The Times of Israel is liveblogging Monday’s events as they unfold.

A small group of senior cabinet ministers on Sunday decided against reopening the Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt, bucking US demands that the gate resume operating as envisioned by President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for ending the Gaza war, the Ynet news site reports.

The decision came amid Israeli frustration over the inclusion of senior officials from Turkey and Qatar in the Board of Peace’s Gaza Executive Board, which will be overseeing the postwar management of Gaza.

Israel has also argued that it shouldn’t reopen Rafah in both directions before Hamas agrees to disarm and returns the body of the final Israeli hostage, Ran Gvili.

Former US vice president Kamala Harris’s campaign asked Tim Walz if he was a foreign agent for China during his vetting process to become her running mate, CNN reports.

The network cites four sources familiar with the matter who ostensibly are tied to Harris as the former vice president’s inner circle seeks to push back on allegations of antisemitism after Jewish Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said he was asked during his vetting process if he was a foreign agent for Israel.

CNN says a series of trips Walz took to China sparked the question from Harris’s vetting team.

A Hezbollah operative was targeted in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese town of Zibqin, close to Tyre, a short while ago, the military says.

The IDF does not immediately provide further details.

The Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court has ruled in favor of allowing an autopsy of two babies who died earlier today in an unlicensed daycare center, against the wishes of the parents.

According to the Ynet news site, the ZAKA organization, backed by the families, is set to appeal the decision.

Hundreds of extremist Haredi protesters have taken to the streets of Jerusalem and Bnei Brak to protest the pending autopsy. Jewish law generally prohibits autopsies, but allows for some exceptions.

The circumstances of the babies’ deaths are still unclear, although initial reports indicate they may have died due to dehydration after being closed in a room with a fan heater set on high.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulates US President Donald Trump on........

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