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Israel’s Advisory Committee on Senior Appointments approved Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman to head the Mossad. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed the appointment; Gofman is slated to take office June 2, 2026, for a five-year term. Multiple reports say committee chair Asher Grunis dissented over a past case involving teen operative Ori Elmakias; the attorney general flagged a "legal difficulty," and petitions to the High Court are expected.

Israel’s Health Ministry and Magen David Adom released updated figures on casualties from Iran and Hezbollah attacks. As of 7:00 a.m., 114 remain hospitalized, including two in critical condition.

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.

Censorship was lifted Sunday night as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made an unannounced visit across the border with Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, while Hezbollah kept up rocket and drone fire on northern Israel.

In a fiery statement, President Donald Trump said the U.S. Navy will blockade the Strait of Hormuz and bar Iran from collecting maritime tolls, warning America is "fully locked and loaded" and vowing the military will "finish what's left of Iran."

Ahead of Yom HaShoah, new data from Israel's Holocaust Survivors' Rights Authority show that 63% of survivors are women, and the average age is 87.