Bahrain requests to join countries airdropping aid to Gaza, while Iran’s FM demands compensation before nuclear talks. Ministers, MKs, and settler organizations demand a tour of northern Gaza. IDF reservist Roi Wasserstein, who served over 300 days as an IDF reservist in the 401st Armored Brigade, committed suicide on Wednesday. Army Radio journalist Doron Kadosh reported that the military is refusing to recognize Wasserstein as a fallen soldier as he was not on reserve duty at the time of his suicide. Kadosh, who wrote with the Wasserstein family’s permission, cited Roi’s difficult experiences from his reserve service and his repeated mentions of horrors.
Witkoff and Netanyahu are scheduled to meet on Thursday afternoon after Israel rejects Hamas’s demands for a hostage deal.
