🇬🇧 Friday 10/01/25 🇮🇱

9️⃣8️⃣ HOSTAGES 🎗️Day 462 /

IDF confirms death of hostage Hamza Ziyadne, day after father Youssef laid to rest. https://lnk.sk/hdy5
USA president Biden: ‘Real progress’ being made in hostage talks, but Hamas ‘in the way’ of a deal https://lnk.sk/eha2
Defense Minister Israel Katz has ordered the IDF to present him with a plan “for the complete defeat of Hamas in Gaza,” if there is no hostage deal https://lnk.sk/ucg0
Brother of Nova massacre victim says country must ‘fight to bring the hostages home’ https://lnk.sk/jrwx

LEBANON 🇱🇧 /

Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati says that the state will begin disarming southern Lebanon to establish its presence across the country in line with the ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Hezbollah terror group. https://lnk.sk/kcz6 COMMENT: Over the years, Lebanese forces have failed to uphold two UN Security Council resolutions demanding the disarmament of all of Lebanon’s various militias, and the withdrawal of Hezbollah north of the Litani River — about 30 kilometers (18 miles) from its border with Israel.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian welcomes the election of his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun saying unity will “defeat” Israel. https://lnk.sk/lnsn

GAZA, JUDEA & SAMARIA (tzv. Západný breh)

For the third night in a row, Israeli settlers raided a village in the West Bank and set fire to Palestinian property. The latest incident took place in the village of Khirbet Abu Falah northeast of Ramallah. https://lnk.sk/qvys

ISRAEL 🇮🇱 /

Israel and the United Arab Emirates are concerned about the extent of Turkey’s military footprint and influence inside Syria and have reached out to Cyprus to act as a mediator. https://lnk.sk/fqrl
After a year marked by war and calls for isolating Israel on the world stage, its defense industry is on track to sell more weapons than ever in its historyI. https://lnk.sk/xjv0

USA 🇺🇸 AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺

The bill seeking sanctions against members of the International Criminal Court over its issuing of arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant passed 243-140 in the Republican-led House of Representatives on Thursday. https://lnk.sk/ohk6
Polish President Duda asked the government to ensure that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu can attend the anniversary without fear of arrest under an ICC warrant. https://lnk.sk/gew5
Australian authorities denounce “hate-filled” vandals who daubed swastikas and other graffiti on a Sydney synagogue in the early hours of Friday https://lnk.sk/jzwh

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

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