Overnight developments include a significant international security story with reported Iranian involvement in a foiled UK terror plot, continued settler violence in the West Bank, and fresh political manoeuvring at home as Israel's election campaign enters its final month.

Security

British police are investigating a suspected bomb plot targeting RAF Fairford, a base also used by the US Air Force, with Iran suspected of involvement according to reports. Five suspects were arrested after a local resident in the nearby village of Wolford spotted suspicious vehicles blocking a quiet country lane near the base at around 12:45am and alerted police. UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting declined to speculate on the motives behind the plot, calling it "very unwise" to do so at this stage. Separately, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir released a video of himself confronting Hassan Salameh, the Hamas operative behind the 1996 bus bombings on Jerusalem's Line 18 that killed dozens. In the footage, Ben Gvir told the imprisoned terrorist "I want to kill you" and boasted of worsening conditions for Palestinian security prisoners, saying he was personally "responsible for your hell." Meanwhile, settler violence in the West Bank continued, with Palestinians reporting hate graffiti and vehicle arson in two villages near Ramallah. A violent confrontation broke out between dozens of settlers and Palestinians in a nearby village, prompting a police investigation. New intelligence details have also emerged about the operation that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, with officers involved in the decade-long surveillance describing how Nasrallah fell into a false sense of security, believing Israel would not go "all the way" against him, before the strike involving 83 tonnes of ordnance on his bunker.

Politics

A new poll released one month before Israel's election shows the "change bloc" and the Netanyahu-aligned bloc each polling at 52 seats, indicating a tight race. The same survey found that if the choice were between Benny Gantz's rival Gadi Eisenkot and Netanyahu for prime minister, 39% would prefer Netanyahu compared with 38% favouring Eisenkot. Former Defence Minister Avigdor Liberman warned that Palestinian elections could produce a repeat of Hamas's 2006 victory, and called for the Palestinian Authority to be dismantled, arguing that "the experiment failed" 33 years after the Oslo Accords. Separately, analysis suggests that a ban on Arab-led parties from the upcoming election—among the more extreme measures debated—is likely to be overturned, though critics argue its political impact could persist regardless. In the south, the city of Nativot has again petitioned the High Court of Justice, arguing that the government has failed to transfer funds from a NIS 1.8 billion reconstruction programme meant for 25 communities hit hard by the 7 October attacks. Despite representing roughly half the population covered by the plan, the city says it has received a quarter or less of some allocated budgets, with other approved funds not transferred at all.

International

Israel-related tensions surfaced at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, where Merseyside Police arrested 20 pro-Palestine Action protesters on Sunday. A "Zionists Control Labour" banner greeted attendees, prompting complaints to police over the presence of hardline pro-Palestine activists outside the venue. In a notable development, calls for an arms embargo on Israel and a genocide accusation failed to make it onto the conference's priority ballot, marking a defeat for hard-left pro-Palestine campaigners within the party. At a Labour Friends of Israel fringe event, Democrats candidate and former MK Emilie Moatti said her party "appreciates the UK government's loyalty to the security of Israel and a two-state solution." On the Iran nuclear front, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran is still awaiting mediators to convey Washington's final position on Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, stressing that "only a negotiated agreement can resolve the crisis," following comments from President Trump on the matter. In Europe, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced his resignation in order to run for prime minister in October elections, as he faces mounting protests after more than a decade dominating the country's politics. Serbia has been one of Israel's closest allies in Europe.

Other Developments

A 21-year-old man was seriously injured overnight in a violent incident in the village of Shibli in the Lower Galilee. Magen David Adom paramedics treated him at the scene before evacuating him to Emek Medical Centre in serious condition.

Sources: Ynet, Walla, www.israelhayom.co.il, Times of Israel, Jerusalem Post