Israel: Coffins of two hostages received. 986 of the 6,600 planned aid trucks entered

"Efforts to bring our hostages home continue unabated and will not cease until the last hostage is freed," Netanyahu's office concluded.

 The militants had so far handed over 13 of the 28 bodies of the hostages that Hamas had pledged to return under the agreement. The militants had also handed over 13 of the 28 bodies of the hostages that Hamas had pledged to return under the agreement

Donald Trump warns on Truth that many US allies in the Middle East region have said they are ready, at his request, to enter Gaza to 'straighten out' Hamas if it continues to act badly by violating the peace agreement but that he has restrained them, including Israel, because 'there is still hope that Hamas will do what is right'. "If they don't, the end of Hamas will be swift, furious and brutal!" he threatened, however.

Washington fears that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may end the ceasefire in Gaza and return to war against Hamas, reports the New York Times. There is growing concern in the administration that Netanyahu may actively act against the peace agreement brokered by US President Donald Trump, the US newspaper report says citing US officials.

During their visit to Israel, Vice-President J.D. Vance and envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are planning to put pressure on Israel - say the Nyt sources - not to weaken the agreement. The report also states that negotiations are underway with Turkey to send a specialised team to help locate the bodies of the missing Israeli hostages in Gaza, which Hamas has said it is having difficulty locating.

Finally, according to Nyt, talks are underway with Turkey to send a team of specialists to locate the bodies of the 15 Israeli hostages still in the Gaza Strip that Hamas claims it cannot recover.

In fact, President Trump's envoys Witkoff and Kushner urged Prime Minister Netanyahu during meetings yesterday Monday 20 not to take any action that would jeopardise the first phase of Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan, reports Channel 12, citing sources familiar with the discussions.

The two also met with senior IDF officials to verify the progress of the agreement, the report says.

"Do not act in a way that jeopardises the ceasefire. We want to do everything possible to reach the second phase," the envoys reportedly told Netanyahu, adding that while "self-defence" is acceptable, "jeopardising the ceasefire" is not.

Stamattina il vicepresidente Vance è atterrato all’aeroporto israeliano Ben-Gurion. La sua missione è proprio quella di rafforzare il cessate il fuoco a Gaza. “Hamas deve consegnare le armi”, ha detto Jd Vance in Israele. “Affinché la pace si realizzi dobbiamo essere flessibili”, ha aggiunto il vice presidente americano. “Le violenze non sono la fine della tregua” a Gaza, ha affermato in una conferenza stampa nel sud di Israele, ma “sono molto ottimista che la tregua a Gaza reggerà”. “ Servirà un costante lavoro di supervisione ma sono ottimista”, ha insistito, mentre «per la pace e la ricostruzione di Gaza ci vorrà molto tempo», ha detto, sottolineando che “c’è ancora molto lavoro da fare”. Jd Vance ha anche ribadito quanto già dichiarato da Donald Trump che “non ci saranno soldati americani a Gaza”. Quanto al governo della Striscia il vic

The peace agreement for Gaza will be used in other conflicts to end the war, said Steve Witkoff, US special envoy to the Middle East, at a press conference in southern Israel, together with Vice President JD Vance and Jared Kushner. Witkoff reported that he had met with the freed hostages today. "There were many tears, but I didn't see any victims in that room, I saw strong people," he reported.

"There are considerations about starting reconstruction in Gaza in areas that are now under Israeli control," said Jared Kushner at a press conference in southern Israel, along with Vice President JD Vance and envoy Steve Witkoff. Kushner assured that no reconstruction funds will go to Hamas-controlled areas.

Benjamin Netanyahu ha sostituito il suo consigliere per la Sicurezza nazionale Tzachi Hanegbi con effetto immediato. L’ha dichiarato lo stesso Hanegbi e lo riportano i media israeliani. Membro di spicco del partito Likud e ministro dagli anni ’90, Hanegbi si sarebbe opposto al piano di Netanyahu di invadere Gaza City durante l’estate. Nella sua dichiarazione, Hanegbi riconosce di avere disaccordi con il premier. La guerra iniziata il 7 ottobre 2023, in cui è recentemente entrato in vigore un cessate il fuoco, ha spiegato “non è ancora finita”. Hanegbi ha ammesso la propria responsabilità per il “terribile fallimento del 7 ottobre”, affermando che “occorre indagare a fondo per garantire che vengano apprese le lezioni necessarie e per contribuire a ripristinare la fiducia pubblica che è stata scossa”. Netanyahu, ricorda il Times of Israel, ha perso anche altri membri chiave della sua cerchia ristretta. Il Capo di gabinetto Tzachi Braverman ricoprirà l’incarico di ambasciatore israeliano

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced that it has facilitated the transfer of an additional 15 bodies of Palestinians to Gaza as part of the US-brokered ceasefire agreement, bringing the total number of bodies returned by Israel to 165. 'The International Committee of the Red Cross today facilitated the transfer of deceased Palestinians to the Gaza authorities,' reads a note. 'The local health authorities in Gaza confirmed that the number of deceased received today is 15. Under the ceasefire agreement, Israel must hand over the bodies of 15 Palestinians for every deceased Israeli hostage returned. Israel confirmed that Hamas handed over the 13th body yesterday.

On the humanitarian aid front, the influx into the Strip continues to be difficult. According to the local Palestinian authorities, only 986 trucks of humanitarian aid have entered the Palestinian enclave since the beginning of the cease-fire a little over a week ago. A figure well below the 6,600 trucks that, according to the Gaza government's press office, should have arrived in the enclave by Monday evening.

"The humanitarian convoys included 14 truckloads of gas for cooking and 28 trucks with diesel to run bakeries, generators, hospitals and various vital sectors, in light of the severe shortage of these materials on which the population is directly dependent for daily life,'' reads a note denouncing the "long months of siege and systematic destruction caused by the genocide committed by the Israeli occupier against our people in the Gaza Strip.

Idf: drone attack, Palestinian militants killed

In the evening of 20 October, meanwhile, several Palestinian militiamen were killed in a drone attack after crossing the Yellow Line - beyond which the Israeli army has withdrawn according to the terms of the current ceasefire - into Gaza city, and opening fire on troops. This was reported by the Israeli army.

The incident took place in the eastern Gaza city district of Shejaiya. According to the IDF, the militiamen had been identified as crossing the Yellow Line "in such a way as to pose an imminent threat" to the troops. The gunmen then opened fire on the soldiers, without causing any injuries, according to the army, quoted by the Times of Israel. The IDF reports that the troops directed an Israeli Air Force drone to the scene, which hit and killed the gunmen.

"Christians in Israel have experienced an unprecedented level of violence and hostility: Jewish extremists have targeted Church institutions and leaders", is what the Report on Religious Freedom presented by the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need stresses, speaking of the situation after 7 October. "The extreme right-wing coalition led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accentuated ethnic and religious divisions", the Report further notes. Acs also points out that "the collapse of religious tourism has aggravated the economic difficulties of Christian communities in the Holy Land".

In un’intervista con il Corriere della Sera, il presidente dell’Anp Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) ha detto: «Lo Stato di Palestina è l’autorità sovrana su Gaza. È quindi fondamentale ristabilire il collegamento con la Cisgiordania attraverso le leggi, le istituzioni e il governo, tramite il Comitato Amministrativo Transitorio e le forze di sicurezza legittime. Abbiamo concordato la presenza temporanea di una forza di stabilizzazione arabo-internazionale, con mandato del Consiglio di Sicurezza dell’Onu. E accogliamo con favore un ruolo dell’Italia. Ora vanno fermate tutte le misure israeliane che minano la soluzione dei due Stati». Il leader dell’Anp chiede che siano “sbloccati” i “fondi palestinesi”, la fine dell’ “assedio alla nostra economia, dell’espansione delle colonie, del terrorismo dei coloni, dell’annessione di terre e delle aggressioni contro i luoghi santi islamici e cristiani”. E alla domanda se creda che Hamas accetterà il disarmo, replica: “C’è una richiesta

He is convinced that Hamas still has "the possibility of transforming itself into a political party, if it adopts the principles of the PLO, which recognises Israel, respects its international commitments and supports the two-state solution", considered "the only option to guarantee peace, security and stability in the entire region". Asked to comment on the videos of Hamas' street executions in Gaza, he replies: "We firmly condemn the summary executions carried out by Hamas against dozens of citizens". Hamas "is responsible for these horrendous and unacceptable executions, which constitute a violation of human rights and a serious attack on the rule of law". On 7 November, he will be visiting Italy. "After the implementation of the first phase of the plan," he points out, "I will also ask the Italian government to recognise the State of Palestine".

Speaking at the opening session of the Shura Council, Qatar's legislative council, Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani added that the international community must ensure protection for the Palestinian people. "It is regrettable that the international community is still unable to command respect when it comes to the tragedy of the Palestinian people," he said, reaffirming "our condemnation of all Israeli violations and practices in Palestine, particularly the transformation of the Gaza Strip into an uninhabitable area, the continued violation of the ceasefire, the expansion of settlements in the West Bank, and attempts to Judaize the sacred Al-Aqsa mosque complex.

Protests of a different kind come from the Vatican. The Holy See considers the settlers' behaviour against Christians in the West Bank unacceptable. "The problem is very complex, we cannot understand why Christians who live their normal lives are the object of so much harassment. To speak of persecution is a bit problematic, but certainly these are situations that we cannot accept", said Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, on the sidelines of an ACS event, responding to journalists who asked if one could speak of persecution for Christians in the West Bank.

The flow of aid to Gaza is increasing, but is still far from the ideal daily target of 2,000 tonnes, the World Food Programme (Wfp) said today, adding that 'in order to reach this target, we must use every border crossing immediately'. The organisation's spokesman, Abeer Etefa, said that the supplies imported so far would be enough to feed half a million people for a fortnight if only the Kerem Shalom and Kissufim crossings could be used.