Israeli artillery forces struck several terror targets across the Lebanese border early on Monday morning, the IDF said.Hezbollah responded to the fire, with sirens sounded in northern Israel later on Monday that caused a fire along the northern border. IDF and firefighting forces were at the scene.The IDF also struck the source of the rocket fire, it said.

A new settlement to be built in the Negev was chosen to be named after Ofir Liebstein, the former head of the Saar Negev Regional Council, murdered during the October 7 massacre. The decision was made by the prime minister and the housing minister with the intention of "honoring the memory of our friend. It is still hard to comprehend that he is not at our table."