Overnight remarks by Trump that he would rather not destroy what remained of Iran but might have to set the tone, with Israeli outlets citing White House discussions, a possible date for action and Iranian naval activity in Hormuz, including two tankers hitting mines.
Domestic attention turned to coalition talks ahead of Herzog's expected Sunday mandate decision. Liberman said he would compromise on the conscription law and sit with ultra-Orthodox parties to replace Netanyahu, ruling out a minority government dependent on Ra'am and the Joint List. UTJ welcomed flexibility without committing. Eisenkot countered with an emergency-government blueprint based on change-bloc parties, insisting on universal service, not ruling out a minority format and warning spoilers would not be forgiven.
By evening coverage returned to Iran, reporting U.S. claims Trump could order renewed strikes Monday and that Netanyahu's pre-election strike plan had been blocked by Washington.