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Editor David Horovitz and military correspondent Emanuel Fabian join host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today’s episode.
The 47-boat Global Sumud Flotilla is set to reach the Strip this week, potentially over the Jewish holy day, Yom Kippur, which starts tonight. It is carrying over 500 activists, including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg, as well as parliamentarians and lawyers. Fabian shares what he can about the IDF’s interception plans, within the limits set by the military censor.
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On Tuesday, Israel’s Foreign Ministry said that Hamas documents recovered by Israeli troops in Gaza allegedly reveal the terror group’s “direct involvement” in the flotilla, through the group’s foreign arm, the Palestinian Conference for Palestinians, or PCPA. We hear more about the PCPA and how Israel links Hamas to it.
A senior Hamas official told the BBC this morning that the terror group will likely reject US President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza, telling the British network that it “serves Israel’s interests” and “ignores those of the Palestinian people.” Horovitz delves into the Hamas terror group’s points of opposition.
We hear how Qatar, Egypt and Turkey have urged Hamas to give a positive response to US President Donald Trump’s proposed Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal. Horovitz speculates on whose best interests these countries are representing, even as they have signed on to helping rebuild and fill the security vacuum in Gaza as Israel pulls out in the day after the war.
Check out The Times of Israel’s ongoing liveblog for more updates.
For further reading:
Gaza flotilla rebuffs calls to stop, as Israel readies for complex interception
Documents from Gaza show Hamas’s ‘direct involvement’ with aid flotilla, Israel claims
Italian navy frigate to quit shepherding Gaza aid flotilla as it approaches coast
Qatar, Egypt and Turkey said to urge Hamas to accept Trump’s Gaza ceasefire proposal
Arab, Muslim nations pledge to realize Trump’s Gaza plan; Hamas examining it ‘responsibly’
Trump says Hamas has ‘three or four days’ to respond to Gaza plan or ‘pay in hell’
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