Israel at war Motzei Shabbos Vaeira

 Israel at war day 477

- Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to take Palestinians from Gaza to “clean out Gaza”

He wants to see Egypt, Jordan, and other Arab countries take in more and more refugees from the Gaza Strip "and potentially take enough of the population to clear the war zone and create a clean area." He said he had discussed the issue with Jordan's King Abdullah II and would discuss it with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. "We're talking about a million and a half people, and we're just clearing the whole area and saying, 'It's over.'"

- Secretery of state Marco Rubio: The United States celebrates the release of four Israeli hostages. It is critical that the ceasefire implementation continues, and we will continue to work to see all the hostages reunited with their families

- 60 day Ceasefire with Hezbollah comes to an end yet IDF still maintains positions in Lebanon due to inability of Lebanese army to secure area

- Four female IDF  soldiers held hostage by Hamas for 477 days — Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, and Liri Albag — were released by Hamas on Saturday after being paraded through a Gaza City square before being handed over to the Red Cross.

The release marked the second set of hostages to be freed under the current ceasefire-hostage release deal. Israel was later to free 200 Palestinian security prisoners, including dozens serving life sentences for murder and terror.

‪- US President Donald Trump confirms that he has lifted the hold put in place by former president Joe Biden on a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs for Israel. “A lot of things that were ordered and paid for by Israel, but have not been sent by Biden, are on their way!” Trump writes on Truth Social.

- Bibas family: "It's morning 477, yesterday at 16:00 when the names were published, our world collapsed on us, we were hoping to see Shiri and the children on the list. Thank you, dear supporters, for not giving up, continuing to pray".

-In approximately 4 hours, Israel is supposed to have fully withdrawn from Southern Lebanon. However, as discussed yesterday and with the concurrence of the Americans, the IDF will not be withdrawing due to the failure of the Lebanese Army in enforcing the agreement.

-As a result of Hams violating the agreement by not releasing Arbel Yehud today, PM Netanyahu has decided to not allow anyone to return to North Gaza through the Netzarim Corridor. 

- PA President Abbas called to congratulate the released terrorist murderer Yasser Abu Bakr upon his release today as part of the Gaza deal. Abu Bakr was responsible for a 2002 attack in Netanya in which an Israeli citizen and a nine-month-old baby were murdered.

The three hostages released last week revealed that they were kept as domestic slaves for Hamas terrorists.

Three Israeli women released from Hamas captivity last week have shared accounts of their time in Gaza, shedding light on months of physical and psychological torment, according to an N12 news site report.

The women described being moved between civilian homes and Hamas tunnels. They were kept in unsanitary conditions for months and often denied showers, medical care, and access to proper hygiene facilities. Some were held in complete darkness for extended periods and suffered from severe hunger.