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IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir spoke at the ceremony welcoming the strategic refueling aircraft "Gideon" to Nevatim Airbase, the first of six purchased in the U.S., and addressed the Iranian front: "The evil structure of the ayatollah regime has been significantly cracked."

Muhammad Oudeh, who took over the terror group’s military wing just 10 days ago after Izz al-Din Haddad was killed, was reportedly eliminated last night in a safe apartment in Gaza. At the same time, a senior Hamas intelligence official was struck and critically wounded.

A Hezbollah operative was killed in Lebanon while collecting an unmanned aerial vehicle. Overnight, for the first time, an early warning alert was activated for rocket fire from Lebanon toward the Galilee panhandle.

In a joint operation deep inside Qalqilya, IDF forces, the Shin Bet, and the Gideonim unit arrested a terrorist who took part in the 2007 shooting attack in the village of Funduq, in which Ido Zoldan הי"ד was murdered. The suspect had been released after serving time in a Palestinian prison. His two accomplices had been held in Israeli prison and were freed in the latest deal in exchange for Israeli hostages in Gaza.

Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir announced that former Military Advocate General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi will be dismissed from the IDF. At this stage, the process does not include a rank reduction.

Palestinian reports said Israel carried out a "precise" strike in Gaza. According to those reports, the terrorist Hassani Hamdan, Hamas’s head of supply who was involved in the October 7 massacre, was killed.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir held a situational assessment with Northern Command. Addressing the possibility that a U.S.-Iran agreement may not be signed, Zamir said: "The IDF is prepared to return to intense fighting immediately." Separately, a terrorist involved in the October 7 attack on Zikim Base was killed in Gaza.

Sgt. Nehorai Leizer was killed when an explosive drone made a direct hit on a *Namer* armored personnel carrier near Bint Jbeil, and his commander was seriously wounded. His sister, Mai, mourned him through tears: "We woke up to a morning of a new life, with a piece taken from our hearts. And we will rise from this with Hashem’s help."

Rubio’s warning, Qassem’s threat to Beirut and the 11th IDF soldier killed since the truce show the ceasefire is failing on the ground

Rabbi Gershon Edelstein shared a remarkable story about how the Baba Sali connected spiritual protection to the power of Torah learning.

A joint investigation by the Shin Bet and Israel Police exposed a large-scale smuggling network that allegedly operated for years. According to investigators, weapons, ammunition, and drugs were brought into Israel through the Egyptian and Jordanian borders.

Two IDF soldiers were wounded, one moderately and one lightly, after an explosive drone detonated in southern Lebanon. Last night, authorities cleared for publication that Staff Sgt. Noam Hamburger, 23, of Atlit, a maintenance and technology soldier in the 401st Brigade, was killed in an explosive drone strike on an IDF position along the Lebanon border.

The IDF announced that Staff Sgt. Noam Hamburger, 23, of Atlit, was killed by an explosive drone strike near the Lebanon border.

“It will take time, just as it took time after Munich,” Mossad chief David Barnea said of the campaign targeting Hamas terrorists tied to the massacre

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir met with division commanders and addressed the possibility of renewed fighting with Iran. The IDF also carried out strikes against militants in southern Lebanon and Gaza.

A *Nachal* combat soldier sentenced to military detention for wearing a "Mashiach" patch has petitioned Israel’s High Court, demanding immediate release. Meanwhile, fellow soldiers’ parents are intensifying the fight and threatening protests outside the homes of top IDF officials.

Col. Meir Biderman, commander of the 401st Armored Brigade, was seriously wounded in southern Lebanon after an explosive drone strike. In the same incident, a combat officer with the rank of lieutenant colonel was moderately wounded, and a reservist soldier was lightly injured.

Reserve Major Itamar Sapir, 27, who was killed in combat, is being laid to rest in the military section of the cemetery in Ra'anana. Ariel Mayor Yair Shtabon eulogized him: "The city is hurting and in shock. We will make sure his memory is honored in our city in a meaningful way."

IDF officer Maj. (res.) Itamar Sapir of Ariel, a company commander in the reserve battalion of the Maglan unit, was killed in combat in southern Lebanon. He is survived by his wife and their year-and-a-half-old son.

A firestorm erupted after Ben-Gurion University’s official website published an article accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. The university says it was a technical error, but soldiers and right-wing groups are furious.