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Apple Maps never reinstated or rolled back satellite imagery of Gaza; the platform simply had not refreshed its pre-war satellite mosaic, creating a contrast with Google Maps after Google published updated 2026 imagery.

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Apple Maps quietly reinstated outdated pre-war satellite imagery of the Gaza Strip to digitally reconstruct leveled buildings and whitewash the extent of Israeli military destruction.

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Apple Maps never reinstated or rolled back satellite imagery of Gaza; the platform simply had not refreshed its pre-war satellite mosaic, creating a contrast with Google Maps after Google published updated 2026 imagery.

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The Canteen Conscience: Breaking the Silence Hired a Press Clerk and Called It a Confession

Ayelet Kroizer did not “see the reality” of Judea and Samaria or Gaza. She sat in Dover Tzahal, recast wartime information work as original sin, and walked straight into a European-funded smear shop. A soldier who says she served with her already answered: the most operational thing you touched was the Shekem. Turkey’s state media and Quds News Network are already laundering the costume. Kill the story now, before the West copies it.

Shlomo Goldstein
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Six arrested in Jenin-area cell that built a rocket and ran test launches

Police and the Shin Bet said a Jenin-area cell manufactured a rocket body and explosive devices, carried out three test launches, and received explosives guidance by messaging app. Six suspects in their 30s were arrested; a prosecutor’s statement was filed.

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IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi was assassinated in a Hezbollah drone strike on an army dining facility near Binyamina.

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IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi was not harmed in the Hezbollah drone attack and visited the targeted Golani Brigade base the following morning to meet with troops and commanders.

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Argentine President Javier Milei agreed to allocate 100,000 hectares of Patagonia to the State of Israel.

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No agreement, decree, or official dossier exists transferring Patagonian land to Israel, a claim officially refuted by Argentine and Israeli authorities.

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