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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2025-10-10 at 05:07
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Reservist Nachmani killed amid Gaza withdrawal
US forms multinational ceasefire monitoring center
Prisoner deal includes attackers excludes senior operatives
The time is now 1:00 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.
This hour, the Israel Defense Forces are reporting the death of a reservist, Michael Mordechai Nachmani, a 26-year-old from Dimona, who was killed by Hamas sniper fire on the outskirts of Gaza City as Israeli forces began to withdraw from the Shati district. Nachmani served as a technology and maintenance weapons specialist with the Combat Engineering Brigade. The loss comes as the Israeli military conducts operations in northern Gaza and assesses the security situation in the aftermath of the first phase of the Gaza conflict and a broader push for a ceasefire.
In parallel, the United States says it is establishing a small multinational presence to monitor the ceasefire brokered in part by American mediation. Roughly two hundred American personnel are expected to form a coordination and observation center in the region, with broader participation anticipated from Egyptian, Qatari, Turkish, and possibly Emirati partners. Officials emphasize that the primary aim is to verify compliance with the first phase of the ceasefire, help deconflict between parties, and support the flow of humanitarian aid and civilian infrastructure recovery. United States officials stress that American personnel will not enter Gaza, but will operate from a regional hub to oversee the arrangement and facilitate communications among security forces, negotiators, and relief workers. The overarching objective is to stabilize the situation while a longer-term political framework is pursued, with Israel’s security requirements and the Palestinian civilian need for relief and reconstruction kept squarely in view.
Amid this process, applause and anxiety mingle at home. An editorial in the press praises the return of hostages and the ceasefire’s initial steps, while cautioning that the path to lasting peace will require careful management of expectations, vigilance against violations, and a credible plan for Phase Two and reconstruction in Gaza. The mood in Israel is one of relief at the progress toward hostages’ release and a safer weekend, tempered by recognition that broader security challenges persist and that the future arrangement must be anchored in credible guarantees and regional cooperation.
In the West Bank, a community is in lockdown as security forces investigate a suspected infiltration into the Kohav HaShahar settlement. Israeli authorities say the incident is under investigation, and security forces are conducting searches as part of ongoing counterterrorism operations that accompany the broader security situation in the area. The incident underscores the continuing tension along the lines of settlement activity and the threat environment that security forces monitor daily.
In a separate security development, the Israel Defense Forces announced the demolition of a West Bank home linked to a Jerusalem-area terrorism case, a move framed as a response to attacks that have targeted civilians in Israeli cities. Israeli authorities note that such operations are part of ongoing efforts to disrupt terror networks and deter future attacks, even as the political and security landscape remains precarious as negotiations and deconfliction arrangements unfold.
The broader regional picture includes a report from Lebanon that more than thirty people have been arrested in recent months on suspicion of providing information to Israel about Hezbollah. Judicial officials say authorities detained thirty-two suspects, with investigations and trials continuing. The arrests reflect ongoing efforts in the region to thwart cross-border security threats and cap Hezbollah’s operational capacity, even as it remain
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