Layali Al Khatib: First Palestinian Contender Into Space

Palestinian student Layali Al-Khatib, 18, an engineering student at Palestine Polytechnic University, has achieved a remarkable scientific milestone after passing complex international tests and standards, becoming the youngest astronaut candidate in the world.

This achievement comes after years of passion for astronomy and specialized research in gravity and space robotics, in addition to her participation in international conferences and competitions. Layali affirms that her success represents an achievement for Palestine and a message of hope for Arab youth aspiring to enter the field of space science.

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Eisenkot: Netanyahu Fails in His Wars on Gaza, Lebanon and Iran

Despite the wars in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has failed to achieve a decisive victory in any of them said Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yesh Atid party.

He asserted that “alongside the remarkable military achievements, in the past two years and eight months, there has been no decisive political progress on any front,” Eisenkot told the Hebrew-language news outlet i24NEWS.

“The military achievements are evaporating due to political and personal constraints, and because of the prime minister’s approach of ‘one war after another,'” he said

“The goal of using military force is to improve the strategic situation for years to come, and this simply hasn’t happened,” he added.

In the interview, Eisenkot attacked Prime Minister Netanyahu and the extremist Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, arguing that Netanyahu’s relationship with US President Donald Trump “ties the hands of the Israeli army.”

Eisenkot accused Ben-Gvir of harboring a “fascist vision” and of “failing” in managing internal security.

He said that internal security had deteriorated under his leadership to the point where crime within the Arab community was comparable to that in Mexico and Colombia.

He described Ben-Gvir as “a man who walks around with a noose around his neck, unfit for Israeli public life.”

Eisenkot reiterated his refusal to join the “Together” alliance, which includes former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and opposition leader Yair Lapid according to Quds Press.

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Trump: No Plans to Seize Iran’s Uranium

US President Donald Trump has paused a plan by the military to forcibly seize Iran’s enriched uranium, CNN reported Friday, citing sources.

The US military’s top officer made a secret, hurried trip to US Central Command headquarters in Florida late last month to receive an in-person briefing on plans for a potential ground operation in Iran aimed at seizing the country’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, according to the report.

The briefings were considered so urgent and sensitive that Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, cut short a meeting of senior NATO officials in Brussels and flew back to Tampa on May 19, the report said.

The high-level discussions highlight how close the administration came to approving the risky operation. Caine later presented the military options to Trump, the report said.

Trump ultimately paused the plan after being warned it could trigger severe Iranian retaliation, prolong the conflict, and further destabilize the global economy. He was also concerned about the possibility of significant US casualties, according to the report.

Planning for the operation occurred even as Trump repeatedly said the US and Iran were nearing an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and conclude negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, according to the report. Anadolu

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