Rather, it argues that the order “is an unlawful exercise of authority that must be declared invalid” due to a lack of presidential authority to control elections and the fact that the order does not stem from an act of Congress or the Constitution. It notes that the order contradicts existing “laws and guarantees” by legal bodies with the proper authorities.
The ministry in a statement said laser prototypes intercepted “scores of enemy threats.” Video released by the ministry showed what it said was an interception by a laser. In the video, what appears to be a drone is seen catching fire. It wasn’t clear if Israel has used the lasers in the fighting in Gaza or against Hezbollah in Lebanon.“The laser system grants Israel an additional, precise, cheap and fast interception layer that will change the rules of the game in the region,” Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a statement.
The laser technology joins other elements of Israel’s multi-layered air defense system, including the Iron Dome, David’s Sling and the Arrow. The operational laser will complement the more powerful laser technology known as Iron Beam, which is expected to be delivered to the Israeli military later this year, the ministry said.Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff says the the U.S. administration is close to issuing a new “term sheet” to Israel and Hamas that would set the parameters for a temporary ceasefire.Witkoff speaking with Trump at his side after ceremonial swearing-in of Jeanine Pirro, Trump’s interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., said that the outlines of the U.S. proposal could be delivered later on Wednesday.
“I have some very good feelings about getting to a long term resolution—a temporary cease fire and a long term resolution, a peaceful resolution of that conflict,” Witkoff said.Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, an American trauma surgeon who has been working in Gaza, described in graphic detail how Israel has “systemically dismantled” the healthcare system for Palestinians over the span of the 19-month war.
In a briefing Wednesday to the U.N. Security Council, Sidhwa urged members of the powerful body to not “claim ignorance” about the humanitarian devastation in Gaza.
“Let’s not forget, this is a man-made catastrophe. It is entirely preventable. Participating in it or not allowing it to happen is a choice,” Sidhwa said.She practices saying “no” in her head and in her journal, where she also chronicles what happened after she said it. She’s gained time to visit museums, friends and the theater.
“No changed my life,” Perkins said. “I am a different person than I was before I really learned to embrace no.”Have you overcome an obstacle or made a profound change in your work? Send your questions and story ideas to
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