Senior Hamas figure says realistic compromises have been presented, but final agreement hinges on US influence over Israel, Israeli withdrawal from Gaza is a precondition for progress.

<p><i>Axios</i> reports that Mossad Director David Barnea met US envoy Steve Witkoff in Washington to seek American support in persuading Ethiopia, Indonesia and Libya to accept hundreds of thousands of displaced Gazans.</p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

<p>The IDF has identified the launch of a missile from Yemen toward Israeli territory, aerial defense systems are operating to intercept the threat.</p><p>The public is requested to follow the Home Front Command’s defensive guidelines.</p><p>The Home Front Command said sirens are expected in central Israel, Jerusalem and in the Shfela regions.</p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

<p>Israel may send another delegation to Doha for ceasefire and hostage talks. Both Israel and Hamas are weighing new proposals, with key issues like troop deployment and prisoner releases still unresolved.</p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

<p>In a joint operation on Sunday, the IDF and Shin Bet eliminated Raed Khaled Hassan Jabain, a senior operative in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in northern Gaza, in an aerial strike.</p><p><a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/411895"><strong>Read more</strong></a></p>

<p>Prime Minister Netanyahu informed Pope Leo XIV that Israel is in an advanced stage of negotiations for the release of the hostages, stating, “We are close to an agreement,” according to a report by Dana Weiss.</p><p>Ask ChatGPT</p>

Bereaved brother Menachem Kalmanson says Israel must impose a total siege on Gaza, accuses the government of endangering soldiers' lives by effectively aiding Hamas.

<p>IDF Arabic Spokesman Col. Avichay Adraee issued an evacuation warning in Gaza, stating, “The IDF continues to operate with full force wherever there is terror activity or rocket fire toward Israel. Anyone who has not yet evacuated must do so immediately and head south to Al-Mawasi.”</p>