A ballistic missile launched from Iran was intercepted near Kuwait, which condemned the attack. U.S. Central Command also confirmed that Iranian drones were launched toward a U.S. military vessel. The hostile aircraft were intercepted.
Iranian media reported that a preliminary agreement has been reached with the U.S. It reportedly includes a withdrawal of American forces from the Arabian Sea and reopening the Strait of Hormuz to shipping under joint Iranian-Omani supervision. The White House responded: “A complete fabrication.”
The attacker had taken cover last week inside a church building in one of the villages in southern Lebanon and opened fire on a Maglan unit. Maj. Itamar Sapir, z"l, was killed in the attack. The IDF now says the attacker was located and eliminated. The military also carried out strikes tonight in the Tyre area.
Israel’s Police Internal Investigations Department says it questioned an officer serving in Lahav 433 on suspicion of maintaining contact with an Iranian intelligence agent. He was released under restrictive conditions.
Harvard University has included four anti-Israel activists on its fellowship list for the coming academic year: a filmmaker focused on the "Nakba," a "journalist" for a Qatari-owned newspaper, an English professor at a Gaza university linked to Hamas, and a professor who described Israel as an "eco-fascist state."
Forty-four Knesset members voted in favor of the daycare subsidy bill, which would base eligibility for daycare assistance on the toddler’s mother rather than the father. Thirty-seven lawmakers opposed it, while members of the Religious Zionism faction were absent from the vote.
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a threatening message to the U.S. and European countries: leave Kyiv immediately. Two days ago, he issued a similar warning and announced that the Russian army would begin systematic strikes on the Ukrainian capital. The Baltic states told NATO headquarters: "We fear a Russian attack."
Muhammad Oudeh, who took over the terror group’s military wing just 10 days ago after Izz al-Din Haddad was killed, was reportedly eliminated last night in a safe apartment in Gaza. At the same time, a senior Hamas intelligence official was struck and critically wounded.
Iran’s regime released a statement in the name of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. Tehran is demanding guarantees, including control over the Strait of Hormuz, as a condition for moving forward in negotiations. President Donald Trump is convening a special Cabinet security meeting today.
A Hezbollah operative was killed in Lebanon while collecting an unmanned aerial vehicle. Overnight, for the first time, an early warning alert was activated for rocket fire from Lebanon toward the Galilee panhandle.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened the security cabinet Tuesday evening. Against the backdrop of a possible agreement between the U.S. and Iran, ministers discussed developments in Lebanon.
Five East Jerusalem residents were arrested by the Shin Bet and police. Authorities say they were directed by Salah Hamouri, a senior figure in the Popular Front. Hamouri was also involved, among other things, in the 2005 attempted assassination of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef.
Democratic House candidate Brad Lander appeared at a mosque run by a Holocaust denier, sang in Arabic, and pledged “to work together” with the party’s hardline anti-Israel wing. He is considered close to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
In a joint operation deep inside Qalqilya, IDF forces, the Shin Bet, and the Gideonim unit arrested a terrorist who took part in the 2007 shooting attack in the village of Funduq, in which Ido Zoldan הי"ד was murdered. The suspect had been released after serving time in a Palestinian prison. His two accomplices had been held in Israeli prison and were freed in the latest deal in exchange for Israeli hostages in Gaza.
Syria’s representative to the global chemical weapons watchdog said authorities have uncovered a site containing raw materials used to make chemical bombs. According to him, the site was used by the military of deposed dictator Bashar al-Assad. Eighteen people allegedly involved in concealing the materials have been arrested.
Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir announced that former Military Advocate General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi will be dismissed from the IDF. At this stage, the process does not include a rank reduction.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a security consultation with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and Defense Minister ישראל כ"ץ. The IDF renewed strikes in Lebanon, and Palestinians reported a targeted killing in Gaza. A security source said, "All eyes are on Iran."
American officials told Al Jazeera that "Hezbollah ignored repeated requests to stop firing at Israel." Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ordering an expansion of the strikes. The IDF confirmed it has begun attacking several areas in Lebanon.
An Iranian delegation led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf spent the day in Qatar. Arab media reported that Iran is willing to transfer its enriched uranium to China, but the U.S. is refusing.
Palestinian reports said Israel carried out a "precise" strike in Gaza. According to those reports, the terrorist Hassani Hamdan, Hamas’s head of supply who was involved in the October 7 massacre, was killed.
