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NEWSRAEL Summary of Shabbat news - August 1-2, 2025

The top headlines summary from Shabbat that reached our news desk

GAZA: Hamas to Witkoff: We will not disarm "until the Palestinian State is established with its capital in Jerusalem".

USA: Trump: In the last three months – zero illegal immigrants crossed the border

SAMARIA: Our forces are operating in the heart of Jenin

Defense Minister Israel Katz: Hamas terrorists surrender in Beit Hanoun. They emerge from the tunnels into the destroyed city. The IDF destroys the surface and underground to defend the city of Sderot

USA: USA - A public broadcasting corporation, which funds NPR and PBS, says it will shut down after federal cuts.

ISRAEL: Witkoff after his visit to Gaza to the families of the hostages: There is difficulty and shortage but no starvation, and after we refute this claim by Hamas, we can continue negotiations to end the war and return all the hostages.

ISRAEL:  IDF Spokesperson: Following the alerts that were activated a short time ago in several areas within the country, the Air Force intercepted one missile launched from Yemen.

USA: The newspaper New York Post reports that Jack Smith, the former special counsel who investigated Donald Trump, is now under investigation.

TURKEY: A Hamas delegation, headed by Muhammad Darwish, Zaher Jabarin, and Khalil al-Hayya, met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Istanbul.

SAMARIA: In the operation of our forces in Nablus early in the morning, the wanted man Abd al-Balbisi was arrested. 

LEBANON: Reports in Lebanon: At least 12 airstrikes by the IDF in the south and in the Lebanon Valley a short time ago

USA: The White House announced that starting today, tariffs of 15% will be imposed on Israel

UKRAINE: Zelensky: Russia launched 3,800 drones and 260 missiles at us in July

ISRAEL: The Chief of Staff in the Gaza Strip: "I estimate that in the coming days we will know whether we will succeed in reaching an agreement for the release of our captives. If not, the fighting will continue without a ceasefire."

IRAN: Energy crisis in Iran | Mahmoud Najafi, head of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, told the media in Iran that electricity in industrial areas across the country is cut off for about 72 hours a week, and said that this severely limits and harms industrial activity. "The biggest challenge facing the Iranian industry is the energy imbalance," Najafi said.

THE NETHERLANDS: Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schuuf wrote: "I spoke with King Abdullah and thanked him for leading the humanitarian aid efforts to Gaza, and I spoke with President Mahmoud Abbas. A two-state solution without Hamas remains the starting point." Right-wing leader Geert Wilders, who left the coalition and brought down the government, responded: "Don't take this man seriously, no one takes him seriously. Soon he will leave his position."

USA: Trump: I don't know if sanctions affect Putin, but we are going to do it

 

 

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[Anonymous]
No 2 state solution will ever work. Stalling. Break out the big guns. God bless Israel.
Neil Kay
Two State solution is just meaningless words. Israel knows what happens when Arabs control territory adjacent to Israel – October 7 it’s not going to be allowed.
Iris Longtime
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