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1️⃣1️⃣5️⃣ Hostages 🎗️
• According to US officials, a significant breakthrough in the deal is anticipated
• The final details of this agreement are being discussed in Qatar, talks will resume on Friday
• The Prime Minister of Qatar has communicated with the Acting Foreign Minister of Iran
• Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal could hinge on IDF exiting Philadelphi Corridor
• Israel would be willing to withdraw from the all-important Philadelphi Corridor in Rafah
• COMMENT: All the officials became convinced that time was running out to save the hostages and that enough tunnels were destroyed to set Hamas back – at least for a temporary period of months, to allow Phase I of the ceasefire hostage deal to go through.
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Israel 🇮🇱 ⏳ Iran 🇮🇷
• Iran attack could come with no warning, possibly in next days, and we have to be ready for it
• Israeli F-16 pilots, who previously bombed a Yemeni port, are preparing for potential strikes in Iran
• British and French Foreign Ministers are set to travel to Israel urgently to prevent an all-out war in region
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Lebanon 🇱🇧
• Hezbollah won’t launch major reprisal during talks to reach Gaza ceasefire
• The Hezbollah Secretary-General refused to meet with the head of Syrian intelligence and is reportedly unhappy with Syria’s lack of action against Israel.
• Hezbollah is determined to attack Israel and may strike before Iran takes action.
• Over the past week, the IDF has improved readiness and preparation for strikes in Lebanon and other areas
• Hezbollah’s deputy chief stated that “The retaliation is a decision, and this decision will be implemented.”
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Gaza, Judea & Samaria (so called West Bank)
• Dozens of Israeli civilians entered the village of Jit in the West Bank and set vehicles and buildings on fire. A Palestinian man was also reported killed amid the attack. The forces had been transferred to the area and removed the rioters from the village. PM, Herzog, Gallant and others denounce violence.
• IDF soldiers apprehended about fifty wanted persons and increased countermeasures against explosives. A key terrorist operative and four others were eliminated in the Jordan Valley.
• Significant combat achievements are hindering Hamas‘ ability to rehabilitate.
• Fatah official: Gaza is like Stalingrad, the Zionist army Is the new Nazi army.
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Israel 🇮🇱
• ‚They should be afraid right now‘ Bennett says to New York Times over Israel’s Iran strategy. The only option for reversal of the current threat is “to topple the Iranian regime before it fully acquires a nuclear weapon.”
• Israeli Navy conducts drill to prepare for emergency scenarios in Israel’s North to prepare for escalations in the northern area as tensions between Israel and the Hezbollah terror group continue
• Attorney-General pressured Netanyahu to form an independent commission to investigate the humanitarian situation in Gaza, preventing the International Criminal Court (ICC) from issuing arrest warrants
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USA 🇺🇸
• Trump says he told Netanyahu to end Gaza war but criticizes ceasefire call. “Harris has worked to tie Israel’s hand behind its back, always demanding ceasefire,” Trump says but it “would only give Hamas time to regroup and launch a new October 7 style attack.”
Sources: Israel Realtime, The Jerusalem Post, Channel 13 News, Ha’aretz, KAN News