IRGC says it captured an advanced US unmanned underwater vehicle at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz and promises footage, as Washington expands sanctions targeting Iran’s aviation sector

Likud wrestles with Netanyahu’s reserved slots, Haredi parties shake up their ranks and struggling factions seek last-minute alliances before candidate lists close

PM misses a Likud tribunal deadline to reveal his remaining reserved candidates as the party pushes its meeting toward the 10 p.m. national filing cutoff; Dobronsky says he will instead join the Likud team as a professional AI minister

Talik Gvili joins wounded Gaza veteran Elisha Medan among Netanyahu’s reserved candidates as Likud races to finalize its Knesset slate; tech entrepreneur Oren Dobronsky has opted out of running

Israeli 15-year-olds lost 38 points in reading, 25 in math and 23 in science since 2022, leaving the country below the OECD average in every field; nearly 3 in 10 now lack basic proficiency across all three

Aliyah and Integration Ministry Director-General Deganit Sankar-Lange says Israel is moving away from a one-size-fits-all absorption model, offering younger immigrants digital access, pre-aliyah support and increasingly personalized plans for jobs, education and community life

The Houthis launched dozens of missiles and drones at Saudi energy sites, wounding at least 73 people, as Riyadh retaliated with airstrikes and renewed fighting in Yemen forced thousands more from their homes