Amir Bohbot

The IDF confirmed the clash in a statement later on Saturday, noting that it is conducting searches in the area as the military continues its investigation.

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) condemned the attack in an X/Twitter post later on Friday, noting that the facts "remain unclear" and that "serious questions remain" regarding who is responsible.

Nahala claimed that over 700 people, including dozens of families with children, rabbis, MKs, bereaved families, and wounded IDF veterans, participated in establishing the "Pioneers of Gaza" outpost.

Sinwar's documents, shared by the IDF on the second anniversary of his assassination, called on terrorists to plan producing "horrific images" including shooting point-blank, slaughtering victims.

The lawsuit alleges that in the months leading up to October 7, Netanyahu received repeated warnings about the possibility of an escalation on multiple fronts, with particular emphasis on Gaza.

Bar Kalifa, who fought in the Gaza Strip as commander of the 36th Division following the October 7 attacks, addressed the soldiers at the Southern Command event.

For more than a decade, the IDF has been trying to address the threat posed by drones operating in the airspace close to the ground, using a variety of methods.

Security officials familiar with the details of the regional process said there was an enormous gap between Hamas's conduct and US aspirations to advance reconstruction in exchange for disarmament.

Israel is on heightened alert over the possibility of such an attack, given the Houthis' efforts to improve their ability to carry out attacks from both directions.

Search operations continued overnight, with additional forces deployed at first light to locate the object or recover evidence that could help determine what happened.