IDF: The military is short around 12,000 soldiers. The gap is expected to grow in the coming year.

Israeli PM Netanyahu will convene the security cabinet after a phone call with President Trump.

IDF airstrikes on Lebanon this evening.

U.S. President Donald Trump:

"For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!"

More strikes on Lebanon.

Ukrainian FP-2 drone hits a Russian naval base in Crimea with air-to-ground rockets. Onboard footage.

53 Turkish vessels organized by the IHH are heading toward Israel to breach the Gaza naval blockade. The flotilla includes Hamas supporters, per an Israeli official.

Netanyahu held a security consultation today. An operational meeting with defense officials is set for tomorrow.

Expected arrival: 48 hours.

- Jerusalem Post

Axios: President Donald Trump expected to hold Situation Room meeting with top national security team on Tuesday to discuss options for military action, per 2 U.S. officials.

President Trump to News 12:

If Iran does not come up with an improved proposal - we will hit it harder than anything we have done so far

Iran's police chief: 6,500 arrested since the war started. 567 tied to opposition groups. Says roundups from recent unrest are ongoing.

NEW:

UAE may be moving toward formal recognition of Somaliland, according to Emirati social media figures hinting at a significant step. Somaliland marks its national day tomorrow, and its first ambassador to Israel will present credentials to President Herzog in Jerusalem. Sources in Hargeisa say relations with the UAE are strong, but timing is up to Abu Dhabi.

Jeff Landry, Trump's envoy to Greenland, has arrived in Nuuk to attend the "Future Greenland" business conference.

Palestinian Islamic Jihad has acknowledged 16 more of its commanders were killed by the IDF during the war.

@JoeTruzman

Iran's Fars News Agency published a segment asking whether a missile detonation in low Earth orbit could disable U.S. and Israeli satellites and Starlink internet infrastructure.

First responders in Beverly, Massachusetts, freed a 2-year-old boy who got his head stuck in a banister. Oil and some post-pulling did the trick.

-CBS.

BREAKING: 2 U.S. Navy Super Hornets/Growlers crash and collide during Gunfighter Skies Air Show at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho.

Aviation sources tell KTVB that both aircrews ejected safely.

Israel and the U.S. have raised their readiness posture amid the possibility of striking Iran. According to an Israeli source, if President Trump authorizes a renewal of attacks on Iran, the operations will be carried out jointly by both countries.

Kan News.

American Airlines cuts its U.S.–Israel route through early January 2027. - N12

U.S. UN Ambassador Waltz on the drone strike that set off a fire near the UAE's nuclear power station: "Unacceptable escalation."

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson posted a clip from The Apprentice, a 2024 film about Trump, claiming it explains his mentality.

A U.S. MQ-9 drone was shot down by the Houthis in Yemen's Marib province, per Yemeni reports.