Central Elections Committee Chair and Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg, along with acting director-general attorney דין ליבנה, held a discussion with Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and State Attorney Amit Isman. They addressed ways to strengthen enforcement against criminal violations of election laws.
The Jerusalem District Court has barred the government from moving forward with a plan to transfer Nile crocodiles to Ketziot Prison to help prevent imprisoned terrorists from escaping. The order will remain in effect until the state responds, in about two weeks.
A swastika was spray-painted on a statue of Rambam in Córdoba, southern Spain. Local police have opened an investigation, and no suspects have been arrested.
A severe to extreme heat wave began affecting Israel today and is expected to peak over the weekend, bringing some of the hottest days of the summer so far. The Health Ministry is urging the public to avoid heat exposure.
Rafael says its SPYDER system, which launches air-to-air missiles, completed a successful drone interception test. The system has been sold to several countries, and the company says it has been updated based on lessons from the war in Israel.
As a Hamas delegation meets with local officials in Egypt, reports say the terrorist organization is considering approving a plan for the complete dismantling of its weapons and tunnel network. The key condition: the weapons would be transferred to Palestinian entities, not Israel.
The Jerusalem Center for Foreign Affairs and Security has released a new study finding that the Palestinian Authority’s “pay for murder” policy extends beyond payments to imprisoned terrorists, including salaries, jobs, and benefits for those released from prison.
An indictment was filed against a resident of Bi'ina in northern Israel, accused of carrying out security-related assignments for Iranian intelligence operatives. He allegedly documented President Isaac Herzog during a hospital visit in Nahariya and the area around former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s home.
Lebanon’s prosecutor received a request from a group of lawyers to arrest Lebanese American businessman Antoine Sfeir after he was filmed speaking with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a Washington dinner.
U.S. Central Command chief Adm. Brad Cooper has submitted plans for intensive strikes in Iran that could last up to two weeks. An Iranian drone struck a U.S.-owned gas tanker docked at a port in Egypt.
Nearly a month after the killing of 75-year-old kabbalist Rabbi Amos Guetta in Netanya, prosecutors have filed an indictment against the alleged killer. The 36-year-old defendant confessed and claimed the rabbi was a "false messiah." A psychiatric evaluation found him fit to stand trial.
The IDF says it struck southern Gaza and killed Ahmed Hasham Mahmoud Louh, the leader of a Hamas sniper cell in the Nuseirat Battalion. In a separate strike, it said it killed Mahmoud Ali Mahmoud Taroush, a military-wing platoon commander who took part in the October 7 attack on Israeli communities near Gaza.
Six people, including girls ages 5 and 12, were killed when a Russian missile directly hit a home in a village outside Kryvyi Rih. Another civilian was killed in a missile strike on a building in Kyiv, while air-raid sirens sounded in Poland.
U.S. Central Command confirmed overnight strikes on targets inside Iran. Iran responded by launching missiles toward American bases in Jordan, Kuwait, and Iraq.
The IDF said it struck and destroyed several Hamas weapons depots in central and northern Gaza. One of the destroyed caches was set up inside a mosque in northern Gaza, while IDF troops also located long-range rocket launch sites.
Ahead of talks expected next week in Italy, Israel has told Lebanon it will maintain security freedom of action in evacuated areas. Lebanon opposes the demand.
An indictment has been filed against an Israeli citizen who served in both regular and reserve duty in a classified unit. He is accused of attempting to pass information to an Iranian intelligence operative. His attorney: "The facts do not establish the elements of the offenses attributed to my client, and we will prove that."
Iranian officials reported an alleged U.S. strike in the country’s northwest, a claim the United States denied. Meanwhile, the Houthi terror group, which has imposed a naval blockade on ships west of Saudi Arabia, says it is considering charging transit fees in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Dutch security officials said three young people, two of them minors, were arrested on suspicion of involvement in planning a terrorist operation. Authorities are examining possible links to ISIS.
The United States asked Britain and France to join an international naval force to protect ships traveling through the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. Both European countries declined the request.
