RETURN AGREEMENT 9️⃣4️⃣ HOSTAGES 🎗️/

• If everything goes well and there are no more Hamas maneuvers, then on Friday at 3:00 (CET)  Hamas should publish the list of the next abductees expected to be released the day after. At the same time, Israel will release another 120 convicted attempted-murdering terrorists.
• Israel expects Hamas to release four Israeli female soldiers and one civilian on Saturday, as reported by Kann News. Hamas might release the soldiers dressed in military uniforms to create the impression that they were captured in combat, despite being kidnapped while wearing civilian clothing. https://lnk.sk/vjo3 
• In this weekend release, one female civilian and three female soldiers are to be released, and in exchange for their release, Israel will release 180 terrorists, 90 of whom are serving life sentences for murder, multiple-murder, or attempted mass murder. 
• The names of hostages set for release will be provided by Hamas to Israeli mediators tomorrow. Israeli assessments suggest that on Saturday, Hamas will disclose the number of living hostages to be freed during the first phase of the deal but will not reveal their names.

LEBANON 🇱🇧/

• The security cabinet approved on Thursday night for IDF troops to remain in certain areas of southern Lebanon beyond the planned 60-day withdrawal deadline outlined in the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire deal https://lnk.sk/kpe8
• This comes amid dissatisfaction in Israel regarding the Lebanese Armed Forces‘ performance in carrying out its responsibilities in preventing Hezbollah from operating in southern Lebanon. 
• IDF shows off another captured Hezbollah weapons cache pointing out the problem that the Lebanese army is not dealing with it as required by the ceasefire terms.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested the Trump administration’s approval to keep the IDF stationed at five key military points in southern Lebanon, according to a report by Channel 13.
• .Hezbollah in an official statement: We will not accept any violations of the agreement. All parties must compel Israel to withdraw from Lebanon down to the last centimeter of our land and allow people to return to their villages in southern Lebanon.

GAZA, JUDEA & SAMARIA (so-called West Bank) /

• In Rafah, Hamas executed 6 Palestinians Thursday who were defined as collaborators with the enemy army (Israel). Another 12 Palestinians suspected of stealing food were shot in the legs. Hamas‘ move is intended to demonstrate its control. https://lnk.sk/vwr2
• A weapons shipment en route to Jenin via Jordan was intercepted in Jordan before it could reach Israel.

IRAN 🇮🇷/

• Two Iranian cargo ships are transporting over 1,000 tonnes of sodium perchlorate from China to Iran, sufficient to fuel approximately 260 mid-range missiles. The shipments are linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps https://lnk.sk/ruf6 

SYRIA 🇸🇾 /

• Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa (al-Joulani) stated: „We don’t want war with Israel or any country. Israeli advances in Syrian territory can never be accepted. We told Israel to stop, and if it continues, we’ll apply pressure. There’s no excuse for occupation.”

ISRAEL 🇮🇱 /

• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu requested to appear to give testimony in his public corruption trials at court only one day next week, citing health reasons, Israeli media reported. https://lnk.sk/ldvx

USA 🇺🇸 /

• US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he hopes the Iranian nuclear crisis can be solved without Israel having to carry out a military strike against the Islamic Republic. https://lnk.sk/gflw                                          

USA 🇺🇸 UN 🇺🇳 AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺/

• Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw have indicated that recent antisemitic attacks in Australia may involve individuals paid by foreign entities https://lnk.sk/jeg5 
• Columbia University says it has suspended one of the protesters who disrupted an Israeli professor’s class earlier this week, pending a full investigation. 
• Antisemitism is “rampant” 80 years after the Holocaust, the UN’s rights chief Volker Turk says. Turk, in a statement marking Holocaust Remembrance Day, recalls how eight decades ago on Monday, the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camps were liberated. https://lnk.sk/ehmb
• ICC officials say that President Trump’s sanctions could effectively shut down the court. https://x.com/Osint613/status/1882356523982360814 

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• Delta Airlines is considering resuming flights to Israel earlier than its previously scheduled April 1 return, following a ceasefire in Gaza. https://lnk.sk/tmt7 

Sources: Kann News, Israel Realtime, Times of Israel, Jerusalem Post… Walla News, Times of Israel, Jerusalem Post, Financial Times, Jewish Breaking News and Israel realtime

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