A fire broke out in an internal medicine ward at Laniado Hospital in Netanya after a patient allegedly smoked.

Hundreds of senior officers wounded in the war and removed from active duty. Severe burnout prompting waves of resignations among majors and lieutenant colonels. A dramatic drop in the number of candidates competing for each senior command position. Mounting difficulty filling key posts. This is the IDF's career officer crisis.

While the world waits for a US decision on Iran, platforms like Polymarket are turning intelligence information into a commodity. In a special interview, Itai Schwartz, CTO of the cybersecurity firm MIND, explains why the most heavily secured organizations are actually the most vulnerable to leaks, how seemingly innocent employees end up exposing secrets, and how “collective/group wisdom” has become a dangerous trade. “In the defense sector, it is easy to leak secrets in exchange for money.”

Bloomberg reports NATO steps up E-3 surveillance flights to monitor Iran, as the US confirms at least 12 stealth F-22s that took off from base in UK have landed in southern Israel. 

The royal commission that Anthony Albanese tried to block has begun public hearings, with a final report due by the first anniversary of the attack that killed 15 people.