The IDF arrested "very senior" Hamas officials in Gaza's Shifa Hospital but cannot disclose the names due to ongoing investigations, IDF spokesman R.-Adm. Daniel Hagari said in a Thursday evening briefing."The Shifa operation is the largest since the launch of the war," Hagari noted. "We captured the higher echelon of Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders."According to Hagari, terrorists continued to hide in the hospital's maternity ward, vowing that the IDF would reach everyone. "If you surrender, you will not be killed," he said.This is a developing story.

A 62-year-old Palestinian man armed with a knife approached the settlement of Elazar in Gush Etzion and was neutralized by security forces, Israeli media reported Thursday morning. The suspect was wounded by a gunshot to his lower body and, during the search, was found to be armed with a knife. This case is under investigation.This is a developing story.

IDF troops are operating in the town of Nur al-Shams near the city of Tulkarm in the West Bank, according to an IDF statement on Wednesday night.During the operation, Israeli aircraft attacked two terrorists who were posing an immediate danger to Israeli troops.This is a developing story.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Republicans should be prioritizing the national security supplemental bill, Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA) said during a news briefing on Wednesday. "[Johnson's] tried politicizing Israel's aid in the past. We hope that we don't go down that route,' Aguilar said."If we are truly interested in helping our democratic allies in Ukraine and in Israel, there needs to be humanitarian assistance associated with the package. That's what we have in the national security supplemental," he added. Aguilar said he's confident in having the votes for the supplemental if Johnson were to put the bill on the floor.