POTUS: “Some people say ‘oh you shouldn’t accept gifts for the country.’ My attitude is why wouldn’t I accept a gift? We’re giving to everybody else… It’s going to be a couple of years, I think, before the Boeings are finished.”

The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, hoped that issuing arrest warrants for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant would cause the West to turn against Israel, a senior Western diplomat with firsthand knowledge of the ICC case told the Jerusalem Post. The diplomat said that in a conversation he had with Khan last year, he said:  “You just wait and see. If I apply for warrants against Netanyahu, this would give countries like Germany and Canada the excuse they need to turn against the Israeli government.” “I remember thinking to myself first: How naive can you be?” “But secondly, I thought: That’s not the job.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will ease sanctions on Syria and move to normalize relations with its new government to give the country “a chance at peace.” Trump made the announcement shortly before he was set to meet Wednesday in Saudi Arabia with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, the onetime insurgent who last year led the overthrow of longtime leader Bashar Assad. Trump said the effort at rapprochement came at the urging of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi de facto ruler, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “There is a new government that will hopefully succeed,” Trump said of Syria, adding, “I say, good luck, Syria.

The IDF releases footage showing the aftermath of its strike on a Hamas subterranean command center below the European Hospital in southern Gaza, a strike that defense sources said targeted Hamas leader Muhammad Sinwar.

Following rocket fire from the northern Gaza Strip at the Sderot and Ashkelon a short time ago, the IDF has issued a final evacuation warning for Palestinians area.

Ilan Segev, a former Shin Bet official, spoke on Tuesday about the release of Eden Alexander and Israel’s goal of returning the 58 remaining hostages. “Edan has returned home, and that’s important, but the road to returning all 58 hostages who remain in Gaza is still long,” he said in an interview with Kan Moreshet. Segev emphasized that while every release of a hostage is significant, it’s important to understand the complexity of the situation in Gaza. “To locate the hostages, we need to understand the tunnel infrastructure in Gaza. This is not a matter of days, but of years.

A short time ago, three rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip. Two of the projectiles were intercepted by air defenses, while the third hit an open area, the IDF adds.

Some of the large holes as a result of the Israeli air strikes that targeted Hamas leader Muhammad Sinwar, in Gaza earlier today.

The Syrian Foreign Ministry has released a statement welcoming U.S. President Trump’s announcement today in Saudi Arabia, regarding the lifting of all sanctions imposed by the United States against Syria under the Assad Regime.

US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and hostage envoy Adam Boehler met on Tuesday with family members of the hostages in Tel Aviv, a day after the release of US-Israeli citizen Edan Alexander. During the meeting, which lasted nearly two hours, they emphasized their personal commitment to returning the remaining 58 hostages. Wittekoff also revealed that he and Bohler intend to fly to Doha to continue talks with Hamas to bring back the rest of the hostages. “We are committed to returning all the hostages – the living and the fallen. We will not accept anything less than the return of everyone. That is the president’s mission,” Witkoff said. “We would all like to see a diplomatic solution. The fact is that most of the survivors came out through a diplomatic solution.