Netanyahu reiterates opposition to Palestinian state
The Israeli prime minister made the comments in Jerusalem on Sunday.
The ceasefire in Gaza is broadly holding, with Israeli forces inside the strip having pulled back to the so-called "yellow line."
Nonetheless, sporadic clashes between the Israel Defense Forces and Gaza militants -- plus deadly IDF airstrikes -- continue.
The remains of one deceased hostage are still thought to be in Gaza. Israeli authorities have been releasing Palestinian prisoners and the bodies of deceased Palestinians detainees in exchange for the return of hostage remains.
Key Headlines
- US, allies preparing to announce transition to 2nd phase of Gaza peace plan in 'coming weeks'
- Israel identifies returned remains as Thai national
- Trump says ceasefire going 'well' despite clashes, Israeli strikes
- 4 Israeli soldiers wounded by Hamas, IDF says
- Coffin carrying possible deceased hostage turned over to Red Cross
Israeli forces conduct strikes in southern Lebanon
Israeli forces struck “several weapons storage facilities” it alleged belonged to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon on Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement.
Two warnings were issued by Israel ahead of strikes in southern Lebanon, the IDF spokesperson to the Arab media said.
-ABC News' Jordana Miller
Israel identifies returned remains as Thai national
Israeli authorities announced Thursday that the remains returned to Israel from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday have been identified as that of a 42-year-old Thai national, Sudthisak Rinthalak.
Sudthisak was an agricultural worker in southern Israel who was killed on Oct. 7, 2023 during the Hamas-led terror attack. His body was taken to Gaza and held by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
Israeli officials have "informed Sudthisak's family that arrangements for his return for burial in his country would be made in coordination with the Thai Embassy in Israel," according to the Israeli Prime Minister's Office.
A total of 39 Thai nationals were killed and 31 were taken captive on that day, according to Israeli President Isaac Herzog. Sudthisak is said to be the last Thai hostage to be returned.
The remains of one more hostage -- an Israeli national -- are believed to still be in Gaza.
-ABC News' Morgan Winsor and Jordana Miller
Trump says ceasefire going 'well' despite clashes, Israeli strikes
President Donald Trump acknowledged Israel's renewed airstrikes in Gaza on Wednesday, though said he believed phase one of the current ceasefire would hold and that phase two would come to fruition.
"You know, they had a problem today, I understand, with a bomb that went off," Trump told reporters. "Hurt some people pretty badly, probably killed some people, they're telling me, it just happened."
The airstrikes came after four Israeli troops were injured in what the Israel Defense Forces said was a Hamas attack in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. At least five people were killed in the retaliatory Israeli strikes, the Kuwait field hospital in southern Gaza reported.
Nonetheless, Trump said that he believed the ceasefire -- which came into effect in October -- was "going along well."
Trump also expressed confidence in the implementation of phase two of the agreement. "Phase two is moving along, yeah. It's going to happen," he said.
-ABC News' Isabella Murray, Nicholas Kerr, Hannah Demissie, Michelle Stoddart, Selina Wang and Meghan Mistry
5 killed in Israeli strikes in southern Gaza, hospital says
Israeli forces said in a statement that they struck an alleged "Hamas terrorist" in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday.
At least five people were killed and 10 people were injured by the Israeli strikes, the Kuwait field hospital in southern Gaza reported.
The Israel Defense Forces said the strikes were in response to what it called a "blatant violation" of the ceasefire agreement earlier in the day. In that incident, four IDF soldiers were injured after an exchange of fire in Rafah.
-ABC News' Jordana Miller and Diaa Ostaz