1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ HOSTAGES 🎗️Day 460 /

• IDF informed about the discovery of the body of 53-year hostage Yusuf Ziyadne in a tunnel in Rafah, and also discovered traces of his son Hamza (22) that raise „serious concerns for his life” https://lnk.sk/rjm4 ; https://lnk.sk/nrub

LEBANON 🇱🇧 /

• IDF located and dismantled five Hezbollah weapons storage facilities in southern Lebanon, the military confirmed on Wednesday afternoon. https://lnk.sk/myb3 
• Jerusalem views the progress as insufficient and is threatening to delay its withdrawal beyond the 60-day period laid out in the agreement. https://lnk.sk/egae 
• Hezbollah candidate Suleiman Franjieh is expected to withdraw his bid in the Lebanese Presidential elections. The post, reserved for a Maronite Christian in the country’s sectarian power-sharing system, has been vacant since Michel Aoun‚s term ended in October, 2022. https://lnk.sk/fsyz  

ISRAEL 🇮🇱 /

• The IDF hits back at Defense Minister Israel Katz after he ordered the military to “fully cooperate” with the state comptroller’s investigation into the October 7, 2023; The military warns that if the commanders are distracted by the investigations during the current fighting, it may cost lives. https://lnk.sk/gvcm 
• Amid coalition cracks, members of the coalition Shas party back state commission of inquiry into October 7. Prime Minister Netanyahu has repeatedly rebuffed such calls, instead reportedly pushing for the creation of an alternative, political probe. https://lnk.sk/bnae 
• A diplomatic tempest creates a post published by the Israeli Foreign Ministry, which featured a biblical map showed the biblical boundaries of the Kingdoms of Israel and Judea, which extended according to Biblical accounts into different areas east of the Jordan river. https://lnk.sk/guwz 

ALBANIA 🇦🇱 /

• El Al will begin operating direct flights to and from Albania at the end of March. https://lnk.sk/ikhk 

Sources: Reuters, Israel Realtime, Wall Street Journal, Walla News, Times of Israel, Jerusalem Post and the sources cited directly in some reports

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