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Israel Changes Policy Towards ISIS, Hires 15,000 Personnel to Confront Threats

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Reuters
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Reuters
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Israel Changes Policy Towards ISIS, Hires 15,000 Personnel to Confront Threats

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Reuters
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Reuters

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett issued instructions to change the policy on dealing with ISIS terrorists to impose severe penalties on their activities and monitor their behavior and their accounts on social networks.

Bennett stepping up anti-ISIS measures follows two people being killed in a shooting attack in Hadera, the second attack linked to the militant group in Israel within a week.

Moreover, Tel Aviv issued a series of security decisions that included recruiting 15,000 individuals to its police and border guards’ apparatuses. The increase in personnel is meant to deter additional threats of terror attacks during Islam’s holy month of fasting, Ramadan.

“A second attack by ISIS supporters inside Israel requires the security forces to adapt quickly to the new threat,” said Bennett, adding that extremist elements of the Arab community in Israel are being directed by an extremist Islamic ideology to carry out terrorist operations that take human lives.

One of the two attackers who carried out the shooting Sunday had served a year and a half in an Israeli prison following a conviction for attempting to enter Syria to become an ISIS fighter.

Ibrahim Agbarieh, 29, from the Israeli town of Umm al-Fahm was arrested by Turkish police ahead of boarding a bus headed for the Syrian border. Apparently, information provided to Turkey by Israeli authorities led to the arrest.

The second assailant, Ayman Agbarieh, also from Umm al-Fahm, identified with ISIS. He was arrested by the Shin Bet security service in 2017 on suspicion of weapons violations but was released three weeks later without charges.

Two people were killed in the shooting, both of them 19-year-old members of the Border Police.

“My heart breaks for the death of Border Police members Shirel Abukarat and Yazan Falah, who died shielding civilians with their bodies from vile murderers,” a statement from Bennett said.

“I wish a speedy recovery to the wounded and send my deep condolences to the family.”

Five other people – a Border Police member and four civilians – are hospitalized at Hadera's Hillel Yaffeh Medical Center. The hospital said Monday that the Border Police officer is in very serious condition. Another person is in moderate condition, and the rest were slightly injured.

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France Says Iran’s Guards Behind Cyberattacks on Fridges, Vows Sanctions

France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot looks on during the G7 foreign ministers summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on November 9, 2026. (AFP)
France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot looks on during the G7 foreign ministers summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on November 9, 2026. (AFP)
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France Says Iran’s Guards Behind Cyberattacks on Fridges, Vows Sanctions

France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot looks on during the G7 foreign ministers summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on November 9, 2026. (AFP)
France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot looks on during the G7 foreign ministers summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on November 9, 2026. (AFP)

France on Monday said Iran's Revolutionary Guards were behind "unprecedented" cyberattacks on supermarket fridges in the country last month, vowing sanctions on a European level against Tehran.

"I can confirm that this attack was carried out by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps," Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said of the cyberattacks on French supermarkets that occurred October 11 and 12.

"This attack is unprecedented in both its scale and its level of aggression," he said, adding "we will implement sanctions at the European level against all those responsible for this attack."

France on Monday said Iran's Revolutionary Guards were behind "unprecedented" cyberattacks on supermarket fridges in the country last month, vowing sanctions on a European level against Tehran. 

"I can confirm that this attack was carried out by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps," Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said of the cyberattacks on French supermarkets that occurred October 11 and 12. 

"This attack is unprecedented in both its scale and its level of aggression," he said, adding "we will implement sanctions at the European level against all those responsible for this attack." 

Earlier on Monday, two people familiar with the matter said French officials suspect that Iranian state-backed hackers were behind the cyberattacks. 

That would make the hacks among the most disruptive cyberattacks of the war with ‌Iran that ‌began in February, a conflict ‌that ⁠has been marked ⁠by scattered incidents of alleged cyber disruption. These have included disruptions to the Los Angeles transit system in March, to US water treatment plants in July and to ships ⁠bound for the United States ‌in August. 

Iran's mission to the United Nations did not return messages seeking comment. Iran routinely denies carrying out malicious cyber ‌operations. 

The October 11 cyberattack, which overrode the temperature controls on commercial ⁠fridges ⁠in hundreds of establishments, appeared to have been easy to pull off, cybersecurity experts previously told Reuters.  

The firm behind many of the stricken units said that several were obsolete or were running outdated firmware, which could have made it easy for hackers to break in. 

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Trump Says His Deportation Policy 'Might Have Been too Tough' for Voters in the Election

US President Donald Trump speaks, after signing a proclamation on the 'Establishment of the Oval Office National Monument', at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 5, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
US President Donald Trump speaks, after signing a proclamation on the 'Establishment of the Oval Office National Monument', at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 5, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
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Trump Says His Deportation Policy 'Might Have Been too Tough' for Voters in the Election

US President Donald Trump speaks, after signing a proclamation on the 'Establishment of the Oval Office National Monument', at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 5, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
US President Donald Trump speaks, after signing a proclamation on the 'Establishment of the Oval Office National Monument', at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 5, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

President Donald Trump in his first major interview since his party lost control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections said he thinks his administration was too aggressive on deportations and that he thinks he can work with Democrats in the new Congress on some kind of immigration deal, The Associated Press said.

Trump said his deportation policy was part of the reason Republicans lost, telling CBS’s “60 Minutes” in an interview that aired on Sunday: “I think it might be too tough, yeah.”

He added that he thinks he could reach an agreement with the new Democratic majority. “The deal would be we would work something out. And I think it’s something -- I think that’s something that’s actually doable,” he said in the interview.

Trump did not give specifics about what that deal would look like — and shortly after taping the interview on Friday, Trump named the key architect of his hard-line immigration agenda, Stephen Miller, as his new chief of staff.

“Trump says his immigration crackdown went too far,” Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer scoffed on social media Sunday after the interview aired. “Apparently, his solution was to put the man responsible for it in charge of the White House. That’s not a course correction. That’s a promotion.”

The president's immigration crackdown was a prominent feature of his return to office with major operations in multiple cities sending arrests soaring. Two US citizens — Renee Good and Alex Pretti — were killed by federal officers during protests against the operations.

Democrats have said oversight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security is a priority for the new Congress.

Trump said he believes that “killers” and “drug dealers” in the country illegally should be deported, but suggested he was open to the idea of a deal that would let others stay “if they’re good people working in a landscaping company, or working in a hotel, or doing something, right? And in some cases, paying taxes.”

Trump says he may stay on the sidelines for the 2028 race

On the race among Republicans to succeed him for the 2028 presidential election, Trump hinted at staying neutral.

Asked whether he’d endorse a potential successor, the president said “probably, not necessarily.”

“We have a tremendous bench. I have so many people that I have great relationships with,” Trump said in the interview.

Asked about possible candidates other than Vice President JD Vance, Trump only named Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is viewed as a possible 2028 contender.

“I think Marco’s great,” Trump said. “But there are many others and I’d rather not mention their names. There’s some senators that are excellent. I know ’em all, I like ’em a lot.

“So I may or may not get involved. I don’t know. Maybe I’m better off not getting involved,” Trump said.

Trump brushes aside questions about becoming wealthier while in office

During the midterms, Democrats sought to make the president’s personal wealth a campaign issue. About half of voters nationally said government corruption was “crucial” for their vote for Congress, according to the AP Voter Poll.

Asked how his net worth went up by $3 billion since returning to the White House, Trump said he doesn’t pay much attention to it and said his sons look after the family business.

“I devote almost no time to my net worth. I don’t care. I make — I have a lotta money, and far more than I ever thought I’d have. And I guess it’s gone up. I don’t even know,” he said.

Trump was asked whether he thinks people from foreign countries investing in the company he co-owns with his sons are trying to buy influence. “I don’t know. But that’s true — look, every president has a problem,” he said.

Trump, who survived an assassination attempt while campaigning for reelection in 2024 and has lashed out against his political foes, was asked whether he could forgive his enemies. He said it would be easy to say yes.

But he added: “I probably cannot do that, no, because I do hate some of my enemies, and I always will.”

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Erdogan Says He Conveyed Türkiye's Concerns on Potential Attacks on Iran to Trump

Erdogan pledged to continue investigations into the investment funds scandal until its eradication and to prevent its recurrence (Turkish Presidency)
Erdogan pledged to continue investigations into the investment funds scandal until its eradication and to prevent its recurrence (Turkish Presidency)
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Erdogan Says He Conveyed Türkiye's Concerns on Potential Attacks on Iran to Trump

Erdogan pledged to continue investigations into the investment funds scandal until its eradication and to prevent its recurrence (Turkish Presidency)
Erdogan pledged to continue investigations into the investment funds scandal until its eradication and to prevent its recurrence (Turkish Presidency)

Türkiye does not want to see a new wave of attacks against Iran, President Tayyip Erdogan said, adding that ‌he conveyed ‌his concerns ‌to ⁠US President Donald Trump ⁠in a recent phone call.

"We emphasize at every opportunity that ⁠it is possible ‌to resolve ‌these issues ‌through dialogue and ‌diplomacy. Unfortunately, we see a negative shift once again. ‌We are doing our utmost to prevent ⁠this," ⁠Erdogan told reporters on a return flight from Azerbaijan, according to a transcript shared by his office on Monday.