The ISA is investigating a new affair related to the activities of a senior employee at the Office of the Prime Minister, who is reportedly considered close to the Netanyahu couple.

<p>Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar spoke with his counterpart, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia Timco Mucunski to express Israel's condolences for the tragedy in which more than 50 people were killed and dozens were injured in a nightclub fire. </p><p>He told his counterpart that Israeli medical experts would travel to North Macedonia within the next day to provide medical assistance.</p><p>"I also suggested any other assistance needed. Israel stands by North Macedonia in this difficult time," Sa'ar stated.</p>

Tamir Ohayon, visiting from Tel Aviv, was confronted, verbally abused, and spat on in a Dublin hotel bar by two women accusing him of being an IDF soldier.

<p>Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed the IDF to respond to the bullet that hit the windshield of a car in Moshav Avivim and to convey a warning to the Lebanese government regarding the future.</p><p>"The claim that it was a stray bullet from a funeral of a Hezbollah terrorist in a nearby village is completely unacceptable. We will not allow a situation in which residents of the north are shot at for any reason whatsoever and will respond to any violation of the ceasefire. Any threat or harm to the security of the residents of the north will be met with a hard hand," Katz said.</p>

<p>The Houthi terrorist rebels in Yemen claim that in response to US strikes against them, they targeted the American aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and its warships in the northern Red Sea with 18 ballistic and cruise missiles and a drone.</p>

<p>The Movement for Quality Government stated that 'The dismissal of the head of the ISA is a declaration of war on the rule of law.'</p>

<p>Opposition leader Yair Lapid responded to the Prime Minister's announcement of his intention to dismiss ISA director Ronen Bar. </p><p>"Netanyahu is firing Ronen Bar only for one reason: the Qatar-Gate investigation. For a year and a half he saw no reason to fire him, but only when the investigation into Qatar's infiltration of Netanyahu's office and the money paid to his closest aides began, suddenly it was urgent to fire him."</p><p>"Ronen Bar has said many times that he will resign his post and take responsibility for his part in the October 7th massacre after the hostages are returned to their homes. He is the senior professional in the negotiations, and his dismissal at this time is irresponsible and a lack of commitment to the fate of the hostages."</p><p>"Yesh Atid will petition against this, whose obvious purpose is to sabotage a serious criminal investigation of the Prime Minister's office. Ronen Bar dedicated his life to the defense of Israel, and risked his life many times to protect the country and its citizens. The disgraceful way in which Netanyahu is trying to dismiss him attests to a loss of control and a moral collapse. Netanyahu once again put his personal interests above the good of the country and its security. No amount of smears and attempts to shift the blame for the debacle to the security establishment will help Netanyahu. He is the Prime Minister responsible for the massacre, and that is all that will be remembered of him."</p>

ISA Director responds to Netanyahu: 'Decision to dismiss me not connected to October 7th'