Defense Minister Israel Katz: "IDF forces will continue to maintain positions and operate on Mount Hermon and in security and buffer zones to protect the communities of the Golan Heights and Galilee from any threat – as we did yesterday when we struck terrorists who threatened our forces."
"The IDF will not allow the existence of a military threat in Syria and will act against it," the military spokesperson emphasized in an official statement.
"Operation Strength and Sword in Gaza is expanding to crush and clear the area of terrorists and terror infrastructure," Defense Minister Katz says.
New report finds claims that 70% of fatalities are women and children inconsistent with data; "This has led to a narrative where the IDF are portrayed as disproportionately targeting civilians," the report says.
Hassan Badir operated as both a member of Hezbollah's unit 3900 and the Iranian Quds Force; "even patience has limits," parliament member representing Hezbollah says.
The target, a Hezbollah operative, was located in Beirut's Dahieh district and was helping Hamas plan an imminent severe attack.
Representatives of Palestinian terrorist organizations met in Beirut and drafted a document declaring weapons a "red line". Their initial conditions for disarmament: a comprehensive ceasefire, full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and the establishment of a Palestinian state.
Yarden Bibas says President Donald Trump is "the only one who can stop this war again" and bring the remaining hostages home, urging the US leader to pressure Netanyahu and Hamas.
The terror organization agreed for the first time to discuss releasing an additional group of five living hostages without receiving the Bohler terms.
Despite Hamas’s announcement that it agrees to releasing 5 hostages, Israel is demanding 11 living hostages and the return of bodies, along with a temporary ceasefire. Hamas also insists on a commitment to ending the war and rebuilding the Gaza Strip - under its continued rule.