The establishment of the external committee that carried out the Shin Bet probe into October 7 was delayed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for four months, according to KAN's Reshet Bet on Wednesday morning, citing security sources.Furthermore, KAN reported that the Shin Bet asked for more time to finish the probe, which was unfinished, but Netanyahu rejected the request and asked for it to be presented to him straight away.

Authorities have demolished three homes in east Jerusalem neighborhoods that had demolition orders issued against them, Israel's public broadcaster KAN reported on Tuesday.

In a phone call between Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar and his British counterpart David Lammy, Sa'ar stressed that Israel accepted the US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff's "proposal to extend the temporary ceasefire," he announced on X Thursday.I spoke with UK Foreign Secretary @DavidLammy and stressed that Israel accepted U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff's proposal to extend the temporary ceasefire through Ramadan and Passover, provided that Hamas release hostages. Hamas rejected the offer. During the 42-day phase one,… pic.twitter.com/67Bju408Oe— Gideon Sa'ar | גדעון סער (@gidonsaar) March 5, 2025"I stressed that Israel accepted US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff's proposal to extend the temporary ceasefire through Ramadan and Passover, provided that Hamas release hostages," he wrote."Hamas rejected the offer. During the 42-day phase one, 25,000 aid trucks entered Gaza - half of Hamas's budget in Gaza comes from these trucks! Hamas is restoring its military capabilities and recruiting new, young terrorists. This cannot continue!"

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that future talks between Russia and the United States would include discussions on Iran's nuclear program, a subject it said had been "touched upon" in an initial round of US-Russia talks last month.Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that Russia has agreed to assist US President Donald Trump’s administration in communicating with Iran on various issues, including on Tehran's nuclear program and its support for regional anti-US proxies.The Kremlin has not confirmed that, but has made clear that Iran is now one of the subjects that will be discussed in more detail by Washington and Moscow.In a call with reporters on Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia believed that problems around Iran's nuclear program needed to be resolved by diplomatic means.