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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.

Israel says an IDF–Shin Bet strike in central Gaza killed members of a Hamas cell, including an operative linked to the abductions of Hersh Goldberg-Polin HY"D, Alon Ohel, Elia Cohen, and Or Levi from a shelter in Re'im; others had held Avinatan Or in Hamas captivity.

The IDF and the Shin Bet said they eliminated Abd al-Rahman Ammar Hassan Khoudri, a Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative who took part in the October 7 raid on Nir Oz. In Lebanon, Maher Qassem Hamdan, commander of the 'Lebanese Brigades,' was killed near Sidon.

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.

The IDF says Southern Command troops killed Muhammad Samir Muhammad Washah, a key figure in Hamas's rocket and weapons production who planned attacks and posed an immediate threat to forces on the ground.

Staff Sgt. Tuval Yosef Lifshitz, 20, from Beit She'an, a fighter in the Golani Brigade's 13th Battalion, was killed yesterday in battle in southern Lebanon. An officer and four other soldiers were wounded in the same incident.

At the Sderot military cemetery, Capt. Noam Madmoni, a team commander in Sayeret Nahal, was laid to rest after falling in combat in Lebanon. Three other fighters from the unit were killed as well.

The IDF released the text of the order to go to war against Iran and shared behind-the-scenes moments leading up to Operation "Lion's Roar" — from joint assessments with the U.S. to tense briefings in the Air Force bunker.

Alerts rang out from the Negev to the Galilee after launches from Iran and Lebanon. A strike at a factory in the Neot Hovav industrial zone sparked a fire and left one person lightly injured; hazmat concerns are being checked. Multiple interceptions reported; Route 40 closures in the south.

Two IDF officers were seriously and moderately wounded by an anti-tank missile in southern Lebanon. In a separate incident, an officer was seriously wounded and six soldiers were moderately wounded by rocket fire. The IDF says it killed Ali Hassan Shaib, an Al-Manar 'journalist' it calls a "Radwan Force" operative who exposed IDF positions.

Over the past day, the Israeli Air Force launched multiple waves of strikes across Iran, hitting weapons-production hubs in Tehran and central Iran, including a plant that casts and fills warheads with explosives and a site that makes components for ballistic missiles.

A direct rocket hit in Nahariya killed one person and left another seriously wounded. Police and rescue teams are on the scene, urging the public to avoid impact sites and not touch debris.

The IDF says its forces are conducting wide-ranging offensive operations in southern Lebanon. Dozens of Hezbollah terrorists have been killed in recent clashes with Israeli troops.

In an interview, the father of Staff Sgt. Ori Greenberg, who was killed in southern Lebanon, describes an extraordinary son, their final phone call, and what he calls Ori's parting message: "bringing hearts closer closer and love among brothers in the people of Israel."

In the same incident that left one IDF soldier seriously wounded, an officer and two other soldiers were lightly hurt. Fifteen more troops were hospitalized for hypothermia—one in moderate condition. Families of all the wounded have been notified.

Golani Reconnaissance Unit soldier was killed in a close-range clash; troops killed the terrorists, and searches continue for others, the IDF says.

A reserve soldier was seriously wounded by rocket fire targeting IDF forces operating in Lebanon. A battalion commander and another reservist were lightly hurt and evacuated to hospitals. The IDF says the incident is under investigation, and Hezbollah claimed responsibility for more than 60 launches today.

The Shin Bet, Israel Police, and IDF arrested ten Hamas-linked suspects from Beita in the northern West Bank. Investigators say the cell carried out IED attacks on troops, planned additional major assaults and a kidnapping of a Jewish resident, and even dug a tunnel to hold a hostage.

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.