Morocco beats the Portuguese 1-0 in Qatar, knocking Cristiano Ronaldo out of the tournament and making the Atlas Lions the first African and first Arab team to reach the World Cup semifinals.

The PM-elect will wait until the Knesset is ready for a confidence vote on his would-be cabinet before he hands out crucial portfolios to his own Likud party. But the big question is: Will he take the path of judicial reforms?

According to the White House, Russia and Iran are considering standing up a drone assembly line in Russia for the Ukraine conflict, while Russia was training Iranian pilots on the Sukhoi Su-35 fighter and Iran could receive deliveries of the plane within the year.

With his initial mandate set to expire on Sunday, the Likud leader sought the maximum 2-week extension allowed by law. President Herzog, whose job as head of state is largely ceremonial, gave him an extra 10 days.

For many years ministers said that Netanyahu is using US pressure as an excuse to avoid implementing measures favorable to the settlement enterprise. Now, they will have to show that it is possible to strengthen Israel's hold on Judea and Samaria without angering the gods to the extent that Israel is left abandoned in the international arena.