Morning headlines were dominated by satellite imagery showing Iran burying the entrances to its Isfahan nuclear facility, an action editors framed as a defensive response to a potential U.S.-Israeli strike. This synchronized with Prime Minister Netanyahu’s departure for Washington, where media focus shifted from general diplomacy to a specific demand: preventing a 'bad' nuclear deal and addressing a reported buildup of 2,000 Iranian ballistic missiles. By early afternoon, a strategic rift emerged as Trump administration officials publicly opposed West Bank annexation, complicating Netanyahu's efforts to align the two leaders on a hardline Iranian policy. Domestically, editors prioritized a breakthrough in the conscription crisis, reporting that Haredi parties agreed to pass the draft law 'at any price' to secure the state budget. In the evening, the legal-political discourse peaked with the first-ever implementation of the law to deport Israeli citizens convicted of terrorism to Gaza, alongside leaked security protocols challenging Netanyahu’s pre-October 7 assessments.
