Israeli military says it has begun a new and less intense phase of its invasion of Gaza.

IDF spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, said that the Israeli campaign had already started the transition to a campaign that would involve fewer ground troops and airstrikes.

“The war shifted a stage,” Admiral Hagari told The New York Times in an interview.

“But the transition will be with no ceremony,” he added.

“It’s not about dramatic announcements.”

Israel is carrying out an unprecedented wave of deadly strikes in Syria targeting cargo trucks, infrastructure and people involved in Iran's weapons lifeline to its proxies in the region, Reuters reports.

Although Israel has struck Iran-linked targets in Syria for years, including areas where Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has been active, it is now unleashing deadlier, more frequent air raids against Iranian arms transfers and air defence systems in Syria, the sources said.

"Israel is telling (Syrian President Bashar) al-Assad: you are allowing Iranians and Hezbollah to transfer weapons and entrench themselves - so we will disrupt your lifeline and you will find yourself in a tight spot," the regional intelligence source said.

Assad himself was discouraged from taking any action in support of Hamas after he received threats by Israel, three sources with direct knowledge of the threat told Reuters.

Two of the sources said the threats of retaliation by Israel were delivered by the United Arab Emirates.

Confession by Israeli Defence Minister Gallant:

In any case with Hezbollah we will have to reach a political settlement with them because we will not be able to destroy them completely.

Israeli journalist Yair Altman:

Everyone talks about the north, but this is one of the hardest days we had in Gaza, if not the hardest.

IDF says it has taken control of underground factory for the production of rockets, ammunition in Gaza.

A senior Biden administration official traveling with Blinken told NBC News that the U.S. expects the fighting in Gaza to end in a matter of weeks.

Blinken is expected to tell Israel in meetings this week that it needs to wind down its military campaign as soon as possible and employ better targeting to reduce the number of civilian casualties.

Ukrainian Military Intelligence (GUR) received 100 GB of secret data about the military equipment of the Russian Army, worth $1.5 billion.

The data was obtained from the Russian company "Special Technology Center", which produces military equipment and wartime equipment, in particular, the Orlan UAV of various modifications, a number of EW equipment, and other military products.

The array contains documentation for 194 nomenclature units: drawings, specifications, patents, software, etc.

Israeli singer & IDF reserve soldier Idan Amedi was seriously injured in Gaza today.

Biden has just been interrupted during speech at church:

I've been quietly working with the Israeli government to get them to reduce and significantly get out of Gaza.

Saudi Crown Prince MbS met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in his tent.

German Chancellor Scholz:

As significant as the German contribution is, it will not be enough to ensure Ukraine's security in the long run.

Therefore I call on allies in the European Union to strengthen their efforts regarding Ukraine. The planned weapons deliveries to Ukraine of most EU member states are not enough.

France can supply Ukraine with another 85 SCALP-EG cruise missiles in addition to the 50 previously transferred missiles, Le Figaro reports.

4 more IDF soldiers have been declared killed in Gaza today.

Hezbollah strike on IDF Merkava tank.

Merkava's Trophy APS seems to have been activated, but footage is not clear enough.