Overnight focus stayed on Iran's reported request for Russian jet drones and the postponed Oman Hormuz summit.
By morning the press converged on the army's English rebuttal to Venice winner 'NAZA,' dismissing anonymous 8200 testimony on AI targeting as an absolute lie, then on Chief Zamir ordering a leak probe and examination of legal action, denouncing the film as blood libel, which drew a support petition from some 700 filmmakers.
Midday coverage turned to the collapse of Netanyahu's budget outreach to Lapid over defense funding, with Lapid conditioning support on cutting coalition money amid reports the IDF had warned for a year of depleted munitions.
Evening outlets tracked Houthi claims of strikes on Saudi bases, Saudi retaliation and talk of Israeli help, capped by Iran's report of a tanker striking mines in Hormuz, alongside polls putting Eisenkot at 24 seats and mutual disqualification moves against Ra'am and Otzma Yehudit.