Central Bureau of Statistics reveals dramatic social shifts since October 7. Disability cases jumped to 1.32 million while confidence in government hit lowest levels since 2015.

Television broadcast falsely identified Noya Zion as Jewish victim of Iranian unrest, leaving her stunned at home.

According to a senior Israeli source, President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff is pressing for a diplomatic track with Iran, even as intelligence and testimony point to severe abuses by the regime. The source said the envoy presented Trump with a message from Iranian officials in an effort to delay a potential military strike.

Beijing announced that it had opened an investigation into Gen. Zhang Youxia, China’s most senior military officer and a deputy to President Xi Jinping on the body overseeing the armed forces. The Wall Street Journal reported that a special briefing for senior officers laid out the suspicions against him: leaking nuclear secrets to the US and accepting bribes in exchange for promoting the former defense minister. The affair could lead to a sweeping purge within the Chinese military.

The Iranian opposition website Iran International reports that more than 36,000 people have been killed in the suppression of the protests, calling it the “deadliest two-day protest massacre in history.” An Iranian citizen told Israel Hayom: “Tens of thousands were killed within two nights. Europe and the democratic countries are silent about this.”