Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has named Roman Gofman as director of the Mossad, despite Gofman having no background in intelligence or special operations. The Mossad is a profession, not a political posting. An appointment based on personal loyalty rather than professional expertise places Israel’s security at risk.

Israel will compete in Eurovision 2026 in Vienna. The decision was made a short time ago in a secret ballot held by the European Broadcasting Union’s general assembly. The Netherlands, Spain, Slovenia and Ireland have withdrawn from the contest.

Read the proposed legislation before forming an opinion. Before a wave of enlistment can emerge inside the ultra-Orthodox community, the barrier of alienation toward military service must first be broken. As with Moses and Theodor Herzl, before reaching the promised land, the thinking has to change. Patience.

As conflicting accounts circulate in Gaza and Hamas supporters celebrate, the uncertainty around Abu Shabab’s fate exposes deeper fractures within newly formed militias operating under Israeli coordination.

Abu Shabab, who established an independent Gazan militia and opposed Hamas rule, was critically wounded in an assassination attempt and later pronounced dead. Hamas accused him of treason and of serving as an Israeli proxy, attacked his men and released footage showing militants being killed.