The pager operation marked a moment of closing the circle for Barnea: under his leadership, Mossad delivered a crushing blow to a threatening entity that had been feared for years, and restored to Israel the deterrence and security-intelligence prestige lost on October 7th.

The IDF intercepted nine boats from a pro-Palestinian flotilla attempting to reach the Gaza Strip with some 150 participants, most of them medical personnel. Israel's Foreign Ministry described the event as “another futile attempt to breach the legal naval blockade,” and said the passengers would be deported immediately.

Edan Alexander, an Israeli soldier and US citizen who announced last month his intention to return to service in the IDF, was invited by President Donald Trump and met with him at 10 p.m. Israel time. The meeting came hours after the White House said a hostage deal may be close.

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg held a press conference in Stockholm, claiming she had endured extreme physical abuse and torture while in Israeli custody, though she declined to provide specific details, saying, “I don’t want the headlines to be 'Greta was tortured.'"