Daily brief
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has intensified his rhetoric against Israel, casting the country as the ultimate villain in the Middle East and warning that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will end up like Hitler. Erdogan's comments come amid a broader diplomatic campaign by Turkey to position itself as a leader in the region. The Israeli cabinet is reportedly set to approve $350 million to establish 61 new West Bank settlements, a move that has drawn international criticism.
Slovenia has lifted its ban on arms trade with Israel, according to The Straits Times.
Prosecutors have indicted Yonatan Urich in the classified documents affair, while a Netanyahu aide faces a severe espionage charge and a ban from the Prime Minister's Office.
Netanyahu's Likud party says he will run for re-election, as his coalition loses its comfortable majority 139 days before the election.