In the shadow of the return to negotiations between the US and Iran: Ministers have been summoned to the political-security cabinet meeting to be held today.

Axios: Plans for U.S. Iran nuclear talks in Oman on Friday are back on after urgent lobbying from Arab and Muslim leaders, according to 2 U.S. officials. “They asked us to keep the meeting and listen to what the Iranians have to say. We will do the meeting if they insist, but we are very skeptical,” one official said. Officials said at least 9 regional countries pressed senior levels of the President Trump administration not to cancel the talks. A second U.S. official said the meeting was agreed to “to be respectful” of allies and “to continue pursuing the diplomatic track.”

"We blocked humanitarian aid from entering Hamas - and now we are 'war criminals'": Rashel and Nili took part in the "Order 9" project that tried to prevent trucks from entering Gaza - France issued arrest warrants against them on suspicion of "aiding genocide and war crimes."

The Ministry of Defense signed an agreement with Elbit Systems to integrate a package of Israeli systems into the CH-53K "Wild" helicopter, worth over 400 million NIS.

"This is not a 'sector statistic, this is a painful Israeli tragedy": President Herzog said today in response to the triple murder in the north that "the blood spilled on the streets of Arab society is the blood of the country's citizens, the rampant crime is a clear and immediate danger to the security of Israeli society as a whole."

Airlift of C17 transport planes continues to arrive in the Middle East.

The Pakistani army announced the completion of the counter-terrorism operation in the Balochistan province - with at least 216 terrorists killed in the fighting.

The Ukrainian Air Force announced that it shot down 156 of 185 drones launched by the Russian military last night!

Brad Karp to step down as Paul Weiss chair after Epstein revelations.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met in Riyadh with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

The U.S. has asked Israel to refrain from attacking Iran during ongoing negotiations. A senior Israeli official says coordination is unprecedented, with an “insane” number of Israeli military officials traveling to the U.S. and vice versa.

Fulton County officials moved Wednesday to regain control of thousands of 2020 election records seized by federal agents last week. An emergency motion has been filed in federal court as county leaders warn the investigation could have sweeping implications for elections nationwide, CBS News reported.

Fatal car accident in Haifa: An 80-year-old woman was killed, the police have opened an investigation.