Senior Hamas official tells BBC: "The organization is expected to reject the plan. Hamas refuses to disarm and sees an international force as a new form of occupation."

Yahya Sarie, the Houthi military spokesman, claimed responsibility for the attack on the Minervagracht, claiming that it was sailing towards Israeli ports. According to him, the attack in the Gulf of Aden reported yesterday was carried out using a cruise missile and caused a direct hit. Sarie announced that the Houthis will continue to attack ships sailing to Israel.

Tennessee State Rep Scott Cepicky, while honoring victims of October 7, “I try to tell people back home and put it in perspective…If [terrorists] came across the border and killed 20,000 Americans and took 10,000 hostage — what would the response of the United States be?”

The "Somod" flotilla is approaching Gaza and is within 145 nautical miles of the Strip. Ships from the Italian, Spanish, and Turkish armies have withdrawn. The Navy is preparing to stop the flotilla.

Israel Football Association says Reebok tried to pull its logo from team jerseys under boycott pressure; Reebok denies, saying: "We don't do politics; we do sport."

Tiago Avila from Brazil, a participant in the Somud flotilla, reported that the communication systems of two of the lead ships, "Alma" and "Sirius," were disrupted by Navy vessels.

Activists of the pro-Palestinian "Somoud" flotilla report: We are on high alert, drone activity is increasing around us (Reuters)

Captivity survivor Eli-Ha Cohen at the Western Wall Plaza: "From the moment I was kidnapped, I felt that Hashem was protecting me. Throughout my time in captivity, I spoke to Him every day, I imagined myself putting on tefillin. I have no doubt that I will fast on Yom Kippur. But this time, I am fasting by choice; I choose to fast, and they are not starving me.

Border Guard agents arrested a wanted person in the Balata camp.

The government approved Zini's appointment as head of the Shin Bet.

The IDF located a bomb pit from the Second Lebanon War that contained hundreds of kilograms of explosives in the north of the village of Ghajar.

Italian Prime Minister Calls for Stopping Gaza Flotilla: "It Will Endanger the Peace Initiative and Lead to Violence." The flotilla made it clear that they would continue sailing and accused: "Instead of accompanying the flotilla, the navy ship plans to withdraw and pressure volunteers to return. This is sabotage and cowardice disguised as diplomacy."

Spain takes drastic action: State investigates companies that advertise products from settlements in Judea and Samaria.