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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.

The IDF said that in a strike on southern Gaza on Sunday, it killed Akram Muhammad Mahmoud Abu Madi, an operative in Hamas’s military wing who entered Israeli territory during the October 7 terror attack.

The IDF and the Shin Bet killed in Gaza Sabai Zaher Abd al-Hamid Abu Hasna, a *Nukhba* militant. The militant infiltrated Israeli territory during the October 7 massacre and took part in holding Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov in Hamas captivity.

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.

The IDF and Shin Bet said they carried out a strike in southern Gaza and killed Zaki Yusuf Mahmoud Abu Mustafa, a commander in Islamic Jihad’s Khan Younis Nukhba unit. According to the military, he took part in the October 7 attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz and in the abduction of 14-year-old Yagil Yaakov.

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 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.

Federal prosecutors say Reda Sabassi raised about $600,000 after October 7, allegedly sending funds to Hamas-linked channels and trying to move money through cryptocurrency

The IDF said it killed in the Gaza Strip Muawiya Suleiman Zakar Aidi, a platoon commander in Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Aidi entered Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7, 2023. Also killed was Muhammad Saeed Ahmad Nimrouti, a Hamas platoon commander, who held several Israeli hostages. Throughout the war, Nimrouti took part in holding many hostages in Hamas tunnel captivity. In another strike in central Gaza,

UCL in Britain says it is ending the role of Anthony Orkin, who led its antisemitism program and supported Jewish students. Responsibility for the work will reportedly move to Adil Khan, who was also involved with an organization accused of fundraising tied to Hamas.

Germany’s federal prosecutor said investigators found a pre-recorded claim-of-responsibility video among the belongings of a suspect tied to a Hamas network in Europe. Investigators believe it points to a major attack planned for the second anniversary of the October 7 massacre.

UNRWA says it has dismissed 70 employees in the Gaza Strip over their ties to Hamas. Monitoring group UN Watch welcomed the move, but argued that thousands of additional staffers identified with the organization are still employed by the agency.

An indictment was filed in the Haifa District Court against 18-year-old Yousef Ghazawi of I'billin. According to the Shin Bet and police investigation, he searched for materials on weapons use and bomb-making, and tried to obtain weapons in order to target a Jewish community near his home.

Greek police arrested a 37-year-old Palestinian man on suspicion of ties to Hamas and involvement in planning a terror attack. According to local reports, authorities are examining whether a possible target was an Israeli cruise ship expected to arrive in Crete.

New details have emerged about a plan to topple Iran's ayatollah regime: Israel and the United States prepared an outline under which thousands of Kurdish fighters from Iraq were supposed to cross into Iranian territory. As part of the preparations, the Mossad supplied the Kurds with weapons and ammunition confiscated from Hamas and Hezbollah.

In a joint operation by the Israeli Air Force and Navy, senior figures in Hamas’s general security apparatus were killed in northern Gaza, including the deputy head of the unit.

Israel’s High Court ruled that Red Cross teams must be allowed to visit terrorists held in Israeli prisons, including *Nukhba* terrorists. National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir responded: "A disgraceful decision by disconnected judges."

After a joint investigation by the Shin Bet and Lahav 433’s international crimes unit, an indictment is expected against a Hamas terrorist who held the body of Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul, of blessed memory, for nearly a decade. In his interrogation, he revealed details about where the body was hidden and his role in the case.

The IDF said it killed in Gaza a terrorist involved in the abduction to Gaza of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, of blessed memory, Eliya Cohen, Alon Ohel, and Or Levy. The four were kidnapped from the shelter at Re’im Junction.

A prosecutor’s declaration was filed in court in Be’er Sheva announcing plans to indict Hamas terrorist Ibrahim Hilo, who held the body of fallen soldier Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul, of blessed memory, in Gaza for nearly a decade.