The Israeli military said that the detained people were Hamas members who were planning attacks against Israel, and that they were taken to Israel for questioning.

Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu faces the greatest test to his rule since Oct. 7, 2023. His political opponents have put forth a bill to dissolve parliament in order to force early elections.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government survived an attempt to dissolve parliament early on Thursday. Most of Mr Netanyahu’s ultra-Orthodox coalition partners joined him in voting against a Bill that would have forced them to register for military service while the country is at war.

Israel's covert attempt to install an alternative rule in Gaza via armed gangs is facing fierce resistance and unraveling rapidly.

Amid escalating tensions, the Israeli army issued evacuation warnings for northern Gaza areas following a projectile interception. The military declared it would forcefully respond to any terrorist act,

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered his army on Wednesday to prevent a North African aid convoy from entering the besieged Gaza Strip. A statement from his office said that Katz instructed the army to block the entry of what he described as “jihadist protesters” from entering Gaza from Egypt.

Israel’s center- and left-wing opposition said it’s submitting a bill to dissolve parliament and won the support of two ultra-Orthodox parties in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, opening up the prospect of early elections if the legislation makes it through four rounds of voting.

The Lebanese army has condemned Israel’s airstrikes on suburbs of Beirut, warning that such attacks are weakening the role of Lebanon’s armed forces that might eventually suspend cooperation with the committee monitoring the truce that ended the Israel-Hezbollah war.