The vote also comes after Likud’s top internal court rejected a Netanyahu-backed provision that would have allowed the party to cancel its Knesset primaries in the event of a security escalation.

The "singularity point," which represents the moment when AI becomes better at generating results than humans can, might have been reached, according to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

Former senior defense official Avner Vilan said on Monday that Washington and Tehran remain caught between an agreement and full-scale war, while renewed fighting could intensify criticism of Israel.

As Likud faces an internal battle over primaries and party control, questions are emerging over whether the movement remains true to Menachem Begin’s democratic vision.

Negotiators plan to focus on the trilateral framework, resolving border issues, and expanding pilot areas in southern Lebanon.

Although the talks aren't meant to put a full stop to the US-Iran conflict, mediators hope that a temporary agreement to reopen the strait would accelerate talks for a more concrete deal.

"We are not just running an event. We are building a community, one date at a time," said one of the event's lead organizers.

Many senators were eager for Clayton to take up the post because they are unhappy with interim director of national intelligence, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, a Trump loyalist.