5️⃣0️⃣ HOSTAGES 🎗️ – Day 648 still held captive in Gaza, with no interventions from the Red Cross or the Palestinian Red Crescent /
- Israel has submitted a third map of Israeli troop deployment in Gaza throughout the period of the 60-day ceasefire https://lnk.sk/dghs9
- Emily Damari after captor eliminated: May there be more good news. Hamas captivity survivor reacts to the elimination of the terrorist who held her captive, reveals he lied about a ceasefire to give her false hope. https://lnk.sk/obz09
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GAZA /
- Abbas urges Hamas to free hostages, says terror group won’t rule postwar Gaza https://lnk.sk/mtzkt
- IDF: Two rockets ‘most likely intercepted’ after sirens sounded in open areas in communities near Gaza Strip https://lnk.sk/giq07
- The EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, says aid to Gaza is showing „good signs“ but more is needed https://lnk.sk/ra256
- The Israeli military’s Chief of Staff has serious reservations about the controversial “humanitarian city” plan that Defense Minister Israel Katz has outlined for Rafah https://lnk.sk/afvyd
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SYRIA 🇸🇾 /
- Syrian forces are advancing on Sweida amid deadly Druze-Bedouin clashes, which have resulted in 99 deaths. Local leaders seek a truce as residents fear for their safety, highlighting instability post-Assad. https://lnk.sk/gabhy
- The sectarian violence in Suwayda is precisely the kind of chaos that makes Israel deeply wary of normalization – opinion. https://lnk.sk/dszmz
- What role is Israel playing in the clashes between Druze and Bedouins in Syria? https://lnk.sk/tzygl
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ISRAEL 🇮🇱 /
- Since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7th, 2023, 891 IDF soldiers have made the ultimate sacrifice fighting for Israel’s existence on various fronts. Of those who made the ultimate sacrifice, 301 soldiers fell during the Hamas massacre on October 7th. https://lnk.sk/xhnw5
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in a candid English-language interview titled „Just the Facts,“ where he addressed controversial topics https://lnk.sk/kuaez
- UTJ leaves coalition: The Draft Law presented deviates from what was agreed upon https://lnk.sk/jref4
- The Sephardic haredi party Shas remained silent on Monday about whether or not it would join UTJ. Even if both haredi parties leave the coalition, the government will not fall immediately. https://lnk.sk/wcf67
- MK Ayman Odeh will remain in the Knesset after the motion to remove him did not reach the required 90-vote supermajority. The proposal, which needed the support of at least 90 MKs, garnered only 73 votes in favor. https://lnk.sk/jnxp0
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IRAN 🇮🇷
* No new date for US nuclear negotiations https://lnk.sk/vbjn4
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JUDEA & SAMARIA
- West Bank town mourns two men killed by settlers, turns to US for accountability https://lnk.sk/htzjr
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USA 🇺🇸 /
- Sen. Ted Cruz introduces a bill to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a Foreign Terrorist Organization a move that could financially cripple the global Islamist group. https://lnk.sk/afmhw
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries expresses concerns over NYC mayoral candidate Mamdani’s stance on Jewish community safety and his failure to condemn the phrase „globalize the intifada.“ https://lnk.sk/bjez1
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POLAND 🇵🇱 /
- Polish prosecutor officially launches a criminal investigation into far-right lawmaker Grzegorz Braun over his public denial of Nazi crimes at Auschwitz. https://lnk.sk/cgjmx
Resources: Israel National News, Jerusalem Post, Times of Israel, Saudi channel A-Sharq, Newsweek, YnetNews and Open Source Intel
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