Police officers from Lahav 433, together with police officers from Rosh Ha'ayin Police Station, thwarted an attempted criminal attack involving an explosive device placed in a vehicle, the Israel Police announced Tuesday.

The Justice Department on Monday directed federal prosecutors in New York to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams, an extraordinary intervention by a political appointee of US President Donald Trump in a high-profile criminal case.In a memo seen by Reuters, Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove told the US Attorney's office in Manhattan, which brought the charges, to dismiss the case as soon as practical.Bove wrote that Adams' indictment in September 2024 improperly interfered with his 2025 mayoral re-election campaign. For the dismissal, Adams must sign an agreement that the charges could potentially be brought again in the future, Bove said.

A coalition of US refugee backers filed a lawsuit on Monday that challenges President Donald Trump's indefinite suspension of the US resettlement program, saying refugees and their families face irreparable harm if it is allowed to remain in effect.The legal challenge, filed in US District Court in Washington State by HIAS, Church World Service, and Lutheran Community Services Northwest, argues that Trump exceeded his executive authority by abruptly shutting down the program and freezing funding to aid refugees already in the United States.The lawsuit cites the possibility of serious harm to refugees and calls on the court to "restore the important and historic American tradition of protecting and aiding people fleeing persecution."Trump, a Republican, immediately paused refugee resettlement after taking office on January 20, saying the program must ensure that refugees admitted to the US "appropriately assimilate" and that taxpayer resources are not wasted.

"Either the hostages return, or we resume fighting," said National Unity head Benny Gantz at a conference at the Institute for Haredi Strategy and Policy on Tuesday."As I understand it, this ceasefire, at its core, is about the release of the hostages. And if the release of the hostages does not take place, then there is no reason for the ceasefire anyway. Therefore, the situation, as far as I am concerned, is binary. Either the hostages return, or we resume fighting. It's that simple."He added that everyone must be returned, down the last hostage, especially given that it is impossible to guarantee if those alive today will still be alive tomorrow.At the same conference, shortly before the political and security cabinet meeting, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said "For everyone one of our hostages who - God forbid - is harmed, we will impose sovereignty over five percent of the territory of the Gaza Strip. We have full backing from President Trump."Smotrich said Hamas should be given an ultimatum: "Cut off electricity and water, stop humanitarian aid, open the gates of hell."Labor Party chairman, Yair Golan said "transferring Gazans outside of the Strip is an idea that is anti-Judaism and anti-Zionism, it is imperative to stand against it and ensure that it does not become normalized."In response, the chairman of the 'National Unity party, Benny Gantz, said "if someone emigrates voluntarily, I do not see anything inhumane in that."