Manchester ISIS Plotters Convicted as Heritage Exodus Deepens and Israel Retracts Gaza Settlement Talk

Overview

• Two men in Manchester were found guilty of plotting an ISIS-linked mass shooting against the city’s Jewish community, with police warning the attack would have surpassed any previous U.K. terror incident in lethality.
• Over a dozen of the Heritage Foundation’s top legal and economic staff are leaving for Mike Pence’s Advancing American Freedom, following reports of more than 30 recent resignations or firings and multiple trustee departures tied to leadership controversies.
• Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz walked back earlier remarks about reestablishing Gaza settlements, stating the government has no such intention, as a U.S. official warned further provocation could deter Arab cooperation.
• The Washington Post reported that Israel covertly airdropped weapons to a Druze militia in Syria after Assad’s fall and later ceased arms deliveries following President Ahmad al-Sharaa’s White House visit, while continuing non-lethal support.
• State Department officials confirmed the recall of senior U.S. diplomats from at least 29 countries as part of efforts to advance the administration’s America First agenda.