Morning coverage dominated with IDF investigations into October 7th battles at Moshav Yakhini, revealing security teams lacked proper weapons while civilians fought eight terrorists for hours. The military's failures contrasted with heroic resistance that prevented larger casualties.
The coalition crisis reached its peak as opposition parties confirmed they would submit Knesset dissolution bills over the ultra-Orthodox draft dispute. Netanyahu announced he was "sick" and canceled his court testimony while making last-minute efforts to prevent government collapse. Knesset Speaker Edelstein refused to negotiate with Haredi parties until they withdrew dissolution threats.
By evening, ultra-Orthodox parties appeared to fold under pressure. Senior rabbinical figures instructed their representatives to prepare for delaying the dissolution vote by a week, with sources suggesting the immediate crisis had passed.
The day concluded with the IDF recovering bodies of hostage Yair Yaakov and another victim from Khan Younis after 614 days, while Argentina's president promised to move his embassy to Jerusalem in 2026.
