IDF

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir convened the army’s commanders forum to mark 1,000 days of fighting. Zamir said, "We are committed to continuing and deepening our achievements."

Zaher Abu Salem, involved in the October 7 massacre and abductions, was killed in a northern Gaza airstrike by IDF and Shin Bet.

IDF forces reported gunfire directed at a post in Syria’s security zone and responded with strikes in the Tel Kudna area. Syrian reports said the Israeli military used mortars, artillery fire, and an attack helicopter.

The IDF said an initial investigation indicates that an explosive drone struck the tank in which Battalion 52 commander Lt. Col. Dor Gedalia Ben Shimon and three other soldiers from the battalion were killed 10 days ago in southern Lebanon. The incident is still under investigation, and the families have been updated on the findings.

Capt. David Hazut, 21, of Ashkelon, a platoon commander in Golani Brigade’s 12th Battalion, was killed in combat with a terrorist in southern Lebanon. Another soldier was lightly wounded in the incident. The terrorist managed to flee the scene.

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said his organization opposes the agreement between Israel and Lebanon. Hezbollah threatened to continue “the resistance,” and the Houthis called to “bring down the puppet government in Lebanon.” Defense Minister ישראל Katz said: “There is no IDF withdrawal whatsoever.”

Just before *Shabbat*, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that understandings had been reached with the Lebanese government and that a framework agreement had been signed between the two countries. The IDF will gradually transfer responsibility in certain areas to the Lebanese army, while Israel will retain freedom of action until Hezbollah is disarmed.

The IDF and Shin Bet said they killed Walid Haniyeh in Gaza, identifying him as a deputy commander in Hamas’s *Nukhba* force and the nephew of Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in Iran. According to the IDF, Walid led a terrorist squad’s raid into اسرائیل on October 7, 2023.

Israel won recognition for its security zone, but the fine print may decide whether Hezbollah is trapped, or rebuilt

Hesder yeshivas will send students to the Armored Corps, Zamir defended the need for every fighter, and reports said the IDF is planning a separate Chareidi training base

The final day of talks between Israel and Lebanon opened under the shadow of an American report claiming the IDF had partially withdrawn from southern Lebanon. Officials in both Jerusalem and Beirut rejected the claim, even as Washington urged the Lebanese army to move into the area.

An IDF soldier was rescued overnight from the Palestinian town of Tarqumiyah near Hebron after Palestinian security forces reported that a man in IDF uniform had been found in the middle of the town. Following the report, officers from the Hebron police station responded, located the soldier, and transferred him safely to security forces.

According to the IDF, Abu Hadaid served as a commander in Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s production unit, which was responsible for manufacturing and supplying weapons to the organization. The military said he was involved in advancing the group’s production capabilities and led infrastructure focused on developing weapons intended to target IDF troops and Israeli civilians.

Twenty years after Gilad Shalit was abducted, the IDF Archive at Israel’s Defense Ministry has released, for the first time, the official operations logs from the Southern Brigade command center. The documents capture, in real time, the confusion, assessments, and growing realization that an IDF soldier had been kidnapped into the Gaza Strip.

Master Sgt. (res.) Basel Sweid, 32, of Peki'in, was killed yesterday in an operational accident in southern Lebanon after a military fuel truck overturned. Another IDF soldier was moderately wounded in the incident.

During a special operation in the village of Yamun, terror operative Muhammad Zaid was killed during an attempted arrest. According to Israeli security officials, he was involved in weapons trafficking and supplied a gun to the attacker who seriously wounded two IDF soldiers.

Miriam Shani, whose husband fell on October 7, married Ofek in a ceremony marked by grief, faith and renewal

IDF neutralized two armed Hezbollah operatives near Ali Taher Ridge after identifying them as threats.

Judge said the attempted prosecution of a dual British-Israeli soldier was legally flawed, evidentially weak and politically driven

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again made clear that the IDF has full operational freedom in southern Lebanon. Lebanese reports say IDF forces have withdrawn from several areas.