Golan

Netanyahu has pledged to expand operations against West Bank 'terrorist strongholds'. Israeli Security Minister Amir Katz accused Democrats leader Golan of 'blood libel' for blaming a Friday shooting on settlers and the government. A cabinet meeting was moved underground for unspecified security reasons.

Democrats’ Golan launches an election campaign, accusing the prime minister of responsibility for blood spilled in the West Bank. The left-wing party aims to target education and justice ministries, pledges to exclude criminal defendants from office, and opposes overhaul laws.

Opposition party leaders in Israel are divided over whether to include the ultra-Orthodox (Haredim) in a future coalition government. Democrats' Golan faces criticism for advocating their inclusion, while leaders Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett insist on maintaining no compromise on draft exemptions for Haredim.