Difficulties and prospects of a hostage deal.
Gaza
There is a sense Trump is focused on the captives and securing a decisive victory to end the war. How this is achieved does not seem to concern him.
Experts about foreign aid that enters Gaza only for Hamas to plunder the resources. There will be profound consequences if this persists.
Israel will act as it sees fit against all emerging terrorist threats, said the Israeli defense minister.
The IAF also hit an Islamic Jihad cell in Gaza’s Nuseirat.
The road along the Netzarim corridor links Kibbutz Be’eri to the Mediterranean coast, facilitating IDF logistics in the Gaza Strip.
Sources close to the negotiations paint a picture of deliberate obstruction, describing how Yahya Sinwar’s brother has consistently misled mediators over weeks.
The member of Kibbutz Nir Oz was released in November of last year. Her husband, Rami, was killed during the Oct. 7 attack and son, Elad, was killed in captivity in Gaza.
Armed looters have sent prices for food aid skyrocketing in southern Gaza.
The IDF military death toll in the Strip since the start of the ground operation on Oct. 27, 2023, now stands at 389.