Airstrikes were launched on a Defense Ministry compound and near the presidential palace in on Damascus; the action followed clashes with over 500 casualties in the region of Sweida, the heartland of Syria's Druse minority, whom Israel pledged to protect

One of the panoramic windows of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem was shattered during a right-wing protest held outside the facilities, with resonance on all local press

Israel’s plans to fully escalate the war in Gaza and block humanitarian aid to the population, already on the brink of famine, have drawn the sharpest opposition yet since the conflict began; UK, France and Canada issued a joint statement of condemnation

Ronen Bar, chief of Shin Bet, whom cabinet voted last month to fire, will step down from his role on 15 June; opposition lawmakers urge Netanyahu to follow an Bar himself said ‘all’ who failed on October 7 must go