The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday confirmed receiving a list of hostages set to be released by Hamas tomorrow, provided by mediators, according to a report by Times of Israel.
The Israeli political leadership has reportedly instructed the IDF to maintain its presence in the eastern sector of southern Lebanon beyond the conclusion of the 60-day ceasefire trial period, which is set to end on Sunday.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar slammed the International Criminal Court during a joint media appearance in Budapest with his Hungarian counterpart, Peter Szerto on Thursday.
As a Sunday deadline approaches for withdrawing Israeli military forces from Lebanon, experts and residents of the north told The Press Service of Israel that Hezbollah violations of the ceasefire leave them skeptical.
The mayor of Ma'ale Adumim, an Israeli town in Judea, announced on Wednesday the renaming of a significant tract of municipal land to "Trump One" (T1) in honor of US President Donald Trump.
The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) reported that during the last day its forces acted to defend themselves after they came under threats posed to them in the Gaza Strip, despite the terms of the ceasefire agreement that entered into force on Sunday.
Israeli troops in Gaza identified several armed terrorists who posed a threat despite the ceasefire in several incidents, the Israel Defense Forces said on Wednesday night.
Sharing a post on X, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote, "We met with President of Israel @Isaac_Herzog to discuss important issues of Ukrainian-Israeli cooperation. Ukraine is glad to see people who were in captivity returning home.
Israel's top soldier and a second general responsible for southern Israel announced their resignations on Tuesday over the military's October 7 failures.
He also spoke about the significance of the ceasefire agreement with Hamas, saying "It bears the potential of both bringing back our hostages and ensuring that Hamas doesn't commit the horrible massacre they did on 7th October (2023)."
An attempt to smuggle tobacco into Israel in a quantity of over a ton, while evading tax payment in the amount of approximately 1.7 million Shekels (USD 476,000) was thwarted by Israeli tax authorities.