Gaza Strip
The 29-year-old, among seven women set to be freed during the first part of the ceasefire deal with Hamas, is reportedly being held by a Salafi group affiliated with Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
The former Israeli envoy to the United States said that the Jewish state must remain in Gaza because “too many peacekeeping forces leave the minute there’s actually peace to keep.”
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati told local media that the IDF redeployment could be delayed by “several days.”
“The prayers and strength you sent accompanied us the entire way and helped us believe that this nightmare would eventually end.”
“We will not allow the arms of the Iranian octopus and radical Sunni Islam to endanger the lives of the [Israeli] residents and establish an eastern terrorist front against the State of Israel,” said the Israeli defense minister.
Aryeh Deri was invited more than a year ago but he delayed the trip due to the war, according to a news report.
Israel’s president shared with him the profound emotions experienced across the Jewish state following the release of three women hostages.
The British prime minister also raised the issue of the weapons export licenses to Israel that have been frozen since the fall.
The operation includes IDF troops, Israel Security Agency officers and Border Police.
“The State of Israel will be able to return to the war on day 43" if talks fail during the first phase of the ceasefire, the Israeli finance minister told JNS.
Hamas announced it would next free four more hostages on Saturday, backtracking on previous threats to delay their release.
The president said Hamas terrorists ran the Strip “viciously and badly” and cannot be allowed to return to power.
