For review: 1. Arab Leaders Adopt Egypt's Gaza Reconstruction Plan. The Egyptian plan, called “Early Recovery, Reconstruction, Development of Gaza,” is based on “preserving the rights, dignity and humanity of the Palestinian people, and on the horizon of a two-state solution.” 2. Ukraine President Proposes Partial Ceasefire. Ukraine is proposing to…

For review: 1. Israel PM thanks US for recent Foreign Military Sales of weapons to "finish the job" against Iran and their terror proxies. On Saturday, US Secretary of State Rubio said he had signed a declaration to expedite around $4 billion in military assistance to Israel, adding that a partial arms embargo imposed under former administration ha…

For review: 1. US Foreign Military Sale to Israel Worth $3 Billion- includes $295 million for Armored D9 Caterpillar bulldozers and related equipment. Deliveries are expected to begin in 2027. 2. President Trump & President Zelensky Oval Office Meeting. (You have to listen to the whole meeting.) 3. European Leaders react to the President Trump & Pr…

For review: 1. IDF Probe on 7 Oct Hamas Attack. Israeli reporters were presented with the investigations conducted by the Southern Command, Operations Division, Israeli Air Force, and Israeli Navy. 2. US & Russian Diplomats Meet in Istanbul. A U.S. Embassy official in Ankara confirmed that the Istanbul talks focused on the issues affecting the oper…

For review: 1. Israel & Hamas Agree on Hostage - Prisoner Release as Phase I of Deal Closes. The first phase of the deal, which includes the ongoing ceasefire, ends on Saturday. 2. French President Macron visits White House- "feasible" to talk about a truce in the war and the start of negotiations for a sustainable peace within weeks. 3. Ukraine Pr…

For review: 1. Israeli Forensic Doctor Reports Bibas Family Murdered by Terrorists - Not Killed by Airstrike. 2. Israel to delay freeing of 600 Palestinian Prisoners after humiliating release ceremony of six Israeli Hostages. 3. IDF Warplanes conduct flyover of former top Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's funeral ceremony in Beirut. Defense Minis…

Short episode- For review: 1. Bodies of Four Hostages Returned to Israel include Shiri, Ariel & Kfir Bibas. 2. President Trump & Leader of Ukraine Have War of Words. President Trump: “Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelensky, talked the United States of America into spending $350 Billion Dollars, to go into a War that couldn’…

For review: 1. Hamas to release six Israeli Hostages on Saturday. 2. IDF Strikes Weapon Sites in Syria. The strikes targeted Syrian tanks used to store weapons, according to the IDF. 3. IRGC General Threatens Israel with Third Missile Attack. “The True Promise 3 will be carried out in appropriate time,” said deputy commander-in-chief of the IRGC Br…

For review: 1. : IDF will Remain on 5 Strategic Hills in S. Lebanon. The US authorized the IDF to remain in the five points, though it was not clear how long troops would stay there. 2. Lebanon extend ban on flights from Iran. US advised Lebanon that Israel may shoot Iranian planes down. Israel asserts that Tehran was using civilian aircraft to smu…

For review: 1. Three Israeli Hostages Released after 498 Days in Captivity. In exchange for the three Hostages, Israel released 369 Palestinian detainees and security prisoners, including 36 terrorists serving life sentences for murder. 2. Per Washington Post report- President Donald Trump and PM Benjamin Netanyahu discussed US support for a potent…

For review: 1. Israel to Hamas - Ceasefire Continues if 3 Hostages Released Saturday. 2. IDF conducts airstrikes in Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah weapon stores, launchers, and facilities. 3. Iran to unveil and new indigenous, cruise missile in March- with a reported range of 2000 kilometers. Quote from IRGC Rear Admiral Tangsiri: “We now have missil…

For review: 1. US President Trump suggests that Israel end the ceasefire agreement with Hamas if all remaining Hostages are not freed by Saturday. 2. Israel PM Warns Resumption of "Intense Fighting" in Gaza if Hostages Not Released on Saturday. In preparation, the IDF announced that it is “extensively” bolstering its forces in the Southern Command,…

For review: 1. IDF Withdraws from Netzarim Corridor After 5th Hostage Release Cycle. According to the ceasefire deal, Israeli forces had to withdraw after the fifth swap was carried out. 2. US President Donald Trump comments on the poor state of appearance of the three Israeli Hostages released on Saturday. President Trump: “They are in really bad …

For review: 1. IDF Warplanes Strike Hezbollah Weapon Depots in Lebanon. 2. Three Israeli Hostages set for release on Saturday morning from Gaza Strip. Israel will release 183 Palestinian prisoners in return. 3. In a speech from Tehran, the Iranian Supreme Leader vows Iran will respond to any threat or violation of the country's security by the US. …

For review: 1. President Trump's Idea Relocates Palestinians During Gaza Reconstruction. Asked how many Gazans he intended to relocate, the President said, “All of them.” Asked to clarify whether the White House was shifting away from President Trump’s talk of “permanent” to “temporary” relocation, the WH Press Secretary responded, “The President h…

For review: 1. Israeli PM Visits Washington D.C. 2. Major General Eyal Zamir to be the new Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff. Major General Zamir’s background in the armored corps is unique for a Israeli Chief of Staff. 3. New Iranian Ballistic Missile (Etemad) can reach Israel with a 1,700 kilometer range. 4. Saudi Arabia Increases Defense Spen…

For review: 1. From DoD Release: US AFRICOM conducts airstrikes against ISIS operatives in the Golis Mountains of Somalia. 2. Three Israeli Hostages Released After 484 Days of Hamas Captivity. 3. Iran Threatens War in Region if Nuclear Sites Attacked. 4. US Wants Ukraine Presidential Elections Possibly This Year. Keith Kellogg, President Donald Tru…

For review: 1. US Army Black Hawk Collides with Passenger Jet Near Reagan National Airport. The two aircraft crashed as the American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, with 64 people aboard, was approaching the runway flying over the Potomac River. The Black Hawk was on a training flight from Davison Army Airfield at Fort Belvoir. There were no …

For review: 1. Three Israeli and Five Thai Hostages Set for Release on Thursday. In exchange for the three hostages to be freed on Thursday, Israel will free 110 Palestinian security prisoners. 2. In Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa is appointed President to lead the transitional phase. After cancelling the country's constitution passed in 2012 under the Ass…

1. After broken agreement & negotiations, Hamas to Release Three Hostages on Thursday- Gazans can begin moving north tomorrow. Israeli PM Netanyahu’s office says Israel reached an agreement with Hamas after “strong and determined negotiations,” and reiterates that it will “not tolerate any violation of the agreement.” 2. US President Trump to end d…

For review:. 1. Pete Hegseth Confirmed as US SECDEF. 2. Second Set of Israeli Hostages Released - Four Female IDF Soldiers Free After 477 Days in Captivity. 3. IDF to continue presence in S. Lebanon. A ceasefire signed in late November, stipulated that Israeli forces should withdraw as Hezbollah's weapons and fighters are removed from the south and…

For review: 1. IDF Chief of Staff to Resign in March. Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi and the head of the IDF Southern Command (Major General Yaron Finkelman) said they would both be resigning over their roles in the failures that led to the Hamas 07 October onslaught. 2. Iranian Vice President for Strategic Affairs (Moha…

For review: 1. Israel Releases 90 Palestinian Prisoners As Part of Ceasefire Deal. 2. Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th American president at the US Capitol in Washington (2d Term). 3. Portrait of former Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (General Mark Milley) taken down, hours after President Trump's swearing in. Whereabouts unknown. 4. UK and U…

For review: 1. Hostage Deal Begins - Three Hostages Released After 471 Days of Captivity in Gaza. The first three hostages freed under the deal were civilians Romi Gonen, 24, Emily Damari, 28, and Doron Steinbrecher, 31. Romi Gonen was abducted from the Supernova music festival, while Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher were taken from their homes …

For review: 1. Israel Cabinet to Vote on Hostage & Ceasefire Deal - Set to Begin on Sunday. The deal is currently scheduled to take effect on Sunday at 12:15 p.m. Unconfirmed reports in Hebrew media said the release of the first three female hostages was expected at 4 p.m. that day. 2. Palestinian Authority President (Mahmoud Abbas) said on Friday …

For review: 1. Israel - Hamas Ceasefire & Hostage Talks Continue. Key mediator Qatar it had presented both parties with a “final” draft of the agreement. Israel’s Channel 12 news reported Monday that Jerusalem considered it broadly acceptable. CNN cited an Egyptian official as saying the mediating countries — Qatar, Egypt, and the United States — h…

For review: 1. Israel Strikes Targets Amid Hezbollah Threat. Israel says that before the strikes, it made the threats known to an international mechanism set up as part of the ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, but “the threats weren’t addressed.” Israel struck several Hezbollah targets, including a rocket launcher, an unspecified mili…

For review: 1. Israel Responds to Houthi Drone & Missile Attacks - IDF Strikes Houthi Coastal Ports and Sanaa Powerplant. The Israel Defense Forces said over 20 IAF aircraft — including fighter jets, refuelers and spy planes — participated in the Israeli strikes. 2. Iranian Media: Military to Field 1000 Strategic Drones. Reportedly the unmanned aer…

For review: 1. Lebanon's Lawmakers Elect New President. Lebanon’s lawmakers elected on Thursday army chief Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday. Under multi-confessional Lebanon’s power-sharing system, the president must be a Maronite Christian, as do military chiefs. 2. Iran's former top General Officer in Syria conducts Q & A session at Tehran mo…

For review: 1. Iran Conducts Air Defense Drills near Nuclear Site. Iran’s military has begun drills focusing on air defenses near the Natanz nuclear enrichment plant in the center of the country as part of exercises planned nationwide, state media reported on Tuesday. 2. US State Department moves $95 million of assistance designated for Egypt and $…

For review: 1. Iran: Future Attacks by Israel Could Lead to Full War. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi: “We are fully prepared for the possibility of further Israeli attacks. I hope Israel will refrain from taking such reckless action, as it could lead to a large-scale war.” 2. IDF May Extend 30 Days in S. Lebanon Based On Delayed LAF Deploy…

For review: 1. Israel to send Team to Qatar for Hostage Negotiations. The Prime Minister’s Office said that “Netanyahu authorized a working-level delegation from the Mossad, Shin Bet and IDF to continue negotiations in Doha.” 2. IDF Releases Details from September 2024 Commando Raid in Syria. The raid — dubbed internally by the Israel Defense Force…

For review: 1. US CENTCOM Forces Strike Houthi Rebel Targets. On Dec. 30 and 31, US Navy ships and aircraft targeted a Houthi command and control facility and advanced conventional weapon (ACW) production and storage facilities that included missiles and uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs). 2. Israeli Ambassador (Danny Danon) to UN Gives Last Warning t…

For Review: 1. Details Released on the Haniyeh Assassination. 2. IDF Operations from Neztarim Corridor. 3. Finland Seizes Tanker from Undersea Cable Incident. 4. Finland to increase defense spending to 3.3% GDP by 2032. Currently, Finland spends 2.4% of GDP on defense- well above the NATO mark of 2%. 5. China's Amphib Assault Ship Can Launch & Reco…

For review: 1. Another Round of IDF Strikes on Houthi Targets. The targets included “infrastructure used by the Houthi terror regime for its military activities” at Sanaa International Airport, and the Hezyaz power plant just outside the Houthi-controlled capital. 2. Mossad Chief: We Need to Go Head to Head with Iran. 3. Slovakia to Procure Barak A…

For review: 1. Israel Opposition Leader: Target Iran Directly. Faced with Houthi attacks from Yemen and dangers posed by other Iranian proxies, Israel “must target Iran directly,” opposition politician Benny Gantz declared on Monday. Mr. Gantz stated that “the solution to putting an end to the attacks lies in Tehran.” 2. US President-elect Donald T…

For review: 1. US Strikes Houthi Targets in Yemen. 2. US Navy F/A 18F Super Hornet Downed by friendly fire over the Red Sea. The Super Hornet, assigned to aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), was flying over the Red Sea when guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG-64) fired upon it, according to the CENTCOM statement. The two pilots eje…

For review: 1. Israel Strikes Houthi Ports, Depots, & Power Stations. Fourteen fighter jets, alongside refuelers and spy planes, flew some 2,000 kilometers in the early hours of Thursday morning and dropped over 60 munitions on Houthi “military targets,” the IDF said. 2. Russian President Putin addresses country during four-hour news conference- wi…

For review: 1. Israeli PM visits Mount Hermon on Syrian Side. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Tuesday that Israeli troops would remain stationed inside Syria for the foreseeable future. 2. New Syrian Leader (Abu Muhammad al-Julani) speaks with journalists- presents moderate proposals and ideas for new Syrian State. Speaking to journa…

For review: 1. Israel - Hamas Potential Hostage Deal in Two Weeks. An unnamed Israeli official told the Israel Hayom daily on Sunday that a ceasefire-hostage deal will likely be completed by Hanukkah, which begins this year on the evening of December 25. 2. Hezbollah leader (Naim Qassem) acknowledges that the supply route from Iran- through Syria- …

For review: 1. With lowered air defense threat in Syria, "air road" to Tehran less dangerous to Israeli Air Force. According to the IDF, the IAF destroyed 86% of the former Assad regime’s air defense systems across Syria, totaling 107 separate air defense components and another 47 radars. 2. IDF Will Remain on the Syrian Side of Mount Hermon During…

For review: 1. In 48 Hours - IDF Destroys 70-80% of Assad Regime's Strategic Weapons. The airstrikes destroyed many long-range projectiles, Scud missiles, cruise missiles, coast-to-sea missiles, air defense missiles, fighter jets, helicopters, radars, tanks, hangars and more. 2. Poland PM: Russia - Ukraine Peace Talks This Winter. Peace talks to en…

For review: 1. IDF Deploys into Buffer Zone with Syria & Controls Strategic Mount Hermon. On Sunday, the IDF captured the Syrian side of strategic Mount Hermon, along with a buffer zone that has existed between the countries since the 1970s. The 235-square-kilometer demilitarized buffer zone was established in the 1974 Agreement on Disengagement be…

For review: 1. Qatar Returns as Mediator Between Israel & Hamas. Unnamed source confirmed to The Times of Israel that Doha had quietly resumed its role as a mediator at the behest of officials from US President-elect Trump’s transition team. 2. Syrian rebel forces are closing in on the capital Damascus from the north, east, and south. CNN reported …

For review: 1. Egypt Proposals Hostage Deal to Hamas - Israel Open to Discuss. Reportedly, the proposal is not for an end to the war, but an extended ceasefire that will allow the elderly, children, women, ill and badly wounded hostages to be released. 2. Israel Cautiously Observes Fighting in Syria. Statement from IDF: “The IDF will not allow a th…

For review: 1. Israel Alert for Iranian Weapon Transfers to Hezbollah. The IDF on Monday said it would ensure Iran does not smuggle weapons from Syria to Hezbollah in Lebanon as the Islamic Republic sends reinforcements to its ally Syrian President Bashar Assad to counter an ongoing rebel assault. 2. NATO Sec General Talks Ukraine Negotiations. NAT…

For review: 1. Israel Plans for Northern Border Communities Return. Northern border residents will not be asked to return to their homes until February 1, 2025, despite the ceasefire. At that point, assuming the truce has been held, those who return immediately will receive a grant based on the size of their household. 2. Over Syria and Iraq, Israe…

For review: 1. US General to Beirut for Ceasefire Implementation. US CENTCOM announced that Major General Jasper Jeffers, Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT), would oversee the implementation and monitoring mechanism of the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, alongside his co-chair, US Mideast envoy Amos Hochstein. 2. IDF Continues to Strike Hezbo…

For review: 1. IDF Strikes Hezbollah in S. Lebanon after Ceasefire Violation. IDF Fighter jets struck a Hezbollah facility, which was used to hold medium-range rockets, after identifying activity there. 2. Israel warns Syria of allowing weapons transfers from Iran to Hezbollah in Lebanon. The Israel Defense Forces has said that amid the truce it wo…

For review: 1. Israel and Hezbollah Ceasefire to Begin at 0400 Local Time. Israeli PM Netanyahu said there were three reasons for accepting the ceasefire now. “The first is to focus on the Iranian threat, and I won’t elaborate,” he said. The second was to allow troops to rest and to replenish weapon stores. The third reason, he said, is to delink t…