AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoIDF vs. Defense Minister Clash: Defense Minister Israel Katz tried to replace Central Command chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth on live TV, but the IDF immediately pushed back, saying the decision wasn’t approved—fueling a civil-military fight over West Bank policy. West Bank Security & Courts: The Military Advocate-General indicted Nur Shams Brigade head Kamal Khatib over the 2024 killing of IDF Sgt.-Maj. Yehuda Geto, alleging remote bomb detonation and a wider terror network. Heatwave & Infrastructure: Highway 1 near Shoresh briefly shut after a vehicle fire amid forecasts of record heat and wildfire risk. Business & IP: VisionWave filed an international trademark application for its STRATUM AI platform covering Israel and key markets, while Mobilicom won a design contract for communications and cybersecurity tech for autonomous Israeli weapon systems. Biotech Pipeline: Can-Fite submitted a Phase 2 protocol for Piclidenoson in Lowe syndrome at Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital in Rome. Economy/Markets: Israel ranked second on the Big Mac Index inflation measure; meanwhile, the Indian rupee ended near-flat as oil-price relief was offset by dollar demand. Energy Geopolitics: Reuters reports Iran is using trade routes and energy infrastructure as pressure points to raise the cost of confrontation around Hormuz.
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