Syria avoiding Israel conflict, IDF exposes Hamas torture footage
IAF strikes Gaza terror cell preparing to attack • Trump's Middle East envoy meets Saudi crown prince
Israel has no more excuses for entering Syria, rebel leader Julani says in first major TV interview
Julani called for the end of all foreign intervention in Syria in the interest of restabilizing and rebuilding the country.
Syrian rebel leader and head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) Ahmad "Abu Mohammad al-Julani" al-Sharaa addressed Syria's future, focusing on international relations, for the first time on Saturday in an interview with opposition TV channel Syria.tv.
Julani said, "Israel's excuses for entering Syria no longer exist. After the Iranians' departure, there are no more justifications for any foreign intervention in Syria."
"The exhausted Syrian situation after years of war and conflicts does not allow for entering into any new conflicts."
Go to the full article >>Hamas publishes video of unidentified tattooed hostage
The spokesperson for Hamas's armed wing, Abu Obeida, wrote in a statement on Saturday evening that the IDF struck a place where hostages were held.
![A message at the end of a Hamas video, stating "[Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu and [Chief of Staff Herzi] Halevi seek to get rid of their prisoners in Gaza by all means. (photo credit: Screenshot/Hamas Telegram)](https://images.jpost.1eye.us/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/639126 "A message at the end of a Hamas video, stating \"[Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu and [Chief of Staff Herzi] Halevi seek to get rid of their prisoners in Gaza by all means.")
Hamas published a video of the body of at least one unidentifiable hostage seen with tattoos in a video to the terror group's Telegram channel on Saturday evening.
The spokesperson for Hamas's armed wing, Abu Obeida, wrote in a statement on Saturday evening that the IDF struck a place where hostages were held.
Abu Obeida said that Hamas intelligence "confirms that the enemy deliberately bombed the place with the aim of killing the prisoners and their guards."
Go to the full article >>As evil as Assad: IDF recovers footage of brutal Hamas torture, abuse from Gaza prison
The videos were discovered by security forces and show Hamas prison guards torturing prisoners and detaining them in harsh conditions.
New footage revealed by the IDF shows Hamas torturing Palestinian prisoners in its detention facilities in the Gaza Strip, the military announced on Saturday evening.
The surveillance footage is dated to 2023, and it captured Hamas's Al-Katiba Prison in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City, Adraee said.
Go to the full article >>IAF strikes Hamas terrorist Imad Jaro, who served as Mayor of Deir-al-Balah in Gaza
The Israel Air Force eliminated Imad Jaro, a terrorist in Hamas's military wing, the IDF announced on Saturday evening.
Jaro operated in a compound used by Hamas terrorists to plan and execute attacks against IDF soldiers in the humanitarian area in Deir-al-Balah, the military stated.
Go to the full article >>Egypt's Sisi discusses Gaza ceasefire efforts, hostages with top US officials
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discussed efforts to reach a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal with visiting US officials on Saturday, Sisi's office said.
The officials who met Sisi in Cairo included US national security adviser Jake Sullivan and US Middle East envoy Brett McGurk, it said.
Go to the full article >>Hostage deal hurdles: Egyptian sources say Israeli term slowing deal - report
Israel has reportedly rejected the possibility that Marwan Barghouti be released as part of a prisoner-for-hostage exchange.
Despite reports indicating that Israel and Hamas are moving toward a Gaza hostage-ceasefire agreement, Israeli terms have complicated the agreement, Egyptian sources told the Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese news outlet Al-Akhbar on Saturday.
The Philadelphi Corridor has reportedly remained a hurdle as Israel continues to pursue maintaining control of the area as a critical component of preventing Hamas’s future rearmament.
Go to the full article >>Hezbollah violates ceasefire: Israel Air Force strikes ready-to-use launcher aimed at Israel - IDF
The IAF struck a loaded and ready-to-use launcher in Lebanon that was aimed at Israel, the IDF reported on Saturday.
The military noted that the launcher was a violation of the ceasefire understanding between Israel and Lebanon, but the IDF would continue to act in accordance with the ceasefire agreement.
Go to the full article >>WATCH: IAF strikes ready-to-use launchers in Lebanon
Hezbollah violates ceasefire: Israel Air Force strikes ready-to-use launcher aimed at Israel - IDF
The IAF struck a loaded and ready-to-use launcher in Lebanon that was aimed at Israel, the IDF reported on Saturday.
The military noted that the launcher was a violation of the ceasefire understanding between Israel and Lebanon, but the IDF would continue to act in accordance with the ceasefire agreement.
Middle East 'mega-deal': Trump envoy Witkoff meets MBS in Saudi visit
This was the first meeting between MBS and a representative of the incoming Trump administration since the November elections.
President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a visit to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, according to two sources briefed on the meeting.
This was the first meeting between MBS and a representative of the incoming Trump administration since the November elections.
Go to the full article >>What you need to know
- Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.
- Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
- 100 hostages remain in Gaza
- 49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says
- The IDF launched a ground invasion of Lebanon on September 30
- The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire came into effect on November 27 at 4:00 a.m.