Ohel's family confirms Hamas video showing him in Gaza with Guy Gilboa Dalal; latter’s family releases excerpt from propaganda clip

After years of delays, the IDF has opened a massive live-fire training facility in northern Israel; Modeled after a Shiite village in southern Lebanon, it includes tunnels, high-rises, bunkers, and surveillance systems

As Houthi rockets continue, many kindergartens in Israel still lack bomb shelters, as parents say children are told to crouch under tables during sirens, calling it traumatic and accusing local councils of mismanaging priorities

IDF say high-rise hid Hamas tunnels and ambush sites; residents warned to evacuate; Israel says more towers used as Hamas outposts, with sniper nests and command hubs, will be targeted in coming days

Top officials, including IDF chief, Mossad director and foreign minister, warn full takeover could force Israel into military rule in Gaza, pressing for partial deal to free hostages, but Netanyahu insists on Hamas’s total defeat

Officials say failure to move on disarming the Iran-backed group could result in the loss of financial support from the United States and Gulf countries and possibly trigger a renewed Israeli military operation in Lebanon

As Israel readies deeper push into Gaza City, military officials warn terror group could use mass civilian evacuations to move hostages south; families told of heightened risks, highlighting challenge of battling terrorists while protecting captives