Monday, October 20, 2025

Israel Updates Monday October 20

Day 745

- Israel Prime Minister's Office: The body of the fallen captive Tal Haimi, HYD, has been identified  

- The body of the hostage is in hands of IDF forces. The identification process will begin soon

- Kushner and Witkoff, met today extensively with IDF generals to confirm the military preparations for phase B of the agreement. The IDF spokesperson confirms the detail

- Trump on Hamas: Israel would go in within 2 minutes. I could tell them, 'Go in.' But we'll give it a chance right now...Hams doesn't have Iran anymore. They have to be good. If not, they'll be eradicated.

- European Union Foreign Minister Kaja Kallas: Sanctions on Israel are still on the table

- Trump: We made a deal with Hams that... They're gonna behave, they’re going to be nice, and if they’re not... we're going to eradicate them if we have to. They'll be eradicated — and they know that."

- Vice President J.D. Vance visit to Israel will begin tomorrow and last 48 hours. Vance is expected to visit a humanitarian center in the Gaza Strip, meet with families of hostages, and hold meetings with President Herzog and Prime Minister Netanyahu

- IDF forces are marking the yellow line in Gaza
 Israel Defense Minister Katz instructed the IDF to send a clear message to the Hams leaders in Gaza through the American supervision mechanism: Every Hamas terrorist found beyond the yellow line in the territory under Israeli control must evacuate immediately. Hamas leaders will

- American envoy Tom Barrack: If Lebanon continues to hesitate regarding the disarmament of Hezbollah, then Israel will act unilaterally. Iran continues to fund Hezbollah. The Lebanese government rejected an American-French proposal to disarm Hezbollah due to Hezbollah's influence in the government.

- Khamenei tells Trump to ‘keep dreaming’ US strikes destroyed Iran’s nuclear sites
Supreme leader also rebuffs US president’s appeal for negotiations, calling his ‘interventions’ in Islamic Republic’s nuclear program ‘inappropriate, wrong and coercive’

-Egypt to lead proposed international force in Gaza: According to The National (UAE), Egypt is expected to head an international stabilisation force in Gaza of around 4,000 troops, including soldiers from Egypt, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Indonesia. Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said Cairo is working to secure a UN Security Council resolution granting the mission international legitimacy “as soon as possible.” He stressed, however, that Gaza will be administered by Palestinians — not by any foreign entity.


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