IDF strikes drone production sites in Beirut, intercepts Houthi missile

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul criticized Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip at a press conference with his Israeli counterpart, Gideon Sa'ar, in Berlin on Thursday, again calling for more humanitarian aid to be allowed into the enclave, but also said that Germany would continue to deliver weapons to Israel. 

Wadephul also decried the Israeli government's announcement that it would allow 22 more settlements in the West Bank.

Germany would continue to deliver weapons to Israel, he added, saying the country needed to defend itself.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with United Torah Judaism chairman Yitzhak Goldknopf at the signing of a framework agreement in Yeruham on Thursday, as Goldknopf continues to threaten to push for early elections over the haredi draft crisis.

The IDF killed a Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist who was operating in a command center in the yard of the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in the area of Gaza City, the military announced Thursday.

The terrorists used the command center to plan and execute terrorist attacks.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has postponed opening its aid distribution centers in Gaza for the second day in a row, Ynet reported Thursday. 

This comes after their temporary closure on Wednesday when the GHF announced they were not opening due to "talks with the IDF on increasing security at the food distribution sites."

The GHF also announced, "The distribution sites will not open as planned, due to ongoing maintenance and repairs," according to the report. 

Fourteen nations voted on Wednesday at the United Nations Security Council for a demand for a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian terrorists Hamas and humanitarian access across Gaza, where aid has trickled amid chaos and bloodshed after Israel lifted an 11-week blockade on the enclave where famine looms.

The United States vetoed the decision. "The US refusal of the resolution should not surprise you," Acting Ambassador Dorothy Shea said.

The IDF decided that the "Madleen," which is sailing to Gaza and carrying 12 pro-Palestinian activists, including climate activist Greta Thunberg, will not be allowed to approach or dock in the Gaza Strip, KAN reported on Wednesday.

A senior Israeli defense source confirmed the matter to The Jerusalem Post, adding that Defense Minister Israel Katz is expected to make more decisions on Thursday. 

The coalition is advancing the dismissal of Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara, Israeli media reported on Wednesday.

According to Israeli media reports, the move comes amid what Levin described as an "unprecedented crisis of trust" between the attorney-general and the government.

The Israeli government transferred hundreds of millions of shekels earmarked for the distribution of humanitarian aid in Gaza to the "security establishment," Israeli public broadcaster KAN reported on Wednesday.

The government reportedly approved the transfer of the funds in early May without specifying the intended purposes of the money and processed the transaction "under the radar," in order to hide it from the public, sources told KAN. 

Ultra-Orthodox parties have threatened to dissolve the government in recent weeks because Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wanted to delay his cross-examination as part of his trial, a senior official in the ultra-Orthodox parties told Kan News on Tuesday.

"Based on this, we threatened to dissolve the government after the Shavuot holiday," the senior official said. "In recent days, we received a message that things would continue as normal, and now we are stuck," he added.