Popular Israeli actress and children’s entertainer Michal Weizmann, widely known as Michal HaKtanah, made a public commitment to fully observe Shabbos this past weekend, dedicating it as a zechus for the return of the hostages held in Gaza.
“This Shabbos, I chose to stop,” Weizmann wrote on her Instagram account. “A Shabbos of Rosh Chodesh. A Shabbos of new beginnings. A Shabbos I chose to keep in full, turning off my phone, opening my heart, and letting the light in.”

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The Jerusalem District Court announced that it is canceling Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s scheduled testimony in his criminal trial this week, following his appearance in a closed-door court session today on the matter. Netanyahu requested in court that his scheduled testimony for the next two weeks be delayed due to diplomatic and national security issues, after two such requests were rejected on Friday. The head of IDF Military Intelligence as well as the head of the Mossad were also present in today’s court hearing, both of whom explained to the judges why it was necessary to postpone the testimony hearings.

The IDF’s new 96th “Gilad” Division, set to be responsible for the entire Jordan border area, completed a first division-level drill last week, the military announces. The exercise on Thursday simulated “emergency scenarios and rapid response to sudden events, while increasing the division’s readiness for combat,” the IDF says.

Over 60 Hamas operatives were detained and 22 weapons were captured during a crackdown on one of the largest terror networks in the West Bank in recent years, the Shin Bet security agency says.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, backed by the U.S. and Israel, says its operation that began on May 26 has just delivered its 50,000,000th meal in Gaza.

The IDF dropped thousands of leaflets over Gaza City and Jabalia, warning residents ahead of time to evacuate as military operations are planned in those areas.