The inner cabinet discussed developments with Hezbollah late into the night, with much less focus on Iran. Israeli officials believe Iran has been significantly weakened and is unlikely to come under attack again soon. Senior Israeli official: “The new situation with Lebanon is terrible.”
Following reports of progress in talks in Pakistan, concern is mounting in Israel, as the Israeli leadership has been almost completely cut off from updates on what is happening behind closed doors in the critical negotiations. Security officials and coalition faction leaders took part in the meeting.
Journalist Kavya Kirti recalls how the attack in Kashmir “felt like a targeted assault” and content creator Anshul Saxena says “Hamas is also a threat to India”. Both were part of a delegation of pro-Israel Indian social media influencers who visited Israel this month. These are their stories.
The national security minister's flag-waving appearance over handcuffed activists at Ashdod port ignited one of the sharpest intra-government confrontations in recent memory.
Several dates are currently being floated in Israel's political system, but only two appear realistic: Sept. 1 and Oct. 27. The Haredi parties have also raised the possibility of holding the elections on Oct. 6, as a kind of pointed “trolling” of Netanyahu. If the coalition manages to prevent the Knesset from dissolving itself before May 27, it could dissolve itself while still holding the election on the original date.
The Haredi sector in Israel has a pirate alternative to taxis. Press a button, and within minutes a car arrives, at a price that undercuts the market. Behind the innocent-sounding term “driver” lies an industry that evades taxes and could exact a deadly price. Insurance? License checks? Don’t make them laugh.
New York hosts inaugural "Coming Home to Jerusalem" event, bringing Israeli developers and 1,000 Jewish community leaders together to showcase the capital's construction boom.
Forces board vessels linked to IHH as Foreign Ministry calls the convoy a Hamas-serving "provocation" with no humanitarian purpose.
A large explosion was heard near Beit Shemesh amid tensions with Iran. The IDF has not yet commented on the blast. Police said there was nothing unusual. Tomer, a government-owned rocket propulsion company, was responsible for the explosion. The company said the blast had been coordinated and planned with the authorities.
Following the strike in Gaza, an Israeli security official said there are indications that Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the leader of Hamas’ military wing and considered one of the architects of the Oct. 7 massacre, had been eliminated.
