Joint IDF-Shin Bet security agency operation intercepts rocket-manufacturing materials en route to Gaza through Egypt's Sinai coast. Four suspects arrested, face charges of conspiracy to commit an act of terror, membership in a terrorist organization, and aiding in terrorist activities.

The British Security Service had discovered thousands of ice packs containing ammonium nitrate, a common ingredient in homemade bombs, at a site outside the British capital in 2015. The discovery came just a few months after the U.K. signed the nuclear deal with Iran but the British government did not disclose it to the public. The covert operation was reportedly launched after MI5 received information from a foreign government.

Palestinian officials fume after U.S. Ambassador David Friedman backs partial annexation of Judea and Samaria, dub him "settler spokesman" and demand his immediate dismissal. Friedman is "threatening peace and security in the region," Ramallah says. U.S. State Department: Administration’s policy on Israeli settlements "has not changed."

In interview with The New York Times, U.S. envoy David Friedman says Israel would, under certain circumstances, "have the right" to keep parts of the area claimed by Palestinians, "but unlikely all" of it. Asked how administration would react to annexation moves he says: "I don’t want to prejudge.”

Blue and White party leaders promised to “make Netanyahu’s life miserable.” But when push came to shove, Benny Gantz, Yair Lapid, Moshe Ya'alon and Gabi Ashkenazi proved they have zero execution capabilities to speak of.