Gaza War

"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.

Senior Hamas official Jamal al-Hindi has died at a hospital in al-Bureij in the central Gaza Strip. It is not yet clear whether he was a target of an IDF strike.

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.

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.