit, which was issued without any diplomatic title.

-Kann News

Alerts

Israel warned the United States that Turkey was preparing to deploy radar at al-Duhur airbase in northern Syria, possibly followed by Turkish-operated air-defense systems and personnel, Kan News reports.

Israeli officials viewed the move ...

Israel warned the United States that Turkey was preparing to deploy radar at al-Duhur airbase in northern Syria, possibly followed by Turkish-operated air-defense systems and personnel, Kan News reports.

Israeli officials viewed the move as a potential shift in the regional balance of power. Israel later struck the airbase runways to prevent equipment or troops from arriving by air, and to warn President Ahmed al-Sharaa's government after earlier diplomatic messages went unanswered.

Signals

Kan reports that one Middle Eastern country advised another regional state to pursue a tactical agreement with Israel to lower its vigilance, while continuing preparations for a larger confrontation.

The advice, given in recent months: sho...

Kan reports that one Middle Eastern country advised another regional state to pursue a tactical agreement with Israel to lower its vigilance, while continuing preparations for a larger confrontation.

The advice, given in recent months: show flexibility, reach a deal, then violate it once military preparations advanced. Israeli censorship blocked identifying the two countries.

Israeli reporting draws a direct parallel to the deception strategy Hamas used before October 7. The report does not say whether the advice was accepted or acted upon.

Operations

Despite the PM's announcement this morning, the security establishment has received no order to freeze the next phase in Gaza. On August 30, work begins on the first base of the multinational force in Rafah, an official at the U.S. headquarters in Kiryat Gat told Kann. Airstrikes in Gaza have nearly stopped over the past week on the political level's directive.

- Kann News.

Leaders

The IDF now assesses that the building two Israeli soldiers entered in Majdal Zon was booby-trapped before the Lebanon ceasefire took effect. Yesterday the IDF claimed Hezbollah had violated the ceasefire after the incident, but the asserti...

The IDF now assesses that the building two Israeli soldiers entered in Majdal Zon was booby-trapped before the Lebanon ceasefire took effect. Yesterday the IDF claimed Hezbollah had violated the ceasefire after the incident, but the assertion vanished from its noon summary of strikes in southern Lebanon.

Israel wanted a strong response. The U.S. worked behind the scenes to prevent the collapse of the agreement with the Lebanese government and the recent talks in Rome. A security source: "The U.S. sent a message that there was no violation by Hezbollah and demanded Israel refrain from responding."

-Kann News.

Leaders

Trump cancelled a planned U.S. strike on Iranian infrastructure at the last minute, the second such reversal in a week. Israeli security officials sharply criticized the move, saying the unpredictable U.S. decision-making undermines operational planning. Thousands of Israeli military and defense personnel had stayed on readiness through the weekend after Washington warned a strike was coming.

- Kan News.

Operations

The U.S. refueling aircraft damaged in a midair collision over Iraq during Operation "Lion's Roar" flew back to the United States this morning from Ben Gurion Airport, four and a half months after the crash.

The KC-135 Stratotanker lost part of its tail and made an emergency landing at Ben Gurion. A second tanker crashed in Iraq on March 13, killing all six American crew, as the aircraft were refueling fighter jets that had struck Iran. - Kan News

Alerts

Kuwait has absorbed the most Iranian fire of any Gulf state in the current round, with civilian infrastructure hit alongside U.S.-linked bases -- power plants, desalination facilities, and oil sites.

A Kuwaiti official close to the governm...

Kuwait has absorbed the most Iranian fire of any Gulf state in the current round, with civilian infrastructure hit alongside U.S.-linked bases -- power plants, desalination facilities, and oil sites.

A Kuwaiti official close to the government tells Kan News the country is being singled out for refusing to open back channels with the IRGC and rejecting its demands, including the release of Revolutionary Guards officers captured at sea in May while trying to infiltrate for terror operations.

Kan News.

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Arab diplomats say that in recent talks with Trump, regional states are increasingly conveying that they have no trust in the current Israeli government and its leader, Netanyahu, per Kan News.

The diplomats say these talks are having an effect, with Trump beginning to see Netanyahu as an obstacle to his regional vision and to advancing regional agreements. The states are waiting to see the outcome of Israel's upcoming elections.