- Senior Israeli official: PM Netanyahu reiterated that Israel will remain in the security zone as long as necessary to protect its northern border. The PM instructed the IDF to respond forcefully to any Hezbollah attack and to act to remove threats against our forces.
- Trump reshared a post hinting he holds Netanyahu's political fate in upcoming Israeli election. An article published by Trump on Truth Social titled "Trump Holds the Cards on Netanyahu's Fragile Chances of Re-election." Previously, in an interview with "Kan" television, the American leader stated that he would "most likely" support Netanyahu, but the final decision would depend on the composition of the candidates.
- VP Vance will be arriving in Switzerland shortly for the beginning of talks with the Iranian delegation, who are already in the country, along with Witkoff and Kushner.
- IRGC claims Strait of Hormuz is shut down
- Some officials in the Trump administration are working to establish informal channels of communication with Israel’s opposition, including the leading contenders to replace PM Netanyahu in the upcoming election, former prime minister Naftali Bennett, and former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot - N12
-IDF soldier was killed and 13 others wounded in southern Lebanon during an attack by the Hezbollah tearly Shabbos morning.
Nir Ben Ari, HY"D 21, from Kerem Maharal.
Two slain IDF soldiers identified from Thursday attack that killed 4 soldiers
Yoav Klein, 21, from Herzliya.
Liav Kababia, 20, from Hod Hasharon.
- Lebanon: Vicious fighting between the IDF and Hezbollah over the past 24 hours has lead to hundreds of Israeli strikes across Southern Lebanon as ground operations intensify. The fighting is centered around a massive Hezbollah underground complex in the Nabatiya area.
Iran is desperately trying to halt an IDF offensive in the area of of the Al-Taher ridge where Israeli ground forces have surrounded one of Hezbollah's most significant terror infrastructures in southern Lebanon – a fortified underground complex that served as the Southern Front HQ from which Hezbollah's activities against Israel were managed over the years, including directing fire towards northern settlements and IDF forces.
There are currently dozens of militants trapped in the complex, and it served as a central command and control center for Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon.
- What’s happening in the Ali al-Tahir ridge area (the former pumpkin outpost area) and the Nabatieh region is highly significant. Dozens of Hezbollah operatives are trapped there in one of Hezbollah’s most important terror infrastructures in southern Lebanon — a fortified underground complex that served as the organization’s Southern Front headquarters. From there, they operate fire and observation against the IDF and, no less importantly, direct fire toward the residents of the north. (Amit Segal)
- Vance: "I will be there for two days. I hope we see progress on the nuclear issue and the ceasefire issue in Lebanon. These are the two things we need to focus on"
- Vance on Lebanon: "SoS Rubio and the entire team are actively involved in managing the situation in Lebanon. Despite the headlines, the situation there is actually improving, and the escalation is calming down to some extent. This is something we will need to continue managing on an ongoing basis to ensure that both Israel and Lebanon are safe and secure. This is our basic goal – to make the entire region safer and more stable."
- Former Sephardic chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, links Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara to the US-Iran ceasefire, blaming it on her backing of enforcement measures against ultra-Orthodox draft evaders. “Yeshiva students since the time of [David] Ben-Gurion, may the name of the wicked rot, have been exempted and engaged in Torah. The Torah protects us. Why did US President Donald Trump turn against us for no reason? Because of the decrees they make against the students of Torah, that is why he turned against us.