In Wall Street Journal op-ed, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen says US nuclear umbrella could meet one of the key Saudi demands for joining the Abraham Accords.

In February, following the terrorist attack in Neve Ya'akov, the government announced that nine communities in Judea and Samaria would get official status. Although some progress has been made, on the ground things appear to be stuck fast. The IDF stresses that "once the staff work has been completed for each of the settlements, the orders will be signed."