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Israel on July 5, 2026, faced a constitutional crisis as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government announced it would defy a High Court ruling on the appointment of a media regulator, marking the first open refusal to comply with a Supreme Court decision. The legal clash escalated tensions between the executive and judiciary, with the president and other officials pushing back against the move.
Netanyahu claimed that Lebanese Christian villages seek annexation to Israel, while Lebanese President Michel Aoun defended a peace framework, saying he sees no alternative.
Trump said Netanyahu knows 'who the boss is' and plans a meeting, as reports indicated advisers think Netanyahu 'was wrong about everything.'
Israel appointed its first-ever resident ambassador to Slovenia amid warming ties.
Erdogan warned that Israel must not be allowed to 'spread smell of blood again' and pressed Trump to halt a planned US-Israeli ground operation against Iran.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary