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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.

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day of talks between Israel and Lebanon opened under the shadow of an American report claiming the IDF had partially withdrawn from southern Lebanon.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.

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 Lebanese reports say IDF forces have withdrawn from several areas.

The two operatives were involved in advancing terror activity against IDF forces in northern Gaza. One worked in engineering and explosives, while the other led Hamas’ sniper network in Gaza City and was responsible for planning and carrying out shooting attacks on troops.

Israel’s Home Front Command said that starting Monday at 6 a.m., the entire country will be considered an area without restrictions. Hezbollah responded: "There is no ceasefire with freedom of action for Israel. The IDF must withdraw."

At the military cemetery on Mount Herzl, Staff Sgt. Nave Havshush, one of four armored corps soldiers killed in battle in southern Lebanon overnight between Thursday and Friday, was laid to rest. He is the third fallen soldier from Geva Binyamin-Adam since the war began, and the 64th from the Binyamin Regional Council since October 7, 2023.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir held a situational assessment with division and brigade commanders in southern Lebanon following the ceasefire announcement. He said the IDF is operating extensively in the Ali Taher and Beaufort areas.

Reserve Sgt. Alexander Pilin, z"l, a fighter in the Ga'ash Division (36) headquarters, was laid to rest at the cemetery in Haifa after being killed last Wednesday by an explosive device in southern Lebanon. The decorated sniper had spoken with his daughter just hours before he was killed.

Defense Minister ישראל כ"ץ pushed back on reports that new limits had been placed on IDF activity in Lebanon, saying the forces are continuing to operate against threats: "Protecting the lives of our soldiers and our civilians is an absolute top priority."

The IDF cleared for publication the name of the fourth soldier killed in the battalion commander’s tank disaster in southern Lebanon. Staff Sgt. Naveh Chabshush, 20, from Geva Binyamin, fell alongside his commander and three fellow crew members.

The IDF announced that it killed two operatives who were part of a financial network funneling money to Hamas in the Gaza Strip. According to the military, the two helped transfer more than half a billion shekels used to fund terror activity and pay salaries to operatives.

The Shin Bet and the IDF have revealed the identities of Hamas operatives working from Turkey to advance terror activity in Judea and Samaria. According to security officials, dozens of attacks foiled over the past year were directed by them through recruitment, financing, and the transfer of weapons.

The IDF said that "in accordance with operational needs, the IDF is deployed in the security zone, about 10 kilometers inside Lebanese territory." Israeli officials also called on the Lebanese army and UNIFIL to prevent Lebanese civilians from returning to areas where IDF forces are operating.