This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: A gynecologist aiming to reshape Israeli politics takes a pre-wedding girls' trip with her daughters, and an operations manager who dreams of life in Berlin heads to Spain to visit her best friend

The Israeli army prepares for a sudden security escalation with Iran, warning of no advance notice to state institutions or to the healthcare system. IDF officials also acknowledge that cracks have emerged during the war in public trust in decision-making regarding Home Front defense guidelines

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has been in frequent contact with senior U.S. officials and has asked the Trump administration to intervene to stop the Israeli escalation and stabilize the cease-fire, a Saudi report said