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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2025-10-06 at 06:06

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HEADLINES
Greta Thunberg Deported Amid Flotilla Detention
Two Years After Oct 7, Hostages Remain
Israeli Strikes Neutralize Militant Cell Near Gaza

The time is now 2:00 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In the latest developments from the region and beyond, hundreds in Tunis gathered to denounce the detention of Global Sumud Flotilla activists, including twenty five Tunisians, as some detainees began returning home. The flotilla episode and accompanying protests have drawn international attention to Gaza-related activism and Israel’s naval interceptions. At the same time, the Global Sumud Flotilla network indicated that activist Greta Thunberg is expected to be deported to Greece after being detained by Israeli authorities during the voyage, underscoring the continuing international flashpoints surrounding humanitarian actions at sea.

From Jerusalem, the government reaffirmed its commitment to the release of all hostages held in Gaza. In communications with families, officials stressed ongoing efforts to secure their safe return and noted ongoing liaison with the families to keep them informed of developments. The public stance emphasizes the priority placed on hostage recovery as a cornerstone of the security equation, and frames it within a broader regional effort to restore stability.

Two years after the October seventh assault that reshaped Israeli discourse and policy, public debate and official reflection remain intense. An editorial marking the anniversary urged society not to forget the reckoning of that day, which historians and witnesses describe as a stark confrontation with existential threat. The Defence Ministry released figures showing that one thousand one hundred fifty-two Israeli soldiers had fallen since October seventh, with more than six thousand five hundred family members joining the nation’s circle of bereavement; more than forty percent of those fallen were under twenty-one years old, underscoring the human cost of ongoing hostilities and the demands placed on families and communities.

In Tel Aviv, two years on from the Hamas massacre at the Nova festival, survivors gathered to remember and seek healing. Dozens of attendees offered testimony about lives irrevocably changed, including Almog Meir Jan, who reflected that this tragedy could have been him, and the mother of Shirel Golan, who described the tragedy of a daughter who “chose to join the murdered.” The event also highlighted the Dalal family’s Sukkah of Hope, which remains in place as they wait for their son Guy, abducted from the Nova event and still held in Gaza. The gathering underscored the enduring pain of families while pointing to the persistent pressure on negotiators to secure the release of the 48 captives identified two years earlier.

In military operations tied to the Gaza frontier, the Israeli Air Force carried out precision strikes directed at militants believed to pose an immediate threat to troops operating in the Gaza Strip. The Defense Forces stated that one militant cell armed with explosives and mortars was neutralized, while another group launched a mortar projectile toward Israeli forces, injuring one soldier lightly and prompting medical evacuation. Air weaponry then targeted and destroyed the militant infrastructure that supplied the attack, with follow-up strikes aimed at eliminating other immediate threats in the area. The forces described a rapid sequence of actions intended to close gaps in the defense and deter imminent assaults on military and civilian personnel in the vicinity.

In regional diplomacy, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Atty commented in an interview that the handover of weapons by Hamas is a matter to be addressed within a Palestinian framework, signaling continued emphasis on a negotiated approach to disarmament within Palestinian political structures. The

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