Channel 12 cited military sources saying the Israeli military is assessing withdrawing from certain positions in the Gaza Strip and handing them to an international stabilization force. Discussions have recently considered pulling back from parts inside the Yellow Line, but internal divisions remain over how to disarm Hamas, with debate focused on whether withdrawal should come before disarmament.

CENTCOM said the US Navy conducted maintenance on an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) to keep carrier strike group assets mission‑ready while enforcing a US maritime blockade of Iran.

Elisabeth Kendall, head of Girton College, Cambridge and Middle East expert, said Thursday’s Houthi missile and drone strike on government military targets in Yemen — the first of its kind in years — killed at least 30 government soldiers and wounded 15 and is likely to push the conflict into a wider war. She said the 2022 ceasefire has effectively expired, recent troop movements and clashes show all warning signs of escalation, and that the internationally recognized government’s forces are more unified after January’s fighting and subsequent integration efforts.