Sky News Arabia reports that the Trump administration has linked Egypt's reconstruction plan to Hamas's removal from Gaza and the disarmament of the Strip. The plan spans approximately five years, and is estimated to cost over $50 billion.
Officials in Beirut claim that as long as the IDF maintain control over five strategic points near the Israel-Labanon border, normalization is out of the question. A Hezbollah parliament member declared: "Lebanon will not accept normalization."
The arrival comes as Israeli officials closely monitor Iranian military exercises specifically designed to simulate defense against potential Israeli airstrikes.
Although Israel is not involved in the US-led operation in Yemen, it was notified in advance, partly due to the concern that the Houthis might attempt to retaliate with missile fire.
Recently released Israeli hostage Tal Shoham shares his harrowing experience with Fox News Digital, describing starvation, abuse, and an attempt at execution.
Negotiations with Hamas through mediators have not ceased despite the rejection of the Witkoff plan. According to assessments, Hamas will remain adamant, which will lead to the resumption of the war.
"The offer that Hamas is publishing is very far from our demand for at least eight living hostages," an official said.
The US special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, has proposed an interim deal aimed at securing the release of 5 to 6 living hostages, along with the return of several dead hostages, in exchange for a 45 to 50 day ceasefire. During this period, negotiations for the next phase of the hostage deal would continue.
Israeli fighter jets bombed a building in an upscale residential neighborhood of Damascus, a headquarters belonging to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization. Defense Minister Israel Katz stated, "We will not allow Syria to become a threat to the State of Israel."
"The anti-Israel circus known as the UN ‘Human Rights Council’ has long been revealed as an antisemitic, rotten and irrelevant organization," Netanyahu says.
