The day was dominated by the Knesset's final approval of the law freezing arrests of Haredi draft evaders, passed 58-54 amid shouts of 'shame' and Netanyahu's absence from the vote. Editors across outlets led with this story from the afternoon onward, highlighting the coalition's legislative blitz before the Knesset's dispersal, the legal advisor's conflict-of-interest demands, and the immediate resignation of Deputy Minister Sharren Haskel in protest. The IDF leadership's opposition and warnings of a 'moral fracture' were widely reported.
Overnight and through the morning, the US-Iran conflict remained the top story, with a third night of American airstrikes, Iranian retaliation against tankers in the Strait of Hormuz killing one crew member, and Trump's threats to strike the Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site. By evening, the US renewed its naval blockade and launched another wave of strikes, with Iran firing missiles at Kuwait.
A secondary domestic story involved a wave of grenade attacks on the Japenica restaurant chain linked to a crime family feud, and Defense Minister Katz's request to pardon Elor Azaria, which drew IDF opposition.