Overview

• IDF and Shin Bet announced they had recovered the body of Ilan Weiss, who was murdered and abducted from Kibbutz Be’eri and Idan Shtivi who was murdered and abducted from the Nova festival on October 7.

• Hamas’s military wing spokesman, Abu Obeida, announced that Israeli hostages are being held inside combat zones, alongside Hamas terrorists.

• Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi met with the head of the UN World Food Program (WFP), Cindy McCain alongside COGAT officials, to present Israel’s expanded humanitarian efforts. 

• The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office issued a statement welcoming the Lebanese government’s decision to disarm Hezbollah.

• The UN Security Council voted unanimously to extend the UNIFIL peacekeeping mission until the end of 2026.

• The IDF conducted a two-hour raid in Kiswa, involving dozens of soldiers inserted by four helicopters.

• After months of negotiations following Operation “With the Lion”, the situation has escalated. The E3 powers (France, UK, Germany) activated the snapback sanctions mechanism, set to take effect on September 28, due to Iran’s refusal to cooperate with the IAEA.

• The Israeli Air Force struck multiple targets in Sanaa, Yemen’s Houthi-controlled capital. The strikes hit a military compound at the presidential palace, a fuel depot, and two power stations and eliminated…