Gaza Humanitarian Crisis: Gaza hospitals are rationing electricity as an Israeli siege blocks generator fuel and spare parts, with MSF calling it deliberate “attrition” and warning services are nearing collapse. Lebanon Escalation: Netanyahu vowed “even heavier blows” after Israel’s demolition of Hezbollah tunnel infrastructure on the Beaufort and Ali al-Taher ridges, as artillery and airstrikes continued across southern Lebanon. NAZA Film Fallout: Israel’s Culture Minister Miki Zohar threatened to seek citizenship revocation for NAZA directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor after the Venice Special Jury Prize, while the IDF rejected claims in the film about pre-planned civilian deaths. West Bank Crackdown: B’Tselem released “The Elimination Project,” alleging interconnected policies aimed at erasing Palestinian collective life, alongside reports of continued raids and injuries despite ceasefire claims. Diplomacy & Sanctions: Portugal said settlement expansion and tax revenue withholding undermine a viable Palestinian state, while Britain’s settlement trade ban triggered Israel’s consulate closure threat. Israel Politics/Defense Budget: Netanyahu reportedly sought talks with opposition leader Yair Lapid over a security budget bill amid military financial strain. Local Life & Science: An Israeli-US-Palestinian study identified a gene essential for normal hearing, and Israel’s oldest Holocaust survivor, Jehuda Aharon Widawski, died at 107.