PM and adviser Ron Dermer held hours of talks in New York with Trump’s envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff on the 21-point peace plan; Israeli officials said gaps narrowed and optimism grew ahead of a White House meeting

Millions take shelter as Israel activates air defenses; IDF says threat successfully intercepted by air defenses

As the IDF encircles Gaza City’s Shati camp, commanders warn Hamas will deploy all remaining firepower and tunnel networks; Troops say dismantling Hamas and rescuing hostages are missions that can advance together

First report: Jerusalem says Doha should have no role in the 'day after' the Gaza war but Washington rejects that view, and a compromise appears to have been reached; Israel also is demanding a declaration that would give it a mandate to remove threats from the Strip; mediators warn that would scuttle a deal; The biggest challenge: winning Hamas’ agreement to free the hostages 'all at once'

 Netanyahu's meeting at the White House for the fourth time since Trump returned to office may seal the fate of the hostages, and the families sent the president a personal letter in advance of the meeting: 'Every day, you remind the world of the need to bring all 48 of our loved ones home and end this war once and for all'

Car of the future? AIR CEO Rani Plaut is banking on compact electric motors, intelligent software and a full-aircraft parachute to make the world’s first personal flying car safe, practical and as routine as the daily drive.

In between his talks with Trump's senior advisers on a deal in Gaza, Netanyahu also made time in New York for a meeting with members of the Yesha Council before he traveled to the White House; They put pressure on the prime minister to seize a 'one-time opportunity' for sovereignty, and he replied: 'We have to navigate a complex reality';  His wife Sara also joined the meeting; This is the promise he made, and the one he didn't

Special report from inside Gaza: The soldier who left without weapon and was expelled from the course, the company commander who managed to leave the attack for his son's bar mitzvah, the reservists who leave once every two weeks due to a shortage of troops, and the difficult questions that soldiers ask; The IDF is returning to a neighborhood on the Gaza coast, this time 'with forces it has never seen before'