Gaza and Gantz, hacked phones and the haredim – Israel Hayom political correspondent Yehuda Shlezinger goes 12 rounds with Blue and White No. 2 Yair Lapid, who knows a thing or two about talking to the media.

"It seems in some ways that Iran is inching toward that place where we could have talks and hopefully it'll play out that way," Defense Secretary Mark Esper says at the Royal United Services Institute think tank in London.

Advocacy group StandWithUs attacks soccer governing body for excluding Israel from list of countries whose citizens can get visa to Qatar, apparently in violation of its own ethics code. "If Qatar is allowed to ban fans on the basis of national origin, this would be a clear violation of FIFA’s guidelines,” group says.

The Ashalim solar-power facility extends nearly 1,000 acres, making it the largest such facility in Israel. Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz: Israel is on target to hit its 2020 renewable energy target of 10%.

Israel has two strategic interests that could be significantly advanced by changes in its security ties with the US. Neither necessitates signing a formal agreement.