The European Union’s aviation authority confirmed Monday night that it has officially ended all flight bans affecting travel to Israel.
These restrictions were originally introduced back in April due to rising tensions and security threats, including the temporary closure of Israeli airspace after Iranian missile attacks and a missile launched by the Houthis that landed near Ben Gurion Airport.
Following those incidents, a number of European airlines halted their Israel-bound routes, citing the EASA directive that warned against flights into the region.
With that guidance now revoked, many European airlines are preparing to slowly reintroduce direct service to Ben Gurion Airport.

Five IDF soldiers lost their lives and fourteen others were injured following a roadside bomb explosion late Monday night in the northern Gaza neighborhood of Beit Hanoun, the military confirmed.
Among those killed were Staff Sgt. Meir Shimon Amar, 20, and Sgt. Moshe Nissim Frech, 20, both residents of Yerushalayim. They served in the Netzach Yehuda Battalion, part of the Kfir Brigade.
The identities of the other three soldiers who died in the incident have not yet been made public and are expected to be released in due course.

Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu sat down with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday evening for their third meeting of the year.
Prior to the private discussion, both leaders took a few questions from the press. During the exchange, Netanyahu handed Trump a letter he had submitted to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee in which he nominated the President for the prestigious award.
One of the topics addressed was Trump’s earlier proposal for Gaza, which encourages voluntary emigration for Gazans as the region undergoes rebuilding.

President Donald Trump took aim at New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani during a high-profile meeting this evening with Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu at the White House, denouncing the progressive politician in stark terms.
“He’s not a socialist — he’s a communist,” Trump said, referencing Mamdani’s ideology. “And he’s said some really bad things about Jewish people.”
“It’s a philosophy that this country is not ready for — and it NEVER will be,” the president added forcefully.

Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu announced on Monday that he had officially put President Trump’s name forward for the Nobel Peace Prize, personally handing over a copy of the nomination letter during their meeting in Washington.
“I want to present to you, Mr. President, the letter I sent to the Nobel Prize committee,” Netanyahu said during a moment at the White House.
“It’s the nomination of you for the peace prize, which is well-deserved. And you should get it.”
Reaching across the table that separated the American and Israeli delegations, Netanyahu passed the letter directly to Trump.
“This I didn’t know,” Trump responded with surprise as he looked at the document. “Well, thank you very much.

Israeli Defense Minister Yisroel Katz made a striking admission on Monday, conceding that pressing forward into the final quarter of the Gaza Strip—territory not yet under Israeli control—could pose a significant danger to the Israeli hostages still held by Hamas.
This position marks a shift in tone and now appears to align with the viewpoint of IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir, who is reportedly advocating for a conclusion to the ongoing military campaign.
Previously, Prime Minister Netanyahu, along with Katz and other senior officials, had consistently argued that increasing military pressure was the best way to secure the release of hostages, insisting that stepped-up assaults would work in Israel’s favor.

Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu held a meeting with Steve Witkoff, the United States’ special envoy to the Middle East, at the Blair House in Washington.
Accompanying Netanyahu at the meeting was Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, who joined him for the discussions.
Following that session, Netanyahu sat down with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The two were initially joined by their respective teams before continuing with a private one-on-one conversation, according to information released by Netanyahu’s office.
No specific information was shared by the Israeli side regarding what was discussed in any of the meetings.

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President Donald Trump has eliminated a controversial federal regulation initially introduced by Joe Biden, which would have granted foreign agricultural laborers collective bargaining privileges — rights not extended to American farm workers.
The policy, introduced by the Biden team in 2024, focused on H-2A visa holders — foreign nationals temporarily employed on U.S. farms — and aimed to give them unionization rights, even though American farmhands remain legally excluded from such protections.
Under Trump’s administration, the Department of Labor has formally halted implementation of the rule.

In a sharp critique of President Donald Trump’s recent claims, John Bolton, who served as his national security advisor, told i24NEWS that while Trump’s military actions against Iran were noteworthy, they fell far short of eliminating Tehran’s nuclear capabilities.
“Trump called the raid of the B-2s the total and complete obliteration of Iran’s nuclear weapons program,” Bolton said. “There’s only one person in the world who believes that, and that’s Donald Trump—if he believes it.”
During an interview ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s scheduled third sit-down with Trump in half a year, Bolton spoke bluntly about what he saw as Trump’s true motivation in calling for a ceasefire: not strategic necessity, but political image.

Russia may soon unleash nightly assaults on Ukraine involving up to 1,000 missiles and drones, according to new reports.
The Telegraph reported on Monday that an enlarged missile production facility in Votkinsk, along with accelerated military logistics, has significantly increased the firepower available to President Vladimir Putin’s military. These advancements now enable Russia to stage massive bombardments against Ukraine.
Sources told the London-based publication that Putin’s objective is to exhaust Ukraine’s defenses, sap the spirit of its people, and weaken international resolve to continue aiding the country.