5️⃣0️⃣ HOSTAGES 🎗️ – Day 642 still held captive in Gaza, with no interventions from the Red Cross or the Palestinian Red Crescent

• Qatari team discusses Gaza talks with Witkoff at White House ahead of Trump-Netanyahu meet. Meeting lasted 3 hours, source says. US more optimistic than Qatar, Egypt that truce deal can be reached this week
https://lnk.sk/tzx24

• Israeli officials claim 80-90% of Gaza deal settled, but core issue of ending war unresolved. Following Trump-Netanyahu White House dinner, officials say majority of truce terms agreed; Qatari foreign ministry says negotiations will still ‘need time’
https://lnk.sk/prygw

• The main difficulty in the hostage deal talks in Qatar is the issue of maps, meaning the deployment of IDF troops during the ceasefire. This also determines where the food distribution will remain in the hands of the GHF.
https://lnk.sk/pknx3

• Israel to submit new set of maps of IDF’s proposed withdrawal, after Hamas rejected previous offer — source
https://lnk.sk/bpftv

USA 🇺🇸 ISRAEL 🇮🇱

• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets President Donald Trump at the White House – their second meeting in under 24 hours – amid ongoing talks aimed at securing a hostage release deal. The meeting lasts about 90 minutes.
https://lnk.sk/azak4

• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the discussions “focused on efforts to free our hostages.” “We are not letting up for a moment, and this is possible because of the military pressure exerted by our heroic soldiers,” he says in a video shot in the Blair House.

• Netanyahu stresses that Israel is determined to achieve all of its goals in Gaza – “the release of all our hostages, both living and dead; the elimination of Hamas’ military and governing capabilities; and ensuring that Gaza no longer poses a threat to Israel.”
https://lnk.sk/ftdq6

• National Security Minister called on Netanyahu to recall the delegation currently in Doha to negotiate a ceasefire and hostage release deal. „There is no need to negotiate with those who murder our soldiers,“ Ben Gvir said.
https://lnk.sk/hze67

IRAN 🇮🇷

• Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson firmly denies a US claim of a meeting request, contradicting President Trump’s assertion of scheduled talks.
https://lnk.sk/apfmp

• Iran’s nuclear program was delayed by several months following American and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last month, according to France’s intelligence chief.
https://lnk.sk/fgkv0

• British Foreign Secretary David Lammy warns Iran of „dramatic sanctions“ if it doesn’t clarify its nuclear program and allow UN inspectors.
https://lnk.sk/anyby

GAZA

• The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday said it killed a “key Hamas terrorist” in a strike in Lebanon, and confirmed having killed in Gaza a Hamas terror operative who led an attack on Israeli civilians in the October 7 onslaught.
https://lnk.sk/gily1

• Each aid box distributed in Gaza is designed to sustain a family of 5.5 individuals for approximately 3.5 days according to The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF)
https://lnk.sk/apsgx

ISRAEL 🇮🇱

• Israel Police investigates left-wing journalist for expressing joy at death of five IDF soldiers.
https://lnk.sk/artx7

• Wartime innovation boosts Israeli defense tech growth, drawing global interest
https://lnk.sk/ryou6

HOUTHI in YEMEN 🇾🇪

• The Houthis release footage of the attack on the “Magic Seas” ship, which sank after being hit by unmanned vessels and missiles (video)
https://lnk.sk/swe78

AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺

• World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder strongly condemns recent antisemitic acts in Melbourne, urges the Australian government to take concrete action to safeguard its Jewish community.
https://lnk.sk/lnxyf

Resources: Israel National News, Jerusalem Post, Deutsche Welle, AFP, Reuters, Times of Israel, i24NEWS and Open Source
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