The day began with ongoing discussions about the potential for a widespread military operation in Lebanon due to Hezbollah's reconstruction efforts and escalating tensions. Concurrently, the possibility of Saudi normalization with Israel, conditioned on a two-state solution and US F-35 sales, remained a key topic. In the late morning, Israeli media focused on the controversy surrounding the F-35 sales to Saudi Arabia, with several outlets reporting on US assurances to maintain Israel's qualitative edge. The afternoon saw reports on the discovery of Hamas's extensive tunnel network under Gaza's Beit Hanun. The day concluded with prominent coverage of President Trump meeting 26 freed Israeli hostages at the White House, where he referred to them as "heroes."
