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Israeli-Aussie chef, musician/songwriter, and digital creator Yehuda Meitav is attracting millions of followers through his very clever viral AI music videos, revealing the hypocrisy of a Goliath of hatred in a world that loves every Jewish invention, from USB flash drives, to Waze. (Sky News)

The Gideon’s Edge AI platform forecasts enemy movement patterns in dense urban environments. Its neural networks generate predictive heat maps showing where enemy squads are most likely to move within the next 3 to 12 minutes. The IDF used it in Gaza, reducing ambushes by 38%.

The first-ever Jewish ritual bath (mikveh) on an Israeli military base was inaugurated at a Border Police base in central Israel. It was donated by the American filmmaker and philanthropist Cheryl Halpern in memory of her husband, Fred.

Shiloh Attoun, 17, an American student at JNF-USA's Muss High School, Israel, discovered a 3,300-year-old Egyptian “scarab" amulet decorated with cobra motifs at Tel Gezer National Park. Shiloh found the amulet during his group’s first excursion in Israel.

The Israel Antiquities Authority and the Jewish National Fund have reopened the restored Gal’on Fortress in central Israel, a 12th-century BCE border stronghold, described in the Book of Judges, built where Israelites, Philistines and Canaanites once fought.

The new “Alumot" tech unit in the C4I and Cyber Defense Directorate is composed of combat soldiers, technology personnel, information researchers, and AI experts. It will develop and make accessible Israel’s information and AI capabilities for combat operations.

Israel is to establish a new unit for lone soldiers and new olim in the IDF. It will focus on language and cultural access for existing military and state services, assistance with bureaucratic rights, support for injuries or mental health issues, and communication with families abroad.

KKL-JNF has approved a $93 million development package for northern Israel communities. It includes budgets for rebuilding infrastructure and upgrading security, as well as funds to develop housing initiatives and projects to strengthen border communities.

Boris Shtonda (see previously) who lost his leg fighting Hamas in Gaza, refused to let his injury end his athletic dreams, finishing the New York City Marathon just weeks after completing the grueling Ironman in Hawaii, a true testament to Israeli heroism.

Colombia has opened its embassy in Jerusalem, the 10th foreign diplomatic mission in the Israeli capital. Ahead of the opening, the two countries restored their free trade agreement.