🇬🇧 Friday 01/08/2025 🇮🇱

5️⃣0️⃣ HOSTAGES 🎗️ – Day 665 still held captive in Gaza, with no interventions from the Red Cross or the Palestinian Red Crescent /

Psychological terrorism. Hamas terrorists have released a video this afternoon (Friday) showing a sign of life from the kidnapped Eviatar David, who has been in captivity for 655 days. Evyatar, 25, from Kfar Saba, was kidnapped from the Nova music party in Re’im together with his friend from kindergarten Guy (Gilboa) Dalal. https://lnk.sk/fgjqv ; https://lnk.sk/cgmny
During a diplomatic visit to Israel, US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff visited the Western Wall ahead of Tisha B’Av, where he offered a personal prayer, placed a note in the Wall, and voiced support for Israel and the hostages. https://lnk.sk/rqzy1

ISRAEL 🇮🇱 /

Missile fired from Yemen triggers sirens across Israel, disrupts air travel on Friday evening. Alerts sound in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv area and West Bank as Ben Gurion Airport halts incoming flights; air defenses engaging incoming threat https://lnk.sk/dpqz3
‚It is critical that we learn from the mistakes that left many feeling unheard. Now is the time to rebuild our bridges,‘ says president Herzog on 20th anniversary of the Disengagement https://lnk.sk/avyjy
Tila Falic Levi, leading activist for Israel & Jewish diaspora: ‚We should be grateful that Netanyahu is willing to lead us‘ (video) https://lnk.sk/noqv9
Jerusalem zoo employee killed in fatal tiger attack https://lnk.sk/kub69

GAZA /

„At President Trump’s direction, Ambassador Mike Huckabee and I met yesterday with Israeli officials to discuss the humanitarian situation in Gaza,“ US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff said, as he visited the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution site in Rafah on Friday morning. https://lnk.sk/uzmo7
IDF executes first aid drop in coordination with Spain, France, Germany. „Over the past few hours, 126 aid packages, containing food for the residents of both the southern and northern Gaza Strip, were airdropped by six different countries,“ the IDF said. https://lnk.sk/brclr
It’s that simple: Gaza disengagement opponents were right. Gaza withdrawal critics predicted every disaster while supporters promised prosperity that never came. https://lnk.sk/gmsyh

JUDEA A SAMARIA (so-called West Bank) /

Sa’ar to German FM: We do not call these areas the ‚West Bank.‘ We call them ‚Judea and Samaria.‘ Jews have the right to live in the heart of their homeland. https://lnk.sk/egsuu
Counterterror sweep: IDF finds dozens of weapons in Judea and Samaria (video) https://lnk.sk/eoxf8
The PLO has issued a warning against the plan to connect Ma’ale Adumim to Jerusalem via a contiguous settlement bloc (E-1 plan), calling it a serious threat to the two-state solution, as it would sever Jerusalem from the areas of Judea and Samaria. https://lnk.sk/iuzu9

EGYPT 🇸🇾 /

Report: Hamas would surrender its weaponry in return for momentum toward Palestinian state establishment. https://lnk.sk/uvkn6

NETHERLANDS 🇳🇱 /

Dutch-Muslim nurse threatens to kill Israeli patients with injections, sparking investigation https://lnk.sk/tw057

SLOVENIA 🇸🇮 /

Slovenia becomes first EU state to ban arms trade with Israel https://lnk.sk/ejsy5

✈️ /

Italian airline ITA has announced the cancellation of all flights to Israel until October 1, 2025. https://lnk.sk/brmpr

Sources: Israel National News – Arutz Sheva, Al-Akhbar newspaper, Israel Hayom, Ynet News, Jerusalem Post

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