Watch: Newly deployed IDF brigades train for warfare in the south

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 Defense Minister issued a challenge to the Prime Minister to declare that military civilian rule is off the table: "This is a moment of a national test, even if it involves a political cost."

The plan includes obligatory prayer and religious study and a woman-free environment, with 3,000 expected to be drafted.

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

The Prime Minister published a video explaining why destroying Hamas as a military force is essential for any post-Hamas arrangement in Gaza.

State Camp party leader Benny Gantz sharply criticized Prime Minister Netanyahu's decision to move a Draft Law from Naftali Bennet's term forward: "The temporary bridging law is not relevant to the reality after October 7."

According to an Axios report, the Prime Minister issued the remarks during a cabinet meeting, telling representatives that Israel would do "whatever it takes" to insure its security.

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

Hezbollah fired several dozen rockets at the Meron area a few hours ago. No casualties have been reported.

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