The need to avoid the Red Sea and go around the African continent has greatly increased the number of ships needed - more than companies currently have.

In addition to individual launchers, the IDF discovered an extensive rocket firing system with connected launchers in the Rafah area.

Several drone alerts have sounded over the day in the north.

While the pier itself was put together at Ashdod, the IDF's engineering unit worked with COGAT to make the needed preparations on land.

The decision is part of the government coalition agreement formed with Geert Wilders' rightwing and pro-Israel Party of Freedom.

After a sharp decline in annually calculated GDP in the last quarter of 2023 (23%), economic activity bounced back and increased by 14% the following quarter.

The Defense Minister sounded a confident note in a situational assessment in the Rafah area, noting that Hamas is being ground down and is cut off from resupply.

The drone, adapted to the needs of the German Army, launched its maiden flight in the presence of senior German officers and representatives of the Defense Ministry and Israeli military industry.

In addition, Hezbollah fired around 60 missiles at Mount Meron earlier today.

The IDF also struck military structures belonging to Hezbollah in Jebel Razlan and Blida.

Meanwhile, State Camp party leader and war cabinet member Benny Gantz said that "the Defense Minister speaks words of truth."

The IDF intercepted two hostile drones headed from the east with fighter planes. Watch:

The targets included military structures, rocket launch sites, weapons storage sites, and other infrastructure.

The casual mixing of Hamas terrorists among UN personnel and vehicles was captured by IDF drone footage.

Johnson posted a highly critical statement on X following President Biden's announcement that he intends to veto a bill which would force him to unfreeze offensive weapons usable for operations in Rafah.

The missile was part of a Hezbollah salvo launched during Independence Day.

Following rocket fire on Sderot, the IDF told residents of certain neighborhoods in the northern Gaza Strip to move west to allow for an operation against terrorists in the area.

The soldiers, from the Paratrooper and Givati Brigades, have been evacuated to the hospital to be treated.

The war room, located in the Nusseirat refugee camp, has reportedly been used as a central node for coordinating attacks during the war.