Former US Ambassador to Oman Marc Sievers joins Israel in Ten to discuss whether Tehran believes it can simply outlast Washington and Israel — as the war drags on, oil prices rise and both the US and Israel head toward crucial elections.

Colombia has become the tenth country to open an embassy in Jerusalem, as Bogotá and Jerusalem rebuild ties and restore their free trade agreement.

Israel is on heightened alert for a possible Houthi attack by missile, land or sea. The Wall Street Journal reports the group is also trying to build new ballistic missiles using Chinese parts, with enough range to hit Israel and Saudi Arabia.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is marking one year since the final 20 living hostages were released from Gaza. Of the 251 people abducted on October 7, 168 returned alive. Around 40 died or were killed in captivity, while others were killed on October 7 and their bodies taken into Gaza.

The IDF says it has killed a Hamas commander who held Israeli hostages during the war and had recently been working to rebuild the group’s capabilities.

And Israel is hosting senior delegations from Greece and Cyprus for talks on defense, energy, technology and the India-Middle East-Europe trade corridor.

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