Shlomo Sarid, one of the founders of the Tzav 9 movement, graduates officers' training after being suspended from reserve duty and being sanctioned by the Biden administration.

The IDF struck four facilities storing Kalashnikov assault rifles, explosive devices, additional ammunition, and military equipment in various areas of Gaza.

Sources say mediators are advancing a Gaza framework requiring Hamas's full disarmament, despite the terror group's efforts to portray the terms differently.

The Democratic senator countered questions from Drop Site news with a fierce defense of Israel's strikes against Hamas.

Gaby Lasky demands that Yair Golan use the term "West Bank," while Arab party representatives criticize his response to the Havat Gilad terror attack.

<p>A man in his 30s was shot and killed in a violent incident in the Negev town of Kuseife. First responders arriving at the scene were forced to pronounce him dead on site. Two other men sustained light injuries during the attack and were evacuated by medical personnel to Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheva.</p><p>Officers from the Ar'arat an-Naqab (Aroer) police station responded to the shooting, opened an investigation into the circumstances, and began gathering evidence while conducting extensive searches in the area for suspects. Preliminary police findings indicate that the incident was criminally motivated.</p>

<p>On the directive of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz, the IDF has demolished terror tunnels in the Beaufort region of southern Lebanon. According to the political leadership, the underground network was part of Hezbollah's plan to invade communities in the Galilee.</p><p>A joint statement revealed that the tunnels were blown up using roughly 700 tons of explosives. The statement further noted that the operation was carried out following a ceasefire violation by Hezbollah, emphasizing that Israel will respond forcefully to any attempt to target IDF troops or its citizens.</p><p><a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/431027"><strong>Read more</strong></a></p>

<p>The IDF has decided to stand down members of local standby security squads in Gaza border communities located 4 to 7 kilometers from the border with the Strip.</p><p>Under the decision, each community's chief security officer will remain on active reserve duty, while all other personnel called up under emergency reserve orders will be discharged shortly.</p>