The day opened with Israeli media fixated on US Gen. Dan Caine's reported search for an 'off-ramp' from the Iran war, a story carried by multiple outlets overnight and into the morning. By midday, attention shifted to the Strait of Hormuz, where an Iranian missile struck a UAE tanker, and Iran's president declared it 'the best time' for negotiations. Concurrently, Pakistan's defense minister called Israel 'illegitimate' and urged a 'united military front' against it, a day after signing a defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkey. In the afternoon, US Vice President Vance claimed progress in talks with Iran over Hormuz, while Tehran issued new demands. Evening coverage highlighted Egypt's potential accession to the Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan alliance, framing it as a regional realignment that sidelines Israel. Throughout the day, editors prioritized the Hormuz escalation and the emerging anti-Israel bloc over domestic stories like Haredi protests in Jerusalem.