Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed dissatisfaction with the progress of the ceasefire process and accused Israel of violating it. Erdoğan reiterated that his country was prepared to send forces to the Gaza Strip.
The official claimed that Hezbollah today is more immune than it was before the 2024 northern front war.
Following Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s remark that if Saudi Arabia conditions normalization with Israel on the establishment of a Palestinian state, then they can "keep riding camels in the desert,” a senior Saudi source responded: “The ignorant minister’s words reflect the character of the current Israeli government.”
"It won't happen because I gave my word to the Arab countries," Trump says. President expects Saudi Arabia to join Abraham Accords by year's end as Gaza ceasefire meets key conditions Riyadh placed on normalization with Israel.
The Israeli finance minister told the Saudis to ride camels instead of expecting Israeli support for a Palestinian state, and Riyadh responded. A Saudi social media activist: "We ride camels? You're panting after us for normalization."
Former Hamas hostage Eliya Cohen proposed to girlfriend Ziv Avud on a Tel Aviv hotel rooftop, celebrating love's triumph seven months after his release from Gaza captivity.
Minister of finance firmly rejects the pre-requisite set by Riyadh on the path for a regional deal, telling the Makor Rishon conference a deal with Israel is one where Jerusalem sovereignty "all across our borders". "If Saudi Arabia tells Israel normalization in exchange for a Palestinian state, friends no thank you, keep riding camels in the desert."
Azerbaijan and Indonesia are expected to form the core of the International Stabilization Force (ISF) to be deployed in Gaza. The force is anticipated to comprise tens of thousands of troops. Their participation comes after Israel vetoed the inclusion of Turkish soldiers in the multinational force, as previously revealed by Israel Hayom.
When asked about the vote, Vance described his initial reaction as confusion. "That was weird. I was sort of confused by that," he said. "The policy of the Trump administration is that the West Bank will not be annexed by Israel. That will continue to be our policy."
Yossi Cohen claims on The Brink podcast he invented the "equipment manipulation" method in the Mossad, revealing its real scope, and its use as early as 2006 in Lebanon. But he also notes failure to use it in Gaza prior to Oct. 7.