Idit Ohel, mother of the hostage Alon Ohel, wrote a letter to government ministers, calling on them to act immediately to release her son, saying Alon’s condition is worsening in captivity.
“I am exhausted, tired and anxious,” Ohel wrote. “A few days ago, we received a medical opinion warning that without immediate medical treatment, Alon will completely lose his eyesight; it is only a matter of time.”
Ohel added, “We defeated Hamas, we brought about a strategic change in the Middle East.”
“Now is the time for the real picture of victory – when the hostages return home, walking on their feet, heads held high, full of spirit and pride that Israel did everything to save them,” she said. “End this nightmare, bring my son home before it is too late.”
A man was lightly wounded in southern Israel. near the border with Gaza, by a stray bullet fired from the direction of the Strip that hit a soldier’s vehicle.
Initial investigation indicates that this was an accidental shooting by Israeli forces in the Strip.
The head of the Sha’ar Negev Council, where the incident took place, said, “Fortunately, the incident ended with only minor injuries and minor property damage, but we view it very seriously.”
He added, “The state determines that there is no security impediment to returning to the border communities, but it is not here to understand the significance of its decisions.”
“We will not accept risking human lives in the council’s areas,” he said.
The High Court of Justice announced that it is allowing the government to summon Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara for a hearing before impeachment.
Deputy President of the Supreme Court Justice Noam Solberg said that since a final decision has not yet been made, this is not an irreversible step. Solberg added that, as a general matter, the legal opinion of the Attorney General’s Office retains its normative status, and no change has occurred. However, Solberg noted that, in practice, “this court is not required to consider claims concerning a specific matter before a final decision has been made by the competent authority regarding that matter.”
Jon Polin, the father of slain Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “stop claiming that ‘his forceful application of combined military and diplomatic pressure'” led to the release of 205 of the 255 hostages held in Gaza. “Please do not take credit for ‘achieving the release’ of Hersh,” he said.
“This insensitive claim whitewashes the lives of the 20% of the 205 who were taken into Gaza alive, survived a period of torture, and were then killed in captivity, including my son Hersh,” Polin said.
Netanyahu could have negotiated a deal to release hostages in August 2024, he said, but the operation in Rafah continued even after an Israeli hostage was discovered near where his son and five other hostages were executed not long after. “Ironically, the deal that could have saved them was finally completed in January 2025 under pressure from President Trump,” he added.
The Philippine Embassy in Israel announced the death of a Filipino woman who was wounded in a missile strike in Rehovot, in central Israel, during the war with Iran.
According to the statement, the woman was working as a caregiver in Israel.
The deceased, Leah Mosquera, 49, had been hospitalized for the past month. Her death brings the total of people killed Israel during the war with Iran to 30.
In a statement, the embassy said it “extends heartfelt condolences to the entire Mosquera family in the Philippines. …Throughout her many years working in Israel, she dedicated herself to supporting her family back home…”
139 people were killed and 425 people were wounded in Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry.
The ministry said 28 were killed as they sought humanitarian aid. This brings the ministry’s Gaza death toll to 58,026 since the start of the war.
The IDF reported that forces killed a terrorist squad in the northern Gaza Strip after they fired an anti-tank missile at them.
Additionally, the army said forces killed two additional terrorists who fired an anti-tank missile at them in the past week.
The government has reached an agreement with the attorney general that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be able to announce his pick for head of the Shin Bet security service in two months.
The next Shin Bet chief will not handle investigations related to the connections of former employees in the Prime Minister’s Office with Qatar.
Here are the latest updates on day 646 of the war:
■ The International Committee of the Red Cross reported that it received 132 patients who had “weapon-related injuries” at its field hospital in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Saturday, saying they were related to the “latest mass casualty incident linked to food distribution sites.”
■ The Israeli military denied reports that Israeli fire wounded Palestinians near a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s aid hub near Rafah, saying a review found “no known wounded individuals from IDF fire.”
■ Likud Ministers Amichai Chikli and Yariv Levin defended the government’s decision to dismiss Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara in a letter to the High Court, accusing the AG of hindering the advancement of government policy.
■ Iran’s foreign minister said Saturday that his country would accept a resumption of nuclear talks with the U.S. if there were assurances of no more attacks against it, state media reported.
■ IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has ordered a freeze on a planned extension to the service of combat soldiers in special units and a review of the subject.
■ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu summoned far-right Finance Minister and security cabinet member Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to discuss difficulties regarding the hostage and cease-fire negotiations over the war in Gaza.
■ In an interview with Fox News on Saturday night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israeli “disruptions” held back Iran’s nuclear program for ten years. He also said that the “only reason the war in Gaza is still going is because of the hostages” and that Israel was “working on” a deal, which he is “confident we will achieve.”
■ More than 70 people were arrested in the U.K. on Saturday at protests against the Palestine Action group being proscribed as a terrorist organization by the British government.
The International Committee of the Red Cross reported that it received 132 patients who had “weapon-related injuries” at its field hospital in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Saturday. The organization said these were related to the “latest mass casualty incident linked to food distribution sites.”
In a post on X, it added that 25 people were declared dead upon arrival and six more after they were admitted to the field hospital. “This situation is unacceptable. The alarming frequency and scale of these mass casualty incidents underscore the horrific conditions civilians in Gaza are enduring,” the statement said.
According to the Red Cross, since the Gaza Humanitarian Fund opened its food distribution sites on May 27, over 3,400 wounded patients have been treated at the field hospital, and more than 250 fatalities have been recorded.
