Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has nominated former Navy commander Vice Adm. Eli Sharvit as the new domestic security chief. This comes after Netanyahu moved to fire the current chief, Ronen Bar, over a crisis of confidence. Critics argue that the dismissal undermines Israel's independent state institutions and comes at a problematic time. Meanwhile, a former Israeli hostage called on U.S. President Donald Trump to bring an end to the war in Gaza, stating that Trump is the only one who can convince Netanyahu and Hamas to halt the fighting. The United Nations has released footage of the operation to recover 15 first responders killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, calling it the deadliest attack on its workers since 2017.