Israel At War Thurs June 5

 Israel at war day 608

- President Trump has imposed sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court

- IDF strikes underground Hezbollah drone factories in Beirut after warning

- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer warns Israel of “further concrete actions” over its Gaza offensive and restrictions on aid after a meeting in London with Jordan’s King Abdullah II.

-Fremch president Emmanuel Macron has threatened Israel, saying France will decide in the coming days whether to take concrete

 measures against Israel.

- The bodies of hostages Gadi Haggai and Judy Weinstein-Haggai were returned from Gaza to Israel in a military operation overnight, Kibbutz Nir Oz has announced. The operation was enabled by intelligence obtained during a Shin Bet interrogation of a Palestinian terror operative who was detained in Gaza. Couple’s remains were held in Khan Younis by same group behind murder of Bibas mom, kids.

-Israel estimates: Hamas’ updated response to Witkoff outline - in the next 24 hours

-Israel provided members of an armed group in Gaza with Kalashnikov rifles to protect themselves against Hamas, as part of an effort to strengthen opposition groups in the Strip, the Israeli military censor permits for publication.

The group, which is sometimes described as a militia and sometimes as a criminal gang, is led by Yasser Abu Shabab, a member of a large clan in southern Gaza.

- IDF Forces Reach Heart of Khan Yunis. According to Palestinian reports, IDF ground forces have reached the Crystal Palace Hall in the heart of Khan Yunis (marked on the map with a red dot). This is an area located about 8 km from the border with Israel, deep in the Gaza Strip, and only about 2 km from the Mawasi area, where most of the Gaza Strip's population is currently concentrated. 

-The Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, is expected to visit Israel in about two and a half weeks.