🇱🇧 GOLANI RECON COMPLETES NEARLY 50 DAYS IN BEAUFORT AREA: The IDF says Golani Reconnaissance Unit soldiers are concluding nearly 50 days of operations in Lebanon’s Beaufort area, where they helped establish operational control over a major Hezbollah stronghold. Forces destroyed more than 300 terrorist infrastructure sites, along with weapons and storage facilities used by Hezbollah. The soldiers are now departing for a refresher period while maintaining readiness for future missions.
🔎 FOREIGN MISSION CONSIDERED TO VERIFY HEZBOLLAH DISARMAMENT: Reuters reports that the UK, Italy, Switzerland and Indonesia are being considered for a mission to verify Hezbollah’s disarmament in southern Lebanon. The proposed mechanism could include inspections of villages and private homes, although its mandate and freedom of movement remain unresolved.
📍 KATZ REAFFIRMS ISRAEL’S SECURITY-ZONE POLICY: Defense Minister Israel Katz said: “We will not withdraw from the security zones—not in Lebanon, not in Syria, and not in Gaza. We will continue to destroy all the terrorist infrastructure built here with Iranian funding.”
🎯 HAMAS COMMANDER TARGETED IN NORTHERN GAZA: The IDF says it carried out an aerial strike against a Hamas commander who planned attacks against Israeli troops operating in Gaza. Media reports said one person was killed and others injured when a vehicle was struck in Beit Lahiya.
🛰️ IDF RESPONDS TO REPORTED HAMAS MILITARY DRILL: The military says information indicating Hamas was conducting a drill Tuesday night prompted enhanced intelligence-gathering and attack capabilities, although no terror operatives were ultimately identified. The IDF said there is “no change to the rules of engagement, which require every IDF soldier to neutralize any immediate threat, wherever it may be,” and “There is also no change in the deployment of forces in the sector or in control of the Yellow Line.”
🔸 GAZA VIOLATIONS MONITORING MECHANISM BEGINS OPERATING: The CEO of the Peace Council said: “In recent days, a mechanism for monitoring violations in Gaza has begun operating. Every violation will be addressed.”
🛡️ IDF REINFORCES QUSRA SECTOR: IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir ordered continued efforts to restore order, strengthen operational control and prevent further serious incidents in the Qusra area. An additional infantry battalion will deploy to the sector, with further forces on standby. The IDF is operating with the Israel Police and Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), while Zamir also ordered troops throughout Judea and Samaria to be briefed on rules governing conduct and the use of force alongside continued counterterrorism operations and defense of Israeli communities.
⚓ TRUMP SAYS U.S. HAS “TOTAL CONTROL” OVER STRAIT OF HORMUZ: President Trump said the U.S. has “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz and added: “I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT!” Describing the U.S. naval blockade as a “WALL OF STEEL,” Trump said Iran could not break it and claimed the country has no Navy or Air Force, the IRGC is decimated, remaining troops are unpaid, its leadership is uncertain and inflation has reached 300%. He concluded that Tehran is “all talk and no action” and is “the Bully of the Middle East No Longer.”
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