The day began with ongoing coverage of freed hostages' struggles and discussions about potential US-Saudi F-35 deals. By mid-morning, attention shifted dramatically to the suicide of a contractor involved in the Histadrut corruption investigation, becoming a dominant story. In the early afternoon, reports surfaced of Hamas allegedly handing over a hostage's remains to the Red Cross, though Israeli sources later clarified these were unspecified "findings" requested for examination.
As the afternoon progressed, settler violence in the West Bank escalated, with reports of homes and cars set ablaze in a Palestinian village following an outpost evacuation. This prompted strong condemnations from both the Prime Minister and Defense Minister, and an IDF manhunt for the perpetrators. In the evening, President Trump officially confirmed the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, a move causing concern in Israel regarding its aerial superiority. Concurrently, the UN Security Council approved a US-backed Gaza stabilization plan that includes a "path to a Palestinian state."