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Iran Opposition Urges Feb 14 Global Action
Israel Drills Iran Missile Strike On City
Knesset Moves To Try Nukhba Terrorists

The time is now 5:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In the conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Iran’s Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi calls for ‘day of action’ on February 14. In a statement posted on X, the exiled opposition leader urged Iranians abroad and supporters worldwide to gather in major cities as part of a Global Day of Action in support of what he terms Iran’s Lion-and-Sun Revolution. He lists six demands for Western governments and international bodies, including dismantling the regime’s machinery of repression and protecting the people of Iran, cutting off the regime’s financial lifelines, ensuring free internet and communications for the Iranian people, expelling the regime’s diplomats and prosecuting its criminals, and the immediate release of all political prisoners, with a sixth item referenced but not fully disclosed. Meanwhile, the Israeli military has been conducting a large-scale drill with the Home Front Command simulating a missile attack from Iran on a populated center, involving hundreds of rescuers and commanders at a destruction-and-rescue scenario facility at the Zikim base. Separately, reports say Iran’s supreme leader sent a secret message to Russian President Vladimir Putin in an effort to secure a deal with the United States to avert war.

In the US Policy Concerning Israel, New York business leaders form coalition to protect Israeli-linked companies. The formation follows growing concern after Mayor Zohran Mamdani rolled back several pro-Israel measures enacted under former mayor Eric Adams, with business leaders arguing for safeguards to shield Israeli-linked companies from policy shifts and market pressures.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, Knesset moves to try Nukhba terrorists as Phase I of Trump Gaza plan ends. The legislature accelerated efforts to pass a bill establishing a special tribunal to try Nukhba terrorists, led by Constitution Committee Chairman Simcha Rothman and MK Yulia Malinovsky, with participation from Karin Elharar, Yoav Segalovitz, and Minister Yariv Levin. The plan contemplates holding hearings in the Gaza border area, though logistical hurdles remain, including the need for terrorists’ lawyers to travel from Palestinian Authority territory into Israel, and Ofer Prison is among sites under consideration. Also, also in the Hebrew press, a commentary notes that, even at the risk of early elections, the religious Zionist bloc is reacting to last night’s events with unease about how decisions will unfold. Separately, Jamal Zahalka, head of the Upper Follow-Up Committee of Arab Israelis, said at tonight’s Tel Aviv demonstration that steps of escalation up to civil disobedience are possible, with Zahalka described as a leading figure behind the protest as its newly chosen leader.

In Israeli Economy and Business, following the dairy farmers’ strike, networks limit milk purchases to two units. The disruption has prompted retailers to cap purchases of milk at two units apiece, reflecting broader supply and labor tensions in the sector.

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https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-885435
https://www.maariv.co.il/breaking-news/article-1280449

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