Families told to arrive at four dedicated distribution areas to receive aid packages; IDF prepared to establish more distribution in areas 'cleared of terrorists'; UN says aid must come to residents not the other way round, Israel says UN objection is political 

For 5 months in Gaza, Givati sniper Staff Sgt. Tomer eliminated 27 terrorists, often from a long distance; 'They dropped one after the other,' he recalls; now back home, he’s facing the moral weight and psychological toll of life behind the scope

Before the war, more than 100,000 Palestinians lived in the Yarmouk refugee camp and numerous factions such as the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Fatah, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad had offices there

Israel’s National Security Council raises the travel alert for Canada to Level 2, citing a surge in threats and attacks against Jewish institutions and individuals; Israelis are urged to avoid displaying visible Jewish symbols and follow local security guidance

Liri Albag, an IDF lookout, was abducted from Nahal Oz military base during Oct. 7 Hamas attack; she was released after 477 days in captivity

Dozens of settlers arrive at the village of Burqin for the second time in days, set a home on fire; The IDF says investigating Palestinian claims that five villagers are hurt when settlers and local Palestinians throw stones at each other 

Investigative report finds the initiative meant to circumvent the UN, considered to hold an anti-Israel bias, and prevent aid from reaching Hamas; the source of funding for Safe Reach Solutions, headed by a former CIA official, is unclear

Legal battle to restrict foreign student visas disrupting studies, work visas and futures as Israelis are among others becoming collateral damage in the administration’s political clash with academia