Yair Kraus

Police arrested a suspect and located a weapons cache in the village of Manda, including Kalashnikov rifles, M-16s, handguns and an 'operational' vehicle. The suspect fled on foot upon the arrival of forces and was arrested after a chase. According to assessments, the suspect planned to carry out an assassination. During a search of the compound, forces uncovered an arms cache containing long M16 rifles, 2 short M16 rifles, a Kalashnikov assault rifle and two Glock 19 handguns. Alongside the weapons, forces also seized ammunition, more than 1,000 bullets, 15 full magazines, gloves, helmets and five recording devices.

IDF says it killed senior Hezbollah commanders in recent weeks and that the group has shifted tactics to stand-off warfare while seeking a ceasefire linked to Iran talks, as drone attacks escalate along Israel’s northern border

Sirens sound in Ma’alot in first since ceasefire; alerts also issued for Kiryat Shmona and Safed; drone explodes in military zone near Beit Hillel; schools and matriculation exams canceled across northern communities

As the IDF deepens its ground operation in Lebanon, Hezbollah continues to challenge Israel’s air defenses with drone infiltration alerts and rocket fire across the Upper Galilee; the army says it launched an interceptor at a suspicious aerial target and reported no injuries or damage

Air raid sirens were activated in Shlomi shortly after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left the area.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a meeting with heads of local authorities in the north, before a series of sirens in the Galilee, that "the State of Israel is committed to the security of the northern residents. We will continue to act resolutely against any threat and invest the necessary resources to ensure the rehabilitation, growth and future of the northern communities - exactly as we did in the south." He added: "The residents of the area have shown exceptional resilience throughout the recent period, and we are committed to stand by their side. I thank the heads of the local authorities who worked in cooperation with government ministries in order to bring important decisions to the north."

Capt. Shahar Gamla, 24, died of wounds sustained in an FPV drone attack in Lebanon, while Sgt. Ohad Yaari, 21, was killed in an incident under investigation; local leaders mourned both soldiers as communities grappled with the loss

Military says air defenses intercepted projectiles near Yiftah and Ramot Naftali in first since Jerusalem and Beirut renewed fragile ceasefire

Since the war began, Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya has moved wards underground and back five times; this week, just four days after returning up, staff had to move them below again; 'We may be the world’s most practiced,' says Dr. Tsvi Sheleg

Yehuda David-Pur, owner of the orchard where the Hezbollah terrorist was killed, said northern residents are at war; 'We don’t know how he crossed the fence, we demand answers,' he said; residents sheltered for hours; IDF chief vowed to hit Hezbollah harder