In a post on TruthSocial, U.S. President Donald Trump effectively threatened death to every Palestinian if they did not comply with his plans for expulsion from the land they fight for over 70 years, a land that has suffered from violence and bloodshed.
Specifically, he addressed Hamas and wrote "I send Israel everything it needs to complete the job; not a single member of Hamas will be safe if you don't do what I tell you."
Netanyahu used exactly the same expression a few days ago when he claimed that the US is sending his state everything it needs to "get the job done", not only by exterminating the Palestinians, but also against Iran, threatening once again to open the gates of hell in the Middle East.
Trump added: "To the people of Gaza: A beautiful future awaits you. But not if you hold hostages. If you do, you're dead! Make a smart decision. Free the hostages now, otherwise there will be hell."
Nonetheless, on Tuesday night, the White House confirmed reports from Reuters, Axios, and other news outlets that the Trump administration was engaged in secret discussions with Hamas. The aim of these talks was to secure the release of American hostages being held in the Gaza Strip. It was also reported that the discussions included general talks about potential hostage exchanges involving Palestinian political prisoners in Israel.
Israeli attacks escalate in the West Bank
Yesterday, the Israeli army escalated operations in Jenin in the occupied West Bank for the 44th day, killing 3 more Palestinians. IDF's raids on homes and businesses in the city and the destruction of infrastructure also continued. Similar actions were taken in Tulkarem, where, among other things, Fatah offices were raided.
Palestinian sources in occupied East Jerusalem expressed deep concern about the Israeli government's plans to approve the construction of 1,000 new housing units for Jewish settlers in the occupied city.
In a statement, the Jerusalem Governorate said the plans coincided with Israel's systematic colonial policy in the region that was "constantly swallowing up the remaining Palestinian land, changing the demographic reality and national identity of the city, imposing the reality of occupation through its 'Judaization.'"
IDF's new commander-in-chief
Shortly after, at a special ceremony in Tel Aviv, 59-year-old Israeli Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir took over the reins of command of the IDF following the resignation of his predecessor Herji Halevi.
Zamir assured that he would achieve the release of the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza and the "overwhelming victory" over Hamas.
"The Israeli army has accomplished impressive achievements on the battlefield. We won the battles in Gaza and Lebanon and struck as far away as Yemen and Iran. Hamas has suffered a heavy blow but has not yet been defeated. The mission is not yet complete," Lieutenant General Zamir said.
He then called on ultra-Orthodox Jews who refuse conscription to join "to defend their homeland."
The resigned General H. Halevi called for the establishment of a "national commission of inquiry" into the Hamas attacks on 7/10/2023, "not to blame anyone, but to find the source of the problems and be able to solve them... On October 7, the Israeli army failed" he said. "The failure was great and on such a scale that it is not enough to be investigated by the military and the Shin Bet alone."
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