1️⃣0️⃣1️⃣ HOSTAGES 🎗️
- The families of American-Israeli hostages held in Gaza urged top Biden officials during meetings in Washington on Tuesday to work with their counterparts in the incoming administration in order to secure a hostage deal before President-elect Donald Trump enters office. https://lnk.sk/etap
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USA 🇺🇸
- President Herzog Meets President Biden at the White House. Herzog expressed gratitude for Biden’s unwavering friendship with Israel, particularly in recent conflicts.
- Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer met with president-elect Donald Trump last Sunday, conveying messages from Prime Minister Netanyahu about Israel’s plans in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran, according to Israeli and American sources cited by Axios.
- US President-elect Donald Trump announced he is nominating Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary. Hegseth has been an advocate of Israel in his coverage. https://lnk.sk/qxe1
- President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he will nominate former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee as the next U.S. ambassador to Israel. “Mike will dedicate himself to achieving peace in the Middle East,” Trump said in a statement.
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IRAN 🇮🇷
- In response to Israel’s recent attack, Iran has begun constructing an underground tunnel network in Tehran. This defensive system will link metro stations to Imam Khomeini Hospital, as reported by Iranian state media.
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HEZBOLLAH IN LEBANON 🇱🇧
- The almost non-stop rocket fire from Lebanon came as fighting continued in southern Lebanon and Israel reported hits 100 Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon over last day and has destroyed the majority of Hezbollah’s weapons facilities in Beirut. Two people were killed when a rocket exploded in the building where they were working in the northern coastal city of Nahariya on Tuesday. https://lnk.sk/sxg2
- Overnight, Israeli fighter jets struck Hezbollah weapon depots and command centers in Beirut’s southern suburbs, the IDF says. The Hezbollah sites were located “in the heart of a civilian population,” the military says, accusing the terror group of using human shields. https://lnk.sk/pbgt
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ISRAEL 🇮🇱
- Netanyahu addressed the Iranian people, stating, „The only thing the Iranian regime fears more than Israel is the people of Iran. The Islamic Republic’s last attack on Israel cost them $2.3 billion. Another would cripple Iran’s economy.” https://lnk.sk/clzo
GAZA, JUDEA & SAMARIA (so-called West Bank)
- Kibbutz Nir Oz, devastated by a Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, resulting in 117 residents killed or kidnapped, has voted to rebuild. Only seven of 220 homes were undamaged. Israel’s Cabinet approved a five-year, 18 billion shekel ($4.9 billion) plan for Gaza border communities’ rehabilitation.
- The Israel Defense Forces said Monday that it had expanded the designated “humanitarian zone” in southern Gaza, where the vast majority of the Palestinian population in the Strip currently resides. It also said it would allow more tents, shelter materials, food, water, and medical supplies to enter. https://lnk.sk/codp
Sources: Axios, Times of Israel, Israel Realtime, Jewish Breaking News and the sources cited directly in some reports
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