Disruptions at the pivotal High Court hearing on the firing of Shin Bet director Ronen Bar amount to "shameful exploitation of bereaved families" by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, opposition head MK Yair Lapid said on Tuesday."The orchestrated riots... are a pathetic move by the criminal October 7 government, which is attempting to impede on the rule of law in Israel," he added.Justice Minister Yariv Levin also reacted to the disruptions, backing the "cries of millions whose rights are being trampled on... by a handful of arrogant justices. The people, who are asking for true freedom this coming Passover, can no longer be silenced."

A US judge on Tuesday ordered President Donald Trump’s White House to lift access restrictions imposed on the Associated Press over the news agency’s decision to continue to refer to the Gulf of Mexico in its coverage.The order from US District Judge Trevor McFadden, who Trump appointed during his first term, requires the White House to allow the AP’s journalists to access the Oval Office, Air Force One, and events held at the White House while the AP’s lawsuit moves forward.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will tap the Defense Production Act to boost coal mining, a move that could put the federal purse behind reviving the fading industry in the United States.Trump is signing executive orders on Tuesday to boost coal production in the US.

Todd Golden became the first Jewish coach in 37 years to win the NCAA men’s basketball tournament as his Florida Gators edged Houston 65-63 in the final on Monday night.Golden’s championship capped an especially Jewish- and Israeli-inflected Final Four. Along with Florida, Duke and Auburn were coached, respectively, by Jon Scheyer and Bruce Pearl, both of whom are Jewish. Houston player Emanuel Sharp is the son of longtime Maccabi Tel Aviv player Derrick Sharp, and himself played for Israel’s national youth team.Golden, 39, is also the youngest coach to win it all since the tournament expanded it its current structure in 1985. After playing college ball himself, he played for Maccabi Haifa, an Israeli pro basketball team, for two seasons. In 2009 he also played under Pearl in the Maccabiah Games in Israel.He was also an assistant to Pearl at Auburn, and had stints at Columbia and San Francisco, before coming to Florida in 2022. Golden faced, and beat, his mentor on Saturday as Florida topped Auburn in the semifinal. Ahead of that game, Pearl and Golden sat for a joint interview.Earlier this season, Golden was accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women, which led to a Title IX investigation. Investigators dismissed the charges as they found Golden had not committed misconduct “within a university program or activity,” the investigators said.The most recent Jewish coach to win the tournament before Golden was Larry Brown, who led Kansas to a championship in 1988.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday rejected a new Israeli proposal to control aid deliveries in Gaza, saying it risks "further controlling and callously limiting aid down to the last calorie and grain of flour.""Let me be clear: We will not participate in any arrangement that does not fully respect the humanitarian principles: humanity, impartiality, independence and neutrality," Guterres told reporters.Guterres also stated that it would be against international law for Palestinians to be forced to be moved away, responding to questions about a US push to take control of the Gaza Strip."To be forced to be moved away is something that is against international law," Guterres told a press briefing. "Palestinians must be able to live in a Palestinian state side by side with an Israeli state. That is the only solution that can bring peace to the Middle East."

After Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's return from Washington, Israel's political-security cabinet will meet on Wednesday at 6:30 pm.