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Hostage delegation to head to Cairo, IDF kills five terrorists close to Sinwar

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IDF troops operating in the Gaza Strip. August 2, 2024 (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF troops operating in the Gaza Strip. August 2, 2024
(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

'Sinwar is the obstacle to the agreement, not me': PM approves delegation to head to Cairo talks

The Prime Minister's Office denied allegations that Hamas has agreed to a deal and that negotiations have stalled due to attempts by Israel to change certain conditions.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Benjamin Netanyahu, Yahya Sinwar  (photo credit: Yonatan Zindel/Flash90)
Benjamin Netanyahu, Yahya Sinwar
(photo credit: Yonatan Zindel/Flash90)

The Prime Minister's Office announced that the hostage deal negotiation team will leave for Cairo as early as Saturday night or Sunday, while also denying claims that PM Netanyahu has changed the deal for one with more favorable terms.

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Five of Sinwar's greatest allies eliminated in attack on Gaza terror tunnel - report

Ruhi Mushtaha, a close associate of Sinwar, was one of five terrorists eliminated, according to Saudi media.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF, AVI ASHKENAZI
 Yahya Sinwar  (photo credit: REUTERS)
Yahya Sinwar
(photo credit: REUTERS)

Approximately 10 days ago, several senior Hamas members, including Ruhi Mushtaha, a close associate of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, were reportedly killed, according to a report in the Saudi newspaper Al-Sharq Al-Awsat.

In addition to Mushtaha, Bassam Al-Saraj and three other high-ranking members of Hamas's military wing, including intelligence chief Abed Al-Hadi Siam of the Gaza Brigade, were also eliminated.

The terrorists were reportedly killed in a tunnel that was attacked.

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With Ismail Haniyeh gone, Sinwar will ‘call the shots’ on a hostage deal, expert claims

Marine colonel, and a former deputy assistant secretary for the US State Department, Stephen Ganyard told ABC News that Sinwar would now be responsible for ceasefire negotiations.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Sinwar  (photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90)
Sinwar
(photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90)

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s position in the terrorist organization has now been elevated since the assassinations of Ismail Haniyeh and Mohammad Deif, US Marine Colonel, and a former deputy assistant secretary for the US State Department, Stephen Ganyard, claimed in an interview with ABC News published on Friday.

Sinwar, the 61-year-old terror leader who has evaded Israel so far, masterminded the October 7 attacks which saw over 1200 people murdered and a further 253 kidnapped. 

"The real guy that the Israelis want to get and will likely eventually get is Sinwar and he's in a tunnel likely somewhere in Gaza, still running the show within Gaza," Ganyard said.

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Coalition needs to combat Iran and its proxies, Gallant tells UK Defense Secretary

John Healey arrived as Israel was braced for a direct attack from Iran and its proxy group Hezbollah in Lebanon.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF
 Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meets with UK Defense Secretary John Healey (photo credit: SHACHAR YURMAN/DEFENSE MINISTRY)
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meets with UK Defense Secretary John Healey
(photo credit: SHACHAR YURMAN/DEFENSE MINISTRY)

A coalition of armed forces is needed to combat the threats against Israel and the region from Iran and its proxies, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told his British counterpart John Healey on Friday.

“Gallant discussed the IDF’s readiness and capabilities to defend Israel on all fronts, and emphasized the importance of establishing a coalition in Israel’s defense against Iran and its proxies,” the Defense Ministry said. 

“This would have a critical impact on regional and global security and stability,” he stated. 

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Thailand suspends the arrival of thousands of workers to Israel following Iranian threats

Thai laborers began returning to Israel in May, seven months after many left following the Hamas attack on October 7.

By ANNA BARSKY
 Thai workers in Otef. "The Thais call and want to return, but no one here handles the procedure" (photo credit: AP)
Thai workers in Otef. "The Thais call and want to return, but no one here handles the procedure"
(photo credit: AP)

In light of direct threats of Iran and Hezbollah to carry out a combined attack on Israel, Thailand decided to suspend the arrival of thousands of foreign workers to Israel on Friday.

According to the Israel Population Authority, as soon as likelihood of a response becomes clear and the level of risk decreases, it is likely that they will resume sending workers, and the Population Authority, together with the embassy, will work to ensure that this wokrers continue to arrive.

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Haniyeh's last words: 'If a leader leaves, another will come'

"It is Allah who gives life and causes death. And Allah is all-aware of all actions ... 'If a leader leaves, another will arise'," Haniyeh said in Arabic.

By REUTERS
 Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh speaks during a memorial service for three Hamas militants killed in an bombing in Gaza City on September 2, 2019.  (photo credit: HASSAN JEDI/FLASH90)
Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh speaks during a memorial service for three Hamas militants killed in an bombing in Gaza City on September 2, 2019.
(photo credit: HASSAN JEDI/FLASH90)

As if he knew his time had come, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh's last words to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Ali Khamenei before he was assassinated in Tehran were a Koranic verse about life, death, immortality and resilience.

"It is Allah who gives life and causes death. And Allah is all-aware of all actions ... 'If a leader leaves, another will arise'," Haniyeh said in Arabic. A few hours later he was killed in a suspected Israeli strike on his guest house.

The comment, broadcast on television as Haniyeh addressed Khamenei, reflected deeply-held Islamist beliefs that shaped his life and approach to the Palestinians' conflict with Israel, one inspired by the late Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, who preached Holy Struggle (Jihad) against Israel in the 1980s.

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Iran plans to attack Israel on Tisha B’Av - the Jewish day of disasters, Western intelligence says

Iran reportedly plans to attack Israel on the day of Tisha B'Av, where Jews mourn the loss of the first and second Temples.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 A man hangs a picture of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh who was assassinated early on Wednesday morning in Iran, at Burj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon July 31, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR)
A man hangs a picture of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh who was assassinated early on Wednesday morning in Iran, at Burj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon July 31, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR)

Western intelligence sources told Sky News Arabia that they had evidence Iran plans to attack Israel on Tisha B’Av in response to the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, which begins on August 12 and ends on August 13, the site reported on Friday.

Iran’s attack will reportedly be coordinated with Hezbollah, an Iran-backed terror group embedded in Lebanon. 

On Tisha B’Av, Jews lament the destruction of the first and second Temples. During the annual event, there is fasting, mourning and a practice of self-denial. 

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France advises its citizens to leave, avoid traveling to Iran

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 breaking news (photo credit: JPOST STAFF)
breaking news
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France has formally advised its citizen against travelling to Iran and has asked French citizens still the country to leave as soon as possible due to a risk of military escalation in the region, the foreign ministry said on Friday in a travel advisory.

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Emir of Qatar sits front row for prayers during Haniyeh’s Doha funeral

Viral videos from the ceremony show thousands waving Palestinian flags, chanting to ‘redeem’ his death.

By OHAD MERLIN
Emir of Qatar sits in first row of prayer during Haniyeh’s funeral in Doha (photo credit: screenshot/social media)
Emir of Qatar sits in first row of prayer during Haniyeh’s funeral in Doha
(photo credit: screenshot/social media)

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Ahmad Aal Thani, and his ousted father, Hamad bin Khalifa Aal Thani, sat today at the forefront prayers during the funeral of assassinated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh at the Imam Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab Mosque in the Qatari capital of Doha. Another attendant at the prayer was Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Aal Thani, alongside a crowd of thousands of worshippers.

The funeral took place after another ceremony in Tehran, led by the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader Khamenei and other government officials. Yet Haniyeh was not buried in Tehran, and his body was brought with a long honorary convoy to the central mosque in Doha named after the founder of the extreme Wahabi school of Islam, where it was received with great honor.

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Hezbollah evacuates military equipment from Beirut in preparation for escalation - report

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 breaking news (photo credit: JPOST STAFF)
breaking news
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The Hezbollah terror organization has planned on evacuating its headquarters in Beirut and moving military equipment held there in light of the escalation with Israel, Israeli media reported on Friday, citing Arab media.

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