The Day of the Tehran Digital Blackout

Morning coverage focused on the death of Yad Sarah founder Uri Lupolianski and the High Court hearing regarding Haredi education funding. Editors highlighted the state's admission that 90% of a billion-shekel transfer occurred illegally, a development Yair Lapid later framed as a criminal enterprise. By early afternoon, editorial priority shifted to the Jerusalem District Court's decision to release the bus driver involved in Yosef Eizental’s death. Outlets across the spectrum criticized the police for dressing the driver in a security prisoner's uniform, leading the prosecution to decline an appeal. Simultaneously, skepticism grew over Lebanese army claims of Hezbollah’s disarmament, which Israeli officials dismissed as insufficient. A violent settler attack in the West Bank village of Beit Lid also drew significant midday attention following reports of torched vehicles and critical injuries. The evening was dominated by a total internet and phone blackout in Iran. Editors prioritized President Trump’s explicit threat to strike the regime if protesters are killed, as nationwide riots reached a boiling point.