The resignation of Israel’s military intelligence chief Aharon Haliva was the focal point of talk shows last night, with pundits mulling whether this signals the first of many resignations within the Israeli military leadership to come.

The first of many to step down? The resignation of the head of Israel’s military intelligence could bring on a string of more resignations within Israeli military leadership, said Al Quds University professor Ayman El Raqab on a call with Lamees El Hadidi on Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 9:08).

A push for greater accountability from up top: “Aharon describes the events of October 7 as a “black day” in his resignation letter, and pushes for a deeper and more transparent investigation to explain the failures [of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.]” Al Raqab explained. “Netanyahu has not admitted this publicly, but behind the scenes it has been said that he himself bears that responsibility personally,” he added.

Aharon's resignation received coverage across the channels, with El Hayah El Youm (watch,runtime: 5:40), Masaa DMC (watch, runtime 2:08), and Salet El Tahrir (watch, runtime: 3:07) all running the story.

AND- The price of non-subsidized bread was back on the airwaves “Bakery owners who violate the recent ministerial decision to introduce lower prices will face strict penalties that include imprisonment between one to five years and a fine of no less than EGP 10k, closure of the bakery, and confiscation of flour,” Supply Ministry undersecretary Nasser Thabet told El Hadidi on Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 7:27).

It’s on citizens to refuse bread that’s wrongly-priced, says Adib: Talk show host Amr Adib said that the government has fulfilled its role on determining the weights and prices of bread in agreement with bakery owners, and that “the ball is now in the citizen’s court, who must refuse bread if there are violations” of the ministerial decision (watch, runtime: 39:58).

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