Israel At War Wed July 9

Israel at war day 642

- PM Netanyahu: So far we have gotten 205 hostages, 148 of whom are alive. Now we have 20 hostages alive and thirty dead. We are determined to return them all.

But we are also determined to eliminate Hams. Leaving Hamas is like leaving the Nazi SS, and even worse.

-Netanyahu presented President Trump with a special gift. In addition to a mezuzah housed in a case shaped like a B-2 bomber and made from Iranian missile shrapnel, Netanyahu gifted Trump a dollar from the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

The dollar was placed in a hand-stitched leather case, engraved with the words:

"To President Donald J. Trump

A true friend and partner of Israel and the Jewish people,

From Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu."

- President Trump brushed off an Iranian official’s threat to assassinate him using a drone as he tans at Mar-a-Lago—saying he hasn’t sunbathed in years. “It’s been a long time. I don’t know, maybe I was around seven or so. I’m not too big into it,” the president told reporters at the White House Wednesday. "I guess it’s a threat. I’m not sure it’s a threat, actually, but perhaps it is

- Netanyahu: "The President (Trump) and I share a common goal. The release of the hostages and preventing a situation in which Hams in Gaza threatens Israel. We have a common strategy. The President wants an agreement but not at any cost, and so do I"

- C13: Officials on the negotiating team, Israel will agree to change the deployment of forces on the Morag axis. They add that there is significant progress on the way to a deal

-Hamas signals that there are difficulties in the negotiations and that their demands for a deal have not changed - the introduction of aid (through the old mechanism and not the American aid fund), an Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and guarantees that a temporary ceasefire will lead to an end to the war

- US Embassy in Yemen: Houthis kidnapped many crew members who survived the attack on the ship Eternity C

-Another IDF soldier killed in Gaza from Hamas fire while he operated a bulldozer

Avrohom Azouly from Yitzhar

-Massive IDF strikes in Gaza City - and an attack on Khan Yunis

-Israel has submitted a new set of maps to mediators in Doha depicting the partial withdrawal of IDF troops during the 60-day truce under discussion following pressure from the US to limit Israeli presence in the Strip, an Arab diplomat and a source familiar with the matter tells The Times of Israel.

- PM Netanyahu presents President Trump with B-2 mezuza. Before meeting with President Trump, the Prime Minister presented a mezuzah shaped like a B-2 bomber made from parts of an Iranian missile, mainly symbolic after the US attack on Fordow

- Diplomatic sources for the Lebanese Al-Mayadeen channel: Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met with Israel National Security Council chief Tzahi Hanegbi in Abu Dhabi. Their planes arrived in Abu Dhabi at the same time, and the meeting took place in coordination with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed

-According to the sources, al-Shara'a has agreed to give up the Syrian demand that the Golan Heights will be returned to Syria, in exchange for support for his continued rule. According to them, three demilitarized zones will soon be established in southern Syria - in Daraa, Quneitra, and As-Suwayda. All heavy weapons will be removed from the Syrian army bases in the south of the country, and the Syrian army and police will be allowed to carry only light weapons in the demilitarized zones.

- Netanyahu in an interview with Fox News: "Trump and I believe in the doctrine of peace through strength. First comes strength, then peace. We have shown a lot of strength, and it seems to us that there are many fruits of peace, and we can expand the Abraham Accords, create a reality in the Middle East that cannot be imagined, that will bring prosperity and stability."

- IDF conducts rare ground raids into southern Lebanon to destroy Hezbollah sites

- IDF receives D9  bulldozer shipment from US that was held up by Biden administration due to the IDF’s use of them to raze homes in Gaza. The IDF has said the homes were used by Hamas and accuses the terror group of using civilians as human shields.

- Since the beginning of the war on October 7, 2023, the Defense Ministry says, 870 transport planes and 144 ships have delivered more than 100,000 tons of armaments and military equipment to Israel, mostly from the US.

- Reuters report: The ship Eternity C, which was attacked by the Houthis on Monday, has sunk at sea. Some crew members are still in the water at sea, rescue efforts are ongoing. This is the second ship the Houthis have sunk this week