Lebanese President Joseph Aoun appoints Nawaf Salam, head of the International Court of Justice, as Prime Minister. Hezbollah does not endorse any candidate.

We have had one hundred years of conciliatory policies that do not work. It is time to try something different. Will we? If a hostage deal goes through, we will have a better idea of where we are going with this. Review.

Turkish Chief Rabbi Hahambaşı Ishak Haleva passed away at the age of 84. His community eulogized: 'He always believed in unity, peace, and love.'

Defense Minister Israel Katz today laid out the key points of the proposed haredi draft law, among them a list of economic penalties for failure to meet enlistment goals.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sharren Haskel discussed the emerging hostage deal and said that 'we will soon see whether the other side is genuinely interested in reaching an agreement.'

<p>Boaz, the brother of hostage Omri Miran, responded in an interview on Kan Reshet Bet radio to the hostage release deal that is being negotiated.</p><p>"The deal, as far as we are concerned, is terrible. It is a deal of surrender that abandons my brother and many of the other hostages. We are totally against," he said.</p>

A Magen David Adom (MDA) spokesperson stated that MDA teams were dispatched to treat 11 people who were injured while heading to shelter and four individuals who suffered from shock.

The IDF Spokesperson's Unit said: "Following the sirens that sounded in a number of areas in central Israel, several attempts were made to intercept a missile that was launched from Yemen. The missile was likely intercepted. No injuries or damage have been reported. The incident has concluded."