Here are the latest news headlines from this afternoon that reached our news desk. The times given are Jerusalem time (GMT +3)

12:00 PM: Funeral procession for slain hostage Itzik Elgarat begins in Rishon Lezion
The funeral procession for slain hostage Itzik Elgarat, whose body was returned recently from Gaza captivity, began on Monday in Rishon Lezion. His brother Danny Elgarat, recited mourner's kaddish - the Jewish prayer for the deceased - ahead of the funeral. 

12:30 PM: Netanyahu offers condolences to family of victim of Haifa attack
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a statement addressed the attack Monday morning at the Haifa central bus station. "My wife Sara and I send our deepest condolences to the family of the man who was murdered in the shocking terrorist attack in Haifa and we send our best wishes for a swift and complete recovery to the wounded," he said. "We will continue to fight everywhere against those who seek to murder us and we will defeat them."

1:00 PM: Close Netanyahu ally says peace with Palestinians possible if Hamas defeated.
Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, a close ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said a peace deal could be signed with the Palestinians if Hamas was defeated. Dermer spoke in a closed meeting with the Jewish Agency board of trustees. According to the ministers, after the eradication of Hamas, the Palestinians would understand that the notion that Israel could be destroyed has also been defeated and after seeing peace achieved with Arab states, would make peace as well.

1:15 PM: Dore Gold, Israeli diplomat, Netanyahu advisor dead at 71
Dore Gold, the former Foreign Ministry Director General and former Israeli UN envoy, died at the age of 71. He was a political advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said in a post on X that Gold was an exemplary diplomat who had forged new roads for Israel's relations in the world.

1:30 PM: Hamas says Israel is pushing things back to 'square one'
Palestinian terrorist group Hamas said on Monday that Israel is trying to push things back to square one by asking to extend the first phase of their Gaza ceasefire agreement. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Sunday it had adopted a proposal by US President Donald Trump's envoy for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza for the Ramadan and Passover periods, hours after the first phase of the previously agreed deal expired. (Reuters)

2:00 PM: EuroLeague basketball: Again Turkey will not host the Israeli team
The game between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Anadolu Efes at the end of the month will be held in Riga, Latvia, instead of Turkey, due to the Turkish government's hostility to Israel.

2:15 PM: Druze and Circassian local leaders condemn Haifa terror attack
Druze spiritual leader: We condemn the attack, we must wait until the investigation is completed

2:45 PM: Dermer says refused to post his approval for Qatari funding Gaza, despite being asked
Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer said that when he was Israel's ambassador to the U.S., he refused to publish a post approving of Qatari money being delivered to Gaza. Dermer did not say who had asked for him to publish the post but said he ultimately published a watered-down version after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told him it would calm the situation in the south. Dermer spoke at a closed meeting with the Jewish Agency's board of trustees.

3:00 PM: Indictment charges filed against 17 Bedouin elected officials in corruption case
The State Attorney's Office filed indictments against 17 defendants from the Bedouin sector from Lod, Walla reported. The defendants include a current council head, six former council heads, their deputies, and other elected officials from the sector, and a senior official in the Education Ministry.

3:15 PM: World Court elects Iwasawa Yuji as new president.
The International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, said on Monday that Iwasawa Yuji had been elected as its new president to complete former president Nawaf Salam's term. Salam resigned in January to become Lebanon's prime minister.

3:30 PM: Man murdered in Haifa terror attack identified as Hassan Dhamshe
Hassan Dhamshe from Kafr Kanna was murdered and four others were wounded in a stabbing attack at the Lev HaMifratz Mall. The terrorist was eliminated by security guards at the scene.

4:00 PM: Lapid refuses to apologize for his offensive statement, that he should be paid to look at Minister Strock
Lapid caused significant controversy yesterday when he stated during a podcast interview, "I should get a raise just for being willing to look at Orit Strock."

4:30 PM: Iran alarmed by growing Israel-Azerbaijan ties, warns of US involvement
Tehran claims that expanding security cooperation between Baku, Jerusalem, and Washington poses a direct threat to its national security.

4:45 PM: Indictment filed against nine illegal residents after being caught, arrested in Beersheba
An indictment was filed against nine illegal residents of the West Bank after they were caught and arrested in the Beersheba area, Walla reported. An administrative closure order was also filed against the salon owner who employed the nine illegal residents.

5:00 PM: Gaza accuses: Israel cut electricity supply to desalination plants
Deir al Balah municipality claims Israel cut electricity supply to desalination facilities; Israel denies accusations, says Deir al Balah suffering from local technical failure

5:15 PM: Fake 'Apartheid' ads for Israeli company on London Underground
Anti-Israel activists post fake ads for an Israeli company saying it helps clients commit Apartheid and genocide. 

5:45 PM: ADL: Many schools still failing to protect Jewish students
Some schools improved in protecting Jewish students while many still failing, ADL’s Campus Report Card finds.