Iran Is Building an Airport in Southern Lebanon for Attacks on Israel - Emanuel Fabian (Times of Israel-Israel Hayom)
    Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant revealed Monday that Iran is establishing an airport near Jezzin in southern Lebanon, 20 km. (12 miles) from the Israeli border, which is being used "for terror purposes."
    Gallant displayed satellite photographs of the site, saying, "In the photos, you can see the Iranian flag flying over the runways, from which the ayatollah regime plans to operate against the citizens of Israel. In other words: The land is Lebanese, the control is Iranian, and the target is Israel."

Poll: Many Americans Oppose Defense Pact with Saudi Arabia (Harris Poll)
    55% of Americans would oppose an agreement between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia that would establish diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel in exchange for the U.S. committing American soldiers to defend Saudi Arabia, according to a new poll from August 29-31 released Wednesday.
    When presented with the prospective details of the deal, 58% feel this is a bad deal for the U.S.

Israeli Population nearing 10 Million ahead of Jewish New Year (Jerusalem Post)
    About 9.8 million people were living in Israel ahead of Rosh Hashanah, with the country's population expected to reach 10 million by the end of next year, Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday.
    7.2 million (73%) are Jews, 2.1 million (21%) are Arabs, and another 549,000 were from other sectors.

Anti-Israel Incidents on U.S. Campuses almost Doubled in 2023 (Anti-Defamation League)
    ADL tallied 665 campus anti-Israel incidents during the 2022-2023 academic year, including 326 protests/actions, 303 events, 24 instances of harassment, and 9 instances of vandalism - compared to 359 incidents in the 2021-2022 school year.
    They reflect a growing prominence of anti-Israel and anti-Zionist activism on campuses.
    The ADL report provides a snapshot of a more radical activist movement that seeks to make opposition to Israel and Zionism a pillar of campus life and a precondition for full acceptance in the campus community, effectively causing the marginalization of Jewish students.

Missionaries in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem - David Collier (david-collier.com)
    A recent video on social media that received 9 million views appears to show - according to those who shared it - two Christian women being abused in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem by Orthodox Jews, mostly children.
    The intention of this video was to make people believe innocent Christian tourists are being abused in Israel.
    In fact, they were not tourists at all, but part of an extremist Christian mission to "spread the truth" to Jews and Muslims in Israel.
    Another video shows one of the women calling Mohammed a liar and telling Jews the Talmud was a "wicked book."
    Why wouldn't religious people get angry if someone comes to their doorstep to insult them?
    If this were taking place anywhere else, these people would immediately be called out for their insensitive provocations.

IAI Offers Intelligence Analysis Suite to Predict Surprise Attacks - Jaroslaw Adamowski (Defense News)
    Russia's use of drones is boosting European interest in an intelligence analysis system made by Israel Aerospace Industries that could help predict such attacks.
    Gideon Fostick of IAI's Elta Systems said the Starlight cloud-based, multi-intelligence analysis system analyzes a broad set of data, ranging from enemy troop movements to social media posts, searching for anomalies in behavior to detect threats. The system's algorithms constantly improve themselves through machine learning.
    "Humans need minutes or hours to analyze data. Starlight needs seconds, and is capable of identifying land-based, airborne and naval targets, including large numbers of unmanned targets."
    "We have sold Starlight to two foreign customers, one Middle Eastern and one Asian country. It has been successfully used in combat operations."

New Israeli UAV Sparks a Revolution in Air-Ground Cooperation - Yaakov Lappin (JNS)
    The Israel Air Force's new Spark drone, announced on Monday, is specifically designed to enhance air-ground combat coordination.
    It aims to provide precise intelligence to air and ground units and enable targets to be quickly struck upon their detection.
    The Spark UAV, described as a fifth-generation of drone technology, is said by the IAF to be "worth 10 different UAVs in its intelligence capabilities."
    It seems like the Spark is designed to provide ground units with a new level of advanced UAV capabilities and access to the latest high-quality aerial intelligence in their sector, free of delays.

Israel Aerospace Industries Unveils New Anti-Tank Loitering Munition (Army Recognition)
    Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled its Rotem Alpha antitank, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL), tactical loitering munition at the Defense & Security Equipment International (DSEI) trade show in London.
    The Rotem Alpha has the ability to operate for extended periods in both aerial and perched modes. The system can fly and hover at low altitudes to establish situational awareness and can execute attacks in various weather conditions.
    The sensor array can autonomously detect and locate sources of hostile fire, such as artillery and missile launchers, and engage them using its electro-optical sensor day and night.
    The Rotem Alpha can be carried in a backpack or deployed from a vehicle and is ready for takeoff in less than two minutes.
    Its VTOL capabilities allow it to be launched and landed from between trees and structures.

New Fireproof Uniform Saves Lives of IDF Troops - Yoav Zitun (Ynet News)
    The IDF on Monday revealed new fireproof uniforms for its reconnaissance and special forces that have already saved lives.
    Soldiers suffered only mild injuries when an explosive device was detonated during a recent operation in Nablus and their uniforms were able to absorb the flames.
    The soldiers also wore protective goggles that kept shrapnel from their eyes.
    The uniforms contain special fibers and threads. "As soon as sparks or live fire come into contact with the fabric, the fire-retardant mechanism within the fabric absorbs and extinguishes the fire, creating small holes in the uniform in a way that prevents direct contact with the skin," said Marina Hitrik, an engineer from the technology division of the IDF who is the driving force behind the development of the uniforms.
    "I felt an immense sense of pride knowing I helped avert a disaster. For me, every soldier is like my own child."

Organs of IDF Officer Killed in Car Crash Save Three Lives including Arab Israeli - Ariela Ayalon (Ynet News)
    On Aug. 28, Maj. Efrat Zarihan, 34, head of the IDF Intelligence Corps' Computing and Information Systems' Cyber Division, was fatally hurt in a traffic accident.
    Her parents respected her wishes to donate her organs, which saved three different lives.
    Yousef Jabarah from Tayibe, who was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis and hospitalized with critical respiratory failure, received her lungs - which saved his life. "When they told me who the lung donor was, I was shocked," Jabarah said.
    "The donor was next to my bed [in the same room] for two days. Who would've thought I'd be able to breathe again because of the lungs she gave me," he said with tears in his eyes.
    Maj. Zarihan's kidney was implanted in a 71-year-old woman, and her heart saved the life of Irina Karchemsky, 51. "When I learned who I received the heart donation from, I felt pride and respect for Efrat, who had so much more to give to the world," Karchemsky said.