Gaza

Four Gaza flotilla activists were arrested after a confrontation with Basque police in Spain. Israel’s Foreign Ministry responded with a pointed jab, saying it "demands an explanation regarding the hostile treatment."

Mohammed Oudeh, Hamas’s military intelligence chief, has been appointed commander of the group’s military wing. He is described as the last remaining senior Hamas figure involved in planning and carrying out the October 7, 2023 massacre in the communities near Gaza.

According to a U.S. report, the American administration is considering asking Israel to transfer a significant portion of Palestinian tax revenues to the Peace Council set up to manage Gaza. The money would be used to rebuild the Strip.

The IDF said it killed Bahaa' Baroud in the Gaza Strip, identifying him as a commander in Hamas's operations headquarters. According to the military, Baroud was involved in planning and advancing numerous terror attacks against IDF forces in Gaza.

Ezz al-Din al-Haddad, the head of Hamas’s military wing and one of the architects of the October 7 massacre, was killed in a strike on his hideout apartment in Gaza City’s Rimal neighborhood. IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir ordered heightened readiness in southern Israel.

Internal assessments warn that sending about 600 trucks a day overshoots basic humanitarian requirements; the surplus fuels smuggling, market control, and Hamas entrenchment.

The race and AP surfing images come despite continued claims that ordinary life in the Strip has completely collapsed

The military says Anas Muhammad Ibrahim Hamad, who took part in the Oct. 7 massacre and posed an immediate threat to troops, was eliminated in a precision airstrike in central Gaza.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met at his Jerusalem office with the head of the "Peace Council" for the Gaza Strip, Nikolay Mladenov. Also attending were U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and businessman Michael Eisenberg.

Hamas announced a slate of leadership changes in Gaza, the West Bank, and abroad. According to assessments, choosing Khalil al-Hayya to lead Gaza could boost his chances of being appointed head of the terrorist organization’s political bureau.

Finland's Parliament rejected a citizen-led petition calling to boycott arms trade between Finland and Israel. Most lawmakers voted no, arguing that "restrictions could undermine the country's operational capability."

In a NYT interview, Carlson downplayed Holocaust denial and redirected Holocaust-era dehumanization toward Israel’s war in Gaza

Senior officers say Hamas is rebuilding weapons production and using ceasefire talks to avoid dismantling its military wing in Gaza

Israel boards 21 vessels more than 1,000 kilometers from Gaza after warning flotilla activists to turn back or face interception

The IDF says Northern Brigade troops, alongside the Yahalom engineering unit, dismantled roughly 14 km of Hamas tunnel infrastructure around Beit Hanoun in recent months.

At the IDF Senior Command Conference, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is striking within the security zone and north of the Litani, maintaining freedom of action under agreements with the U.S. and Lebanon. He warned that two key Hezbollah threats remain.

Speaking at Jerusalem’s Hall of Remembrance on Mount Herzl, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recalled learning of his brother Yoni’s death during the Entebbe raid and warned that, with U.S. support, Israel preempted an Iranian plan for mass destruction.

The IDF killed several armed Hamas militants who approached the Yellow Line in central Gaza. Among those killed was Yousef Ibrahim Mahmoud Bashiti, a Hamas operative who was part of the cell that launched anti-tank missiles at buildings where IDF forces were operating.

The IDF and Shin Bet say Mohammad Abu Shahla, the Hamas Khan Younis Brigade’s military intelligence commander, was killed in a precise strike. Officials say he helped plan the Oct. 7 massacre and had been rebuilding the group’s capabilities in Gaza.

Still-unreleased Democratic audit found Biden’s “perceived blank check” to Netanyahu cost Harris support in 2024