Wartime reserve duty taking heavier toll on economy than expected, Treasury warns. Month of reserve duty costs the state an average NIS 53,000 per soldier and falls mainly on non-Haredi Jewish men aged 25-44, who tend to earn more and have children, report shows

New German military base raises fears for Lithuania’s crumbling Jewish partisan memorial. Troops set to deploy near Rudninkai Forest bunkers could further restrict access to only site commemorating local Jews’ wartime resistance against Nazis

IDF dusts off decades-old posts along Jordan border to battle threats ‘from beyond.’ Drawing lessons from October 7, military massively bolsters defenses along mostly calm eastern frontier, stepping up fight against gunrunning, drones and other threats orchestrated by Iran

‘That’s victory’: In battle-scarred Metula, a reopened school offers hope on the border. School is again in session in Israel’s northernmost community, after 65% of its residents came back to live amid telltale signs of war. It was a celebration three years in the making

Israeli agriculture at risk ahead of High Holy Days as desalination systems remain nonfunctional. The Water Authority and the Energy and Infrastructure Ministry said Tuesday morning that after the facilities operated overnight, most were shut down again after seawater turbidity rose.

US launches new ‘tanker for tanker’ policy, strikes Iranian ships in Strait of Hormuz – report. The strikes mark the first time in recent weeks that the US has launched direct retaliatory strikes on Iranian ships in the strait, rather than preventing them from violating CENTCOM’s blockade.

Colombia’s new Israel alliance is a strategic blow to Iran and its proxies – opinion. Colombia’s new government is reshaping alliances with Israel, reviving counterterrorism cooperation and strengthening a regional front against Iran, Hezbollah, and narco-terror networks

Trump chose national security over political safety in confronting Iran – opinion. Thank you, Trump, for refusing to allow Iran to dictate America’s foreign policy. Thank you for recognizing that the US cannot spend another 50 years managing the same threat.

Bennett, Liberman risk splitting the anti-Netanyahu camp over who leads it – opinion The leaders of the opposition remain divided over the most basic questions they will face the day after the election. Most importantly of these is: Who actually leads their camp?