The U.S. rejected Iran’s proposal to end the war. President Donald Trump is convening a meeting with top security officials while also launching a broadside against parts of the American media.
Mohammed Oudeh, Hamas’s military intelligence chief, has been appointed commander of the group’s military wing. He is described as the last remaining senior Hamas figure involved in planning and carrying out the October 7, 2023 massacre in the communities near Gaza.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he reviewed the affidavit submitted to the High Court by Brig. Gen. G., which supports Roman Gofman’s version of events at the center of the petition. Netanyahu said: "There are no words to describe the injustice done to Gofman."
Pakistan reportedly passed a new Iranian proposal to the U.S. aimed at advancing an agreement between Tehran and Washington. According to the report, Iran is committing not to produce nuclear weapons. The American president is expected to discuss the issue with the security cabinet.
Capt. Maoz Yisrael Rekanti הי"ד was laid to rest at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. The officer was killed in combat in southern Lebanon after an explosive drone strike. His mother, Ayelet, said: "You demanded of yourself Torah learning, modesty, to be a man of pure and spotless truth."
At the direction of Defense Minister ישראל כ"ץ, the head of Central Command signed an amendment to the order allowing the death penalty law for terrorists to be applied in the West Bank. The law applies to terrorists who, God forbid, murder Israelis and are captured alive.
Fatah’s general conference convened in Ramallah and selected new members for the movement’s governing body. Among those chosen was Yasser Abbas, the son of Mahmoud Abbas. Also elected was Zakaria Zubeidi, the former head of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades in Jenin, who was released from Israeli prison in the most recent hostage deal.
According to a U.S. report, the American administration is considering asking Israel to transfer a significant portion of Palestinian tax revenues to the Peace Council set up to manage Gaza. The money would be used to rebuild the Strip.
The IDF said it killed Bahaa' Baroud in the Gaza Strip, identifying him as a commander in Hamas's operations headquarters. According to the military, Baroud was involved in planning and advancing numerous terror attacks against IDF forces in Gaza.
The United Arab Emirates said it intercepted two drones that entered the country from the west. A separate drone struck a nuclear power station, causing damage. The assessment: the Houthis were behind the attack, acting on Iran’s orders. Iranian media also published the terms of a U.S. proposal that Tehran rejected.
Capt. Maoz Yisrael Rekanti, 24, of Itamar, a platoon commander in Golani Brigade’s 12th Battalion, was killed in combat in southern Lebanon. He is the second soldier from the battalion to fall within 24 hours, and the 20th IDF casualty since the start of the ground maneuver in Lebanon following the launch of Operation "Lion’s Roar."
The U.S. administration said talks between Israel and Lebanon ended with an agreement to extend the ceasefire by 45 days. Hezbollah responded with drones and explosive UAVs aimed at northern Israel, while the IDF carried out strikes in southern Lebanon.
A U.S. special operations force, working with the Nigerian military, killed Abu Bilal Abu-Minuki, the deputy leader of ISIS worldwide. He was killed in a hideout after fleeing the Iraq-Syria region.
Ezz al-Din al-Haddad, the head of Hamas’s military wing and one of the architects of the October 7 massacre, was killed in a strike on his hideout apartment in Gaza City’s Rimal neighborhood. IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir ordered heightened readiness in southern Israel.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar have directed the Foreign Ministry's legal team to sue The New York Times over reports alleging severe abuse of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. Israel's Diaspora Affairs Ministry says the stories relied on a Hamas-linked propaganda organization.
In a joint operation, the Shin Bet and Central District Police have exposed an Israeli citizen from Tira who was actively carrying out security missions for Iranian intelligence, including photographing sensitive military sites.
In an unprecedented move, Lebanon has formally complained to the UN Security Council regarding Iranian interference. Meanwhile, Israeli and Lebanese delegations are meeting in the U.S. today for a critical new round of talks.
In a post on X, Iranian parliament spokesman Ebrahim Rezaei warned the U.S. and Israel, saying lawmakers may consider 90% enrichment if Iran is attacked again. U.S. and Israeli intelligence agree: Tehran’s nuclear program won’t be curbed unless its enriched-uranium stockpile is removed or destroyed.
U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters the naval blockade on Iran will continue and vowed to stop Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. He predicted Iran’s economy would collapse and said the U.S. expects to receive 60% enriched uranium; Pete Hegseth said escalation plans are ready, while Iran warned it could go to 90% enrichment.
CNN says the "Great Bear," a Russian cargo ship that went down in the Mediterranean on December 23, 2024, was moving components for two nuclear reactors bound for North Korea. Fourteen crew members were rescued; investigators say a "Western power" may have fired a torpedo. The ship's operator denies it, calling the incident a "terrorist attack."
