Mount Hermon won’t retreat. Israel says it stays to guard the Golan and Galilee; Damascus keeps talking on security. Syria condemns an escalation after reports of an Israeli strike near Quneitra that killed a civilian. The United States pushes for de-escalation and a security deal.

In Thonon-les-Bains, Vincent R. says he tagged eight cars near Châtel with “Free Palestine” after climbers unfurled a flag. Only some cars belonged to Jews, and he says it wasn’t insulting. The judge questions Jew-vs-Israeli distinctions in an anti-Semitic-damage case.

David Gilmour has been ordered to move his Hampstead garden shed 2.5 metres after neighbours called it overbearing. Camden Council approved a revised plan to relocate the shed 2.5 metres from the boundary; enforcement will follow if it is not removed.

The Digest, 8/26/2025 @500AM, CDT

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