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• [New] Researchers from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology and Tel Aviv University have developed an artificial intelligence system that could significantly speed the process of understanding proteins, a breakthrough with potential applications in drug discovery, biotechnology, and agriculture. Tel Aviv Diary
• [New] The realistic upside for Israel over the next 12 months is around 3% to 6% nationally, while scarce resale apartments in Tel Aviv, Givatayim, Ramat Gan, Herzliya and strong Jerusalem neighborhoods could do better. Sands Of Wealth
• Tel Aviv, having designed years of intelligence and sabotage operations precisely to drag the United States into a full-scale confrontation with its long-standing adversary, now perceives a golden opportunity to neuter Iran and is pushing for a rapid and decisive operation. Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
• In Lebanon, Israel's attempt to impose a large security zone risks weakening a Lebanese government that has never been more supportive of moving toward disarming Hezbollah and achieving a durable settlement with Tel Aviv. FRS
• Should a reckless Iranian leadership launch a nuclear strike on Tel Aviv, Israel would surely respond with equivalent force. Eurasia Review
• Tel Aviv and Washington must stop their reckless attacks on nuclear infrastructure facilities, which create real risks of a radiological and environmental disaster on a regional scale. The Washington Institute
• United Airlines says it has suspended its flights to Tel Aviv for the foreseeable future and plans to resume them when it is safe for its customers and crew. The Times of Israel
• Tehran attacked an oil refinery in Kuwait on Friday even as Tel Aviv vowed to avoid further attacks on Iran's South Pars gasfield, a day after an Iranian retaliatory strike on Qatar caused damage that could cripple natural gas supplies for multiple years. Economic Times
• While the US intelligence community, the IAEA, the Pentagon, and Tehran all say Iran is not developing nuclear weapons, the incoming Trump administration and Tel Aviv say they are concerned the Islamic Republic will obtain a nuke. The Automatic Earth
• While there is no proof Tehran is trying to make a nuclear weapon, Washington and Tel Aviv are threatening to attack Iran's nuclear energy infrastructure. The Automatic Earth
• The upper chamber will have to consider a path forward on Israel aid after the House approved a stand-alone funding measure for Tel Aviv that does not include support for Ukraine - a key omission that is sparking opposition from members in both parties. AOL
• On a trip to Tel Aviv, the top U.S. diplomat called on Israel not to invade the crowded city of Rafah, in southern Gaza, where nearly 1.5 million displaced Palestinians are sheltering, warning that it risks further isolating Israel around the world and jeopardizing its long-term security. Washington Post

Last updated: 09 July 2026