U.S. Official: Iran Rejects Demands to Stop Enriching Uranium, Funding Hamas, Hezbollah

The senior civil service appointments committee on Sunday approved the appointment of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial military secretary, Roman Gofman, to head the Mossad, despite objections from the committee's chair, the current head of the service and civil society organizations. The Prime Minister's Office said Netanyahu has signed Gofman's appointment, and he will take up the role on June 2 for a five-year term.