Israel

Netzah Yehuda battalion pulled from active duty for values training after Samaria incident; second soldier faces military police probe.

Iran is nearing the limits of its economic and military capacity, but internal divisions and stalled contacts with the US are delaying any settlement. In the background, the economic crisis is worsening and the regime is under heavy pressure.

Emergency crews respond to Neot Hovav as authorities close Route 40 and warn residents to shelter in place.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemns the exclusion of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem as an assault on religious freedom.

As Islamabad hosts de-escalation talks and Iran sits on an American ceasefire proposal, Ghalibaf warns Washington that armed Iranian forces are ready to punish US troops and their regional partners.

A Yemeni journalist tells Israel Hayom that Riyadh has been quietly paying Houthi-controlled salaries – and the group waited until the funds arrived before joining the fight.

The E-3 AWACS – one of only 16 still in service with no active production line – was photographed in ruins at Prince Sultan Air Base, adding to a growing list of US military assets degraded since the war began.

Some 3,500 sailors and Marines arrived in the Middle East, while additional forces are on their way to the region. The Wall Street Journal reported the number could reach 10,000 troops.

The US president disclosed the alleged "good-faith" gesture at a cabinet meeting Thursday, saying ten fully laden ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz under a Pakistani flag.

A 30-year-old man was killed and a man in his 50s left critically wounded after a projectile fired from Lebanon struck a residential building.