Day 797
- Harrowing footage shows 6 hostages lighting Chanukkah candles 8 months before execution
Families of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Almog Sarusi, Ori Danino, and Alex Lobanov approve release of videos filmed by Hamas terrorists in Gaza tunnel, intended for propaganda, recovered by IDF
The captives are seen lighting Chanukkah candles fashioned out of paper cups and singing the Hanukkah song “Ma’oz Tzur.”
- The Trump administration plans to appoint an American general to command the International Stabilization Force (ISF), expected to begin deployment in Gaza in January, according to two senior American officials and two senior Israeli officials
- President Donald Trump said he will announce the members of the Board of Peace overseeing the postwar management of Gaza early next year in 2026, in the latest sign the effort is stalling.
- For the first time Amnesty International accuses Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups for the first time of crimes against humanity during and after the October 7, 2023, attack that sparked the war in Gaza. the human rights watchdog says in a 173-page report.
- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Al-Jazeera: "There are steps that need to be taken to move to the second phase of the ceasefire agreement. We are waiting to take a few steps, especially the establishment of a peace council, the transfer of aid management to the Palestinians, and the establishment of a police force."
- Israeli officials , warn in Hebrew that allowing Turkish troops into Gaza as part of a U.S.-backed International Stabilization Force would empower Hamas and threaten Israel's security, urging President Trump to reject it outright
- Arab Report:"Israel is in a race against time before moving to the second phase of the ceasefire, by establishing new facts on the ground through blowing up houses and leveling lands, to create a new buffer zone in the Strip." It is claimed that these developments are consistent with the words of IDF Chief of Staff Zamir, who said earlier this week that "the yellow line is the new border line
- Reuters: The US is considering imposing severe sanctions on UNRWA
According to Reuters, the designation of the organization as an FTO - Foreign Terrorist Organization (like ISIS and Al-Qaeda) is being considered, as well as economic sanctions on UNRWA personnel and the organization as a whole.
-Father Reveals Doctor Killed Captive Soldier Noa Marciano at Shifa Hospital
Avi Marciano described how a Shifa Hospital doctor murdered his 19-year-old daughter Noa by injecting air into her veins, based on a video sent via Telegram after her October 7, 2023 kidnapping from Nachal Oz base. She suffered wounds during an IDF operation nearby, was taken to the hospital, and died there despite her pleas; her body was recovered November 17. The IDF has maintained Hamas killed her at Shifa, citing pathology showing gunshots or a fall, not an airstrike, while her family first accused the doctor publicly in May 2024. Avi calls it his worst nightmare, waking to the video of his eldest daughter.
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