Israel at War

Intelligence analysis revealed terrorists employed seemingly innocent emoji messages to coordinate the massacre, with the coded communication only detected weeks later through phone forensics.

Senior Hamas official Khaled Mashal claimed at a conference in Qatar that it would be sufficient to rely on guarantees such as a long-term ceasefire in Gaza and the “non-public display of weapons.” According to Mashal, mediators are discussing this approach with the Trump administration.

The Lebanese terrorist organization remains battered, bruised and struggling to rebuild itself after the blows dealt by Israel. But the working assumption in the IDF Northern Command is that, unlike during Operation Rising Lion, Hezbollah will not stay on the sidelines this time.

The US visit by IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and other senior officials was meant to sharpen coordination with the Americans and present Israel’s interests. While Israel's security establishment fears a US strike carried out merely to “check the box, the wait could last several more weeks. 

Senior military official told reporters 70,000 killed in Gaza, inadvertently validating terrorist organization's disputed numbers. Israel's own data to be released soon.

Senior IDF officials are warning that the Gaza Strip is being saturated with far more humanitarian aid than it actually needs, enabling Hamas to rebuild its civilian and economic power. Without a sharp reduction in aid volumes and strict oversight, officials caution, the threat will only grow. 

US president urges Tehran to negotiate an end to its nuclear program as armada approaches. Iranian FM denies contact with Witkoff amid report of Oman-led talks.

After 843 days deceased hostage Ran Gvili was recovered to Israel from Gaza; after identification process, Israel declares no hostages remain in Hamas custody.

The IDF announced on that the body of Ran Gvili had been located during a complex engineering operation carried out by the Alexandroni Brigade.