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The US military is deploying drones over Gaza to monitor enforcement of the agreement

According to The New York Times, citing Israeli and American officials, the U.S. military has begun deploying drones over the Gaza Strip to monitor the situation on the ground and ensure compliance with the cease-fire agreement.

Two Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on Deir al-Balah despite cease-fire

A source at al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Gaza City told Al Jazeera that an Israeli airstrike killed at least two Palestinians on Friday, east of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.

Artillery fire was also reported in the same area, according to the pan-Arab media outlet.

The previous day, Thursday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement that one person had been killed in an Israeli attack, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed since the ceasefire came into effect in the enclave to 89.

In addition, 449 bodies of earlier victims have been recovered from under the rubble, raising the official death toll since the start of the Israeli offensive on Oct. 7, 2023, to 68,280.

Israel reportedly filed 1,734 complaints over Hezbollah cease-fire violations in Lebanon

An Israeli security source told Sky News Arabia that Israel has submitted 1,734 complaints to the monitoring mechanism regarding violations of the ceasefire agreement attributed to Hezbollah since Nov. 27, 2024.

The same source added that the Lebanese army has been tasked with handling “840 complaints filed by Israel with this committee,” which is overseen by the United States and France and includes participation from UNIFIL.

In April, Lebanese authorities accused Israel of committing “more than 1,500 violations” of the same cease-fire, without publishing more recent official estimates.

Palestinian movements meet in Cairo, including Hamas, agree to temporarily hand over Gaza to independent technocrats

Palestinian movements, including Hamas, have agreed in a joint statement to temporarily hand over the Gaza Strip to an independent committee of technocrats following the cease-fire in effect since Oct. 10, brokered by Donald Trump, AFP reports.

According to the document published on Hamas’s website, the Palestinian groups involved in the discussions agreed to establish a “temporary Palestinian committee composed of independent resident technocrats … tasked with managing daily affairs and essential services.”

The Palestinian groups also agreed on a national strategy to “revitalize the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people.” Hamas is not part of the PLO.

An Israeli drone struck a car traveling between Zawtar al-Gharbieh and Qaaqaaiyet al-Jisr in the Nabatieh district, our correspondent in southern Lebanon reported.

According to the report, the attack killed at least one person and injured another. The person killed had already been wounded during the last war between Israel and Hezbollah.

A Palestinian teenager killed by the Israeli army in Nablus, while Amnesty International records 860 settler attacks in occupied West Bank in 2025

An 18-year-old Palestinian, Mohammad Abou Hanine, died from his injuries during a raid by the Israeli army in the Askar refugee camp in Nablus, the latest episode of violence targeting civilians in the occupied West Bank, reports the Wafa news agency.

In the same area, Israeli forces also stormed the town of Beita, south of Nablus, according to Al-Jazeera.

The human rights NGO Amnesty International reported at least 860 violent attacks carried out by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank during 2025.

According to United Nations figures, more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli soldiers or settlers in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since Oct. 7, 2023.

Two new Israeli attacks in Southern Lebanon

An Israeli drone dropped a stun bomb on the Wadi al-Asafir area, on the outskirts of Khiam in the Marjayoun district.

Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers conducted a sweeping operation with automatic weapons in the same area, entering from their position on the occupied Hamames hill, south of Khiam.

U.S. Names Steven Fagin to lead Gaza peace, aid coordination center

According to Reuters, the U.S. State Department has appointed Steven Fagin, the current ambassador to Yemen, as the civilian lead of a new Civil-Military Coordination Center tasked with implementing the President’s 20-Point Peace Plan for Gaza and facilitating humanitarian aid.

The center, opened this week by U.S. Central Command, is led on the military side by Lt. Gen. Patrick Frank. The announcement followed Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to southern Israel, where he pledged to send more U.S. diplomats to join the roughly 200 American military personnel already stationed there.

Israeli strike in Toul: Israeli army says it has eliminated 'the logistics chief of Hezbollah’s southern front command.'

An Israeli drone strike in Toul (Nabatieh) earlier in the day killed the “logistics chief of Hezbollah’s southern front command,” Abbas Hassan Karaki, Israeli army Arabic-language spokesperson Avichay Adraee wrote on X.

“Abbas Karaki had recently overseen efforts to rebuild Hezbollah’s military capabilities and took part in attempts to restore terrorist infrastructure south of the Litani River,” the post added.

According to the Israeli army, Karaki also served as “head of Hezbollah’s military reconstruction unit,” managing weapons transport and storage operations in southern Lebanon.

Hezbollah said Karaki’s funeral will be held Saturday in the village of Harouf (west of Nabatieh) at 4 p.m.

Imprisoned Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti's wife calls on Trump to push for his release

The wife of Marwan Barghouti, the renowned Palestinian leader imprisoned in Israel since 2002, called on U.S. President Donald Trump to help secure his release in a statement.

"Mr. President, a true partner awaits you — someone who can help realize our shared dream of a just and lasting peace in the region," wrote Fadwa Barghouti, according to AFP.

"For the freedom of the Palestinian people and for peace ... help free Marwan Barghouti," added the woman, whose husband, sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the Second Intifada, the Palestinian uprising of the early 2000s, is regularly cited as a possible successor to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

Rubio says more countries are ready to recognize Israel

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said more countries are ready to normalize relations with Israel, but that this decision would depend on a broader regional agreement.

A lasting end to the war in Gaza would encourage more countries to join the Abraham Accords, under which the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Morocco have normalized relations with Israel since 2020, Rubio said after a tour of the new Civilian-Military Coordination Center (CCMC), which coordinates various cease-fire-related operations in the Gaza Strip, reports AFP.

"Many countries are interested in joining" these agreements, he said.

Rubio doubts Israel will annex West Bank: 'It would threaten this entire process'

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said during a trip to Israel that he doubts Israel will annex the occupied West Bank, downplaying the Knesset vote this week to advance two bills.

"Suffice it to say, we don't think that's going to happen," he said during a press briefing from the Civilian-Military Coordination Center (CCMC), the U.S.-supervised truce monitoring body.

According to him, "from a legislative standpoint, nothing is in place for that to happen. But it would also threaten this entire process" aimed at ending the war in Gaza, he added, in comments reported by AFP.

Reconstruction, development projects in south Lebanon to be launched soon: Hanine Sayed

During her tour of Sour, southern Lebanon, Social Affairs Minister Hanine Sayed stated that "a comprehensive reconstruction and recovery strategy is being prepared."

She also indicated that this project includes "projects ready to be implemented in the disaster areas, including the $250 million World Bank-funded project, currently in its final preparatory phase, as well as an agricultural project led by the Council for Development and Reconstruction."

South Lebanon: Already destroyed house in Mais al-Jabal hit by Israeli army missile

In addition to the deadly strike on Toul, the Israeli army carried out several other attacks in southern Lebanon.

An Israeli army drone dropped a sound bomb on Dhaira, in the Sour District, while another drone of the same type fired a missile at an already destroyed house in eastern Mais al-Jabal, in Marjayoun District.

These strikes did not cause any injuries, according to our correspondent.

Israel must feel 'comfortable' with participants in international force in Gaza, says Rubio

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in Kiryat Gat (southwestern Israel) that Israelis must feel "comfortable" with the members of the international force to be created to monitor the ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza, which has been in effect since Oct. 10.

"There are many countries that have offered to do this ... they will have to be people or countries with which Israel feels comfortable," Rubio said from the Civilian-Military Coordination Center (CCMC), the U.S.-supervised truce monitoring body, reports AFP.

The subsequent phases of the Trump plan include a further Israeli withdrawal from the enclave, the disarmament of Hamas, the deployment of an international security force and the reconstruction of the territory.

Rajji from Naqoura: Extent of damage strengthens our resolve regarding arms monopoly

During his visit to Naqoura, the headquarters of the U.N. Interim Force in southern Lebanon, Foreign Minister Joe Rajji said, "The extent of the damage strengthens our resolve to liberate our lands and regain the arms monopoly and decision-making power regarding war and peace."

South Lebanon: 2 killed, 2 injured in Toul confirmed by medical source

A medical source confirmed to our correspondent in the South that two people were killed in the Israeli drone strike on Toul (Nabatieh): the driver of the targeted vehicle, Hussein al-Abed Hamdan, who was injured in the Hezbollah pager attack in September 2024, and a woman identified as Hiba Choucair.

Two other people were injured, according to this source.

In addition, Israeli drones continue to fly over several villages in the Zahrani and Saida regions.

2 people killed in Israeli strike on Toul

According to our correspondent, two people were killed in the Israeli strike on Toul: the driver of the car and a woman.

The driver of the car targeted by an Israeli drone strike in the town of Toul, in the Nabatieh district, has been killed, our correspondent reports.

Witnesses at the scene reported two people in the targeted vehicle, although this information cannot yet be confirmed due to the ongoing fire.

(Credit: Muntasser Abdallah)

The Israeli army carried out a drone strike targeting a car in the town of Toul, in the Nabatieh district, our correspondent in the South reported.

The driver was injured in the shooting, and passersby tried to pull him out of the burning vehicle.

Rajji toured UNIFIL HQ in south Lebanon this morning

(Credit: Foreign Affairs Ministry's press office)

Lebanese Foreign Minister Joe Rajji arrived at the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Naqoura, southern Lebanon.

He completed a helicopter tour of the U.N. force over border villages and along the Blue Line in the morning, according to his press office.

US mulls Gaza aid plan that would replace controversial GHF aid operation

The U.S. is considering a proposal for humanitarian aid delivery in Gaza that would replace the controversial U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, according to a copy of the plan seen by Reuters.

It is one of several concepts being explored, said two U.S. officials and a humanitarian official familiar with the plan, as Washington seeks to facilitate increased deliveries of assistance to the Palestinian enclave after two years of war.

Read more here.

False alarm in towns near Gaza Strip

After alarm sirens sounded in towns near the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army stressed that they were triggered by a "misidentification."

South Lebanon: Arab Salim Municipality condemns Israeli 'war machine' after Thursday strike

This strike comes a day after a deadly Israeli bombardment on Arab Salim, in the Iqlim al-Tuffah region (Nabatieh district), which killed two people and injured three.

In a statement Friday morning, the Arab Salim municipality strongly condemned this "cowardly terrorist attack," stating that these repeated crimes against the residents of the South "will only strengthen their determination and commitment to the path of resistance against the Israeli war machine, which discriminates neither between men nor stones."

The municipality also offered its sincere condolences to the families of the victims and to all the town's residents.

Shortly after the strike, the Israeli army announced that it had targeted "a Hezbollah weapons depot" in the Nabatieh region. On Thursday, the Israeli army also bombarded the Shmustar Heights in the Bekaa.

South Lebanon: Israeli army drone bombs bulldozer in Khiam

Early this morning, an Israeli army drone fired two missiles at an excavator in the town of Khiam, in the Marjayoun district, causing the vehicle to catch fire, reports our correspondent in the South.

According to available information, this strike caused no casualties.

Rubio in Israel, 'confident' Gaza cease-fire unthreatened, Trump warns against West Bank annexation

U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Israel would lose American support if it annexed the West Bank, in an interview published yesterday, Thursday, as his Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, visiting Jerusalem, expressed "confidence" in maintaining the cease-fire in the Gaza Strip.

"Israel would lose all American support if that happened," the U.S. president said in an interview with Time magazine on Oct. 15.

The day after the Israeli parliament voted to consider two bills aimed at extending Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Palestinian territory, Trump reaffirmed his position.

"Don't worry about the West Bank," the U.S. president said in response to a reporter's question about whether he considered this vote an act of defiance against his attempts to achieve peace in the region.

Before leaving Washington on Wednesday, Rubio had said that such a project, supported by the Israeli far right, would "threaten" the cease-fire in Gaza and would be "counterproductive."

However, after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday, the Secretary of State expressed "confidence" and optimism that the truce would hold.

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