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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.

Acting on Defense Minister Israel Katz’s directive, Director General Amir Baram has ordered a full stop to new purchases from France. Existing contracts will continue as Israel shifts spending to local industry and to suppliers in “friendly” countries to strengthen security self-reliance.

Capt. Noam Madmoni, Staff Sgt. Ben Cohen, Staff Sgt. Maksim Antis, and another soldier whose name has not yet been cleared for publication were killed in a battle in southern Lebanon. In the same incident, three more soldiers were wounded—one seriously and two moderately.

In a 62–48 vote with one abstention, lawmakers approved National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s bill in its final readings. Netanyahu supported it; most opposition leaders voted no, except Avigdor Liberman.

Magen David Adom releases casualty data one month into the fighting: of 2,050 people treated, 504 were hit by rocket fire (19 killed); 1,122 were hurt while heading to shelter; and 22 were injured in traffic accidents when they pulled over during sirens.

Israeli prosecutors charged 23-year-old Eilat resident Ali Gabar, alleging he connected over Telegram with an Iranian intelligence contact, accepted hundreds of dollars via PayPal and other digital wallets, and filmed the Israel Air Force's Ovda base, its access roads, and other sensitive sites and homes.

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.

The Knesset approved an 850.59 billion-shekel spending plan and the Arrangements Law less than 48 hours before the legal deadline, averting snap elections. An opposition voting mishap backed extra funding for yeshivas, drawing public criticism.

A sudden policy shift by Jordanian authorities halted Arkia’s operations from Aqaba, leaving travelers scrambling. Israel and Jordan are in talks to resolve the disruption.

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.

Minutes after an emergency home birth in Tel Aviv, an Iranian missile alert forced the newborn, parents, and MDA team into a protected space

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.

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.

Last-minute measures to expand departures are on hold. Despite hopes to scale up operations at Ben-Gurion, restrictions tightened and flights remain limited.

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.