Overnight press named the Ramim Ridge victim as Elazar Yair Wilensky of Maalot, with 24 hospitalized. Coverage moved to accountability: pupils carried the dud in a backpack for over an hour and entered an unmarked area off the approved route, with KKL and the Education Ministry trading blame.
Attention shifted to Iran, citing fortified nuclear sites, missile tests and threats of ground incursions into neighbors if Washington strikes. Saudi jets hit facilities near Sanaa after Houthi threats toward Riyadh, which Trump called badly behaved while saying a U.S. decision on Iran would come very soon.
Late reports claimed Netanyahu urged Trump to renew strikes before Israel's election, which his office denied, as Netanyahu warned of enemies testing Israel pre-vote. Polls showed Ofer Winter below the threshold, followed by a first defection from his list and Ben-Gvir's refusal of a surplus deal.