The cease-fore holds for now….
Hamas IS overseeing things in Gaza for aid. and providing ‘security’ from aid trucks being looted….
The West Bank thought has the IDF hunting Iran backed fighters in the refuge camp in Jenin….
The resignation was immediately followed by the announced departure of the head of the Israeli military’s Southern Command, who also cited his responsibility for the historic security and intelligence missteps of Oct. 7.
President Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday spelled further uncertainty over the U.S. approach to the Middle East, as he moved to repeal President Joe Biden’s executive order imposing sanctions on Israeli settlers and entities in the West Bank that had been deemed “a serious threat.”
Responding to a reporter’s question, Trump said he was “not confident” that the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement would hold through all three intended phases. “That’s not our war; it’s their war,” he said.
Here’s what else to know
- The Senate confirmed Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida), a staunch supporter of Israel in its war in the Gaza Strip, as the new U.S. secretary of state on Monday in a 99-0 vote.
- The Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group said in a video statement Tuesday that it would release “several enemy prisoners” it was holding in Gaza in the coming days as part of the ceasefire deal. The next round of hostage and prisoner exchanges is scheduled to take place Saturday.
- Fifty-seven people are believed to remain as hostages in Gaza, but Israel has not given the full basis for its estimates. Around 250 people were kidnapped on Oct. 7, 2023, of which about 120 have been freed so far and 74 have been confirmed killed.
- Wafa, the official news agency of the Palestinian Authority, reported that two people were killed by Israeli snipers in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Monday evening — more than 24 hours after the ceasefire took effect. The Washington Post has not been able to verify these claims. The Israel Defense Forces said it was unaware of any involvement by IDF soldiers in such an incident….
Jan 21, 2025 – ISW Press
Hamas coordinated the distribution of aid and facilitated the movement of Gazans to the northern Gaza Strip, which demonstrates that Hamas retains some degree of governing authority after 15 months of war. The Associated Press reported that Hamas has patrolled aid convoy routes, coordinated the distribution of humanitarian aid, and monitored the return of Gazans to Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip after the ceasefire went into effect. Some Gazans began to return from IDF-designated humanitarian zones to the northern Gaza Strip on January 19, and the IDF announced on January 21 that it would soon allow Gazans to return from the southern Gaza Strip to the northern Gaza Strip.
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