IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Daniel Hagari have agreed on the conclusion of Hagari's tenure in the coming weeks. Following his departure, Hagari will retire from the military.
The embassy said that while the matter is being investigated, it was in touch with the Israeli authorities and has requested to ensure their safety and well-being.
"It will not happen without the release of hostages," Sa'ar said in his meetings with the Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Finnish, and Slovakian foreign ministers. "We are committed to the release of our hostages and to the war's objectives that we set," as per Times of Israel.
Israel on Thursday received the remains of four deceased hostages through the Red Cross. The coffins, transferred by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and ISA forces from the Gaza Strip, arrived in Israel.
As part of the operation to counter terrorism, many forces of the IDF, the Shin Bet (Israel's anti-terror General Security Service) and the Border Police began overnight an operation to counter terrorism in Nur al-Shams next to Tulkarm.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) announced that three hostages released by Hamas were on their way to Israel, where they will undergo an initial medical assessment.
The IDF (Israel Defense Forces), the Shin Bet (Israel's anti-terror General Security Service) and the police operated to counter terrorism in the city of Shechem (Nablus) and in area villages.
The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) reported that Israel Air Force (IAF) fighter jets attacked during the night targets of the Hezbollah terrorist organization in the Bekaa region of Lebanon that the IDF said posed a threat to the Israeli home front and its forces.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the Israel Defense Forces would remain inside the Syrian buffer zone "indefinitely" while visiting troops there on Tuesday.
Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon discovered weapons depots in several civilian buildings near a United Nations base, the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday.
The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) reported that early Monday morning the Israel Air Force intercepted in the south of the country an unmanned aircraft - UAV/drone - that was launched from Yemen.