Israel Hamas War

Gallant stated, "Gaza residents are Palestinian, therefore Palestinian bodies will be in charge on the condition that there will be no hostility to Israel." He asserted that Israel will not allow Hamas to govern Gaza or jeopardize the safety of its people, reserving the freedom of action for Israel to ensure security in the region.

The Israel Government Press Office released a statement detailing discussions during Hochstein's meeting with Gallant and other senior military officials.

The assault, occurring in Kerman city, has been confirmed by Iranian authorities to have resulted in at least 84 casualties, as per the updated statistics released on Thursday.

The ICJ, headquartered in The Hague and serving as the UN's primary judicial body, confirmed the receipt of South Africa's case filed on December 29, 2023.

The transformation of the new student dormitories on campus into homes for the Kibbutz Aza evacuees is a significant initiative by Reichman University, the only private university in Israel located in Herzliya, Tel Aviv.

According to Lodewick, there are still 1,300 soldiers who remain on standby with prepare-to-deploy orders.

In the most recent update, OCHA highlighted the inability to provide humanitarian assistance, attributing it to "access delays and denials, as well as active conflict" in the area.

According to IRNA, the initial explosion occurred approximately 700 meters away from Soleimani's mausoleum, followed by a second blast a kilometer distant. Rahman Jalali, Kerman province's deputy governor for political and security affairs, attributed these explosions to "terrorists," as stated in the IRNA report.

Although an official statement from the IDF is pending, Hamas has confirmed the assassination. Izzat al-Rishq, a senior Hamas official, asserted, "The cowardly assassinations carried out by the Zionist occupation against the leaders and symbols of our Palestinian people inside and outside Palestine will not succeed in breaking the will and steadfastness of our people or in undermining the continuation of their resistance."

During its presence off the coast of Israel after the Hamas attacks, carrying F/A-18 Super Hornet jet fighters, the USS Gerald R. Ford aimed to fortify US "regional deterrence and defense posture," as stated by the Sixth Fleet. Additionally, the Department of Defense (DoD) continues to assess its global force posture, emphasizing robust capabilities in the Mediterranean and across the Middle East.