US Officials Meet Houthi Representatives in Oman Amidst Regional Tensions

Sources have revealed that American officials held a meeting with representatives of the Houthi movement in Oman. This development comes as the Houthis are reportedly nearing full control of the Bab al-Mandab strait. The proximity of Houthi control has raised concerns in Israel about a potential complete halt to operations at the port of Eilat.

In other regional news, an American agency has reported that the cost of the war in Iran has reached $38 billion, with an additional $3 billion incurred monthly. Meanwhile, 44 Arab and Jewish human rights and civil organizations have issued a joint statement expressing solidarity with the creators of the film 'Naza,' condemning threats against them as characteristic of dictatorial regimes.

Domestically, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich published a video depicting the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the Attorney General being dragged through burning streets. Additionally, plans for depositing the 533 street project and the 'Alexander' junction have been approved, a move that threatens land confiscation for residents of Tayibe, Tira, and Qalansawe. Seventy-nine judges and judicial registrars took their legal oath before the President.

In legal proceedings, three individuals from Umm al-Fahm and Na'ura have been accused of threatening a person to extort 300,000 shekels. Separately, two brothers, one a minor, from the north, along with two individuals from the south, face charges related to an attempted drug smuggling operation into Jordan. A young woman from East Jerusalem is under investigation for filming herself driving with a small child in her lap. In a separate incident, parts of an Iranian plane broke off shortly after takeoff, causing panic among passengers.