Gaza War

During a gathering of the US military command in Virginia, the president said: "We have one signature that we need, and that signature will pay in hell if they don't sign."

Within 72 hours of an agreement being signed, all hostages – living and dead – would be returned to their families. Israel Hayom has learned that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his agreement to the proposal.

US envoy Steve Witkoff has drawn up an alternative plan that proposes accepting the agreed-upon points immediately and continuing negotiations on the remainder. The goal: open a channel to begin releasing hostages and to lower tensions so that effective negotiations can take place.

Israel additionally contributes to the absence of advancement, whether due to political/security considerations, yet whenever an opportunity existed for a settlement, Hamas blocked finalization.

"The need to continue in war and save lives permits eating and drinking on Yom Kippur," Chief Military Rabbi Brig. Gen. Eyal Krim clarified.

Significant progress was made in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meetings with US envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law. But several critical issues will be addressed in Netanyahu’s direct talks with Trump. On the Israeli side, the optimism is more cautious, with the sense that some matters have been deliberately left vague.

Behind the smiles in Washington lie deep disagreements: Qatar insists on a full withdrawal from Gaza, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are conditioning involvement on the disarmament of the Hamas terrorist organization, and Israel is determined to remain in the Philadelphi Corridor.

According to Palestinian sources, Hamas supports a permanent ceasefire and an Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. However, Hamas “considers its weapons a national right linked to the occupation.”

US President Donald Trump’s 21-point peace plan for Gaza calls for the release of all hostages within 48 hours of an agreement, in exchange for a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Strip. The proposal also requires Israel to pledge not to strike Qatar again.