Overview

• A drone strike in Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil sector killed Ali Abd al-Qader Ismail, a senior Hezbollah commander overseeing the group’s rehabilitation in southern Lebanon.
• The Israeli Air Force reported striking over 100 terror targets in the Gaza Strip within 24 hours, hitting tunnels, weapons storage and combat positions.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump withdrew their delegations from Gaza ceasefire talks, signaling the end of current truce negotiations with Hamas.
• U.S. officials are shifting focus from diplomatic engagement to intensified military pressure to recover hostages and dismantle leadership structures in both Hamas and Hezbollah.
• The IDF reaffirmed its commitment to ongoing operations on both fronts to neutralize any threat posed to the State of Israel.