Netanyahu's recovery from prostate surgery coincided with a coalition crisis, as ultra-Orthodox parties and Ben Gvir threatened to vote against crucial budget laws. The Attorney General later rejected Netanyahu's nominee for Civil Service Commissioner, citing discrepancies in professional experience.
IDF operations in Jabalia resulted in over 100 Hamas militants killed in coordinated ambushes. Military sources praised new tactics for identifying disguised combatants near hospitals. The capture of an Iranian spy ring in Petah Tikva, which had surveilled Benny Gantz's residence, revealed deepening Iranian intelligence operations.
By evening, a Houthi missile launch toward central Israel coincided with US-British strikes in Yemen, demonstrating continued coordination between Iran's proxies. The missile was intercepted before entering Israeli airspace, with debris falling near Beit Shemesh.