IDF troops destroyed a facility for the production of explosives during operations in Nablus in the West Bank, the military said on Thursday. The facility was used to produce explosives used for terror purposes in the area.The soldiers also arrested two suspects and confiscated weapons and terror funds.

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday attempting to exclude transgender girls and women from female sports, a directive that supporters say will restore fairness but critics say infringes on the rights of a tiny minority of athletes.The order directs the Department of Justice to ban transgender girls and women from participating in female school sports under Trump's interpretation of Title IX, a law against sex discrimination in education."The war on women's sports is over," Trump said at a signing ceremony with dozens of women and girls aligned behind him."My administration will not stand by and watch men beat and batter female athletes."

The US Department of State said on Wednesday that American government vessels can now transit the Panama Canal without charge fees.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday there was nothing wrong with Donald Trump's idea to displace Palestinians from Gaza after the US president's proposal was widely criticized internationally."The actual idea of allowing Gazans who want to leave to leave. I mean, what's wrong with that? They can leave, they can then come back, they can relocate and come back. But you have to rebuild Gaza," Netanyahu said in an interview on Fox News.

Israel Katz appointed Itamar Graf as deputy Director-General to the Defense Ministry, Israeli media reported on Thursday. This comes after Director-General Eyal Zamir was appointed IDF Chief of Staff last week.