Senior Hamas Official Eliminated – IDF spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari reported that senior Hamas official Ra’ad Thabat, head of Hamas’ supply unit, was killed at the Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. Thabat served as the head of Hamas’ supply chain and was responsible for research and development.

Police Arrest 11 in J’lem Old City – Police arrested 11 people in Jerusalem’s Old City for connections to terrorist organizations. One suspect was apprehended with a Hamas videotape upon entering the Temple Mount, and two other suspects violated conditions of exclusion from the area. After the dawn prayer on the Temple Mount, calls for incitement and support for terrorism began, and police are working to “identify and arrest the leaders and perpetrators of the incitement.”

Hostage Negotiations to Resume in Cairo – A report published by the New York Times on Thursday said negotiations on the release of the hostages will take place next week in Egypt’s capital of Cairo.

Please continue to pray for Israel as we are still in the throes of war. Shabbat shalom!