The IDF today announced that it struck terrorist infrastructure in northern Gaza, including weapons facilities and "aerial means" that were intended for an "imminent terror attack against IDF soldiers and the State of Israel."
Given the contents of the site and the imminent threat posed to Israeli troops and citizens, the strike was within the bounds of the ceasefire agreement, according to the IDF.
While Hamas continues to violate the peace deal by refusing to disarm and attacking Israelis, the U.S. is pushing to finalize the Gaza International Security Force (ISF), which will help implement the peace deal on the ground in Gaza.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has taken the lead in drafting the plan for the ISF, which they intend to present in the coming weeks, Axios' Barak Ravid reports.
Under Trump's 20-point peace plan, the deployment of the ISF is a condition for Israel's further withdrawal from the roughly 50% of Gaza's territory it still holds. The force is expected to focus on securing Gaza's borders with Israel and Egypt and preventing arms smuggling.
But that all depends on Hamas agreeing to give up its authority and weapons, which the terror group continues to refuse to do.
Meanwhile, Hamas is also refusing to return all the remaining hostages to Israel.
The Red Cross, which has participated in the terrorist group's previous hostage propaganda ceremonies, criticized Hamas for its staged excavation of Ofir Tzarfati's body earlier this week.
"It is unacceptable that a fake recovery was staged, when so much depends on this agreement being upheld and when so many families are still anxiously awaiting news of their loved ones," the Red Cross said.
Earlier today, the Red Cross transferred the remains of two unknown bodies from Hamas to Israel. The bodies will now undergo Israeli forensic analysis to determine their identities. If both bodies are confirmed to be hostages, there will still be 10 murdered hostages remaining in Gaza.
The United States must increase the pressure on Hamas and its sponsors in Qatar, Turkey and Iran to fully comply with the agreement and release all the hostages.
Israeli authorities rearrested a Palestinian terrorist who was freed as part of a hostage deal a few months ago.
The terrorist was taken into custody on suspicion of resuming bomb-making for terrorist attacks. He had previously been incarcerated for attempting to transfer 25 explosive devices to terrorists.
Bomb-making parts seized by Israel Police during a raid on the Bethlehem home of a Palestinian suspect released from prison as part of a hostage deal, Oct. 29, 2025. Source: Israel Police
Iran rebuilding ballistic missile program, movement at nuclear sites
New intelligence shows that Iran is rebuilding its ballistic missile program despite U.S. and international sanctions on the regime, after its program was devastated by Israeli and American strikes during the 12-day war in June.
Iran is importing from China thousands of tons of sodium perchlorate — a key ingredient for rocket fuel — enough to build 500 ballistic missiles. At the same time, the regime continues to sell millions of barrels of oil to China in violation of U.S. sanctions.
Meanwhile, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said yesterday that movement has been detected at Iran’s nuclear sites, although he doesn’t believe the regime has resumed enriching uranium. Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium remains buried at the nuclear sites struck by Israel and America.
The United States must increase the pressure on Iran to ensure its nuclear and ballistic missile program are permanently and verifiably dismantled.
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Israel continues to strike Hezbollah as Lebanese government fails to implement disarmament
U.S. envoy Morgan Ortagus visited Lebanon yesterday to urge the country’s government to completely disarm Hezbollah by the end of this year.
“We continue to monitor developments in Lebanon and welcome the government’s decision to bring all weapons under state control by the end of the year,” Ortagus said, adding that the Lebanese Armed Forces “must now fully implement its plan.”
The Lebanese government committed to fully disarming Hezbollah, but thus far has failed to do so. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has recently started talking about simply “containing” the terror group’s weapons north of the Litani river, saying, “weapons are not the main issue; it is the intention to use them that matters.”
As Lebanon fails to uphold its commitments, Israel is continuing to strike Hezbollah terror targets in the country to enforce the November 2024 ceasefire agreement, yesterday destroying a Hezbollah rocket launcher and tunnel shaft.
The United States must increase the pressure on Lebanon to uphold its stated commitment to fully disarming Hezbollah.
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