The advanced preparations recommended in the document include emergency lighting, a first aid kit, an emergency stock of food and water, and having a radio receiver with a battery.

Some Jewish groups say the phrase is antisemitic for endorsing the elimination of the state of Israel, while pro-Palestinian groups say it is a peaceful call for coexistence. 

"Nobody in the government wants to be seen to be either approving or rejecting Israeli military sales," a defense insider reportedly told the ABC.

As hardliners in Tehran demand retaliation, Iran's decision to pull out senior officers is driven partly by its aversion to being sucked directly into a conflict bubbling across the Mideast.

"It is the first time in these chambers that someone's religion or expression of their religion is being questioned. Can I ask that we tread cautiously?"

Many soldiers have reported on the renewed spirit of unity amongst themselves and how discussions of politics between them have brought them together, rather than tearing them apart.

Human rights activists had warned that the seven members of the self-exiled rock band Bi-2 would face harsh punishment if they were sent to Russia.

A New York Times article reports on the rising tensions in the city of Huwara after October 7, a city located next to the Jewish settlement of Yitzhar, populated with 2,000 residents.