Smotrich said the IDF chief of staff 'needs to decide whether he will undermine security and the army's goals for the sake of a progressive lunacy,' adding that if the IDF doesn't want ultra-Orthodox recruits, 'then say so, and we'll go study Torah'

In an interview with Dubai-based Al Mashhad television, Ahmed al-Sharaa warned that any uncalculated intervention in Lebanon could further destabilize the region, adding that any solution to the Lebanese crisis should include a cease-fire and political, economic and social measures

David Bitan criticized Netanyahu's plan to cancel the internal election process, warning that replacing member voting with a selection committee would undermine the party's democratic foundations • Netanyahu reportedly backtracked his plan on Monday evening, Kan reported