There are no immediate plans for the military to enter Hamas-controlled Gaza, and Israel is willing to give time for the U.S. plan to move forward, Israeli officials said. Moving ahead with any war plans would be a decision to be made by Israel’s political leaders, another Israeli official said.

The Israeli leader has vowed to spend 350 billion shekels ($110 billion) on developing an independent arms industry to reduce dependency on other countries.

Israeli forces and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas are preparing to resume fighting in the Gaza Strip, according to reports. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has drawn up plans to launch renewed military operations in Gaza in March,

Iran's foreign minister says his country does not want war with Israel or the U.S., but is ready to fight back if attacked

The Israeli military has drawn up plans for a new ground operation inside Gaza, the Wall Street Journal is reporting, citing people briefed on the matter.

“Did you ever think the day would come,” Iran’s Handala just warned Mossad’s agents, “that your secure phone would be hacked?” This comes after the regime-linked group’s reported unveiling of an Israeli agent “coordinating Mossad operations in Iran."

Sporadic clashes between the Israel Defense Forces and Gaza militants -- plus deadly IDF strikes -- continue despite the Gaza ceasefire.

The strikes came a few days before Lebanon’s army commander is scheduled to brief the government on its mission of disarming Hezbollah in areas along the border with Israel.

“This is New York City under Mamdani,” said Zach Sage Fox, a pro-Israel influencer and former campaign staffer for Mamdani’s rival, former governor and mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo. “He hasn’t said anything about it. Anything. Why? Because a year ago he would’ve been at that disgusting protest.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview published on Friday that he hopes to "taper off" Israeli dependence on U.S. military aid in the next decade.