A 72-year-old man from Rishon Lezion, identified as Bezalel Carmi, lost his life in what is being investigated as a possible truck ramming incident near Glilot earlier today. Authorities are still working to confirm whether the crash, in which an Arab-Israeli truck driver from Qalansawe drove into a group of people at a bus stop, injuring over 30, was an intentional attack. The driver’s family denies any motive for terrorism and has requested an autopsy to investigate whether a medical emergency may have triggered the accident.

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi announced that his country has suggested a 48-hour ceasefire in Gaza aimed at facilitating a swap of four Israeli hostages for Palestinian detainees. El-Sissi’s remarks were made during a joint press briefing in Cairo with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. The proposal coincides with scheduled talks in Doha involving Israeli, American, Egyptian, and Qatari officials to revive stalled truce negotiations.

Iran calls for an urgent United Nations Security Council meeting to condemn Israel’s airstrikes on the Islamic Republic yesterday. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi sends a letter to the UN chief and the head of the Council “demanding an urgent meeting of the Security Council to take a decisive position in condemning this aggression,” a ministry statement says.

A minister’s office has informed The Times of Israel that the security cabinet is set to convene at 7 p.m. in the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv. This marks the first meeting of the forum following Israel’s early morning strike on Iran yesterday.

Mossad Director David Barnea is traveling to Doha for discussions with CIA Director Bill Burns and the Qatari PM. The meetings will explore potential strategies to resume negotiations for the release of hostages held by Hamas.

The IDF announced that Golani Brigade soldiers have uncovered an underground weapons storage site in southern Lebanon, near the border fence. The discovery was made during ongoing localized ground raids aimed at dismantling terrorist infrastructure in the region. Over the past week, these targeted operations have resulted in the elimination of dozens of terrorists and the seizure of large quantities of weaponry and munitions. The hidden underground cache, located in a mountainous area, contained anti-tank missiles, machine guns, AK-47 rifles, and mortar shells. The raids are part of the IDF’s broader strategy to disrupt Hezbollah’s capabilities and terrorist networks in the area.

A U.S. Army convoy, including at least two THAAD missile launchers and various support equipment such as generators and fuel trucks, was recently seen near Beersheba in southern Israel.

Multiple U.S. Air Force C-17 transport planes continue to arrive daily in southern Israel. The latest, flight “RCH609” from Fort Liberty, North Carolina, is set to make its second landing in 24 hours at Nevatim Airbase.

The mess hall at the 1st “Golani” Brigade’s Training Base near Binyamina, which was targeted by a Hezbollah drone last Sunday, resulting in the deaths of four soldiers, has been fully repaired.

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