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Maj. Yuval Ezra, 27, a battery commander in the Artillery Corps, will be laid to rest tomorrow at the military cemetery in Beit Dagan. He was killed yesterday in a terror attack near the village of Tel in Samaria. His parents said he was set to be married next year.

IDF forces raided the villages of Beit Furik and Tubas, where the terrorists behind two attacks in the Shomron earlier today had come from. In one of the attacks, an IDF soldier was lightly wounded after being stabbed by a Palestinian police officer. All three terrorists involved were killed.

Defense Minister ישראל כ"ץ held a security assessment today with the IDF’s top brass. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to convene the inner cabinet tomorrow. Israel’s assessment: Iran may try to pull the region into a full-scale war if the U.S. expands its strikes.

The IDF and Shin Bet said three Hamas terrorists were killed in a strike in northern Gaza, including one who took part in the October 7 massacre and was involved in advancing terror plans in the naval arena.

In recent weeks, claims have circulated that the IDF deliberately targeted Palestinian soccer players during the war. The IDF now says that several Palestinian players, referees, and coaches were in fact terror operatives in Hamas’s military wing and in Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

Dozens of activists from a civilian right-wing movement have crossed the border into Syria in recent months and were brought back by the IDF. Security officials warn of a serious operational danger, but so far no indictments have been filed in the case.

According to a report by the AP news agency, the IDF has been building a large earthen barrier in recent months along the area known as the Yellow Line. The IDF confirmed its construction, according to the report.

The IDF confirmed that over the weekend, acting on Shin Bet intelligence, it killed Taher Ahmad Salem Abd al-Wahid in Gaza. He was a member of Islamic Jihad, took part in the Nova music festival massacre on October 7, and led the cell that murdered and abducted Inbar Haiman, of blessed memory.

Israel’s defense establishment is closely watching the risk of a new escalation in the Persian Gulf. With the possibility that the U.S. could intensify its strikes on Iran, there is growing concern that Iran may target Israel.

Israeli defense officials believe dozens of Hezbollah operatives are trapped in a strategic underground complex in southern Lebanon. At the same time, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for the group to be disarmed, saying Lebanon has no future as long as it remains armed.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir toured the Judea and Samaria Division today as forces continue counterterror operations. He also addressed the possibility of escalation following the launch toward Aqaba, saying, "We are maintaining a high level of alert."

Defense Minister ישראל כ"ץ said he instructed IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir to remove Omri Ronen from all reserve-duty frameworks after Ronen’s calls for refusal to serve. According to Katz, the IDF must remain outside political disputes.

Israel is considering strict limits on civilian drone use, including a possible ban, amid fears terror groups could use explosive and fiber-optic drones in attacks.

According to the IDF, Hamas sniper commander Omar Ahmed Abu Qasem was killed in a precision strike in central Gaza.

Marking 20 years since the outbreak of the Second Lebanon War, the IDF released footage and details from the operations of the 98th and 91st divisions in Bint Jbeil, one of Hezbollah’s main strongholds in southern Lebanon.

The IDF said two Hamas Nukhba commanders were killed in a precision airstrike in northern Gaza, alongside additional Hamas operatives in separate strikes.

A Lebanese report claims Hezbollah is preparing for military escalation against Israel while Israeli and Lebanese officials continue negotiations in Rome.

In an overnight operation in the Binyamin area, Duvdevan soldiers arrested two wanted Palestinians accused of manufacturing explosives for attacks on IDF forces.

An IDF soldier was sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of contact with an Iranian agent and sending videos in exchange for payment.

Defense Minister Israel Katz has asked President Isaac Herzog to erase former soldier Elor Azaria's criminal record, despite opposition from the IDF.