Initial reports: Attempted ramming attack at Elazar JCT in Gush Etzion, no casualties reported

<p>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated Chilean President-elect José Antonio Kast Rist on his election victory.</p><p>"Israel looks forward to working closely with you and Chile to deepen cooperation in security, innovation, water, agriculture and economic growth to strengthen the partnership between our two democracies," Netanyahu stated.</p>

Amid controversy over the draft law, financial grants have been distributed to draft dodgers recently released from detention, with payments reaching tens of thousands of shekels.

A preliminary investigation found that the police officer exited his squad car and attempted to stop the vehicle, which veered and tried to ram him. The officer fired at the driver, who managed to flee. Police later clarified that the incident was criminal and not nationally motivated.

DF has surrounded Arab villages in the area, including the city of Bethlehem, to search for the suspect who sped toward a police officer at the Elazar Junction.

Australia’s Coalition announced a new antisemitism and counterterrorism taskforce after the deadly attack, citing failures to confront extremism and rising threats to Jewish communities.

<p>The bill to cut off electricity and water to UNRWA was approved by the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee and will be brought before the Knesset plenary for its second and third readings.</p>

<p>Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Amichai Chikli visited the site of the massacre at the beach in Sydney, Australia.</p><p>“It is a very difficult event, and unfortunately not a surprising one, given the hostile atmosphere toward Jews here,” Chikli said in an interview with Kan Reshet Bet. “The government here is hostile toward Israel and did not respond to our calls to address antisemitism. Many incidents occurred without proper treatment or meaningful punishment.”</p>