Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition survived an attempt to dissolve Knesset as ultra-Orthodox lawmakers reach a compromise with a Likud leader over military exemptions.

The vote was the most serious challenge to Netanyahu’s government since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack, the biggest security failure in Israel’s history and the trigger for the ongoing war in Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a stark warning to Iran, threatening strikes on "every target" of the regime and claiming a "real blow" to its nuclear infrastructure. This escalation follows Israeli airstrikes on Iranian military and nuclear sites,

Israel launched a series of surprise attacks against Iran on Friday morning, hitting nuclear sites, missile facilities and air defenses and killing three top security officials.

Iran meanwhile has pointed to Israel’s repeated assassination and sabotage attacks targeting it, as well as its devastating war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, for its enmity.