Joseph Aoun says Beirut is ready for negotiations to end the Israeli presence in the southern Lebanon, but claims Israel has answered the offer with intensified strikes amid mounting civilian casualties since the ceasefire began.
Maj. Gen. (res.) Yossi Bachar, who has been serving as deputy commander of the IDF Southern Command in the reserves since the war began, revealed that he is the uncle of the late Sahar Baruch.
A man in his 20s was found dead in his apartment in Bat Yam. According to sources familiar with the details, the deceased is model Daniel Marziko, who had returned home after a night out.
Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi met with the IDF chief of staff and handed him her letter of resignation. Shortly beforehand, Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that she would not be able to return to her position, citing “the severity of the suspicions and the sensitivity of the military advocate general’s role.”
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Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen delays signing the gas export deal with Egypt, citing Cairo’s violations of the peace treaty. In response, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright cancels his planned visit to Jerusalem.
An American initiative to “encourage Hezbollah to disarm” has been shelved, and officials in Washington now conclude that “preserving the status quo will leave Lebanon a failed state.”
After more than a week without any deceased hostages being returned, the Red Cross transferred the caskets of Cooper and Baruch to Israeli territory. Their identities were officially confirmed by the National Center of Forensic Medicine. Eleven other hostages who are known to have been killed remain in Hamas captivity.
Washington plans to deploy a multinational force in Gaza, including Palestinian "police" units trained abroad, yet Arab states refuse to join without Hamas’ full disarmament.
Friedrich Merz visited Ankara in an effort to strengthen relations with Turkey, hoping it would pressure Syria to take back refugees. Merz refused to define the war in Gaza as genocide and criticized Hamas, saying, “Hamas should have released the hostages earlier and laid down its weapons.” Erdogan fired back, saying, “Israel has always sought to oppress Gaza through starvation and genocide.”