In a 61-57 vote, the Knesset approved attorney Michael Ravilo as Israel’s next State Comptroller. Until recently, Ravilo served as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s lawyer. Opposition members announced they will petition the High Court against the appointment.
Dr. Capt. Uri Yosef Silvester, of blessed memory, the doctor for the Shaked Battalion in the Givati Brigade, who was killed in battle in southern Lebanon, was laid to rest today. His commander eulogized him: “You saved lives under fire. Many are alive today because of you.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has asked the Shin Bet to investigate an incident that took place last night, when a security failure reportedly put the prime minister’s wife in danger.
The IDF said it killed in Gaza a terrorist involved in the abduction to Gaza of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, of blessed memory, Eliya Cohen, Alon Ohel, and Or Levy. The four were kidnapped from the shelter at Re’im Junction.
A new round of talks between Israel and Lebanon opened in Washington under the mediation of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Lebanon is demanding a full ceasefire and an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, while Israel is refusing to pull back at this stage.
The government has approved a joint Finance and Defense Ministry plan to put the Nukhba terrorists behind the Oct. 7 massacre on trial. The budget, covering the next three years, will allow the IDF to begin judicial proceedings.
Israel’s Home Front Command is allowing students to return to school in northern border communities and is raising the cap on outdoor gatherings to 100 people, up from 50. In the Upper Galilee and the Golan, restrictions have been lifted entirely.
The Knesset Constitution Committee approved for first reading a bill to establish a national state commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre. Opposition lawmakers were absent from the discussion.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressed the negotiations with Iran. On Iran’s nuclear program, he added: "Iran must also commit to specific negotiations on transferring the enriched uranium."
President Donald Trump says Iran is sending positive signals about reaching a deal. At the same time, a senior official in Iran’s military command is warning that renewed war is on the horizon.
A prosecutor’s declaration was filed in court in Be’er Sheva announcing plans to indict Hamas terrorist Ibrahim Hilo, who held the body of fallen soldier Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul, of blessed memory, in Gaza for nearly a decade.
Capt. Dr. Uri Yosef Sylvester, z"l, 30, of Tel Aviv, the battalion physician for the Shaked Battalion of the Givati Brigade, was killed by an explosive drone strike in southern Lebanon. The battalion commander and six officers and soldiers were wounded in the incident.
Staff Sgt. Michael Tyukin was buried in Ashkelon, and Staff Sgt. Adam Tzarfati was laid to rest in Ra’anana. The two were killed in southern Lebanon after explosive drones struck their positions.
France informed Israeli defense industries and security companies that they are not welcome at EUROSATORY, one of the world’s largest defense exhibitions. Israel’s Defense Ministry responded: "France is once again choosing the wrong side of history."
A terrorist drove a car into several pedestrians at Gush Junction. An IDF soldier shot and neutralized the attacker. Two teenage girls were injured, one seriously and one moderately, and another civilian was treated for shock.
France’s representatives to the U.N. asked the Security Council to hold an urgent discussion and compel Israel to stop the strikes. Israel’s ambassador to the U.N., Danny Danon, said, "The real discussion should be about Lebanon’s transformation into an Iranian terror stronghold."
Mohammad Qalibaf, who is leading Iran’s delegation in talks with the U.S., made the remarks in response to questions from reporters in Iran. According to a report in Iran, there is opposition within the regime to discussing the nuclear issue.
Officials in Jerusalem and Washington believe Hezbollah has stepped up its fire toward northern Israel in an effort to sabotage direct negotiations between Israel and Lebanon. Delegations from both countries met yesterday at the Pentagon and agreed to hold another meeting later this week.
A 21-year-old East Jerusalem resident who worked at a hotel in the capital allegedly passed Hamas information about activity at the hotel and other locations in Jerusalem. He also reportedly shared details about a group of Israeli Air Force school students scheduled to stay there, who were allegedly being considered as targets for a suicide attack.
U.S. and Iranian leaders, Donald Trump and Mojtaba Khamenei, have not yet approved the memorandum of understanding their delegations agreed on. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the nuclear issue may not be included in the initial memorandum of understanding.
