Hamas
Crown prince holds three-hour meetings with top Trump administration officials • Saudi statement doesn’t even mention Strip.
The Islamist group “consistently held back on a commitment to release hostages and aimed to ensure it remained in power after the war ends.”
Separately, Jerusalem is trying to persuade the terrorists to free six live captives instead of three in the next round.
“You decided to negotiate, you decided to go for an agreement—bring everyone back together,” said Tikva Forum co-founder Tzvika Mor.
The prime minister reaffirmed his support for Trump’s proposal for the war-torn coastal enclave.
“We must keep fighting for those still held in Gaza,” said Ohad Ben Ami, who spent 491 days in Hamas captivity.
Muhammad Shaheen, the head of Hamas’s Operations Department in Lebanon, had been planning attacks against Israeli citizens, according to Israeli security forces.
Pressure from the Biden administration drove continued supply shipments to Gaza, despite the terrorist group’s theft at the expense of civilians.
Col. Yonatan Steinberg was killed in action fighting Hamas terrorists.
In four out of 13 evacuated towns, repopulation isn’t scheduled to happen before 2026, the government said.
“Trump’s plan regarding Gaza is the only one that can guarantee security for the residents of the south and the State of Israel after the lessons learned from the events of Oct. 7,” said the Israeli defense minister.
After the Cabinet meeting, “the team will receive instructions for the continuation of the negotiations regarding the second stage,” the PMO said.
