These are the Thursday’s key updates on Israel, Gaza and the West Bank:
■ Palestinian militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab died of his wounds in clashes, a security source said. The Israel-backed group challenged Hamas’ control of Gaza.
■ Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian who crossed Gaza’s Yellow Line, the IDF said.
■ Israel killed Hamas’ East Rafah battalion commander, the IDF said.
■ Israel has identified the body returned from Gaza on Wednesday as that of Thai national Sudthisak Rinthalak. One deceased hostage, Ran Gvili, remains in Gaza.
■ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his military adviser, Roman Gofman, would be the next head of the Mossad intelligence agency.
■ Seven Palestinians were wounded by settlers throwing rocks north of Hebron in the West Bank, according to local reports.
■ The IDF said it had targeted Hezbollah weapons depots in southern Lebanon, after local news reported strikes across villages.
■ The Spanish, Irish and Dutch broadcasters pulled their inclusion in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest after a vote against Israeli participation failed to pass.
■ The IDF said it will investigate failures over “Jericho Wall,” a Hamas October 7 blueprint that it obtained in 2022, amid tensions with the government.
■ Former Military Advocate General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi would be discharged from the hospital under restrictive conditions on Friday, police said.
■ An Israeli delegation in Egypt discussed “bringing about the immediate release” of the last hostage in Gaza with mediators, the Prime Minister’s Office said.