IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir says Israel will not allow Hamas to rebuild or rearm in Gaza — but President Donald Trump’s peace plan ultimately requires an Israeli withdrawal from the Strip. OSINT analyst Eyal Ofer joins Israel in Ten to discuss whether Israel has a viable long-term strategy for Gaza, whether Hamas can really be prevented from returning, and whether Israel could ever accept a Palestinian state.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Land of Israel “will remain ours,” as he hailed his government’s expansion of communities in Judea and Samaria, or the West Bank. At the same event, Netanyahu praised Trump’s renewed economic pressure on Iran and said he doubted any diplomatic agreement could be reached with what he called the “savages” ruling Tehran.
Qatar is backing efforts to establish a temporary shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz, as Oman and Iran discuss new rules for commercial shipping and a joint mine-clearing operation. The proposal comes despite Trump’s claim that the US Navy has already removed or detonated all mines in the strategic waterway.
Lebanese state media says Israeli forces carried out fresh strikes in southern Lebanon, targeting Majdal Zoun in the Tyre district. The reported attack comes despite a US-mediated framework agreement signed in June calling for an Israeli withdrawal, the deployment of the Lebanese army and the disarmament of Hezbollah and other armed groups.
Syrian Democratic Forces chief Mazloum Abdi has announced the dissolution of the Kurdish-led armed group following talks with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus.
And British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is reportedly preparing a complete ban on trade in goods from Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria, or the West Bank, in response to planned construction in the E1 area.
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