The IDF publishes new photos of Hamas’s de facto leader in the Gaza Strip, Izz al-Din Haddad. Haddad is the commander of Hamas’s Gaza City Brigade, and following the death of Muhammad Sinwar in May he became the new head of the terror group in the Strip.

The Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) and Israel Defence Forces (IDF) announced that these individuals, part of Hamas's Judea and Samaria \"headquarters,\" were involved in recruiting terrorists and coordinating attacks from Gaza into Judea and Samaria.

Cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas stall amid hostage disputes, political tensions, and aid access issues.

Meanwhile, two explosive devices were detonated against Israeli soldiers during an operation in the Beit Hanoun area in northern Gaza, killing five soldiers and injuring 14 more. The soldiers have been named as Meir Shimon Amar, Moshe Nissim Frech and Noam Aharon Musgadian, all aged 20, Benyamin Asulin, 28, and Moshe Shmuel Noll, 21.

According to the Israeli military, 450 soldiers have been killed in the Gaza campaign since the start of the ground offensive on October 27, 2023. Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack resulted in the deaths of 1,219 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on Israeli official figures.

Five Israeli soldiers have been killed as fighting continues to rage in Gaza, while the Israeli PM visits the White House to discuss steps to ending the conflict.