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

Israel's Public Diplomacy Directorate published data summarizing 223 days of fighting in the north and south, including the dead - over 800 civilians and 600 IDF soldiers.

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.

Arab sources report the death of two Hezbollah members in an air strike around Kafr Kanna in southern Lebanon.

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.

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."

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.

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.

In an article for the Wall Street Journal, Israeli commentator Amit Segal writes that the United States betrayed its promise to back Israel against threats from places it evacuates when it imposed a partial arms embargo.

The Egyptian Foreign Minister made this statement following Foreign Minister Katz's claim that the key to resolving the humanitarian crisis in Gaza was in Egyptian hands.