❗️ BENNETT TARGETS QATAR AS NETANYAHU FLIES TO U.S. AND IRAN WARNS ON SHIPPING

🕑 Published: July 28, 2026 · 2:55 PM Israel time

❗️ BENNETT VOWS TO DECLARE QATAR AN ENEMY STATE: Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said: “Qatar, and its leaders, have a clear mission to destroy the state of Israel.”

“Qatar directly funded Hamas with a billion dollars, and when I was PM, I received intelligence that Qatar also funded the IRGC.”

“In the next government - I will declare Qatar an enemy state.”

“Qatar is a violent anti-Semitic cancer that is sending metastases to the West and even to the Israeli Prime Minister's Office, with the aim of destroying the State of Israel.”

“As the main sponsor of Islamist terrorism, headed by Hamas, Qatar's hands are stained with the blood of our sons and daughters who were murdered, raped, burned and kidnapped on October 7.”

“Over the past 25 years, Qatar has established a global influence operation to eliminate Israel - in a sophisticated way it operates and finances the anti-Semitic Al Jazeera network, which echoes Hamas' messages and incites against Israel on U.S. college campuses.”

“If the most basic investigative committee were established to investigate October 7, this would be one of the first conclusions it would reach - Qatar is an enemy state, and its leaders want to eliminate Israel.”

⚓ IRAN WARNS AGAINST BLOCKADE OF COMMERCIAL SHIPPING: Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said the United States has threatened Iranian commercial vessels and oil tankers operating near Iranian waters over the past three days.

The Iranian military warned that any blockade would be considered an escalation of the war and said it would respond to any U.S. military action.

❌ LEBANESE ARMY REPORTS HEZBOLLAH WEAPONS DEPOT: The Lebanese Army informed the coordination mechanism that it discovered a Hezbollah weapons depot in one of the pilot zones, according to the Israeli Broadcasting Authority.

🛡️ FALSE ALARM NEAR KISSUFIM: Sirens sounded early this morning in the Kissufim area. The IDF later determined that the alert resulted from a false identification.

📍 IDF PREPARES FOR ANOTHER JUDEA AND SAMARIA CAMP OPERATION: The IDF has been instructed to prepare to take control of another refugee camp, similar to its operations in Jenin, Tulkarm and Nur al-Shams, the Defense Minister’s Office announced.

✈️ NETANYAHU SECRETLY DEPARTS FOR WASHINGTON FROM NEVATIM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed for Washington from the Israeli Air Force’s Nevatim Air Base instead of Ben Gurion Airport due to heightened security concerns and fears of possible Iranian retaliation, according to Channel 12.

The unusually discreet flight departed without journalists on board amid continuing Iranian threats.

❗️ TURKEY ACCUSED OF ELECTION INTERFERENCE: Israeli security officials say Turkey is also attempting to interfere in Israel’s upcoming elections, according to i24 News.

🔁 Know someone who should see this? Forward it.

🌐 Full updates & discussion: https://www.israelrealtime.com