The IDF attacked from the air and with artillery fire, terrorists and military infrastructures of Hezbollah, including launch squads, a launcher loaded and ready to launch, a weapons depot, and military buildings.

Attempted assassination of Trump: A senior American official told CBS that authorities found anti-Trump and anti-Christian rhetoric on the suspect's social media accounts. The suspect sent some of his writings to family members before the assassination attempt, and one of the family members warned the police about it.

Trump: "The negotiations with Iran will take place by phone, the war will end soon, and we will be the winners"

Baruch Dayan HaEmet

Authorized for publication: Sergeant Idan Fox, 19, from Petah Tikva, fighter in the 77th Battalion, Golan 7 Storm Division, fell in battle in southern Lebanon.

President Trump says Iran has about 3 days before their oil infrastructure explodes:

"When there are lines through which huge amounts of oil flow through your system, and for some reason this line is closed because it can't continue to be transferred to tanks or ships - and that's what's happening to them, they don't have ships because of the blockade.

What happens is that this line explodes from the inside. Both mechanically and underground, something is happening there and it just explodes, and they say they have about 3 more days before this happens.

And when it explodes, it can never be rebuilt the way it is now. It's a very powerful thing happening, in a way connected to nature."

Parliament Chairman Kleibaf publishes a "demand and supply equation" and claims that Iran has significant bargaining chips, including the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb - in addition to oil pipelines. This, he claims, while the US has used most of its cards

The US military tweeted on X: American forces continue to enforce the blockade on Iranian ports and prevent ships from entering or leaving. Our forces have ordered 38 ships to turn around or return to port.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun stings Hezbollah:

There are those who criticize us for the decision to go to negotiations, claiming there is no national consensus.

And I ask: Did you have consensus when you went to war?

IDF Spokesperson:

The IDF has begun attacking infrastructure of the Hezbollah terrorist organization in the Bekaa Valley and in several areas in southern Lebanon.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that the US is humiliated by Iran because it sends senior officials even to Pakistan to negotiate - and then they return without results: "The Iranians are of course very skilled in negotiation, or more precisely, very skilled in avoiding negotiation, by letting the Americans travel to Islamabad and then return with no results

I tend to agree

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview with Fox, in response to a question about the main obstacle to the agreement: "In my opinion, everyone in Iran is extreme. There are extremists who understand they need to run a state and an economy, and there are extremists who are completely driven by theology"

The US Secretary of State concluded that "unfortunately, the extremists with the apocalyptic vision are the ones who ultimately hold power in the country"

According to CNN, citing two sources with knowledge on the matter, U.S. President Donald J. Trump is set to meet with his National Security Team today to discuss next steps in how to move forward with the situation in the Middle East. One topic that will reportedly be discussed is whether or not the U.S. will resume combat operations against Iran.

Bloomberg report: Against the backdrop of the naval blockade, Iran's oil storage facilities are running out, and it is expected to cut its oil production rate in mid-May, according to a report by the research company Kpler. According to the report, Iran has only 12-22 days left before it will have to cut production, by a daily amount of about 1.5 million barrels of oil.

US Secretary of State Rubio: Over the weekend, promising signs were received that an agreement is approaching regarding the disarmament of Hamas.

Head of Mossad Barnea at the commendation ceremony

"In the campaigns against Iran and Hezbollah, we worked shoulder to shoulder alongside the IDF – both in defense and offense, and influenced according to relative advantages and true partnership: in striking targets in the heart of Tehran, in thwarting senior figures, in achieving air superiority, and in defending the Israeli home front.

The operations awarded commendations this year allowed us to break boundaries in Lebanon and Iran. We obtained strategic and tactical intelligence at the core of the enemy's secrets.

We demonstrated new and groundbreaking operational capabilities in target countries. We showcased the effectiveness of an innovative and powerful system to strike our enemies. We implemented the secret political campaign whose importance is critical for creating regional alliances and expanding Israel's strategic depth.

Together with the IDF, we changed the strategic posture of the State of Israel and strengthened its power.

At the same time, we are committed to being vigilant, committed to intelligence and operational audacity, and committed to the principle of action. We will not rest on our laurels, and when we see a threat, we will act with full force."

Amit Segal

Among the recipients of the commendations in the Mossad -

• “A series of groundbreaking operations carried out in 'Operation Kelev' during which the Mossad implemented unique new working methods based on a combination of field agent forces with advanced technological capabilities and deep covert penetration into the heart of Tehran.”

• “Exceptional operations to obtain strategic and tactical intelligence at the core of the enemy's secrets, thanks to which many activities were carried out in the campaign against Iran and in the northern arena, preserving Israel's intelligence superiority.”