Brig. Gen. (Res.) Dr. Amnon Sofrin, the former chief of the Mossad’s Intelligence Division, believes that there is no good solution to the situation in Gaza, even full occupation. Speaking in an interview with Kan Moreshet, Sofrin said that he believes Israel is facing a difficult situation in Gaza, with no solution in sight.  “The alternative of full occupation could lead to heavy prices. Hamas is rebuilding itself, recruiting fighters, recycling explosives – and we are suffering casualties even after 19 months of fighting.” That doesn’t mean that Israel didn’t accomplish anything in Gaza. “What has happened is that the direct threat to Israel has decreased significantly – there is no firing, and there is no return to the scenarios of October 7th,” he said.

President Trump is greeted by the Emir of Qatar at Lusail Palace, where he’ll attend the official State Dinner.

Some 350,000 commuters could soon be scrambling for other ways to reach their destinations if New Jersey Transit engineers walk off the job early Friday. NJ Transit — the nation’s third largest transit system — operates buses and rail in the state, providing nearly 1 million weekday trips, including into New York City. If the walkout occurs, all NJ Transit commuter trains will stop running. Wages and working conditions have been the main sticking points of the negotiations between the agency and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. The union claims its members earn an average salary of $113,000 a year and says an agreement could be reached if agency CEO Kris Kolluri agrees to an average yearly salary of $170,000.

Palestinian media is reporting fresh Israeli strikes near the European Hospital in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, where yesterday the IDF targeted Hamas leader Muhammad Sinwar.

PIJ has released footage of their failed rocket attack last night that targeted Sederot and other surrounding communities.

Rav Yonatan Markovitch, Chief Rabbi of Kyiv and Chief Rabbi of the Ukrainian Prison Service, paid a visit last week to Shura Base, the heart of the IDF’s casualty identification operations. His meeting with IDF Chief Rabbi Brigadier General Rav Eyal Krim focused on urgent halachic dilemmas surrounding kvuras Yisrael for Jewish soldiers serving on the bloody front lines of Ukraine’s war. Since the outbreak of the war, Rav Markovitch has been at the forefront of ensuring that Jewish soldiers who fall in battle receive proper halachic burial. This is no small task. The Ukrainian army often defaults to cremation of fallen soldiers—a practice that stands in direct violation of halachah.

(AP) – There were 30,000 fewer U.S.

With tens of thousands preparing to head to Meron, Zaka will be giving children identification bracelets to assist emergency personnel in case they become lost.