<p>Biden-era US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro criticized President Donald Trump's call for President Isaac Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and warned that it could make him unpopular in Israel.</p><p>"Donald Trump is extremely popular among Israelis, who see him as capable of doing big things. But in advocating for a pardon for Bibi, he found a way to piss off about half of them, and demonstrate the limits of his powers. Despite what he thinks, he is not an emperor," the former Ambassador wrote on X.</p>

<p>One person was critically injured, a child and a woman were seriously injured, a man was moderately hurt, and two others sustained minor injuries in a collision between two private vehicles on Route 317 near the community of Ma’on.</p><p>Magen David Adom medics and paramedics are treating the injured at the scene.</p>

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt denies report that the US is planning to establish a large military base in the Gaza envelope.

<p>Senior IDF officials on Wednesday addressed the rioting by Jewish youths who set fire to vehicles and a factory in a Palestinian village near Tulkarm.</p><p>The officials described them as “anarchist fringe youth, barn burners, unruly troublemakers with no parental supervision who need intervention from welfare institutions.” One senior official, quoted by Kan News, said that a hilltop youth who burns “a house with its occupants inside” is a Jewish terrorist.</p>

<p>A short while ago, IDF troops operating in the Rafah area to dismantle underground infrastructure, in accordance with the ceasefire agreement, identified four terrorists on the eastern side of the yellow line, within Israeli operational control.</p><p>Following the identification, the troops opened fire toward the terrorists. No IDF injuries were reported.</p>

Former Chief Rabbi David Lau presided at the ceremony of pop star Noa Kirel and goalkeeper Daniel Peretz, likening their professions to the Levites’ temple duties: singing and guarding the gate.

UK Court of Appeal backs government decision to continue F-35 parts exports to Israel, rejecting Al-Haq’s challenge despite concerns over Gaza conflict implications.

<p>A short while ago, a terrorist was identified crossing the yellow line and approaching IDF troops in the area of Khan Yunis, posing an immediate threat to them.</p><p>Following the identification, the troops eliminated the terrorist in order to remove the threat.</p>