US Sec. of State Antony Blinken meets with Pres. Herzog and MKs Benny Gantz, Yair Lapid. Gantz: 'I emphasized US role in preventing escalation on northern border.'

<p>A 25-year-old man was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident in an open area near Gan Yavne on Monday evening.</p><p>Magen David Adom paramedics treated him and evacuated him to Assuta Hospital in Ashdod.</p>

A party made up of Naftali Bennett, Gideon Sa'ar and Yossi Cohen becomes the largest in the political map, according to a Channel 13 News poll.

The Ministry of Defense has published a first draft of a law that will extend the time reservists will need to remain enlisted.

IDF troops are continue fighting in Rafah, operating against terrorist infrastructure and operatives in the Gaza Strip.

<p>MK Merav Michaeli (Labor) blasted the coalition following the approval of the continued legislation of the Draft Law.</p><p>"This is the character of the coalition in Israel: In the morning they attack the families of the hostages, and at night they spit in the faces of the soldiers by passing an evasion law. They talk so much about total victory, they should open their eyes, everything has failed," said Michaeli.</p>

<p>The IDF Spokesperson's Unit said that overnight, IAF fighter jets successfully intercepted a suspicious aerial target that approached Israeli territory from the east. </p><p>The suspicious aerial target was monitored by IDF soldiers, did not cross into Israeli territory and no sirens were sounded according to protocol. No injuries or damage were reported.</p>

Pentagon spokesperson pushes back on reports claiming that Israel used the US-built pier off Gaza during "Operation Arnon" to rescue hostages held in Gaza.