IDF Expands ‘Gideon’s Chariots’ Operation Across Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on Monday that it is expanding operations across the Gaza Strip under its renewed offensive “Gideon’s Chariots,” including intensified airstrikes and targeted operations in Khan Younis and beyond. A spokesperson stated, “The IDF is in the midst of Operation ‘Gideon’s Chariots’ and is operating throughout the Gaza Strip.”

Netanyahu Defends Humanitarian Aid Amid Political Firestorm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday defended Israel’s decision to allow limited humanitarian aid into Gaza, stating that international pressure had reached a “red line.” In a video statement, Netanyahu said, “We cannot accept images of hunger, mass hunger. We will not be able to support you.”

Trump Administration Pressure Key to Israel’s Gaza Aid Shift

U.S. President Donald Trump publicly acknowledged on Friday that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza was untenable. “We’re looking at Gaza. And we’re going to get that taken care of. A lot of people are starving,” he said while in the UAE.

Trump: ‘US Hostage To Be Released By Hamas’

Edan Alexander, an American citizen “who until recently most thought was no longer living,” will be released later on Monday, U.S. President Donald J. Trump announced.

U.S. Eyes Transitional Administration in Gaza Amid Post-War Uncertainty

The United States and Israel are reportedly discussing a US-led transitional administration in Gaza to oversee demilitarization and stabilization after the conflict, according to Reuters, which cited five sources familiar with the talks. The proposed authority, modeled after the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq in 2003, would operate without a set timeline, involving Palestinian technocrats but excluding Hamas and the Palestinian Authority (PA).

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