IDF targets Hamas military chief Mohammed Sinwar in Gaza
(JNS) — The Israel Defense Forces and Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) on Tuesday carried out a precision airstrike on a Hamas command center located beneath the European Hospital in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza.
According to reports, the target of the strike was Mohammed Sinwar, a senior Hamas commander and brother of Yahya Sinwar, the former leader of the organization in Gaza, who was killed by Israel earlier in the conflict. Following his brother’s death, Mohammed Sinwar served as the group’s top military leader in Gaza, according to Israeli defense sources.
Israel: Five children hospitalized with measles
(JNS) — The Israeli Health Ministry announced on Thursday that five unvaccinated children were in intensive care after contracting measles, as part of a growing global resurgence of the disease. Three of the children remain in critical care units, according to the statement.
In response, Israeli health authorities have launched an emergency vaccination campaign targeting both children and adults in areas with low immunization rates.
A total of 48 measles cases have been reported in Israel during the current outbreak, according to the ministry. More than 75% of those infected were not fully vaccinated. Of the 48 patients, 40 are minors — none of whom received the full two-dose vaccine.
Israeli woman en route to deliver her baby is killed in terror attack
(JTA) — An Israeli pregnant woman who was on the way to deliver her baby was killed in a shooting attack in the West Bank on Wednesday night.
The Israeli military said that a terrorist fired on cars next to the settlement of Bruchin in the northern West Bank. The pregnant woman, named in Israeli media as Tzeela Gez, was wounded and rushed to a hospital, where she died of her injuries. Her husband was lightly wounded.
Medical professionals delivered the baby, the couple’s fourth, who is reportedly in serious condition.
Israeli forces are hunting for the gunman. The attack comes as Israel is poised to expand its war in Gaza. Since the war began with Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack, dozens of Israelis have been killed in terror attacks in Israel and the West Bank.
Nebius to build Jewish state’s National AI Supercomputer
(JNS) — Israel announced a major artificial intelligence infrastructure initiative on Wednesday, unveiling plans for a new National AI Supercomputer to be developed by Nebius.
The project, with an investment exceeding half a billion shekels (approximately $135 million) — including 160 million shekels ($43.24 million) in government funding — marks Phase II of the country’s National Artificial Intelligence Program.
Slated to begin operations in early 2026, the supercomputer is designed to make high-performance AI training more accessible and affordable for Israeli startups, academic researchers and public-sector innovators.
