Israel

An IDF attack helicopter operating over southern Lebanon evaded a Hezbollah surface-to-air missile. In Gaza, the IDF struck an armed Hamas cell near the yellow line.

Fragmenting 5.56 rounds for M-16 and "Tavor" rifles, each with five steel pellets, are set to arrive from the U.S. next week. KAN News reported they are designed to expand the hit radius against drones by about 30 meters and have "proven themselves" in the Russia-Ukraine war; after successful U.S. trials, the IDF Ground Forces ordered hundreds of thousands of boxes. Hezbollah drones in southern Lebanon have killed five IDF soldiers and a civilian Defense Ministry employee so far.

After months of reserve combat in Gaza, Eliran Mizrahi z"l came home changed. His mother, Jenny, now fights to save soldiers living with severe PTSD—"It’s an injury like losing a limb. Nothing will bring back my son, but I want to save others."

In the middle of a celebration at an event hall by the Ganot Junction, a 20-year-old guest collapsed without a pulse or breath. The groom's mother, a medic with United Hatzalah, sprang into action with CPR; he was later stabilized at Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot.

For the first time since the Gaza ceasefire took effect, Washington officials reportedly sat down with Hamas in Cairo. The sticking point: Israel wants a disarmament pledge; Hamas says that sidelines other commitments.

With negotiations set for Tuesday, the IDF tightens its siege and applies combined air-and-ground pressure. IDF says roughly 20 militants who observed and opened fire from a hospital window in the town were killed.

Spain will reopen its embassy in Tehran, prompting a sharp rebuke from Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, who accused Madrid of walking "hand in hand" with Iran's "terror regime." The move comes amid rising tensions after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez condemned IDF operations in Lebanon and urged EU penalties against Israel.

The Iranian group "Handala" claims it infiltrated systems tied to Halevi's office, scooped up thousands of files, and posted more than 60 personal photos and videos—vowing more leaks—even as the FBI cracks down on its web infrastructure.

VP J.D. Vance is headed to Pakistan to meet an Iranian delegation as Tehran reopens the Strait of Hormuz; Trump touts no uranium enrichment and threatens 50% tariffs on arms suppliers. Later, Iran alleges violations.

President Donald Trump blasts European countries for staying out of the war and slams France for blocking arms flights to Israel: 'The U.S. will remember this.'

Assuta Ashdod Medical Center says an X-ray found the battery lodged in the toddler's esophagus. The pediatric team gave honey to limit tissue damage and rushed the child into an urgent gastroscopy. The child is recovering and expected home soon.

After reports that Iran hit Haifa's oil refineries, the U.S. president hinted at his coming response. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. won't recognize Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz. Separate reports say two senior Iranian officials were killed in Tehran.

Armor officer seriously wounded in the same attack; the IDF says it is pursuing the cell behind the strike as operations intensify in southern Lebanon

The Handala group, aligned with Iranian intelligence, claims it hacked the former defense minister's personal accounts. They posted screenshots and contact lists—and say the haul includes precise coordinates for 11 secret military bases.

On Shabbat morning, Israel's air defenses shot down a ballistic missile fired from Yemen; by late morning, a cruise missile was also intercepted. That evening, sirens in Eilat warned of a hostile aircraft. The Iran-aligned group says it is joining the war and threatens to close the Bab el-Mandeb strait.

During Thursday morning sirens in Tzfat, an 11-year-old went into cardiac arrest at home. Magen David Adom and United Hatzalah performed prolonged CPR, regained a pulse, and transported her to Ziv Medical Center sedated and intubated; she remains in serious but stable condition.

The munition landed in a residential neighborhood, damaging cars and a roadway; previously, the group had aimed cluster bombs only at Metula. No injuries were reported.

Overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday, the IDF struck a group of armed Hamas Nukhba operatives during a training exercise in central Gaza. The military said the operatives had recently held multiple drills and posed a threat; Southern Command forces remain deployed in the area in accordance with the agreement.

An intelligence assessment says Hezbollah aims to kidnap Israeli soldiers to shore up its standing in Lebanon and gain leverage over Israel, hoping for better terms in a future deal.

Tehran names Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council a week after an Israeli strike killed Ali Larijani, a longtime influential figure once described as a "crisis manager" at the nexus of security, politics, propaganda, and nuclear policy.