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The 51-year-old will take office on Oct. 5.
“We are in a unique reality, in a period of historic war,” said Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir.
Former Israeli Navy commander Eliezer Marom told JNS that Italian and Spanish warships are likely accompanying the large flotilla heading for Gaza for search-and-rescue purposes.
U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a comprehensive proposal to end the Israel-Hamas war.
The flotilla, consisting of some 50 ships. was expected to enter the Israel-enforced interception zone around Gaza on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Musa Shaldan oversaw attacks on Israeli forces in Gaza, and was also a key figure in launching incendiary balloons toward Israeli territory, the IDF said.
“President Trump has accomplished what many said was impossible. His determination never wavered, even when others lost hope.”
“We have a lot of support for the plan, a lot of buy-in,” Witkoff said of the Arab, Muslim and European support for the deal.
Instead of Hamas isolating the Jewish state, “we turned the tables and isolated Hamas,” Netanyahu said.
According to the plan, Hamas will disarm, and the Gaza Strip will become a “deradicalized terror-free zone” governed by a “technocratic, apolitical Palestinian committee.”
Despite the plan adhering to most of Netanyahu’s red lines, Israelis to his right, including members of his coalition, may be upset with its terms.
“Hamas will be disarmed, Gaza will be demilitarized, Israel will retain security responsibility,” Netanyahu said.
