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- Senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri says Donald Trump will be tested on his statements that he can stop the war within hours as US president. “We urge Trump to learn from [US President Joe] Biden’s mistakes,” Abu Zuhri tells Reuters. https://lnk.sk/bvl7
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USA election 🇺🇸
- Israeli members of Knesset congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday’s election victory on social media
- Prime Minister Netanyahu wrote to the President-elect, stating, „Congratulations on history’s greatest comeback! „Your historic return to the White House offers a new beginning for America and a powerful recommitment to the great alliance between Israel and America. This is a huge victory!
- President Isaac Herzog congratulates presumptive US presidential winner Donald Trump on his “historic return to the White House,” calling him “a true and dear friend of Israel, and a champion of peace and cooperation in our region.” https://lnk.sk/cjxr
- Minister for Jerusalem Affairs and Jewish Heritage Meir Porush congratulates Donald Trump in a statement, citing the biblical verse “the heart of a king is in the hand of God.” “President Trump proved during his previous term that he is a true friend of the Jewish people and the city of Jerusalem.” https://lnk.sk/umuz
- National Unity chief Benny Gantz declares Donald Trump “a true friend of Israel”. “Throughout his former tenure, he brokered the Abraham Accords, officially recognised the Golan Heights as part of Israel, and moved the US Embassy to Jerusalem,” Gantz writes. https://lnk.sk/kup4
- Jordan’s King Abdullah is the latest world leader to congratulate Donald Trump on his apparent election win. https://lnk.sk/ayg1
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ISRAEL 🇮🇱
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday night, citing a “crisis of trust” that “gradually deepened,” replacing him with Foreign Minister Israel Katz. https://lnk.sk/kxa9
- Opposition Leader Yair Lapid condemned the firing of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of prioritizing draft exemption laws over national security. “Gallant was fired solely for political reasons because he stood in Netanyahu’s way to pass draft exemption laws.
- The High Court of Justice gives Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu until tomorrow at 12 p.m. to file his response to petitions filed against his firing of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant last night. https://lnk.sk/nfx8
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IRAN 🇮🇷 IRAQ 🇮🇶 ⏳ ISRAEL 🇮🇱
- Tehran is ready for confrontation with Israel and does not rule out a preemptive strike by the US and Israel, the Iranian Student News Agency reports, after Donald Trump claimed victory https://lnk.sk/ijat
- The Biden administration warned the Iraqi government that if they did not prevent an Iranian attack on Israel from its territory, it could face an Israeli response on its territory.
- Four people were sentenced to death by a revolutionary court in northwest Iran over charges of spying for Israel, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Wednesday. https://lnk.sk/hmks
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HEZBOLLAH IN LEBANON 🇱🇧
- Rocket attacks as well as suicide drones continue against northern towns. However, the frequency is down with “only 11 rounds” of attacks yesterday, and smaller barrages.
Sources: Times of Israel, Israel Realtime, Jerusalem Post, Reuters and the sources cited directly in some reports
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