7️⃣3️⃣ HOSTAGES 🎗️ Day 502 still in captivity in inhumane conditions in Gaza /

• Hamas announced Tuesday transfer of bodies of mother Shiri Silberman Bibas and her two young children Ariel and Kfir back to Israel, dampening hopes that the three might still be found alive https://lnk.sk/fdt7 
• News of Bibas family’s tragic fate met by Israelis with confusion, mourning and rage https://lnk.sk/nvfv 
• Israel says it is preparing for Hamas to return bodies of four hostages on Thursday https://lnk.sk/gucg
• The handover of the dead hostages on Thursday will take place in Khan Younis, and will take place without „military displays“as was observed in the releases of the hostages in previous attacks. https://lnk.sk/jqep 
• All six remaining living hostages slated to be released in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal will be freed Saturday, Israeli and Hamas officials said Tuesday, in a surprise move reportedly linked to growing worries that the ceasefire and captive release deal in the Gaza Strip could collapse.
• Under the agreement with Hamas, approximately 1,000 Gazans arrested after October 7 will be released, including Gazans who fired rockets, Hamas officials, and a Gaza resident who held hostages. https://lnk.sk/shx6                                                                                                                                                        

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

• Prime Minister Netanyahu: Israel’s conditions on the second phase of the ceasefire deal are for the Hamas terror group to disarm and have no presence in Gaza, and for the Palestinian Authority to be barred from the post-war management of the enclave https://lnk.sk/dvyv 
• Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is expected to travel to Riyadh on Thursday, two Egyptian security sources said, where he is due to discuss an Arab plan for Gaza that may include up to $20 billion from the region for reconstruction. https://lnk.sk/jqdu 
• The BBC has been accused of airing a documentary ostensibly about the plight of “ordinary” Palestinians in Gaza without disclosing that the film focuses on the teen son of a senior Hamas minister. https://lnk.sk/awv0 
• The majority of the Israeli public (62%) fears an attack similar to the one that occurred on October 7th, 2023, this time from the Arabs of Judea and Samaria. https://lnk.sk/ytv1 
• During the past week, six new jurisdictional areas were approved in Judea and Samaria, covering a total of nearly 3,000 dunams, in a way that will enable the advancement of construction of over 6,000 housing units https://lnk.sk/ymz5 
• Israel-Gaza war fuels record level of anti-Muslim hatred in Britain, it was verified 5,837 anti-Muslim hate cases – a mix of both online and in-person incidents – last year, compared with 3,767 cases the year before and 2,201 in 2022 https://lnk.sk/csoz  
• Former minister Limor Livnat told Ch. 7 „I am tormented by my support for the (Gush Katif – Gaza) expulsion. Sharon deceived us. I am repenting for the sin that I supported.” https://x.com/IsraelRealtime/status/1892115242458435610  

LEBANON 🇱🇧 /

• The Israel Defense Forces pulled out of southern Lebanese villages but remained in five key positions Tuesday morning, around an hour before the deadline for the withdrawal expired under the ceasefire deal with Hezbollah. https://lnk.sk/qit9 
• US issues ultimatum to Lebanon: 1. Deploy the Lebanese army in all areas where it is required under the ceasefire; 2. Disarm Hezbollah; 3. Disarm all other terrorist organizations, including the Palestinians in the refugee camps; If the demands are not met in full, the US will send international forces to enforce UN resolutions 1701 and 1559 in Lebanon https://lnk.sk/kpm8

IRAN 🇮🇷 /

• A senior Iranian military official pledged a third round of ballistic missile strikes on Israel, saying that the attack would occur in the near future. https://lnk.sk/naem 

SYRIA 🇸🇾 /

• The Israel Air Force struck weapons belonging to the old Syrian regime in the Sasa region of 🇻🇦 Syria; the military said they will continue to operate to remove any threat to the State of Israel https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-842741

USA 🇺🇸 /

• “I think the Trump administration is going to give Israel the leeway to destroy Hamas because that’s non-negotiable,” member of US Sen Lindsey Graham said https://lnk.sk/tg16  

VATIKAN 🇻🇦/

• Millions of Christians are under Islamist assault, so Pope Francis targets the Jews; perhaps he believes that pointing a finger at the Jews will divert Muslim rage from the Vatican https://lnk.sk/rviu

Resources: Times of Israel, Israel National News, Newsrael, Ynetnews, The Telegraph, Jerusalem Post

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