Ofer Bruner (19), who volunteered at the Ein Avdat Nature Reserve and was about to enlist in the IDF, was found lifeless after falling from a cliff into a water reservoir.

<p>Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said during a cabinet meeting in Beirut: “In two days we will celebrate Independence Day. We hope that by next year’s Independence Day, not a single centimeter of Lebanese land will remain occupied.”</p><p>He added that the celebrations and military parade had been canceled “due to the circumstances in the country.”</p>

In interview with Abu Ali Express Telegram channel, PM Netanyahu says no Palestinian state will be established, even at the cost of Saudi ties. He vows to reopen Rafah after hostage remains are returned.

<p>A reception was held last night at the Israeli Embassy in Washington for the hostage survivors who arrived in the US capital to meet with US President Donald Trump. At the event, Segev Kalfon spoke about his experiences in Hamas captivity and the support he received in Israel, and Lt. Col. Elad Tzuri, who was the commander of Matan Angrest on October 7, also addressed the gathering.</p><p>Representing the US administration, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick spoke, noting his efforts throughout the period to help secure the hostages’ release. Among those present were the parents of Yaron Lishinsky, an embassy employee who was murdered this year in the terror attack at the Jewish Museum in the city.</p>

<p>In the midst of deliberations over the climate agreement, a fire broke out at the site hosting the COP30 conference in Brazil.</p><p>Emergency teams ordered all delegations to evacuate the building. No casualties were reported.</p>

The Cabinet discussed the proposal for the death penalty for terrorists. Shin Bet and the IDF expressed principled support for the law, calling it 'a very deterrent tool.'

<p>A short while ago, IDF troops identified five terrorists who emerged from underground terrorist infrastructure in eastern Rafah, east of the yellow line. The terrorists approached IDF troops deployed in southern Gaza, posing an immediate threat to them.</p><p>Subsequently, the IAF eliminated the terrorists.</p><p>IDF troops in the Southern Command remain deployed in accordance with the ceasefire agreement and will continue to operate to remove any immediate threat.</p>

Singapore announced that it will impose targeted sanctions on Meir Ettinger, Baruch Marzel, Bentzi Gopstein, and Elisha Yered due to their alleged involvement in violent incidents against Palestinian Arabs.