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In Gaza City, IDF troops dismantled military infrastructure, including positions used to launch ambushes against Israeli forces.
U.S. Mideast envoy Witkoff expressed confidence that “in the coming days, we’ll be able to announce some sort of breakthrough.”
The slain man was identified as Staff Sgt. Chalachew Shimon Demalash.
This is “further proof of Hamas’s cynical and systematic modus operandi of exploiting civilian infrastructure as manned terror command posts.”
The top U.S. diplomat added that there still existed a “window of opportunity” to pursue a ceasefire-for-hostages agreement.
“We want to bring the hostages home and return to normal life,” said the U.S. president.
“Hamas has repeatedly rejected reasonable offers to make peace, and we can’t forget October 7,” the U.S. president told the U.N. General Assembly.
The “flotilla, organized by Hamas, is intended to serve Hamas,” Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Oren Marmorstein added.
The secretary of state dismissed media reports that Washington had received a letter from Hamas requesting a 60-day ceasefire.
“It’s evident that Alon is losing vision in his right eye, and he appears thin and distressed,” said the captive’s parents, Kobi and Idit Ohel.
The slain soldier was identified as Maj. Shahar Netanel Bozaglo, 27.
“In addition to doing very exquisite, kinetic strikes against the worst terrorist leaders, we must have a very aggressive counter-ideology campaign,” Sebastian Gorka told JNS.
