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19 Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, 21 and having a High Priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Hebrews 10:19-22

13 How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? 2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, Having sorrow in my heart daily? How long will my enemy be exalted over me? 3 Consider and hear me, O Lord my God; Enlighten my eyes, Lest I sleep the sleep of death; 4 Lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed against him”; Lest those who trouble me rejoice when I am moved. 5 But I have trusted in Your mercy; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. 6 I will sing to the Lord, Because He has dealt bountifully with me. Psalm 13:1-6

10 He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son. 1 John 5:10

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🔸️The United States, Britain, France and Germany are seeking a resolution by the U.N. nuclear watchdog's board next week reporting Iran to the U.N. Security Council for ‌the first time in 20 years, according to diplomats and the proposed text seen by Reuters. If passed, the ‌resolution would follow up on one adopted on June 12 of last year declaring Iran in breach of its non-proliferation obligations for not fully cooperating with ​an investigation into uranium traces found at undeclared sites. Israel started bombing Iran's nuclear facilities the next day, soon joined by the U.S. Iran's uranium-enrichment plants were destroyed or badly damaged. Iran has not let International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors return to the bombed sites since then or verify what remains of its stocks of enriched uranium, some of which was enriched to up to 60% purity, a short ‌step from weapons grade. A resolution by ⁠the IAEA's 35-nation board reporting Iran to the Security Council would also be the culmination of a standoff over IAEA access to those sites, since the board has passed two resolutions in the ⁠past year demanding Iran declare its enriched uranium stocks and grant the IAEA full access to verify them. "(The board) requests the (IAEA) Director General to transmit this resolution and the previously adopted resolutions ... to all Members of the Agency and to the Security Council and the General ​Assembly ​of the United Nations," said the latest resolution draft seen by Reuters. It ​also "reiterates its call upon Iran to urgently remedy ‌its non-compliance with its Safeguards Agreement by taking all steps deemed necessary by the Agency and the Board, so that the Director General can provide the necessary assurances regarding the correctness and completeness of Iran's declarations". The draft has not yet been formally submitted to the board and negotiations over the exact wording are ongoing, diplomats said. Whenever the four powers have submitted a draft resolution on Iran in recent years, it has passed. Concrete action by the Security Council against Iran is unlikely since Tehran's allies Russia ‌and China are permanent, veto-wielding members. Iran has often retaliated ​following IAEA board resolutions against it by escalating its nuclear activities or ​scaling back cooperation with the IAEA, but its options ​for both are currently extremely limited. It is unclear what other repercussions there might be on Tehran's conflict ‌with the U.S. As a party to the nuclear Non-Proliferation ​Treaty (NPT), Iran has the right to ​develop nuclear technology, including enrichment, for peaceful purposes. Iran says it would never produce nuclear weapons. It is, however, the only country to enrich to 60% without making a bomb. The IAEA has said the amount it has enriched ​to that level is of serious concern. The ‌IAEA estimates Iran had 440.9 kg of uranium enriched to that level before its sites were bombed. That is ​enough, if enriched further, for 10 nuclear weapons, according to an IAEA yardstick.

🔸️A swarm of rogue OpenAl agents hijacked a German website this spring and transformed it into a bulletin board for other Al agents, according to new research published Friday and two people familiar with the matter. OpenAl officials learned of the incident weeks ago but kept it under wraps as executives grappled with the fallout from the July breach of the open source repository Hugging Face, the people said. The episode, which began in May and has not previously been reported, underscores growing tension within the Al industry. Companies are racing to build increasingly autonomous agents capable of carrying out complex, valuable tasks, yet evidence is mounting that those systems may also learn to bend rules, exploit loopholes and coordinate with one another in ways developers neither anticipated nor intended. During the Hugging Face breach, OpenAl agents autonomously plotted a digital heist that went undetected for more than a week, intensifying concerns OpenAl is sacrificing safety to push the Al frontier. Its failure to disclose the May incident may revive questions about its oversight. OpenAl has pledged to monitor models more closely. Last month, it briefly paused some of its model training to add more safety measures. But this week, OpenAl unveiled its new "Astra" that promised better performance but could evade human monitoring. "We are unable to meaningfully respond to claims or findings on a report that we have not had an opportunity to review," an OpenAl spokesperson said. "Reuters and the report's authors declined our request for access. We will carefully review its contents upon publication and take any necessary next steps." The German incident reflects a broader pattern of Al activity that some OpenAl investigators wanted to scrutinize more closely. But efforts to widen the probe met resistance from others inside OpenAl, including legal advisers, according to four people familiar with the matter. "Claims that our legal team discouraged investigation of the incident are false," the OpenAl spokesperson said. The activity in Germany wasn't related to Hugging Face and wouldn't have been included in a Hugging Face incident report, the spokesperson said, adding that OpenAl has acted in good faith by working with outside experts and disclosed relevant incidents

🔸️Russia: Russia has learned about plans by Germany, the UK, and France to establish the production of long-range missiles in Ukraine, and Moscow is verifying this information, Peskov stated. •Any such facilities will become legitimate targets for Russia.

🔸️Russia: Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will visit Moscow first, then Kyiv on September 5-6.

🔹️🇮🇱 Statement by Prime Minister Netanyahu Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [translated from Hebrew]: "I commend our forces on a successful operation in Samaria in which they destroyed dozens of lathes for weapons manufacturing, seized dozens of weapons, and arrested individuals wanted for involvement in terrorism. ​Our activity to thwart terrorism continues with full force in Judea and Samaria, Gaza, Lebanon, and every place where our enemies attempt to threaten the State of Israel."

🔹️🇮🇱 IDF: IDF soldiers apprehended five terrorists planning to carry out a terrorist attack in Judea and Samaria Earlier today (Friday), IDF soldiers completed a special counterterrorism operation in the Qabatiya area, during which they apprehended a terrorist cell consisting of five terrorists who were planning to carry out a terrorist attack against Israeli civilians and security forces. The operation was guided by ISA intelligence and was a special counterterrorism effort. The five terrorists were involved in advancing terrorist attacks. IDF soldiers apprehended them within less than ten minutes of reaching the suspected locations. Following searches of the terrorists’ homes, the soldiers located and confiscated an M16 rifle and additional military equipment that had been concealed by the terrorists. The terrorists were transferred for further questioning by the security forces.

Joint IDF and ISA announcement: The IDF and ISA eliminated a Nukba company commander who commanded the infiltration on the Sufa outpost during the October 7th Massacre and took part in holding hostages in Hamas captivity Earlier this week (Wednesday), the IDF and ISA conducted a strike in the Khan Yunis area in the southern Gaza Strip and eliminated the terrorist Muhammad Mahmoud Marshad Al-Qadi, a Nukhba company commander in Hamas' military wing. Al-Qadi infiltrated the Sufa outpost during the October 7th Massacre and commanded the infiltration of the outpost. Throughout the war, he took part in holding hostages in Hamas captivity in the Rafah area. Recently, Al-Qadi led training for Hamas terrorists and operated to rehabilitate the terrorist organization's capabilities. Additionally, the terrorist advanced terror attacks against IDF troops and Israeli civilians in systematic violation of the ceasefire agreement. The terrorist was eliminated in order to remove the threat that he posed. IDF troops under the Southern Command remain deployed in the area in accordance with the agreement and will continue to operate to remove any threat.

IDF: The IDF dismantled 30 weapon production machines in the area of Nablus IDF soldiers, guided by the ISA, completed a 48-hour brigade-level counterterrorism operation in the area of Nablus and the surrounding areas. As part of the operation, the soldiers dismantled more than 30 weapon production machines used for the production of weapons and confiscated concealed weapons, including firearms, handguns, and ammunition. In addition, the soldiers searched hundreds of sites, questioned dozens of suspects, and apprehended more than 10 wanted individuals. IDF soldiers will continue to operate proactively and offensively to thwart terrorism throughout Judea and Samaria, in order to safeguard the security of residents in the area and Israeli civilians.

❗️ The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to launch group strikes against logistics centres, ships, port and energy infrastructure of Ukraine operating in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 💥 During the night, high-precision air-based weapons and attack drones hit: In Kiev region: ▫️ in Gatnoye, Eko-Avtotekniks logistics centre, where dual-purpose goods were stored and distributed; In Odessa region: ▫️ in the port of Yuzhny, a dry cargo ship with military equipment; ▫️ in the port of Chernomorsk, a dry cargo ship with Western-made weapons, a depot with military hardware, and a fuel pumping terminal, used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine; ▫️ in Mirnoye, the Novoodesskaya electrical substation.

🔹️In perhaps the most surprising news to come out of US President Donald Trump's meeting with US haredi leaders today, the two Satmar Rebbes shook hands and spoke face to face for what is likely the first time in several decades. The two Rebbes, Reb Aharon Teitelbaum and Reb Zalman Leib Teitelbaum, are brothers. Their father, Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum, had appointed Zalman Leib to lead the Williamsburg community and, according to his will, designated him as his successor. Aaron's supporters disputed this, arguing that Aaron, as the elder son, should succeed their father. When Moshe died in 2006, both brothers were proclaimed Rebbe by their respective followers, creating the two factions. Zalman Leon leads the Williamsburg, Brooklyn faction of Satmar, while Aaron leads the faction centered on Kiryas Joel, New York. The news of the meeting of the two has sent shockwaves through the haredi community. Aside from the fraternal reunion, the meeting was significant for others reasons; it marked the first meeting of its kind in the Oval Office in more than 50 years. Among the participants were leaders from the Satmar, Skver, Bobov, and Vizhnitz Hasidic dynasties, as well as leaders of the Beth Medrash Govoha yeshiva in Lakewood, New Jersey, all of whom are anti-Zionist and oppose the existence of the State of Israel. Both Satmar rebbes are explicitly anti-Zionist, as is the Skverer Rebbe. The Vizhnitzer Rebbe is best described as traditional haredi (ultra-Orthodox) non-Zionist, and the Bobov Rebbe can be best described as non-Zionist yet non-hostile in his stance. Belaaz reported that Vice President JD Vance, Jared Kushner and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were all also in attendance

🔹️In an interview with FRANCE 24, Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa’ar addressed the resumption in fighting between the US and Iran, and warned that any Iranian attack on Israel would trigger a "severe" response. He also accused Tehran of continuing to pursue "nuclear weapons aspirations", claiming that Israel "will not allow" Iran to achieve them. 

🔸️Reza Aref Current First Vice President of Iran: America's new crimes against Iran have altered our security equations and defense doctrine. From now on, our response will be 'asymmetric', 'multi-layered', and 'security-depriving for the aggressor'. Americans ought to stockpile fuel; black months are ahead for the U.S. economy

🔸️El Niño is forecast to persist through February 2027, with conditions expected to peak toward the end of 2026. WMO warns it could be the strongest El Niño ever recorded. The UN is calling for action to mitigate its impacts.

🔸️António Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations: El Niño is being supersized before our eyes. The science is clear: Sea surface temperatures are rising, temperatures keep climbing & the world is in the danger zone of extreme weather. The race now is between rising risks & our commitment to take Climate Action & protect people. We must win that race.