Israeli 15-year-olds lost 38 points in reading, 25 in math and 23 in science since 2022, leaving the country below the OECD average in every field; nearly 3 in 10 now lack basic proficiency across all three

Likud wrestles with Netanyahu’s reserved slots, Haredi parties shake up their ranks and struggling factions seek last-minute alliances before candidate lists close

PM misses a Likud tribunal deadline to reveal his remaining reserved candidates as the party pushes its meeting toward the 10 p.m. national filing cutoff; Dobronsky says he will instead join the Likud team as a professional AI minister

Long-shot candidates returned to the Central Elections Committee with royal costumes, pirate hats and unusual platforms, while behavioral economist Dan Ariely joined the Pirate Party and one slate sought ballot letters representing God’s name

Saudi-led coalition says strikes hit Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran amid renewed hostilities; report says Aramco’s Jazan oil facilities were also hit, though Reuters could not verify the claim

Newly released documents reveal the clandestine 1993 Amman meeting where Peres and King Hussein initialed a memorandum that helped shape the 1994 peace treaty, as Hussein warned he might have only 'a year or two left' and vowed to risk everything

Book says Egypt also warned of a major Hamas operation; days later Netanyahu held off on targeting Sinwar, who had threatened an 'earthquake,' and allegedly failed to brief security chiefs; PMO calls the UAE account 'a complete lie'