At a security briefing convened by the Prime Minister, senior defense officials warn Hezbollah is accelerating its armament and infrastructure rehabilitation efforts.

<p>MKs from Degel HaTorah on Tuesday evening presented the outline of the Draft Law to Lithuanian haredi leader Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch.</p><p>Rabbi Hirsch emphasized, “Not a single hair on the head of any yeshiva student should be harmed, and the Sephardic yeshivot must also be protected.”</p>

<p>Polls in Virginia have closed following Election Day for the positions of governor, attorney general, and lieutenant governor. According to polls, Democrat Abigail Spanberger, a former member of Congress, is expected to win comfortably against her opponent, Republican Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears. Whoever wins will become the first woman to serve as governor of Virginia.</p><p>In New York, polls for the mayoral race are set to close at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time (4:00 a.m. Israel time).</p>

UPS cargo plane crashes near Louisville airport after takeoff, killing 7 and injuring 11. The NTSB will lead the investigation; officials warn casualty numbers may rise.

Combat Antisemitism Movement bemoans election Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor, warns Jewish community will lack an advocate in city leadership come January.

In her first interview since returning to Israel, Elizabet Tsurkov describes a series of torture and abuse she endured in captivity by the Qata'ib Hezbollah militia in Iraq.

Supreme Court justice Noam Sohlberg orders Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara to respond to petition demanding she recuse herself from involvement in Force 100 affair.

According to a police representative, former Military Prosecutor Col. (res.) Matan Solomesh was aware that materials were being leaked, but did not act to stop the leak.