Overnight reports said Iran planned drone strikes on US soldiers and B-1 bombers in Britain, forcing their evacuation, with Trump blaming Tehran.
By morning attention moved to Modi'in Illit, where hundreds of ultra-Orthodox surrounded military police to prevent arrest of a yeshiva deserter, forcing a negotiated withdrawal that drew condemnation as enforcement collapse and prompted the attorney general to demand renewed proactive arrests.
Ahead of the third anniversary of October 7, Defense Minister Katz warned of Hamas attacks on troops in Gaza and threatened war on the Palestinian Authority if its gunmen turned their weapons, while Netanyahu vowed massive retaliation and the National Security Council warned Israelis abroad of heightened risk from Iran and Hamas.
The Flydubai affair widened into a screening scandal after disclosures that over 1,200 aircrew from states without ties, including Syria and Lebanon, entered Israel this year.
