Urgent discussions are being held in Israel on the question of whether to release the participants after they are intercepted, especially those for whom this will be their second attempt to breach the blockade, such as Greta Thunberg. According to intelligence information collected in Israel, the flotilla is not only intended to aid Hamas propaganda but was also funded and prepared by the organization.
After overnight directive, military prepares psychological warfare operation involving truck-mounted loudspeakers that will broadcast PM's annual address before world leaders in NYC, amid ongoing maneuver in Gaza City against Hamas. Officers reportedly question tactical value of unusual move.
The reports of the stikes came as Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi began delivering his weekly speech. Among the targets attacked were the Houthis’ General Staff command center, and security and intelligence compounds.
The military's dwindling munitions and spare parts – a result of the longer-than-expected conflict, the export limits by European countries, and the slow progress in new production lines – raises doubts about its capacity to carry out tasks short-term, and to meet planned contingencies longer-term.
US President Donald Trump’s envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, presented Trump’s 21-point peace plan for the region and Gaza to several leaders on Tuesday. According to a source familiar with the details, the possibility of an Israeli declaration of sovereignty in Judea and Samaria was also raised. Meanwhile, Politico reported that Trump assured Arab and Muslim leaders he would not allow Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex the West Bank.
PM says Israel will not accept a Palestinian state as world leaders at the UN voice support for recognition; focus shifts to upcoming meeting with Trump on Gaza war.
48 hurt, including 2 in serious condition, after a drone launched from Yemen evades Israel’s air defenses and crashes near Eilat’s Mall Hayam shopping center.
The US is preparing to present a comprehensive plan to end the war in Gaza and secure the release of hostages, alongside what sources describe as a “gradual Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.” Officials also noted that the framework would include the transfer of humanitarian aid through “international institutions.”
The Hamas-run Health Ministry said 38 people were killed and 190 wounded in the past 24 hours. At the same time, more than half a million Gazans have already fled the city, yet hundreds of thousands remain.
Jordan’s General Security Directorate announced that the Allenby Crossing, also known as the King Hussein Bridge, will be shut to passenger and cargo traffic starting Wednesday and remain closed until further notice.
