IDF troops destroyed a facility for the production of explosives during operations in Nablus in the West Bank, the military said on Thursday. The facility was used to produce explosives used for terror purposes in the area.The soldiers also arrested two suspects and confiscated weapons and terror funds.

Israel Katz appointed Itamar Graf as deputy Director-General to the Defense Ministry, Israeli media reported on Thursday. This comes after Director-General Eyal Zamir was appointed IDF Chief of Staff last week.

Released hostage Gadi Moses, 80, has been discharged from Ichilov Hospital after completing the necessary stay and the required tests, Israeli news reported on Thursday.Mozes gave a statement in which he thanked his family, the IDF and security forces, as well as the hospital and the Israeli people.He added that his path to rehabilitation requires the return of all the hostages, "down to the last one." "At this stage, I ask that my need for privacy be respected as I return to my family's routine and hope to soon return to work the fields and contribute to the rebuilding of Kibbutz Nir Oz," he added.

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Israel would turn the Gaza Strip over to the United States after the fighting ends and that no US soldiers would be needed there."The Gaza Strip would be turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion of fighting. The Palestinians ... would have already been resettled in far safer and more beautiful communities, with new and modern homes, in the region," Trump said in a Truth Social post building on his controversial comments about Gaza's future this week."No soldiers by the US would be needed!"