The IDF’s most forward base on the Gaza perimeter was overrun on Oct. 7, 2023. 53 of its young defenders were killed, and another 10 taken hostage.

“We estimate 22, maybe 24 live bodies,” the US Middle East envoy said. “We want them all back.”

After 498 days in captivity, Sasha Troufanov returns to the place of hope and prayer.

An Arab League summit in Cairo on Tuesday endorsed the $53 billion five-year plan for the war-torn coastal enclave.

If Hamas has not agreed to the US bridging proposal by its next meeting, the Israeli Security Cabinet “will convene and decide on the next steps.”

Not even the Arab League wants to invite the Palestinians to the summit in Cairo, despite the fact its focus is on rebuilding the Gaza Strip.

Officials doubt the terrorist organization would honor an agreement to free all remaining hostages, seeing them as its “insurance policy” against total destruction.

The plan is an alternative to Trump’s Gaza scheme, and explicitly rejects his proposal to relocate Gaza’s population.

The choice is theirs: They can take advantage of Trump’s initiative or remain committed to their century-old rejectionism.