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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2025-10-24 at 14:07
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Gaza ceasefire under multinational force push
Israel strikes Hezbollah logistics chief in Lebanon
Hostages return as Gaza medical evacuations mount
The time is now 10:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.
At 10:00 AM, the Middle East scene carries a mix of diplomacy, security concerns, and humanitarian questions as regional and international actors maneuver around the Gaza ceasefire and its broader implications.
Turkey is stepping up diplomatic pressure, urging allies to impose sanctions and an arms embargo aimed at forcing Israel back to a Gaza ceasefire. Turkish officials portray the move as a means to press for accountability and to shift the dynamics around the war’s next phases. In Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled a clear boundary on the theater of foreign security involvement, noting that Turkish security forces would not operate in Gaza. The comments reflect the tightrope Israel walks as Washington pursues a broader international role in maintaining the truce while resisting actions that could complicate on-the-ground realities for Tel Aviv.
On the security-diplomacy front, Israel is engaging with regional partners while balancing US guidance. In a high-level dialogue that signals deeper coordination, Netanyahu and Egypt’s intelligence chief discussed ways to strengthen border security and to recalibrate cooperation under what analysts describe as a growing strategic alignment between Jerusalem and Cairo. The meetings come as Washington cultivates a broader international framework for monitoring the ceasefire, including discussions of a multinational force to police Gaza, with US officials urging speed in assembling such a force despite Israeli reservations about certain participants.
The United States has been central to these discussions. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has voiced optimism about quickly deploying an international Gaza force, while cautioning that Israel could veto participants—specifically Turkey—if it sees value in keeping certain actors outside the arrangement. Rubio’s stance comes in the wake of a broader US effort to sustain the truce and prevent a relapse into wider fighting, even as White House aides from different camps propose a range of approaches to Gaza’s stabilization.
In parallel, Washington’s diplomacy has included a strong emphasis on preventing destabilizing actions in the region. Vice President JD Vance and other senior White House advisers have been actively engaging in Jerusalem and across the region to keep the ceasefire from unraveling, while also seeking to preserve leverage over the terms for Gaza’s reconstruction and humanitarian access.
Turning to the battlefield and security environment, Israeli forces conducted operations in southern Lebanon targeting the logistics wing of Hezbollah, killing a senior logistics commander named Abbas Hassan Karki. The Israeli military said the operation, carried out with airpower and intelligence support, was part of ongoing efforts to neutralize threats emanating from the border area and to disrupt the organization’s ability to reconstitute its fighting capacity. Israel says it will continue actions deemed necessary to remove threats to its citizens and to prevent violations of its sovereignty along the border with Lebanon.
On the hostage front, Israelis welcomed home released captives who have begun the long process of rehabilitation. Alon Ohel, freed from Hamas captivity, returned to his home in northern Israel, where supporters greeted him with cheers. He described a sense of relief and renewed purpose as he begins the difficult work of recovery, including re-engaging with family and community life. The broader story of hostages and former captives continues to shape domestic politics and international diplomacy, with public attention focused on the pace and
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