Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released from hospital. Netanyahu underwent surgery for a hernia under general anesthesia on Sunday.
74-year-old was still doing politics from his sickbed, but now he was allowed to return to his residence. Netanyahu subsequently announced the rapid closure of the Arabic TV channel Al Jazeera in the country. The US government reacted irritably to the plans of its close ally, calling them "worrying" and "worrisome" The channel also regularly shows videos from the terrorist organization Hamas's military wing, the Qassam Brigades.