Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at a ceremony at the President’s Residence marking 50 years since "Operation Entebbe." He tied the mission’s legacy to Israel’s current security reality: "Bloodthirsty terrorists can be defeated through steadfast resolve."
A fire broke out at an entertainment and restaurant complex in Bangkok, Thailand. Firefighters recovered 30 bodies and evacuated dozens of injured people. The cause of the blaze is still unknown.
The Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee approved for second and third readings a bill to split the role of Israel’s attorney general. Under the proposal, the government could reject legal opinions, dismiss the attorney general, and bar the officeholder from appearing before the High Court of Justice.
After Israel passed along intelligence to the U.S. that Iranian operatives were planning to harm President Donald Trump, another Western intelligence agency reportedly said the attack was expected to take place in Turkey. That, according to the report, is why the American president switched presidential aircraft.
A Knesset committee approved the "Combat Trauma Survivors" bill, which would create an official legal definition for those suffering from PTSD as a result of military service. The bill is set to go to a full Knesset vote this week and proposes treatment and assistance for combat trauma survivors and their families.
Venezuela’s government said the death toll from the two earthquakes that struck last month continues to rise. The number of injured has climbed to 16,740, and 6,462 people have so far been pulled alive from the rubble.
