February 19- Jewish Breaking News Daily Roundup

Iran

U.S. national security officials have told Trump the military is ready for potential strikes on Iran as soon as this weekend, though no final decision has been made.
U.S. students in an Israeli–American exchange program who were due to return Saturday had their flight moved up after intervention by the U.S. Embassy in Israel and the State Department, and are now flying back to the U.S. today.
The UK has denied U.S. access to RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia for potential strikes on Iran, citing international law.
Iran’s Supreme Leader made a public appearance today alongside Quran reciters to mark the beginning of Ramadan.
US President Trump says ‘really bad’ things will happen to Iran if it doesn’t make a deal. He gives Iran a maximum of 10-15 days to make a deal.

Israel News

Israel Police canceled all institutional subscriptions to Haaretz, prompting the paper to petition the Attorney General to reverse the decision. – https://jewishbreakingnews.com/israeli-police-force-makes-unprecedented-move/
Naftali Bennett said he does not boycott Itamar Ben-Gvir or Bezalel Smotrich and signaled openness to sitting with them in a future coalition. – https://jewishbreakingnews.com/bennet-open-to-uniting-with-ben-gvir-and-smotrich/
The mother of IDF soldier Ofri Yaffe, who was killed by friendly fire in Gaza, said she holds no anger toward the sniper who fired the fatal shot, calling him “my son just like Ofri”. – https://jewishbreakingnews.com/mother-forgives-sniper-who-mistakenly-killed-her-son-says-he-is-like-a-son-to-her/
IDF combat engineers have destroyed a Hamas tunnel stretching roughly one kilometer in northern Gaza’s Beit Hanoun, the military announced.
Israel’s Home Front Command has reportedly elevated its readiness to levels comparable to those seen ahead of Operation Rising Lion in June

World News

Ex-Prince Andrew arrested on 66th birthday as Epstein fallout intensifies and Starmer government faces collapse. – https://jewishbreakingnews.com/5mck
US President Trump chaired his first Board of Peace meeting in Washington DC.
While world leaders have been hustling to craft plans to take over government control over Gaza, Hamas has continued to consolidate control over its half of the Strip. – https://jewishbreakingnews.com/hamas-holds-on-signs-show-hamas-wont-cede-power/

Iran

U.S. national security officials have told Trump the military is ready for potential strikes on Iran as soon as this weekend, though no final decision has been made.
U.S. students in an Israeli–American exchange program who were due to return Saturday had their flight moved up after intervention by the U.S. Embassy in Israel and the State Department, and are now flying back to the U.S. today.
The UK has denied U.S. access to RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia for potential strikes on Iran, citing international law.
Iran’s Supreme Leader made a public appearance today alongside Quran reciters to mark the beginning of Ramadan.
US President Trump says ‘really bad’ things will happen to Iran if it doesn’t make a deal. He gives Iran a maximum of 10-15 days to make a deal.

Israel News

Israel Police canceled all institutional subscriptions to Haaretz, prompting the paper to petition the Attorney General to reverse the decision. – https://jewishbreakingnews.com/israeli-police-force-makes-unprecedented-move/
Naftali Bennett said he does not boycott Itamar Ben-Gvir or Bezalel Smotrich and signaled openness to sitting with them in a future coalition. – https://jewishbreakingnews.com/bennet-open-to-uniting-with-ben-gvir-and-smotrich/
The mother of IDF soldier Ofri Yaffe, who was killed by friendly fire in Gaza, said she holds no anger toward the sniper who fired the fatal shot, calling him “my son just like Ofri”. – https://jewishbreakingnews.com/mother-forgives-sniper-who-mistakenly-killed-her-son-says-he-is-like-a-son-to-her/
IDF combat engineers have destroyed a Hamas tunnel stretching roughly one kilometer in northern Gaza’s Beit Hanoun, the military announced.
Israel’s Home Front Command has reportedly elevated its readiness to levels comparable to those seen ahead of Operation Rising Lion in June

World News

Ex-Prince Andrew arrested on 66th birthday as Epstein fallout intensifies and Starmer government faces collapse. – https://jewishbreakingnews.com/5mck
US President Trump chaired his first Board of Peace meeting in Washington DC.
While world leaders have been hustling to craft plans to take over government control over Gaza, Hamas has continued to consolidate control over its half of the Strip. – https://jewishbreakingnews.com/hamas-holds-on-signs-show-hamas-wont-cede-power/

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