1️⃣0️⃣1️⃣ HOSTAGES 🎗️
- Since Yahya Sinwar’s elimination and the disconnection between the Gazan and Lebanese fronts, the conditions for a hostage deal have changed. „I think the conditions have changed for the better,” Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview with Channel 14. https://lnk.sk/vzhu
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IRAN 🇮🇷
- Iran has escalated its nuclear program by injecting gas into thousands of advanced centrifuges, a process to enrich uranium which could ultimately be used to develop a nuclear weapon. https://lnk.sk/tcw7
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HEZBOLLAH IN LEBANON 🇱🇧
- The IDF on Thursday continued to react promptly and tenaciously against Hezbollah violations of the ceasefire terms. IDF had struck a Hezbollah medium-range rocket crew in southern Lebanon because it looked like it was getting in position to fire at Israel. https://lnk.sk/tvac
- Prime Minister Netanyahu had ordered the military to be prepared for an intense war in Lebanon if the ceasefire is violated according to his interview with Israeli Channel 14. https://lnk.sk/wbpw
- Lebanese residents are prohibited from moving south to a line of villages and their surroundings. In a post on X, IDF Arabic-language informe: “The IDF does not intend to target you, and therefore you are prohibited at this stage from returning to your homes.” https://lnk.sk/grnq
- The Insitute for the Study of War released a report stating that the ceasefire in Lebanon shows Israel fulfilled its stated aims and Hezbollah gave up on its aims, but the agreement could allow Hezbollah to rearm and rebuild if Israel and the US do not enforce it. https://lnk.sk/nygj
- Over 12,500 Hezbollah targets were struck, including 1,600 command centers and 1,000 weapons depots and some 25,000 weapons seized according to the military. IDF published a summary of its activities against Hezbollah in the past 14 months. https://lnk.sk/oesz
- Hezbollah said to estimate up to 4,000 fighters killed in war it initiated. Tally cited by sources close to terror group – which began attacking Israel day after Hamas – roughly matches IDF info, points to far lower proportion of civilian deaths than in Gaza. https://lnk.sk/vhk7
- Full Lebanon ceasefire agreement revealed. Deal outlines new demarcation dubbed ‚2024 line,‘ redefining zones where Hezbollah is barred and where Lebanese army must dismantle unauthorized facilities. https://lnk.sk/tywa
- The IDF discovered gas masks, chemical materials, and sedatives in the possession of Hezbollah operatives, suggesting that the terrorist organization had intended to use chemical weapons to abduct Israeli soldiers and civilians. https://lnk.sk/pl58
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ISRAEL 🇮🇱
- If elections were held today, Likud would receive 24 seats, down from 25 in the previous poll two weeks ago. The parties currently making up the coalition would receive 51 mandates out of the Knesset’s 120, up from 48 two weeks, according to the poll. https://lnk.sk/zopr
- The Israeli Security Cabinet approved on Thursday a one-year extension for Israeli banks to maintain business relations with Palestinian banks in the West Bank. The extension will last until the end of November 2025. https://lnk.sk/lyuv
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GAZA, JUDEA & SAMARIA (so-called West Bank)
- Increasingly flexible Hamas said open to temporary IDF presence at Gaza-Egypt border. As long-moribund ceasefire talks ramp up, New York Times says terror group may give up core demands after ‘reality started to sink in’ following Sinwar’s death and truce in Lebanon. https://lnk.sk/dzj9
- Maccabi Tel Aviv’s won the soccer game against Turkey’s Besiktas 3-1. The game was played without incident before empty stands in Hungary, with the stadium closed to fans over security concerns following attacks on Israeli supporters in Amsterdam. https://lnk.sk/vlw7
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USA 🇺🇸
- NYPD quickly swarmed in to make mass arrests when pro-Hamas protesters tried to ruin the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade again.
Sources: Walla, Times of Israel, Jerusalem Post, CNN, Israel Realtime, Jewish Breaking News and the sources cited directly in some reports
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