The day's dominant story was the revelation that Yair Netanyahu, the prime minister's son, was the target of an Iranian assassination plot in Florida. Reports across outlets detailed how Israeli intelligence uncovered the scheme in December 2025 and evacuated him to Israel. The story broke in the morning and remained prominent throughout the day, with Yair Netanyahu himself claiming in the evening that terrorists reached his doorstep. Concurrently, political turmoil continued: Ofer Winter's new party dominated polls, with some showing it passing the threshold and others not, while Netanyahu reportedly sought to unify the right. Mansour Abbas's remarks on Israel's Jewish character as a 'coerced reality' sparked calls for his disqualification. The Saudi nuclear deal was presented to Congress with a condition of recognizing Israel, and the US signaled a pause in strikes on Iran.
