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Israeli citizens wonder why the state won’t return October 7 footage it confiscated from them. The mother of an Israeli victim says authorities deleted video of her son’s death. Others complain “someone is hiding” the videos. The Israeli government is still holding a massive trove of video documentation of the Oct. 7 attack captured by individuals and communities caught up in the fighting. One bereaved parent even accuses Israeli authorities of deleting a video of her son’s last moments before […]

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Section 224 of the 2027 NDAA would dramatically expand Israeli influence over the U.S. military by integrating weapons production, battlefield A.I., surveillance technologies, and defense supply chains—while reducing public oversight and accountability.

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OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman has emerged as one of Donald Trump’s largest financial backers — more than Miriam Adelson — while pouring tens of millions into shaping U.S. policy and fighting A.I. regulation. As OpenAI pushes the Pentagon toward a future of A.I.-powered surveillance, targeting systems, and automated warfare, technologies already deployed by Israel during its assault on Gaza are becoming a blueprint for America’s next generation of military operations.

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The UAE, Morocco, Azerbaijan, and European governments are helping drive Israel's record-breaking weapons boom despite publicly critiquing its wars. New figures show Israeli arms exports reached $19.2 billion in 2025, as battle-tested weapons from Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran generated unprecedented profits.

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After Iran struck Israeli military targets in response to attacks on Beirut, Yemen reimposed its Red Sea blockade in support of Lebanon. On this segment of The Target, Robert Inlakesh examines whether a new regional deterrence equation is taking shape.

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From destroying hundreds of Israeli Merkava tanks to Iron Dome systems, Hezbollah’s $50 FPV drones are inflicting massive losses on Israel using weapons so cheap and simple that military analysts now fear they are changing warfare forever.

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Following Nicholas Kristof’s report on sexual abuse inside Israeli prisons including the use of dogs to rape hostages as young as 13, the NYT’s Isabel Kershner, whose sons served in the Israeli military, revived unverified October 7 rape claims relying on Israeli government-linked source Cochav Elkayam-Levy, who was later accused in Israeli media of exaggeration and misinformation.

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