<p>Central Elections Committee Chairman Justice Noam Sohlberg accepted a petition filed by the Public Committee Against Torture and ordered Otzma Yehudit chairman and Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to remove a video showing him meeting with senior Hamas official Hassan Salameh.</p><p>Sohlberg also ordered Otzma Yehudit to pay legal expenses.</p><p>Ben-Gvir responded: "Justice Sohlberg's decision against me is extremely puzzling. Terrorists in prisons must be dealt with firmly."</p>

<p>Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has instructed that immediate funding be allocated to the Transportation Ministry for repatriation flights to bring back Israelis stranded in Dubai and countries in the East, including India and Thailand, following the suspension of Flydubai flights.</p><p>According to Finance Ministry estimates, approximately 10,000 Israelis are awaiting flights back to Israel. Ministry officials are currently making the necessary arrangements to implement the directive.</p>

<p>The IDF stated that troops dispatched to the outskirts of the village of Yasuf in Samaria following reports of rocks being thrown at Israeli civilians carried out suspect apprehension procedures, including opening fire at terrorists. Hits were identified.</p><p>An Israeli civilian was injured in the incident and evacuated for medical treatment. IDF troops and security forces are continuing operations to locate the rock-throwers and additional suspects who were at the scene.</p>

A British citizen who also holds Iranian citizenship was arrested on suspicion of planning a terrorist act against the RAF Fairford base in Britain, which was foiled earlier this week.

<p>Asked if the co-pilot who attempted to hijack and crash a Flydubai flight full of Israelis was linked to Iran, President Donald Trump said: "I would say the answer based on what I'm hearing is yes, but we're working on it now."</p>

<p>The Finance Ministry has published a draft order for public comment that would reduce the excise tax on gasoline by 50 agorot for one month. The public comment period is expected to end this coming Sunday.</p><p>Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is then expected to sign the order, subject to a review of the comments submitted. Once the minister signs the order, it will take effect, and gasoline prices at gas stations will be updated at midnight between Sunday and Monday.</p>

Captain Smit Machchhar is stable after being transferred from Saudi Arabia to Abu Dhabi for further care, India’s ambassador to the UAE said.

The IDF publishes names and evidence identifying 170 Gazans portrayed as journalists who were also operatives in terrorist organizations, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad.