The prime minister’s wife and son boarded an afternoon flight from Florida after earlier delays despite preparations, as officials remain silent and details emerge about the costly and reinforced Shin Bet security operation

Without accepting responsibility, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a redacted 55-page response to the state comptroller, blaming Israel’s withdrawals from Lebanon and Gaza for October 7 and citing security assessments made 75 minutes before the Hamas attack

‘Weapons, cash and protection’; foreign reports say Israel is supporting rival armed groups in Gaza to counter Hamas, reviving memories of past proxy failures and raising concern the guns could one day be turned on Israeli troops

Negotiators meet in Muscat amid deep disagreements over missiles and regional proxies, a growing US naval presence and lingering tensions after recent strikes; Tehran insists talks focus only on nuclear issues, warning it will not bargain over defense capabilities

A bus plowed into a store at a busy Ramat Gan intersection, trapping a woman in her 20s beneath it and injuring nine others; witnesses described chaos and fear as police detained the driver and examined whether the crash was accidental

Wafiq Safa, longtime liaison chief and close ally of Nasrallah, steps down as terror group restructures leadership under mounting pressure

Suspect jailed for nearly two weeks after allegedly charging hundreds of shekels for sugar disguised as cocaine; police claim fraud still constitutes criminal offense, even if no drugs involved