Gaza operations
The IDF said it eliminated an Islamic Jihad operative near Nuseirat last Tuesday and a Hamas military-wing cell commander near Gaza City last Wednesday, both involved in wartime transfers of millions of shekels from the Iranian regime and Turkey to Hamas’ military wing.
It said the funds recently supported Hamas’ rebuilding and attack plans against Israeli troops and civilians, systematically violating the ceasefire.
It said an IDF-Shin Bet strike destroyed a Hamas weapons store in central Gaza last Thursday holding rifles, a launcher and rockets. It pledged to target funding and rebuilding.
Military readiness drill
A drill began Sunday with the Judea and Samaria, 98th, 96th and 210th divisions and Air Force, examining wartime lessons and practicing readiness, community defense and aerial defense.
The IDF said increased troop, aircraft and vehicle movement across Central and Northern Commands Sunday and Monday signals no security incident.
Closed military zone near Jalud
The IDF said troops used riot dispersal measures to remove Israelis unlawfully in a closed military zone near Jalud Saturday. A later fire is under investigation.
It called the Area B site an illegal outpost in a Palestinian-owned building, citing violent and illegal acts there, and said Israeli-owned equipment should not be there.
It said their presence harms residents and diverts troops from defense and counterterrorism. Forces are enforcing the closure and preventing their return.
Iran threats and possible agreement
Iranian parliamentary security committee chair Ebrahim Azizi threatened:
“A single miscalculation is all it takes: the occupied lands rendered uninhabitable in under an hour.”
His image marked Israeli desalination plants, power stations, oil and fuel facilities, bridges, tunnels and a nuclear research facility, implying attacks could cut water and power and disrupt transport, making daily life impossible.
Trump said he might bomb Iran again or reach a major agreement, saying Iran wanted a deal but questioning whether it would honor one.
Election security briefing
Netanyahu met police chief Danny Levy and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir two days before voting. Elections chairman Justice Noam Solberg allowed a public-order briefing, barring political direction on election integrity or administration.
Netanyahu assured him election preparations and integrity would not be discussed.
Eisenkot’s Yashar party sought cancellation, alleging preparations to dispute a coalition defeat. The attorney general opposed political involvement in election matters under the committee’s authority.
Likud denied election integrity was on the agenda. Netanyahu cited terrorist threats to disrupt or influence voting.
Solberg found insufficient evidence the meeting constituted election interference. Levy said police were ready for terrorism and public-order challenges.
Solberg and committee officials were due to meet Levy Sunday evening. The Jerusalem Post reported a petitioner sought reconsideration over the meeting being in person rather than by telephone as presented.
Election-related entry restrictions
The IDF said Palestinian workers would be barred from Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley Sunday and Monday, except industrial zones and limited approved areas.
For Tuesday’s October 27 election, leaders approved extending restrictions to all settlements and industrial zones, banning workers’ entry and exit and closing all land crossings between Judea and Samaria and Israel to Palestinians.
Restrictions would end and crossings reopen after election day, the IDF said. Last year’s data put Palestinian work permit holders for settlements or nearby industrial zones at about 9,000.
Rabbi Eli Sadan backs Ofer Winter
Rabbi Eli Sadan backed Ofer Winter, saying Netanyahu needed him to clear the electoral threshold for a right-wing government.
In a recording, he said he stayed silent when Netanyahu asked him to urge Winter to withdraw.
