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🇵🇸🇵🇸📞🇺🇸 — Hamas confirms they'll release the Israeli-American captured soldier Idan Alexander as a part of the steps being taken to achieve a ceasefire, open the crossings, and allow aid to reach Gazans.
📝Full statement
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*As part of the efforts being made by our mediating brothers to achieve a ceasefire, Hamas has been in contact with the US administration over the past few days, and the movement has shown great positivity. The release of Israeli soldier Idan Alexander, who holds dual US citizenship, will be part of the steps being taken to achieve a ceasefire, open the crossings, and allow aid and relief to reach our people in the Gaza Strip.*Читать полностью…
The movement affirms its readiness to immediately begin intensive negotiations and to exert serious efforts to reach a final agreement to cease the war, exchange prisoners by mutual consent, and administer the Gaza Strip to an independent, professional body, ensuring continued calm and stability for many years, along with reconstruction and an end to the blockade.
The movement appreciates the tireless efforts made by the mediating brothers in the sisterly State of Qatar and the Arab Republic of Egypt, as well as by the brothers in Türkiye, throughout the past period.
📝According to unconfirmed sources he might announce that Hamas will release the Israeli-American soldier Idan Alexander.
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📝Alaribya also reported 10 Israeli airstrikes on Ras Eisa port.
In reality, so far there are 0 airstrikes.
🇮🇱🇮🇱❌🇾🇪🇾🇪 — IDF issued evacuation orders in Yemen for three ports.
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🇵🇸📞🇺🇸 — Israeli Channel 12:
Wittkov presented Hamas, through mediators, with a proposal for a partial deal that would begin with the release of 10 Israeli prisoners according to previously discussed criteria, in exchange for a ceasefire of up to 70 days, during which a final deal would be negotiated.
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🇷🇺🇹🇷🇺🇦 — Ukrainian President Zelensky says he will meet Putin next Thursday in Turkey, in response to Putin's proposal for ceasefire negotiations.
🇮🇱🇺🇸🇵🇸 — Axios correspondent Barak Ravid:
White House envoy Steve Witkoff is holding discussions with Israel, Qatar and Egypt and through them with Hamas on a possible Gaza hostage deal and larger peace discussions, a source with knowledge of the talks told me.Читать полностью…
🇮🇳❌🇵🇰 — Footage shows a Scenma M88 engine used by the Dassault Rafale, proving further that a Rafale jet was shot down.
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🇵🇸📞🇺🇸 — Reuters, citing a Palestinian official:
Hamas is holding talks with the US administration to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and allow aid into the territory.Читать полностью…
🇵🇸❌🇮🇱 — Netanyahu:
We continue to destroy more homes in the Gaza Strip, and they have nowhere to return to. The only expected outcome will be a desire by Gazans to emigrate, but our main problem lies with the receiving countries.Читать полностью…
🇲🇱🇲🇱🇷🇺❌⁉️🤚 — Lnt.Gen Ismael Wague, part of the Malian delegation to Russia for the Victory Parade:
"With this Russian cooperation, we are in the process of denazifying Mali"
— 🇮🇷/🇺🇸 Iranian Foreign Minister, Seyyed Abbas Araqchi:
'I can say that today's indirect negotiations were more serious and specific than the previous three rounds.
We distanced ourselves from general areas and entered into the real issues. In these circumstances, negotiations always become difficult, this is normal'
@Middle_East_Spectator
🇵🇰❌🇮🇳 — An Indian Air Force official was asked on whether India lost jets, he answered:
We are in a combat situation, there will be losses. question should be, have we achieved our objective, to target terror camps? All our pilots are back home.Читать полностью…
🇮🇱🏴 — Interestingly, in 2018 Palestinian factions accused ISIS of digging and searching for Israeli soldiers in Yarkmuk Palestinian refugee camp.
📝 It seems like Israel has been trying to get their soldiers back for a while now and they were finally handed over.
🇺🇸📞🇮🇷 — Reuters:
A senior US official confirms positive progress in the fourth round of talks between the United States and Iran, noting that Washington emerged encouraged by the session.Читать полностью…
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🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸 — Hamas source says they are putting the final touches on an agreement regarding the release of dual-national prisoner Idan Alexander.
📝Note: it's likely just a "goodwill initiative" by Hamas towards the US
🇺🇸 — Trump says he'll post one of his most important statements he ever issued soon.
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🇮🇱🇸🇦❌🇮🇷🇾🇪 — Strikes have not began yet, only one warning "bomb" was dropped on a port, Alaribya is already claiming an Iranian facility was blown up by IDF.
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🇮🇱❌🇵🇸 — 🇺🇸Witkov to Israel's Channel 12:
We want the hostages returned, but Israel doesn't want to end the war.
🇮🇳❌🇵🇰 — The wreckage of an Indian Su-30MKI fighter jet, believed to have been shot down by the Pakistani Air Force on May 7, has been found in the Indian city of Akhnoor.
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🇮🇱❌🇵🇸 — Fires engulf vast areas of Palestinian crops following a settler attack near the town of Burqa, northwest of Nablus.
➡️Palestinian Authorities which offered help to put out the fires in Israel, and has previously helped in the Karmil fires is nowhere to be seen.
🇮🇳❌🇵🇰 — The Indian military released satellite and reconnaissance drone images showing the aftermath of India's strikes on Pakistani airbases and radar sites.
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🇵🇸📞🇺🇸 — A Hamas leader told Al Jazeera:
Negotiations have been underway for days, discussing the entry of aid and a ceasefire.Читать полностью…
🇸🇾🇷🇺🇮🇱 — For those wondering about the 2 remaining missing soldiers, one of them was already handed over to Israel by Russia, in cooperation with the former Syrian government, so there's just one missing now.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zechariah_Baumel
🇮🇷🇺🇸⚡️ Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:
We expect the US side not to issue contradictory statements that would not help the negotiations.
🇵🇰❌🇮🇳 — Indian Air Force Commander says they “have shot down Pakistani aircrafts, but don't want to reveal the numbers”.
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Other hebrew sources are denying that his body was returned, so this remains unconfirmed as of now.
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🇸🇾🇵🇸❌🇮🇱🤝🇸🇾 — Israeli media says they recovered 3-4 additional bodies of Israeli soldiers and possibly the body of Eli Cohen.
➡️Eli Cohen was an Egyptian Jew who joined the zionist movement then fled Egypt due to his connection to Israeli intelligence, heading to Syria where he almost became the minister of defense.
➡️In Syria he chose a different name, got close to Baath party top officials and was a friend to former Syrian President Amin Al-Hafiz.
➡️In 1962, he accompanied a friend on a tour of the defensive fortifications, and was able to photograph and sent them to Israel, additionally he sent Israel details about Syria's defense plans, their submarines and other USSR weapons.
➡️ Egyptian officials were suspicious about him, while observing him, a Moorse code was found originating from his apartment exposing him as an Israeli agent. He was publicly executed in Damascus.
— 🇮🇷/🇺🇸/🇮🇱 NEW: The fourth round is being described as 'difficult,' with a reported change in the U.S. position on Iran's right to enrich uranium due to Israeli pressure
Previously, U.S. leaders did not demand an end to Iran's uranium enrichment program or the dismantling of facilities.
@Middle_East_Spectator