Israel News for 11-13-2026
News Update
Negotiations continue as Eisenkot tries to form a government. Last night, Prime Minister Netanyahu and Eisenkot held a 2 hour security briefing. According to a joint statement issued by Netanyahu and Eisenkot after the meeting, Eisenkot was briefed on “the security and diplomatic challenges facing the State of Israel at this time.” The two agreed to continue exchanging updates as needed.
The IDF yesterday struck a senior Hamas commander who was operating from a restricted section of Nassar Hospital, which Hamas had converted into a military headquarters. The strike, carried out shortly after midnight in Khan Younis, targeted Mohammed Abu Ismail, commander of Hamas’ Khan Younis Brigade, along with several other operatives allegedly operating inside the hospital. The IDF said, “Before the strike, precautionary measures were taken to minimize, as much as possible, harm to the hospital building and uninvolved civilians. The strike was carried out in a targeted manner against the room from which the brigade commander and the terrorists were conducting military activities.”
The IDF also said, “Before carrying out the strike, the IDF repeatedly warned and demanded that military activity at the hospital cease, on several occasions, including recently” and that “The second floor of the hospital serves as a Hamas military headquarters, with civilians prohibited from entering and strict security maintained because it is used by the organization’s commanders, including Mohammed Abu Ismail.” Dozens of hostages had been held at Nasser Hospital during the war.
The Board of Peace subsequently condemned Hamas’ “alleged” use of hospitals and other civilian infrastructure for military purposes. It also condemned the loss of life in the strike, but did not condemn Israel.
Meanwhile, the IDF has coordinated the entry of over 93,000 tents into Gaza in preparation for the winter, along with more than 8,600 trucks carrying winter supplies. Also, hundreds of trucks carrying medical equipment and medications have entered the Gaza Strip in recent weeks, with supplies delivered directly to hospitals and clinics. The IDF said, “Hamas remains the primary obstacle to the rehabilitation of the Gaza Strip and a different future for its residents. Hamas continues to exploit humanitarian infrastructure and incoming humanitarian aid, particularly the winter supplies being brought into the Gaza Strip.”
