Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid held their first joint campaign headquarters meeting on Sunday evening after polls showed Gadi Eisenkot overtaking them in the bloc. Their team instructed activists not to attack Eisenkot, in an effort to present a united front and stop further vote loss.
Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv’s playoff final turned physical in the fourth quarter. Oshae Brissett and Tomer Ginat exchanged shoves and shouts after a basket and foul, and both received technical fouls.
Natali Dadon and Amit Perlis announced their engagement on Sunday after resuming their relationship in March. The couple, who share a nine-year-old son, had split in September after about a decade together before reconciling and making a public appearance last week.
LEGO and Koenigsegg unveiled a 4,104-piece Technic model of the Sadair's Spear, a rare $5 million hypercar. They also built a full-size LEGO version that reached 111 km/h at Goodwood, setting a new drivable LEGO car record.
A 45-year-old man was seriously injured at 9:40 p.m. on Eli Cohen Street in Lod. He was treated by Magen David Adom and taken conscious to Shamir Assaf Harofeh Medical Center with penetrating injuries.
Ahmad al-Sharaa denied Donald Trump’s claim that the Syrian army may enter Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah. He said he is open to talks with Hezbollah and argued that Lebanon should have a different future from Syria’s past.
A 40-year-old pedestrian was moderately injured after being struck by a car on Rogozin Street in Ashdod. United Hatzalah treated her at the scene and took her to hospital.
Orit Strock said Iran, not Israel, is the main threat in Lebanon and defended the IDF’s ongoing destruction of Hezbollah infrastructure there. She argued Israel must keep acting despite limits, with responsibility for its security resting only on itself.
IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir warned that withdrawing from the yellow line in southern Lebanon would restore Hezbollah’s raid threat. Israeli leaders say they want to stay on the line, while officials are also weighing limited pullbacks ahead of talks with Lebanon in Washington on Tuesday.
Serena Williams, 44, received a wild card to the Wimbledon women’s singles draw and will also play doubles with Venus Williams. The comeback follows her return to competition earlier this month after four years away, with Williams saying she wants her daughters to see her play.
Israel’s defense minister said Sunday that Israel will not withdraw from Beaufort or the security zone in southern Lebanon. The statement followed reports about possible regional arrangements and talks in Switzerland, while the IDF chief warned the ceasefire is fragile.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa rejected any Syrian military move into Lebanon and said diplomacy, not force, is needed to end the fighting. He said Syria has proposed a regional initiative to the United States and others, centered on a ceasefire, political and economic steps, and Lebanese state institutions. He also said dialogue with Hezbollah remains possible if it serves Syrian and Lebanese interests.
Dr. Dan Diker said in a Channel 7 interview that Trump’s emerging Iran framework is worse than the Obama nuclear deal. He argued the U.S. has already given Iran major concessions, while Netanyahu is wisely managing the crisis by avoiding a public clash with Washington.
Berlin police arrested a 31-year-old man after an antisemitic attack on a 48-year-old Jewish father and his two children on Uhlandstrasse on Saturday afternoon. The case was transferred to the LKA, while federal data cited in the report shows 8,627 antisemitic incidents in Germany in 2025, with Berlin the hardest-hit city.
Women received 63.8% of Israeli academic degrees in 2024/25, according to new CBS data. Total graduates edged down slightly, while teacher training, medicine, and law all posted gains in specific fields.
Israel is considering transferring responsibility for a Hezbollah tunnel complex in Tebnine to the Lebanese Army as a test of its willingness to confront Hezbollah. The issue may be discussed Tuesday, while the IDF says it controls the area above the tunnel but cannot enter because of the cease-fire.
Matt Coleman is in talks with Hapoel HaEmek over a possible move next season. The guard, who starred for Maccabi Ra'anana and previously played for Hapoel Haifa, may stay in Israel.
Israeli forces are battling Hezbollah in southern Lebanon around Tel Ali al-Tahir, a 700-meter strategic ridge near Nabatieh. The site is described as a major underground command complex tied to Hezbollah’s Badr Unit and wider Iranian-backed tunnel infrastructure. The outcome remains unclear after an American veto halted further fighting.
Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a JNS conference on Sunday in his first public English speech since the memorandum of understanding. He defended Israel’s actions in Lebanon and against Iran, vowed that Iran will never get nuclear weapons while he is prime minister, and said peace could follow if Hezbollah is disarmed.
Amit Segal said a Supreme Court hearing on the judicial selection law moved him from Ayelet Shaked’s gradual reform camp toward Yariv Levin’s harder line. He attacked Justice Isaac Amit, defended the Knesset law as legitimate, and warned that striking it down could trigger a severe backlash.
Belgium faced Iran on Sunday night at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood in the second round of 2026 World Cup Group G. Both teams had one point, Belgium started Romelu Lukaku and missed Jeremy Doku, and the group remained tightly balanced after the opening round.
The EU will impose a fixed 3 euro customs fee on low-value parcels from outside the bloc starting July 1, 2026. The policy ends the 150 euro duty-free exemption, targets cheap imports from Asia, and may raise consumer costs and reshape supply chains. Britain is now considering similar changes.
Secret recordings reveal senior Shas rabbis strongly opposing Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi’s bill, mainly over Sabbath desecration and unwanted content in a planned free app. While the party’s spiritual leadership objects, Shas’s political leadership is leaning toward supporting the legislation.
U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland were thrown into crisis after Trump issued new threats and Iranian negotiators walked out of the venue. Iranian reports said the talks were paused, not over, while mediators Qatar and Pakistan tried to keep them alive.
Al-Jolani rejected a U.S. proposal to have Syria handle Hezbollah’s disarmament, saying any Syrian role would be peaceful and not through war. The comments came as Trump renewed threats against Iran over Hezbollah and U.S.-Iran talks continued in Switzerland.
Vasilije Micic starred in the first half of Hapoel Tel Aviv’s Game 2 playoff final against Maccabi Tel Aviv on Sunday night. After a poor Game 1 and with his team down 2-0 in the series, he led Hapoel to a 43-36 halftime lead with 13 points, 7 assists and no turnovers.
Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch urged tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox scholars to observe a daily half-hour “fast of speech” until after the Tishrei holidays. He tied the appeal to the fight over conscription, yeshiva funding, and rulings by Gali Baharav-Miara and the Supreme Court, as he flew to the US for emergency fundraising.
LG has launched the E-Paper Display, a 32-inch poster-like digital signage screen that uses e-paper technology and can operate for up to a year on its built-in battery. The product targets businesses and public venues, will debut in South Korea next month, and reach Europe in July.
A thunderstorm forecast for Philadelphia could force a delay or stoppage of the World Cup match between France and Iraq, scheduled for midnight between Monday and Tuesday. If that happens, it would be the tournament’s first weather-related disruption. Similar concerns were raised before Uruguay vs. Saudi Arabia, but that match was played normally.
Reports in Britain say Keir Starmer may resign as Labour leader and prime minister, possibly as soon as Monday, under intense pressure to make way for Andy Burnham. Donald Trump mocked Starmer online, while Labour MPs and senior figures weigh a leadership challenge after recent election setbacks.
News 13’s entertainment roundup mentions Hadag Nahash’s 30-year anniversary performance and Omer Adam’s wedding in Italy. The brief item was published at 21:48 and gives no additional details.
Israel’s Home Front Command said all restrictions in northern frontline communities will be lifted Monday at 6:00 a.m. After five soldiers were killed over the weekend, the IDF and Lebanese reports described a fragile calm in southern Lebanon. The same day, U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland focused heavily on Lebanon, as Donald Trump warned Iran over Hezbollah.
Tel Aviv University was ranked first in Israel in the QS World University Rankings for 2027. It placed 208th globally and 29th worldwide in citations per faculty, ahead of all other Israeli universities.
Former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar and his wife were urgently evacuated from the United Arab Emirates after an unusual security warning raised concern for his safety. The incident happened during a security conference hosted by Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed and was kept secret until reported by Channel 13.
Iran’s delegation to U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland reportedly suspended the negotiations after President Donald Trump issued public threats on Fox News. The talks, led by J.D. Vance and Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, concerned Lebanon and frozen Iranian assets and were held at Bürgenstock near Lake Lucerne.
Rabbi Daniel Zer sharply condemned police violence seen at last week’s faction protest and warned of divine punishment for humiliating Torah students. He reinforced his message with a story about a righteous man whose right leg decayed after he once kicked a Torah learner.
Benny Gantz accused former President Reuven Rivlin of lying about warning him not to join Benjamin Netanyahu’s 2020 unity government. Gantz defended the move as necessary during the coronavirus crisis and said it protected Israel’s institutions and security interests.
He added that the next Israeli government should be broad and Zionist, not narrow or ideologically extreme.
At Sgt. First Class Nove Havshush’s burial on Mount Herzl, his mother revealed she is pregnant and said the new life helps her keep going after losing her only son in Lebanon. His father delivered a separate eulogy, recalling the last message from his son and the family’s shock after the death.
Jerusalem has resolved the annual Haredi “sisters placement” dispute early, assigning girls to major seminaries before the new school year. City officials say the move should prevent the delays, tensions, and disruptions that have marked previous years.
At the JNS International Policy Conference, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel worked to create conditions for Iranians to topple their regime. He said no one can know when such a government will fall, and described it as a source of terror for Iran and the world.
IDF Says Home Front Restrictions Near Border Will Be Lifted Tomorrow
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Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
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The IDF announced that restrictions set by the Home Front Command in communities along the confrontation line will be removed tomorrow. No further details were included in the article, which said more information would be published shortly.