Outgoing NYC Mayor Eric Adams will visit Israel from Friday to Tuesday to meet officials, tech leaders, and discuss global antisemitism. He previously visited in 2023.

Reports say the US is advancing a large military base in the Gaza envelope, costing around $500 million, to support international forces under a cease‑fire framework-coordinated with Israel and the IDF.

British actor and comedian John Cleese cancels his sold-out Israel shows, after reposting anti-Israel content on social media. Producers claim he caved to threats from the BDS movement.

<p>The Syrian Minister of Information announced that following a meeting between Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and US President Donald Trump, “President Trump has given his approval for the reopening of the Syrian Embassy in Washington, which has been closed for over a decade.”</p>

Saudi channel Al-Hadath reports that dozens of senior Hezbollah members, some wounded in clashes with Israel, underwent plastic surgery under Iranian directive.

<p>A young man, approximately 25 years old, was seriously injured in a violent incident in Beit Shemesh.</p><p>Magen David Adom paramedics evacuated him to Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem.</p>

<p>US President Donald Trump commented in a post on Truth Social on his meeting at the White House with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.</p><p>"It was an Honor to spend time with Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa, the new President of Syria, where we discussed all the intricacies of PEACE in the Middle East, of which he is a major advocate. I look forward to meeting and speaking again. Everyone is talking about the Great Miracle that is taking place in the Middle East. Having a stable and successful Syria is very important to all countries in the Region," he wrote.</p>

Iran says UN inspectors visited nuclear sites last week, denies violating treaty terms, while accusing IAEA of enabling Israeli strikes.