Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the IDF to expand counterterror operations and prepare to take control of another terrorist stronghold in Judea and Samaria.

<p>The military prosecution has filed an indictment against a 16-year-old Palestinian Arab from the village of Nahalin, alleging that he planned to carry out a stabbing attack in the community of Neve Daniel.</p><p>According to the Israel Police, the suspect armed himself with a knife, switched his mobile phone to airplane mode to avoid being tracked, and set out toward the community. Investigators allege that he later changed his mind and hid the knife before being detained by Neve Daniel's civilian security coordinator and IDF troops. The knife was later recovered after the suspect allegedly led investigators to its location during a reconstruction of the events.</p>

<p>Defense Minister Israel Katz has instructed the IDF to expand its offensive operations against Palestinian Arab terrorism in Judea and Samaria and to prepare to take control of another 'refugee' camp, following the model implemented in Jenin, Tulkarm, and Nur Shams.</p>

Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed that an expulsion order issued against Israeli farmer Tal Yinon Dardik not be renewed.

Reuters reports Gulf states support Oman's proposal for a joint mechanism with Iran to manage the Strait of Hormuz through voluntary user fees.

Residents and public officials, including MK Avigdor Liberman and Gush Etzion Regional Council head Yaron Rosenthal, gathered in Nokedim for a soccer tournament commemorating fallen soldier Naveh Leshem.

Avior Sasson, the primary suspect in the murder of Benyahu Razi, was arrested today.

In response to the question of whether Hamas is a terrorist organization that should be destroyed, Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas replied, 'I don't want to give you a straight answer.'