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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar have directed the Foreign Ministry's legal team to sue The New York Times over reports alleging severe abuse of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. Israel's Diaspora Affairs Ministry says the stories relied on a Hamas-linked propaganda organization.

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

EU foreign ministers back penalties on four groups and three individuals over alleged violence against Palestinians. Israel’s Gideon Sa’ar blasts the move as political and rejects any comparison to Hamas.

Yuval Steinitz, head of Rafael, says that since the 'Swords of Iron' war began in October 2023, Hamas and Hezbollah have fired about 40,000 rockets at Israel; he says Iron Dome intercepted most of them with near-100% success, and that in two rounds of fighting since 2024 only a few dozen Iranian missiles were not intercepted—denying any shortage of interceptors.

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

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.

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.

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.

Shurat HaDin filed complaints with the ICC and Israel’s attorney general, alleging Qatar and U.K. private intelligence firms aided Hamas and interfered with the court in matters tied to Prosecutor Karim Khan.

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

After the Israeli Navy seized 21 boats near Crete, the IDF released about 170 activists at a Greek port. Two flotilla leaders were brought to Israel to face trial as the military braces for another convoy leaving Turkey.

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.

A State Department report to Congress finds the Palestinian Authority kept paying stipends to convicted terrorists—including some released in the October 2025 Hamas cease-fire—despite earlier vows to end the "pay to slay" program. Washington is weighing its next moves and says it will continue revoking visas for senior PA officials.

In a 60 Minutes interview, Rachel Goldberg-Polin returns to Hirsch's room in Jerusalem, holds the masking-tape "days" ball she made during his captivity, and relives learning—live on air—of his grievous injury: "We brought these people home, but not the way we wanted."

In a moving tribute, Niagara Falls lit up orange to honor Shiri Bibas and her children, Ariel and Kfir, murdered in Hamas captivity. The city broadcast the moment across town.

An IDF investigation confirms that Aner Shapira kept throwing grenades out of the 'death shelter' even after an RPG blast severed his hand. His mother said: "Aner threw 10 grenades, maybe 11. He tossed the last two after he was wounded by an RPG."

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Israel Katz says Iran’s nuclear program and its ability to produce a nuclear weapon have been destroyed, and that the U.S. and Israel require the removal of enriched material from Iran as a precondition to ending the campaign; he adds that Tehran’s proxies have been dealt heavy blows but vows to finish the job.

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.

Shin Bet says network was organized through meetings in Turkey, where the operative reestablished contact with Hamas operatives in Judea and Samaria

The IDF spokesperson says internal Hamas documents recovered in Gaza detail a coordinated partnership with Hezbollah—directed by Iran. The files indicate Hamas was given the green light to build infrastructure and entrench itself inside Lebanon, without any involvement by the Lebanese state.