HEADLINES
Iran's Nuclear Rush Upends Israel
Dust Storm Strikes Gaza Syria Iraq Border
Negev Airport Plan Advances Amid Cost Fears

The time is now 9:01 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, the ayatollah regime has committed three catastrophic strategic errors over the past two years: launching the largest ballistic missile attack in world history against Israel, which set off a chain reaction that culminated in the 12-day war; escalating uranium enrichment to dangerously high levels while accelerating its drive to nuclear weaponization; and abandoning its own people and national interests, triggering economic collapse, driving tens of thousands into the streets in protest, and then brutally suppressing them in a desperate bid to crush the uprising. Unless the regime agrees within the next 2-3 weeks to a deal that strips it of its three flagship projects—nuclear, ballistic missiles, and regional proxies—an American strike appears inevitable.

In the Disputed Territories (Gaza, Judea and Samaria, East Jerusalem), the entry presents a Hebrew-language headline about a dust storm along the Gaza border with Syria and Iraq; the block contains only the headline and repeats, with no additional details provided.

In the Israeli Economy and Business, Israel is moving ahead with a new Negev airport projected at NIS 7 billion, with capacity for ten million passengers a year and seventy thousand aircraft movements. On February 4, the offices of the prime minister, transportation minister, and finance minister announced a new international airport would be built at Ziklag in the northern Negev, between Rahat and Netivot, ending years of debate over where to build a second major aviation hub. A cabinet vote was scheduled for February 8 but was postponed amid disagreements over whether to include a parallel airport at Ramat David in the Jezreel Valley. The article also notes a history of cost overruns and delays: Israel has not completed a single major government-funded infrastructure project on time and on budget in the past two decades; the Tel Aviv Red Line is cited as an example, opened in August 2023 at 18.71 billion NIS—about 75% over the planned 10.7 billion NIS and roughly a decade late. The State Comptroller found the original budget allocated just 16% for contingencies.

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https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/68736
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https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/energy-and-infrastructure/article-886577