2:42 p.m
Hamas founder's grandson dies in Gaza
Palestinian media sources, republished by the Times of Israel, report the death in an Israeli shooting of Ali Salem Abu Ajwa, the nephew of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, who founded Hamas in Gaza in 1987 and was its spiritual leader until his death Killed by Israel in airstrike in southern Gaza Strip in 2004. According to some sources, Abu Ajwa worked as a journalist in Gaza, writes the Israeli portal.
12:24 p.m
The US fears that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu wants to expand the war to Lebanon
The US fears that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may see expanding the war in Lebanon as key to his political survival, amid domestic criticism of his government's failure to prevent the October 7 Hamas attack. This was written by the Washington Post, which cites numerous administration and diplomatic representatives as sources. In private discussions, the US government warned Israel of a significant escalation in Lebanon, writes the American newspaper. If this is the case, a new confidential analysis by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has found that it will be difficult for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to achieve desired results as its military resources and assets are strained in the face of the crisis conflict in Gaza, the Washington Post adds, citing two informed sources.