IDF strikes regime weapons in Syria, terrorists in Gaza, Lebanon

Opposition head and Yesh Atid Chair Yair Lapid presented Tuesday his "New Deal" for Israel's economy - a plan to save the country's economy from the crisis Lapid says is looming.

"Prices won't stop rising, the middle class is buckling, families of reservists are collapsing," he said, adding that while public opinion is that this is because of the Israel-Hamas war and its significant economic implications, this isn't the case.

"Israel received aid to fund the war from the US, and one-time expenses, as big and dramatic as they may be, don't lead a strong country with a strong economy to crisis," he said.

The Israeli air force struck terrorists in central Gaza Tuesday after the IDF encountered them engaging in activity the military deemed as suspicious, the IDF announced.

A Hezbollah terrorist was killed in a car in southern Lebanon, a security source told Army Radio.

Women were kidnapped, children massacred, and thousands from the Alawite minority escaped to the mountains for asylum from other atrocities reportedly carried out by Al-Sharaa’s forces. The Jerusalem Post reached out to two Alawite civilians from Syria and Israel to learn more about the events taking place in Syria’s coastal region.

“The situation is disastrous,” E., an Alawite civilian contractor from the area of Jableh in the coastal region of Syria, told the Post.

"They are killing children and women. There is an ethnic cleansing going on here; they leave nothing behind, they kill everyone, and it’s all documented on video,” he added, referring to horrendous videos circulating online showing humiliation, degradation, and mass killings happening in Syria.

The ruins of Kibbutz Be'eri's dental clinic, which was destroyed by terrorists in the October 7 massacre, were demolished on Tuesday morning in a memorial ceremony attended by the families of victims and members of the kibbutz.

The demolition of the clinic comes as part of extensive efforts to rehabilitate the kibbutz, which suffered extensively on October 7, both in terms of slain or kidnapped residents - 102 people were murdered - as well as infrastructure.

The Kibbutz aims to build an educational center in the place where the clinic stood, with the aim of finishing the project by 2026.

Gaza City - They declared victory and handed out sweets as if the war had ended. But for the people of Gaza, the suffering never stopped. The ceasefire lasted nearly 50 days before collapsing, yet in that time, the killing did not end, and none of the disasters that have devastated Gaza were addressed.

Thousands of bodies remain buried beneath the rubble, an unbearable reminder that life in Gaza is defined by destruction. Chaos rules every aspect of daily existence. Salaries and personal bank deposits are stolen by powerful, well-known figures who control the cash flow, taking a 20% cut for themselves.

The economic crisis deepens, with no solutions for the broken currency system or Gaza’s battered transportation sector. Public transit remains unsafe, yet fares have not changed—another burden on a population that can barely afford to live.

As the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas nears its end, 59 hostages remain captive in tunnels in Gaza, including Nimrod Cohen, a 19-year-old soldier abducted from Nahal Oz on October 7, 2023.

Now 20 years old, he remains in captivity. His mother, Vicky Cohen, has spent the past 17 months fighting to bring him home. She spoke to The Media Line about her frustration with the Israeli government, the missed opportunity to continue negotiations, and her desperate hope for her son’s return.

The IDF eliminated a number of armed terrorists barricading themselves in a building in Jenin and arrested a senior member of a terrorist organization in the area, the army said on Tuesday.

The operation was carried out jointly by IDF soldiers from the Duvdevan unit, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), and Border Police officers.

The forces also destroyed two vehicles equipped with weapons primed to carry out attacks.

The army transferred the arrested terrorists and the confiscated weapons for further processing.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir announced that he has appointed a special team to conduct a comprehensive review of all General Staff inquiries into the October 7 security failures during a conference at the Northern Command on Monday night.

The newly formed team will categorize the investigations into three groups: those deemed high-quality and requiring no further review, those that are substantial but require additional clarifications and expansions, and those considered inadequate, necessitating a full reassessment.

Heading the team is former Southern Command chief Maj.-Gen. (res.) Sami Turgeman, who will be joined by senior reserve officers, including former Air Force commander Amikam Norkin, former Navy commander Eli Sharvit, and other high-ranking officials.

The Israeli Air Force attacked radars and detection equipment, as well as military headquarters and sites containing weapons belonging to the Syrian regime in southern Syria last night, the military announced Tuesday morning.

Better late than never: That’s the sentiment among most defense experts and Israeli citizens regarding the Israeli military’s decision to put into full practice restrictions on social media use and photographing military bases.

The decision comes after a probe showed content published by Israeli soldiers on social media was used by Hamas in the group’s preparations for attacks against the Nahal Oz military base on October 7, 2023.