Israel At War Thursday May 15

Israel at war day 587

- Sirens sounded in middle of lag Baomer celebrations in Yerushalayim and Central Israel triggered by a Yemen missile fired by the Houthis  it was intercepted  while some fragments fell in Alon Shvut.

-Senior Israeli source: Hams is entrenched in refusing the Witkoff outline. If there is no change, we will return to fighting.

-The Qatari Al-Arabi channel reports that no progress has been made in the negotiations: "The Israeli delegation that arrived in Doha did not offer anything new. The mediators conveyed to Hams a previous Israeli proposal that Hams refused."

- Hamas: The release of Idan Alexander was carried out in preparation for Trump's visit. We expect humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip immediately, in accordance with the understandings reached with the US, and that comprehensive negotiations will take place

-Senior Hamas official Bassem Naim told Sky News: We told the mediators that we are ready to immediately release all the hostages if we receive guarantees that this will lead to an end to the war, and first and foremost to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza.

- Witkoff offered in Qatar the release of less than 10 hostages, without declaring an end to the war and only committing to negotiations, in a process with clear parameters. The parties are not convinced. The Prime Minister is currently in a security discussion, which will ultimately decide whether to keep or return the delegation from Doha

- Message from Chananel Gez whose wide was murdered by Arab terrorists:

"Hello friends, today is a sad day. Tonight my wife was murdered.  We were on our way to the hospital to happily give birth to our fourth son. Of course I am broken, that is natural, but I also thank Hashem that I am alive and will be strong to continue to be a light to the whole world. Because we will never let them break us.

I am very, very sad, but I will continue to fight for the welfare of our people.

I love you all.

We will survive, succeed and prosper.

Hashem is one.

In good times and bad –

it doesn't matter.

If it is from my one and only "

-Trump: I have good ideas about Gaza. Let the US get involved and make it a free zone. I would be proud to have the US have it.

-BDE: Mrs.  Tsala Gaz, HYD ZL, was murdered in a shooting attack on her way to the delivery room. Efforts to save the baby continue. She has 3 other children  Husband's condition is mild was released from hospital.

-Trump: I think we are very close to a deal with Iran

-The U.S. presented Iran with the nuclear deal proposal. The Iranians are expected to give their response in the coming days. - Axios

-Trump on Iran: They're not going to make, I call it in a friendly way, 'nuclear dust'... I want them to succeed. I want them to end up being a great country, frankly, but they can't have a nuclear weapon."

- Trump says in Qatar: "We are trying to give Yemen a chance" this after the Houthis launched 3 ballistic missles at israel yesterday 

- Joint statement from the IDF and Shin Bet spokespersons: The hunt for the terrorist from the attack near Baruchin continues. Duvdevan SF fighters, under Shin Bet direction, eliminated five armed terrorists in Tamun in the Menashe Brigade. The forces continue to search, block, and surround villages in the area.