Israel at war day 526: What's going on in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria?

Nine IDF reservist soldiers and their platoon commander had been fired from their combat positions for illegally opening fire toward Gaza while listening to a reading of the Purim Scroll of Esther on Friday, the military announced on Sunday afternoon.

The IDF announced on Sunday that three F-35i aircraft have landed at Nevatim Air Force Base, purchased from US defense giant Lockheed Martin, which increases Israel's quantity of F-35 aircraft to 42 out of 50, which are already fully purchased.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to hold consultations on Saturday evening following the Israeli delegation's return from Gaza hostage deal talks in the Qatari capital of Doha.

The IDF will demolish the home of Mujahid Barkhat Mansour, a terrorist who carried out a lethal shooting attack at Parsa junction on March 22, 2024, the military announced on Sunday afternoon.

Israeli hostage negotiators have arrived in Egypt to continue ceasefire talks, the Prime Minister's Office announced Sunday.

The IDF struck a terrorist who attempted to plant explosives near Israeli forces in Netzarim, the military announced Sunday.

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was accused of downplaying the Hamas terrorist organization's harsh treatment of Israeli hostages, according to a Sunday report by The Telegraph.

The Arabic branch of the British public service broadcaster was forced to edit a video clip of the "shadow unit" of the terror group's Al-Qassam Brigades, the report said. The "shadow unit" was described in the video clip as "guarding the kidnapped female Israeli hostages," who were also seen "thanking" their captors, the video described.

The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA) accused the BBC of spreading propaganda in a 33-page report, citing the incident.

Iran is employing advanced technologies such as drones, facial recognition systems, and a citizen-reporting app to enforce its strict hijab laws, a United Nations report published on Friday revealed.

The report, compiled by the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, highlighted severe human rights violations by Iranian authorities following widespread protests triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in regime custody in September 2022. It comes following two years of investigation, which included interviewing some 285 victims and witnesses and analyzing over 38,000 articles of evidence.

Amini was detained by the so-called “morality police” for allegedly failing to adhere to the country’s hijab regulations. The protests, among the most significant acts of resistance since the fall of the Shah, ignited nationwide demonstrations that quickly evolved into a broader movement against the government’s oppressive policies, particularly its restrictions on women’s rights and freedoms. The rallying cry of the protests became “Woman, Life, Freedom,” symbolizing the demand for gender equality and personal liberty.

 Hezbollah condemned on Sunday large-scale military strikes by the US against Yemen, according to a statement.

The strikes on Saturday targeting Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have killed at least 31 people, according to the Houthi-run health ministry.

Several Iranian officers do not believe that Hamas and Hezbollah will not recover in strength and have also spoken out against the Islamic Republic regime in a rare interview with N12 published on Saturday.

Javad, a former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) operative, spoke publicly for the first time to Israeli media, revealing his past involvement in suppressing protests, his recruitment into the extremist Basij militia, and shared details into the Islamic Republic’s reaction to the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in July of last year.

“It was an incredibly precise intelligence operation,” he said. “Mossad knew exactly where he was staying, down to the room number. It showed just how deeply Israeli intelligence had penetrated the IRGC.