Israeli minister warns: If Hamas doesn’t disband within weeks ‘IDF will do what the IDF knows how to do’ Minister for Settlement and National Missions, Orit Strock, said Israel must go back to fighting in the Gaza Strip if Hamas is not disarmed within weeks as part of phase two of the Trump plan.

Round of US-Iran indirect talks in Oman, held amid war fears, appears to end. Ahead of talks, White House says Trump has ‘many options at his disposal’ as Iran insists talks focus only on nuclear issues, not missiles or support for terror proxies

A star is born: Israeli team detects stellar-creation particles 400 light-years away. Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology researchers measure cosmic rays in far-off Barnard 68 nebula; study opens ‘new field of astrophysics research’

60 terror suspects arrested in widescale operation. Security forces conduct widescale counterterrorism operation throughout Judea and Samaria, seizing weapons and arresting terrorists, including from Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

Senate panel questions Mamdani over rescinding executive orders on Israel, Jew-hatred. “Antisemitism is not an abstract concern in New York City.” Sen. Bill Cassidy wrote. “It is a lived reality for millions of students and residents, and its consequences are very serious.”

Anti-Israel sentiment in Finland is like a virus, says Jewish leader. “I see a lot of anti-Israel actions, boycotts and BDS,” Chaya Votkin, president of the Helsinki Jewish Community, tells JNS.

Israel legalizes five Jewish communities in Samaria, Jordan Valley. The Interior Ministry issued official “settlement symbols,” turning the communities into legal villages for all intents and purposes.

Graham ends meeting with Lebanese army chief over Hezbollah stance. U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham terminated talks with Gen. Rodolphe Haykal after he refused to call Hezbollah a terrorist organization.

At least 12 killed, 40 wounded in suicide bombing at mosque in Pakistan’s Islamabad, sources say. Authorities said that at least 40 people were wounded in a suicide bombing in Pakistan.