War Day 580: Reports of Trump Ceasefire Plan, Stone-Throwing Attack

War Summary, Day 580: Trump may announce new ceasefire agreement without full Israeli cooperation, 150 airstrikes in Gaza, baby injured in stone-throwing attack, armed terrorist who was planning attacks eliminated in Shechem, IDF sets up medical clinic to Syria for injured Druze, Defense Minister threatens Iran, and Trump may go ahead and allow Saudis to develop nuclear power without first making peace with Israel.

By Mrs. Bruria Efune

59 held captive in Gaza.
35 hostages confirmed murdered held in Gaza.
147 living hostages rescued.
49 hostage bodies rescued.
1,836 Israelis killed.
420 fallen soldiers and police in the battle in Gaza.
88 fallen soldiers in Northern Israel.
18 fallen soldiers and police in Judea & Samaria.
30,720 estimated projectiles fired at Israel.
10,000 Israelis estimated remain displaced from their homes.
1 Jewish nation united in prayer, charity, and good deeds.

Top Headlines:

– Trump may announce a new ceasefire agreement—without full Israeli cooperation
– Concerning details about the planned agreement
– 150 airstrikes in Gaza
– Terrorist who kidnapped Yaffa Adar finally eliminated
– UN and other aid organization won’t support Israel’s aid plan if it’s restricted to terror-free zones
– Baby injured in stone-throwing attack
– IDF arrests yesterday’s terrorist
– Armed terrorist who was planning attacks eliminated in Shechem
– Air strikes in Lebanon
– IDF sets up medical clinic to Syria, for injured Druze
– Pressures around the THAAD system may be the culprit in the Houthi missile interception failure
– Defense Minister threatens Iran
– Trump may go ahead and allow Saudis to develop nuclear power, without first making peace with Israel

Hostages:

According to sources in the know, the three hostages whose fates are unknown, are:

• Tamir Nimrudi 20, a non-combat IDF soldier taken from his base.
• Bipin Joshi 24, from Nepal.
• Pintha Nathapong 35, from Thailand.

Israel is acting under the assumption that they are still alive, but has not received any sign up life from them since their kidnapping. Their whereabouts are unknown. Their families have been kept up to date, and have long known about their status.

Three Arab and American diplomatic sources told Israel Hayom that they see a high possibility of U.S. President Trump announcing a comprehensive ceasefire agreement in Gaza, which would include an outline to end the war. It could be announced as soon as Friday.

The plan would include:

– A full ceasefire
– The release of hostages (unclear how many, and if it will be phased)
– Full resumption of humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza (unclear if/how Hamas will be prevented from touching it)
-America, backed by Gulf states, will begin to manage and supervise the reconstruction of Gaza
– Hamas political leaders will receive immunity, will not be targeted by Israel, and will be allowed to stay in Gaza.
– A new governship will be established in Gaza. Hamas may be allowed to play a small role in it.
– There is a possibility that some of Hamas’s police will be integrated into the new police of Gaza
– There does not seem to be any guarantee of Hamas disarming, something they’ve refused to do.

Various Arab countries, led by Egypt, are exerting heavy pressure on the Hamas leadership to agree to the deal, partly due to concerns about the Israeli plan for a major military operation after Trump’s visit to the Gulf. The sources note that senior Hamas officials have been urgently summoned to Cairo and the main effort is with them so that Trump can announce the solution and the deal before he arrives.

Israel is only partially involved in the planning or negotiations, and does not agree to many of the details—but will be put under immense pressure to agree to it as is.

This report comes amidst other reports of a growing rift between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, in which Trump is increasingly keeping Israel’s considerations out of important decisions—Iran, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and now Gaza.

It is unknown if Trump will threaten consequences to Israel, if Israel turns down the proposal. However, both PM Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz have in recent days made comments about Israel’s ability to fight on its own. They may have been talking about Iran, the Houthis, Gaza, or all three.

Gaza:

A siren in Gaza border communities this evening was deterred to be caused by a false detection.

The Air Force struck more than 150 terror targets in the last 72 hours. Among the targets attacked were terrorist cells, underground terror infrastructures, and military structures from which terrorists operated.

In a Gaza City airstrike, the IDF eliminated the terrorist who kidnapped the 85-year-old grandma hero Yaffe Adar, on October 7th, 2023. You might remember Yaffe Adar from the videos of her kidnapping, in which she held her head high and acted as though she was totally fine, in order not to give satisfaction to her terrorist captors. She was released in the first hostage exchange deal, at the end of November 2023. The IDF and Shin Bet are determined to eliminate every single terrorist who participated in the October 7th massacres.

Another airstrike, in the Deir al-Balah area, eliminated Nasr Sabhi Ibrahim Gumaa, a terrorist commander in Hamas’s rocket production headquarters. Gumaa was a veteran terrorist in the headquarters and took an active part in the rocket production process.

Prior to the airstrikes, steps were taken to reduce the chance of harming civilians as much as possible, including the use of precision weapons, aerial observations, and additional intelligence information.

The Gaza Division (143) forces continue to operate in southern Gaza, in Rafah and the outskirts of Khan Younis. Division 252 is still at work in northern Gaza. During operations, the Air Force provided assistance to the ground forces and eliminated a number of terrorists who were attempting to plant explosives near the troops on ground, were firing at troops, or were approaching a known weapons cache.

There is more going on in Gaza at the moment, but the IDF has chosen not to publish it, for tactical reasons. (I’m still waiting for them to approve publication of a specific detail, so that I can share a great story with gear that we recently donated from our ongoing campaign.)

As Israel prepares for the next phase of battle in Gaza, the UN and several international aid organizations are opposing Israel’s new plan for distributing aid in Gaza. The new plan will distribute aid only within a secured humanitarian zone, to which terrorists won’t be allowed entry.

The UN and other aid groups are demanding several changes to the plan, and specifically say that they won’t cooperate with any plan which has a list of specific individuals [aka terrorists] who won’t be allowed access to the aid. Without UN cooperation, it’s possible that many of the countries who typically donate aid, won’t, and Gazan civilians won’t get food, because the UN refuses to feed them without feeding Hamas and supplying them with fuel too.

(P.S., since I’m in the mood of spilling secrets today, several UN vans enter Gaza daily, on the premise of bringing in aid workers, but are assumed to be filled with other supplies as well. The IDF provides a security escort to these vans.)

Judea & Samaria:

This evening, several terrorists threw stones at an Israeli vehicle in the Shomron valley area. A baby who was in the car was lightly injured from glass, as a result of the stones. Upon hearing the report, security forces rushed to the area, and set out in search of the terrorists.

(For those who will inevitably ask: The stone throwing typically occurs on specific roads, mainly deep inside the Shomron. You’re unlikely to find yourself driving on the roads unless you live or work in the area or have family there and frequent it—in which case, you’ll know exactly which roads are risky. The average Israeli or tourist does not need to worry about this. If, G-d forbid, you do end up passing stone throwers, you are advised to drive through as quick as you can, and report the stone-throwers to the IDF.)

Last night, after a manhunt of a few hours, the IDF located and arrested the terrorist from yesterday’s shooting attack at the Reihan checkpoint. He was found in a home the village of Barta’a. In the operation, the forces surrounded the home, and he eventually surrendered.

In a separate operation, Israeli Border Police entered Shechem (Nablus) in search of a wanted terrorist from the “Lion’s Den” terror group. The IDF had received intelligence that the terrorist was planning attacks. When the officers reached the location of the terrorist, they identified him as armed.

When the terrorist refused to surrender, the forces opened fire and eliminated him. A handgun and cash was found on his body, and a tactical vest was found in his car.

An additional wanted man was arrested.

During the operation, local terrorists threw stones and hurled explosives at the Israeli forces. The troops opened fire on the mob, in warning shots. No troops were injured.

Lebanon:

The IDF carried out a wave of airstrikes in Southern Lebanon, targeting terrorists, weapons, and tunnel shafts. One of the targets was near the Beaufort Castle, which was used by Hezbollah to manage their rocket fire and defense systems.

These sites were supposed to be dismantled by Hezbollah and the Lebanese Armed Forces, as part of the ceasefire agreement. Their ongoing existence in Southern Lebanon, and even rehabilitation, constitute a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon.

Syria:

The IDF has set up a mobile medical station near the village of Hatzor in southern Syria to help treat the wounded.
This is part of a broader effort to support and protect the local Syrian-Druze community. The IDF is closely monitoring the situation and staying prepared for different security scenarios.

Yemen:

U.S. Ambassador, Mike Huckabee told Israel’s Channel 12 News that the U.S. will not strike the Houthis unless the Houthis hurt Americans. “The United States isn’t required to get permission from Israel to make some type of arrangement that would stop the Houthis from firing on our ships.”

This policy isn’t new—the U.S. was clear from the start that the operation in Yemen was exclusively in order to stop the Houthi attacks on American ships in the Gulf. However, some Israelis are concerned that the lack of coordination with Israel ahead of the announced agreement may give a signal to Iran and the Houthis that Israel’s interests are irrelevant to the U.S.

The conclusion of the following information is unverified, but my sources give strong evidence that it may be true, and a significant source of problems:

There has been no updated or detailed report following the IDF failure to intercept the Houthi ballistic missile which hit an empty space in the property of Ben Gurion Airport. The missile was confirmed to be an ordinary one—just like the previous 24 which the IDF successfully intercepted.

The IDF’s vague report, explained that Israel’s Arrow interceptor didn’t succeed in engaging the missile. In few words, the report then stated that the American THAAD interceptor had been launched first, and failed to intercept it. Meaning, the Arrow came next, and wasn’t even given enough time to engage, which is why it failed.

The THAAD interceptor is an American-made defense system, which the U.S. spent billions developing, but never needed to use in practice. In other words, they never got to demonstrate its effectiveness so that other countries will buy it. While the original reason given for its deployment to Israel was in order to assist in the case of Iranian attacks, an ulterior motive would have been the opportunity to put it to the test on a world stage.

However, Israel’s Arrow is better than the THAAD. There is no reason for Israel to use the THAAD in the event of a single missile fired from Yemen, when the Arrow is definitely not being overwhelmed. That is, unless, the U.S. is pressing Israel to use it more, for America’s own marketing benefit. In which case, certain parties in the U.S. might be very angry that the IDF announced that the THAAD failed—even subtly. It also means that Israelis were put at risk due to pressure to use an inferior system.

Thank G-d, the missile miraculously missed the populated areas.

Iran:

Defense Minister Katz issued a threat to the Iranian regime: “The era of proxies is over and the axis of evil has collapsed. You bear direct responsibility. What we did to Hezbollah in Beirut, to Hamas in Gaza, to Assad in Damascus, and to the Houthis in Yemen—we will do to you in Tehran.”

Saudi Arabia:

Reuters reports that Trump will allow Saudi Arabia to develop a civilian nuclear program, without making a peace agreement with Israel. Until now, the U.S. (under both Trump, Biden, and predecessors) would not allow one without the other. According to the report, Trump no longer wants to wait for Israel in order to make the deal, which would bring significant Saudi investments to the U.S.

The Saudis refused to make any normalization agreement with Israel until there is a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, and without Israel announcing a path to a Palestinian State. Netanyahu refuses to do either, since Hamas is not yet defeated, the hostages are not returned, and in the current situation, a Palestinian State would reward terrorism and create another Gaza for worse attacks against Israel.

However, a source told Israel Hayom that it’s unlikely that Trump will get approval for the Saudi nuclear program without Israeli support, since he won’t have a majority in the senate to approve it.

If an agreement is signed, and it allows the Saudis to create nuclear weapons, it will be under the international treaty.

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