The head of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee attended the Yeruham mayor’s victory party, saying the draft-exemption law ‘makes history’; despite criticism, Transportation Minister Regev backed him and, on Netanyahu’s pardon bid, said those who ‘stitched up the cases’ will face trial

Seventeen-year-old Moaman Abu Riash of Ramla was shot dead by IDF paratroopers in the Palestinian town of Azun, and another West Bank resident was critically wounded; the IDF said the suspects had hurled stones at a main road and endangered civilians; a third suspect was arrested

A year into a shaky ceasefire, Metula remains half empty as residents sift through war damage and say they feel abandoned, with Israeli strikes ongoing in Lebanon and Hezbollah refusing to disarm

Investigators questioned former military advocate general and are examining whether any senior officials misled the attorney general or High Court, while the search for an external overseer remains stalled by strict court criteria