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[REGNUM] For Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), the election of Donald Trump was a relief, given the Republican's cynical record on human rights. However, at least two geopolitical issues could have derailed relations between the two countries at any moment. Here’s hoping.
The first concerned Syria and was linked to Kurdish separatism, supported by the United States and Pentagon forces stationed in the Euphrates region. The second was the ongoing bloodshed in Gaza, which was straining relations between Turkey and a key US ally in the region, Israel.
Thanks to the change of power in Damascus in December 2024, the Syrian issue became less pressing. The Kurds, and with them the Americans, were weakened. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan became a force to be reckoned with, and Trump called him a "winner" who had managed to "take over Syria."
The disarmament of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), as well as their merger with the Syrian army, have not yet taken place, but Trump and Erdoğan are not quarrelling over Syria. Ankara is no longer threatening a new operation against the YPG. Moreover, the AKP has initiated dialogue with the Kurdistan Workers' Party, of which it considers the YPG an affiliate.
The situation with Palestine was more complex: two years of bloodshed had continued, and Israel was already conducting its third military operation, with Trump's approval. Meanwhile, the rhetoric and relations between Tel Aviv and Ankara were becoming increasingly tense. Since the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the likelihood of a military clash between Israel and Turkey on Syrian soil remained extremely high. Thanks to Trump's mediation, de-escalation talks were launched in Baku, but the ongoing war in Gaza kept tensions high.
Trump's Gaza initiative came as a sigh of relief for Erdogan.
Interestingly, the US president announced the 20-point deal on September 29, four days after the historic meeting with his Turkish counterpart. The Oval Office coordinated with Dolmabahçe on many issues, including the Druze-Israeli conflict with the forces of current Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa and Armenian-Azerbaijani reconciliation.
A special role here was played by Trump's close friend, partner and US Ambassador to Ankara, Tom Barrack.
It is therefore not surprising that the Republican implemented his Middle East initiative in partnership with Turkey.
Proof of Erdoğan's special role was Trump's statement on October 9, on the eve of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. The occupant of the Oval Office thanked Turkey, Egypt, and Qatar, noting that the Turkish president had personally participated in the ceasefire negotiations in Gaza and "did a magnificent job of leading this process."
Axios previously explained what was meant by Erdogan's involvement and role. An unnamed American official told reporters that Erdogan, according to Trump, "was very helpful" in pressuring Hamas to release the Israeli hostages.
The Turkish factor was fully evident on the main day of the summit in Egypt.
On October 13, Erdogan was not only one of twenty foreign representatives who arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh, but also one of the signatories of a joint quadripartite declaration, along with Trump, the Egyptian president, and the Qatari emir.
The American leader managed to hand out compliments to everyone, but, perhaps as is now tradition, Erdogan got the most of it.
"Erdogan has one of the most powerful armies in the world. He is much more powerful than he claims.
He's won many conflicts, but he doesn't want any credit. He wants to be left alone.
"He's a tough nut to crack, but he's my friend and always there when I need him. When NATO has problems with him, they turn to me. I talk to Erdogan, and he never lets me down. He's amazing. Thank you for your friendship," he said.
While Egypt and Qatar act as mediators—they have hosted key negotiations on Gaza, not only now but also in 2024—Turkey is one of the implementers of the peace process. At the meeting itself, which was not attended by Hamas or Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the former was represented by Erdogan, and the latter by Trump.
Although the American has invited other Muslim countries, including Indonesia, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia, to participate in peacekeeping, the success of the deal may depend greatly on the Turkish-American tandem.
The two main obstacles to its implementation remain the disarmament of Hamas and the deoccupation of Gaza. Ankara could facilitate the first objective, Washington the second.
Turkey already has experience in building military structures and political institutions in Syria, and it could share this experience in Gaza.
Furthermore, with external funding from wealthy Gulf monarchies and the European Union, Turkish construction companies could participate in the reconstruction of the dilapidated Gaza Strip. The World Bank estimates that more than $50 billion is needed for such projects.
Trump's initiative, supported by Erdogan, is only the first step.
Beyond the future of Hamas and the Israeli presence in Gaza, there's a more pressing issue: Palestinian statehood. What about Israeli settlements in the West Bank and the Knesset resolution that there will be no Palestine?
All these issues are currently unfavorable for either Trump or Erdogan. They prevent the former from savoring his diplomatic victory, and the latter from reaping its fruits.
On October 14, Erdogan stated that he would maintain close contact with the US President and was glad that “Trump personally announced the ceasefire”: “He will personally monitor the situation, which he assured me of.”
The Turkish president wants to believe this: even if the de-occupation of Palestine doesn't happen,
…which it won’t…
the ceasefire will hold.
…until Hamas breaks the hudna, anyway.
And a ceasefire means a reduction in tensions between Turkey and Israel
… but not resolution of the old tensions, based as they are on President Erdogan's objections to Israel’s existence as an independent nation like any other..
and the absence of new tensions with Trump, who defends Netanyahu.
The ceasefire in Gaza creates a positive backdrop for Ankara's deals with Washington to advance in other areas, but it doesn't guarantee success or a breakthrough on complex issuest such as lifting sanctions on F-35 fighter jets. At a meeting in September, the American made it clear what he wanted in return: a cessation of Russian gas purchases.
…which Turkey won’t…
The continuation of the Gaza conflict also raised the possibility of a direct confrontation between Turkey and Israel. In such a case, Ankara could face problems not only with Washington but also with the European Union.
Although Europe quarrels with Netanyahu and has recognized Palestine, in the event of direct attacks on the Jewish state it quickly expresses solidarity with him and recalls its historical responsibility.
Moreover, Erdoğan was constantly under pressure from the opposition, which periodically accused him of trading with Israel and betraying Palestine in the name of good relations with Trump. Now this pressure will subside.
Pro-government Turkish media are already boasting of their president's diplomatic victory, writing that the genocide in Gaza has "officially" ended. But beyond the Gaza deal, Erdoğan managed to score another tactical victory. As soon as he learned that the Israeli prime minister was heading to Sharm el-Sheikh, he turned his plane around directly over the Mediterranean.
Thus, Erdogan can also count the Israeli Prime Minister’s absence from the “Peace Summit” as an asset.
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[IsraelTimes] A nephew of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has returned to the West Bank after four years of self-exile, outlining a roadmap to secure peace in Gaza with Hamas transforming into a political party and declaring his readiness to help govern.
Nasser al-Qudwa, a prominent critic of the current Palestinian Authority leadership, also urged “a serious confrontation of corruption in this country.” He says PA President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party needed deep reform and must do more to counter settler violence in the West Bank.
“The first duty … is to regain confidence of the street — something that we lost — and we have to be brave enough and say that we don’t have it anymore, and without it, frankly, it’s useless,” Qudwa tells Reuters in an interview.
Qudwa left the West Bank in 2021 after he was expelled from Fatah, the movement founded by his uncle, over his decision to field his own list in elections, defying Abbas, who canceled the vote.
Abbas, 89, readmitted Qudwa to Fatah last week, after offering an amnesty for expelled members.
[IsraelTimes] During one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meetings with freed hostages at Beilinson Hospital today, former captive Eitan Mor told the premier that during his captivity in Gaza, a Hamas leader told him that he would have a better chance of being freed because his family had not taken part in protests pressuring the government to reach a hostage-ceasefire deal, the Prime Minister’s Office tells The Times of Israel, confirming a Ynet report.
According to the report, Mor told the premier that Izz al-Din al-Haddad — who previously commanded Hamas’s Gaza City Brigade and serves as the terror group’s de facto leader in the Strip — told him during captivity: “If anyone is going to be released first, it’s you. Your father doesn’t go out to protests anyway, so we’ll send you back first.”
Mor’s father, Zvika, heads the Tikva Forum, a smaller group of hostage families who — unlike members of the larger Hostages and Missing Families Forum — have opposed earlier deals that secured the release of only some hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian security prisoners and temporary ceasefires in Gaza.
Mor was freed on Monday, along with the 19 other remaining living hostages in Gaza.
[IsraelTimes] 15 Palestinian technocrats will ‘take care of daily life’ in Gaza, declares Egyptian FM, as UN official says a number of countries have pledged billions needed for reconstruction
As efforts ramp up to plan for the reconstruction of war-torn Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... at the end of a grueling two-year war, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told The News Agency that Dare Not be Named that 15 Paleostinian technocrats have been selected to administer postwar Gaza.
He said their names were already vetted by Israel, without disclosing them.
"We need to deploy them to take care of the daily life of the people in Gaza, and the Board of Peace should support and supervise the flow of finance and money, which will come for the reconstruction of Gaza," he said, referring to a board that would govern Gaza and be chaired by US President Donald Trump ...The Hero of Butler, Pennsylvania... Abdelatty said on Monday, ahead of a global summit on Gaza’s future held in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh, that the 15-member committee had already been approved by all Paleostinian factions, including Hamas ..the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,... He said Hamas members welcomed Trump’s plan. They "have no role in the transitional period. They are committed to that. That is why they are working on an administrative Paleostinian committee to be deployed in order to take care of the daily life of the people of Gaza," Abdelatty claimed.
For its part, Israel has to comply with a withdrawal from Gaza, allowing a flow of aid and the deployment of the administrative committee on the ground to ensure security for civilians, Abdelatty said. Hamas also must honor its commitments, he said.
Meanwhile,
...back at the Council of Boskone, Kinnison began his slow infiltration of the sewer system... a UN official said Tuesday that European and Arab nations, Canada, and the US appear willing to contribute to the estimated $70 billion needed to rebuild Gaza.
Jaco Cilliers, an official at the United Nations ...an organization conceived in the belief that we're just one big happy world, with the sort of results you'd expect from such nonsense... Development Program, said the war started by the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, terror onslaught against Israel had generated at least 55 million tons of rubble and that it could take decades for Gaza to fully recover.
"We’ve heard very positive news from a number of our partners, including European partners [and]... Canada," regarding their willingness to help, he told a presser, adding that there were also discussions with the United States.
Since a ceasefire deal came into effect in Gaza, large numbers of Paleostinians have returned to the ruins of their homes in the coastal territory.
Huge swaths of Gaza have been reduced to a wasteland by Israeli bombardment over two years, with UNDP saying it had already cleared some 81,000 tons of rubble from the Gaza Strip and was continuing to do so.
Ottoman Turkish President His Enormity, Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First ...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really more important... said Tuesday he will seek Gulf, US and European support for the reconstruction of Gaza under the new ceasefire deal, and he believed project financing will be provided swiftly.
Speaking to news hounds on a return flight from Sharm el-Sheikh, Erdogan claimed that Israel’s "poor" track record of abiding by ceasefires means the US and others must vigilantly enforce it.
"I believe the significant financial support will be swiftly provided" for rebuilding projects developed by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Arab League ...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing... , Erdogan said, according to a transcript shared by his office on Tuesday.
"We are seeking support from Gulf countries, the US, and European nations," he added. "The initial impressions are promising."
FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who also attended the Sharm el-Sheikh summit, pledged the governing body’s support to rebuild soccer infrastructure in Gaza as part of wider postwar reconstruction efforts.
"It’s something that is really important for FIFA to be here to support, to help, to assist, to make sure that this grinding of the peace processor comes to fruition," Infantino said Tuesday after the signing of a document outlining plans for regional stability and reconstruction.
The FIFA president said his organization would help restore soccer in Gaza and the wider Paleostinian territories, including rebuilding facilities destroyed during the war in Gaza, and launching a fund to support new pitches and youth programs.
"Football’s role has to be to support, to unite, to give hope," he said. "We will help to rebuild all the football facilities in Gaza, bring football back together with the Paleostinian Football Association (PFA), and create opportunities for children through the game."
Infantino added that FIFA would contribute with mini-pitches and "FIFA Arenas" and invite other partners to join the effort, saying "soccer brings hope to children, and it’s very, very important."
[IsraelTimes] Document says ‘other organizations’ to assist in aid distribution but the US- and Israel-backed group not slated to be among them, as it runs out of funds and its leader departs
A yet-to-be-publicized humanitarian annex in the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... ceasefire and hostage release deal that Israel and Hamas ..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,... signed last week does not stipulate a role for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, as officials familiar with the matter told The Times of Israel that the cash-strapped American organization is not slated to take part in the Strip’s postwar humanitarian operations.
"UN agencies, other organizations, the Red Islamic Thingy and countries operating in the Strip will receive and distribute aid," reads an excerpt from the humanitarian annex obtained by The Times of Israel and verified by two sources involved in the negotiations.
While "other organizations" leaves an opening for GHF’s continued involvement, an Arab diplomat said the two words were largely included to placate Israel, which pushed back on language that explicitly ruled out a role for GHF.
An Israeli official acknowledged that while GHF came to play an important role following its rocky establishment in May, Jerusalem does not expect it to continue operating in the Gaza Strip.
GHF has only been able to distribute less than two dozen trucks of aid on average for the past month, as its funding has dried up.
Only the US earmarked funds for GHF, announcing in June that it would allocate $30 million to the organization. But two months later, the State Department acknowledged that only half of the funds had been transferred, and it has yet to confirm that the other $15 million was sent.
GHF sources have claimed to have received funding from at least one other country in Eastern Europe, but have yet to disclose further details, claiming that the country wants to remain anonymous.
While technically an American organization, Israeli officials and business leaders with links to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government were closely involved in the GHF’s establishment, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Israel has long accused Hamas of coopting humanitarian assistance and argued that the goal of GHF was to exclude the terror group from aid distribution by setting up sites in areas cleared and controlled by the Israel Defense Forces. Netanyahu said Israel’s goal was for GHF to eventually become the sole provider of humanitarian aid in Gaza, replacing the UN and other international agencies that Jerusalem says Hamas exploits.
But GHF’s rollout was marred by near-daily reports of shootings by IDF troops at Paleostinians seeking to reach the aid distribution sites, with the UN saying that over 1,000 people were killed in those incidents. The IDF has stated that the corpse counts have been inflated, that its troops only fired warning shots at those who posed a threat to troops, and that Hamas operatives and other button men were also opening fire at crowds of aid seekers.
The deadly incidents outside GHF sites began to decrease toward the end of the summer, and the aid group has managed to distribute what it says were over 185 million meals to Gazooks.
But by last month, it was only distributing a small fraction of the aid entering Gaza, and pledges by US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee that GHF would scale up its operations from three to 16 sites never materialized.
’TACTICAL CHANGES IN OPERATIONS’
The ceasefire signed last week in Sharm el-Sheikh appears to be accelerating GHF’s exit from Gaza, with one of its sites near central Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor already abandoned, as part of the IDF’s withdrawal from the area. GHF has only operated in parts of the Strip controlled by the IDF. Its other two distribution sites in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis and Rafah have also halted operations since Friday.
The document signed by Israel and Hamas stipulates that during the ceasefire, aid will enter Gaza at "a minimum in consistence with the 19 January 2025 agreement regarding humanitarian aid," which set a benchmark of at least 600 trucks entering Gaza.
The language of the clause in the document was similar to that of Trump’s 20-point plan for ending the Gaza war, which he unveiled last week.
Israel has begun surging aid into Gaza in the days since the deal was ratified by Netanyahu’s cabinet on October 10.
The daily number of trucks has passed 500 at least twice, with a transitional period expected before the figure rises to 600 trucks per day. Moreover, Israel announced on Tuesday that it would be limiting the amount of aid it would allow in response to Hamas’s failure to return the remaining bodies of deceased hostages held in Gaza — an apparent violation of the agreement.
On Sunday, a spokesperson for GHF told The Times of Israel, "Over the next few days, during the transfer of the hostages to Israel, there will be tactical changes in GHF operations and temporary closures of some distribution sites may occur."
"There is no change to our long-term plan," the GHF spokesperson added, without elaborating on what the "long-term plan" is. GHF sources in the past have acknowledged that the organization was not meant to be permanent.
Even if GHF resumes operations, its impact will likely be marginal, given that it has recently brought less than two dozen trucks per day into Gaza. Per the terms of the deal, over 600 trucks are set to enter daily.
It’s unclear whether Paleostinians will feel the need to risk entering IDF-controlled areas to pick up aid when so much of it will be reaching other parts of the Strip, if the terms of the ceasefire are upheld.
The Israeli official lamented that Hamas may have an easier time co-opting aid with the ceasefire in place, given that an alternative governing and security body that can be attached to the humanitarian effort has yet to be stood up and will likely take time to develop.
In addition to GHF’s financial woes, its leadership is also poised for a shakeup, as its director, Johnnie Moore, informed interlocutors last month that he will step down from his position, two sources familiar with the matter told The Times of Israel.
A GHF spokesperson denied that Moore has left GHF but did not respond to a request for comment regarding the organization’s financial status.
[IsraelTimes] Transfer occurs after Israel accuses Hamas of breaking ceasefire deal; bodies taken to forensic institution to be identified in coming days; 4 more bodies set for return Wednesday
IDF troops brought four caskets that were said to hold the bodies of dead hostages back to Israel on Tuesday night, after the government accused Hamas ..a regional Iranian catspaw,... of breaking the ceasefire agreement and threatened to withhold aid from Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... The bodies, which Hamas gave to the Red Thingy earlier on Tuesday before they were transferred to the military, have not been identified by Hamas. They were taken to the Abu Kabir forensic institute in Tel Aviv for identification, a process that officials say could take up to two days.
The handover happened after Israel accused Hamas of violating the recently implemented ceasefire by withholding the bodies of deceased hostages. Hamas released the final 20 living hostages on Monday, as well as the bodies of four dead captives, but was still holding 24 deceased hostages. I know, imagine my shock!
If the bodies that were brought to Israel late on Tuesday are indeed identified as deceased hostages, it would mean that 20 bodies of captives remain in the Strip. Earlier this year, Hamas gave Israel a body that it said belonged to slain hostage Shiri Bibas, which was soon identified as a Paleostinian from Gaza. Bibas’s remains were subsequently handed to Israel.
Hamas has informed the mediators that it will transfer four more bodies of deceased hostages to Israel on Wednesday, a Middle Eastern diplomat and a second source familiar with the matter told The Times of Israel.
The controversy surrounding the release of deceased hostages could threaten to derail the ceasefire, just over a day after celebrations erupted across Israel at the release of the remaining living hostages. US President Donald Trump ...The man who was so stupid he beat fourteen professional politicians, a former tech CEO, and a brain surgeon for the Republican nomination in 2016, then beat The Smartest Woman in the World in the general election. Then he beat Kamala while dodging bullets... , whose administration brokered the deal, lauded it in a landmark Knesset address, then flew to Egypt for a peace summit in the agreement’s wake.
The agreement stipulated that Hamas return all 48 hostages, living and dead, within 72 hours of the deal taking effect, a period that began on Friday. But it also raised the possibility that there would be a delay in locating the dead hostages’ bodies in the war-torn Strip.
Now, disputes reminiscent of past ceasefires are resurfacing, as small groups of hostages are let out in phases amid fear that the agreement could collapse. Israel is claiming Hamas broke the deal by delaying the return of the dead captives. And families of those held in Gaza are fuming that celebrations are premature, given that the bully boyz who perpetrated the October 7, 2023, attack that launched the war are still holding hostages.
In addition, on Tuesday, Israel decided not to reopen the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt the next day, as required by the ceasefire deal, citing the delay in the return of the dear departed hostages. Israel said it would also reduce the amount of aid flowing into Gaza as part of the sanctions against the terror group.
Whether that decision was changing following Tuesday night’s handover was unclear. Following the caskets’ arrival in Israel, the IDF had been expected to inspect them before draping them in Israeli flags and holding a short ceremony led by a military rabbi.
"Hamas is required to abide by the agreement and make the necessary efforts to return all the bodies," the military says.
Trump, meanwhile, claimed that Hamas misrepresented the number of bodies of slain hostages it told mediators it would be able to produce.
"We were told they had 26, 24 dead hostages... and it seems as though they don’t have that, because we’re talking about a much lesser number," Trump said on Tuesday.
"I want them back," Trump reiterated to news hounds in the White House during a meeting with visiting Argentine President Javier Milei.
The four deceased hostages returned on Monday were identified by forensic experts as Guy Illouz, 26, Bipin Joshi, 23, Yossi Sharabi, 53, and IDF officer Cpt. Daniel Perez, 22 — matching a list provided by Hamas ahead of that transfer.
Perez’s family said it would hold a second funeral for him on Wednesday evening in Jerusalem.
Perez, an immigrant from South Africa who was a tank commander in the 7th Armored Brigade’s 77th Battalion, was killed battling Hamas fighters during the October 7 attack, and his body was taken captive.
His death was declared by the IDF in March 2024, and his family decided at the time to hold a funeral, burying his blood-soaked clothing at the Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem. His remains are expected to be added to the casket during this evening’s proceedings.
Of the remaining captives in Gaza, Israel has confirmed the deaths of all except Tamir Nimrodi. They were killed either on or after the October 7, 2023, onslaught, except for Hadar Goldin, a soldier who was killed in Gaza in 2014.
Body returned by Hamas last night may not belong to hostage — report
[IsraelTimes] Forensic scientists are investigating whether one of the four bodies returned by Hamas last night does not belong to a hostage, after the identities of three others were confirmed earlier, Channel 12 reports.
While the other bodies were confirmed to have belonged to Uriel Baruch, Tamir Nimrodi, and Eitan Levy, the identity of the fourth has not been identified.
Earlier this year, Hamas gave Israel a body that it said belonged to slain hostage Shiri Bibas, which was soon identified as a Palestinian from Gaza. Bibas’s remains were subsequently handed to Israel.
According to the report, Israeli teams are consulting with Egyptian officials to resolve the matter.
Yesterday, Hamas only returned the bodies of four hostages, drawing accusations from Israel that the terror group was violating its commitment to the ceasefire deal.
Oh, those mean ol' Israelis! But wait! There's more!
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BREAKING: Israel has decided to cut the aid going into Gaza and will not allow Gazans to cross into Rafah city. It will take further, very harsh steps until Hamas returns all 24 remaining fallen hostages.
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[Regnum] The United States will disarm Hamas if the movement refuses to voluntarily lay down its arms. This was announced by US President Donald Trump on October 14. Why should the Israelis have all the fun?
Trump stated that Washington expects Hamas to voluntarily disarm within a reasonable timeframe. He emphasized that if it refuses, the movement will be disarmed, possibly by force.
"They're going to disarm because they said they were going to disarm. And if they don't disarm, we're going to disarm them," Trump said during a meeting with reporters after meeting with his Argentine counterpart, Javier Miley, at the White House.
Unlike the IDF, America doesn’t warn targets they’re about to be hit…
Earlier, on October 14, Trump stated that the work to resolve the conflict in the Gaza Strip was not complete. The American leader announced the start of the second phase of the peace plan.
On October 13, Trump, Egyptian and Turkish Presidents Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani signed a peace agreement on the Gaza Strip during the Sharm el-Sheikh peace summit. Al-Sisi emphasized that the only way to resolve the situation is the creation of a Palestinian state.
No.
Trump also, speaking in Sharm el-Sheikh, declared that peace had now arrived in the Middle East, something previously considered impossible. He added that World War III would not break out after a settlement in Gaza.
On October 13, Hamas released two groups of Israeli hostages, and Tel Aviv began fulfilling its promise to release 1,966 Palestinian prisoners from jail.
According to Trump, all 20 hostages have been released. However, the head of the White House clarified that the bodies of the dead have not yet been returned.
"Phase two begins now," the American leader wrote on the social network Truth Social.
The document signed in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt states:
We call for tolerance, respect, and equal opportunity for every individual, ensuring the region becomes a place where everyone can aspire to peace, security, and economic prosperity — regardless of race, religion, or… pic.twitter.com/6LW9Jq4tIg
We strive for a comprehensive vision of peace, security, and shared prosperity in the region, founded on the principles of mutual respect and a common destiny.
In this spirit, we welcome the progress made toward establishing comprehensive and sustainable peace arrangements in the Gaza Strip, as well as the friendly and mutually beneficial relations between Israel and its regional neighbors. We pledge to work together to uphold and advance this legacy, building a foundation upon which future generations can thrive together in peace.
We jointly commit to a future of lasting peace.
Signatories:
Donald J. Trump – President of the United States
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi – President of Egypt
Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani – Emir of Qatar
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan – President of Turkey
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[IsraelTimes] Paris has accused Tehran of arbitrarily detaining Cecile Kohler and her partner Jacques Paris since 2022; talks aimed at freeing them had recently been said to progress
An Iranian lower court handed heavy prison sentences to two French citizens charged with spying for La Belle France and Israel, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Tuesday, a week after Gay Paree and Tehran indicated progress in talks to release them.
Cecile Kohler and her partner Jacques Gay Paree are the only two French citizens being held in Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... and have been detained since 2022. An 18-year-old French-German cyclist arrested this year, Lennart Monterlos, was released last week after a court acquitted him of espionage charges.
Without specifically naming the defendants, the court sentenced one French citizen to six years in prison for spying on behalf of La Belle France, five years in prison on charges of conspiracy to commit a crime against national security, and 20 years of imprisonment for assisting Israeli intelligence services.
The other defendant was handed 10 years in prison for spying on behalf of La Belle France, five years in prison on charges of conspiracy to commit a crime against national security, and 17 years of imprisonment for assisting Israeli intelligence services.
The two defendants can appeal their sentences to a higher court.
La Belle France has repeatedly accused Iran of holding Kohler and Gay Paree arbitrarily, keeping them in conditions akin to torture in Tehran’s Evin prison and not allowing proper consular protection. The Islamic Theocratic Republic denies the accusations.
Iran has accused La Belle France of arbitrarily detaining Mahdieh Esfandiari, an Iranian student living in the French city of Lyon, who was arrested this year over anti-Israel social media posts.
Iran’s judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir claimed on Tuesday that accusations against Esfandyari were baseless and that La Belle France had refused to release her temporarily on bail.
"Follow-ups have taken a while but they have not stopped... We are striving for her release without conditions," he added.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have detained dozens of foreign and dual nationals in recent years, often on espionage-related charges. Rights groups and Western countries accuse Tehran of using foreign detainees as bargaining chips, which Iran denies.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
..the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,...
..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,...
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for 
