Argentine President Javier Milei and Yisrael Ganz, Governor of the Binyamin Regional Council and Chairman of the Yesha Council, held an extended meeting.

<p>Representatives of the Shin Bet, Israel Police, and the State Attorney's Office held a meeting today amid suspicions of foreign interference in the elections.</p>

Bennett and Lapid's Together party recommends Eisenkot to form the next government, rejects haredi draft exemptions and warns against political unity.

<p>President Isaac Herzog expressed concern over the issue of US aid to Israel, saying the announcement that it was being stopped had come as "a bolt from the blue."</p><p>Herzog noted that the US-Israel Memorandum of Understanding on military assistance is set to remain in effect until 2028, and stressed the need to form a government and avoid another round of elections.</p>

<p>During the consultations at the President's Residence, Ram Ben Barak, a representative of the Together party, said that the President opposes political boycotts.</p><p>Herzog replied: "Absolutely. I think ruling people out politically is one of the biggest mistakes we have made as a nation." He added that such exclusions deepen divisions within Israeli society and "only tear the nation apart."</p>

Israel, Greece and Cyprus agree to deepen defense cooperation, strengthen maritime security and reject the Turkey-Libya maritime agreement.

<p>Iranian Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezai met on Thursday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. During the meeting, Rezai handed the Russian President a personal letter from Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.</p><p>According to the Iranian official, he discussed with Putin the creation of a gas pipeline from Iran to Russia.</p>

President Trump warns that US forces are ready to resume strikes on Iran if necessary, while insisting Tehran cannot act without Washington's approval.