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Ominous: Israel gives released Palestinian prisoners bracelets with powerful Bible quote

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JERUSALEM – Middle East/Israel Morning Brief

Released Palestinian prisoners given bracelets with powerful Bible quote

Palestinian prisoners released in the third and fourth rounds of the hostage deal’s first phase received bracelets from the Israel Prison Service with an Arabic inscription from the Book of Psalms, reading: “The eternal nation does not forget; I will pursue my enemies and overtake them.”

Signs with the same message were displayed in IPS detention facilities as part of a psychological campaign alongside the prisoner releases. The translation on the bracelets was written in formal Arabic, which many prisoners struggled to understand, according to Ynet.

“No matter what they write, will it change anything?” a Palestinian Prisoners Affairs official said. “It’s a gesture of provocation and threat, but beyond that, it has no meaning. All the prisoners removed IPS-issued clothing, including the bracelet meant to insult them.”

The International Red Cross criticized the IPS, arguing the method of shackling and the use of the bracelets harmed the prisoners. During the release process, one prisoner felt unwell and was treated by IPS medical staff.

Israel released 183 prisoners on Saturday – 143 were transferred from Ketziot Prison in the Negev to Gaza, eight were deported to Egypt and 32 were released to Judea and Samaria from Ofer Prison, after which celebrations were held in Ramallah.

Trump to ISIS: ‘WE WILL FIND YOU, AND WE WILL KILL YOU’

In fewer than 14 days, the Trump 2.0 administration has shown more resolve and willingness to take on America’s enemies across the world than former U.S. President Joe Biden, former Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, and former Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, managed in four unimpressive years.

On Saturday, President Trump directed a military attack on a high-ranking ISIS leader and his cohorts in Somalia – sending a resounding message to terrorists the world over in just his second week in office, the New York Post reported.

Trump announced the bold airstrikes on his Truth Social network: “These killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the United States and our Allies. The strikes destroyed the caves they live in, and killed many terrorists without, in any way, harming civilians.

“The message to ISIS and all others who would attack Americans is that ‘WE WILL FIND YOU, AND WE WILL KILL YOU!’” Trump warned.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said “multiple operatives were killed” in the airstrikes, further degrading “ISIS’s ability to plot and conduct terrorist attacks threatening U.S. citizens, our partners, and innocent civilians.” He added the U.S. forces worked with Somali authorities to carry out the offensive.

Netanyahu leaves for historic talks with Trump on hostage deal, Iran, Gaza

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed for Washington on Sunday, where he is set to meet with senior US officials and U.S. President Donald Trump in a high-level diplomatic visit, the Jerusalem Post reported.

Before boarding his flight, Netanyahu emphasized the importance of the meeting, stating:

“I am now heading to Washington for a very important meeting with President Trump. The fact this will be his first meeting with a foreign leader since his inauguration holds great significance for the State of Israel.”

“First and foremost, it reflects the strength of the alliance between Israel and the United States. Secondly, it highlights the depth of our bond – a bond that has already yielded great achievements for Israel and the region, including the historic peace agreements between Israel and four Arab states – the Abraham Accords, led by President Trump.”

Hamas captors psychologically tormented Yarden Bibas with incessant talk of wife, kids

Released hostage Yarden Bibas was taunted by his Hamas captors about the fate of his wife and children during his nearly 16 months in captivity, Hebrew media outlets reported Saturday upon his return to Israel on the 14th day of the ceasefire-hostage deal.

Bibas, 35, was released by Hamas on Saturday morning along with Ofer Calderon, 54, in a handover in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis. American-Israeli hostage Keith Siegel, 65, was released almost two hours later at the Gaza City port.

Bibas was wounded and abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas invasion and massacre in southern Israel.

His wife Shiri and their two sons were taken separately. At the time, Kfir was 10 months old and Ariel was 4.
Hours after their abduction, a video circulated of Shiri, holding both boys in her arms, a look of terror on her face as she was surrounded by terrorists. The footage became a symbol of the cruelty of the Hamas-led onslaught, according to the Times of Israel.

Hamas claimed last year that Shiri and the two children had been killed in captivity, and while Israel has not confirmed the claim, it has expressed “grave concern” for their fate and last week reportedly demanded the terror group clarify their condition, to no avail.

IDF thwarts imminent terrorist attack in northern Samaria, one militant killed was released in Nov. ’23 hostage deal

Israel conducted a series of airstrikes on terrorist cells in Jenin and Qabatiya in northern Samaria on Saturday, thwarting an “imminent terrorist attack,” the military said on Sunday morning, according to the Jewish News Syndicate.

Secondary explosions were observed after the Israeli Air Force strike in Qabatiya, indicating the presence of explosives in the terrorists’ vehicle. According to the Israel Defense Forces, the cell had been en route to carry out an attack.

The strike neutralized terrorists Saleh Zakarneh and Abed al-Hadi Kamil, the latter of whom was released by Israel in November 2023 as part of the Gaza ceasefire agreement with Hamas.

An IAF aircraft also carried out two strikes against armed terrorist cells in Jenin. The strikes come amid a large-scale Israeli counterterrorism operation launched last month to destroy terrorist infrastructure in Jenin and surrounding areas in northern Samaria.

Iranian dissident group: Iran secretly developing nuclear capable warheads which could reach Europe

An Iranian exiled opposition group announced on Friday it has evidence showing the Islamic Republic is secretly developing nuclear-capable warheads designed for missiles that can reach Europe.

The Islamic Republic is developing nuclear warheads for solid-fuel missiles with a range exceeding 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles) at the Shahroud missile site in northeastern Iran, the National Council of Resistance of Iran said in a press conference in Washington, D.C. This radius would obviously put Israel and many parts of Europe within the missiles’ range.

The group cited the source of the allegation as its network of members inside Iran, without elaborating, according to Iran International.

“Additionally, a missile facility on the outskirts of Semnan, approximately 220 kilometers east of Tehran, is working to produce liquid-fuel missiles with nuclear warheads,” the group announced on Friday. “This effort is being directed by the Organization for Advanced Defense Research, the entity established to consolidate Iran’s nuclear weapons activities.”

Tehran denies seeking nuclear weapons and says it is engaged in peaceful scientific research. The CIA assessed last year Iran has not yet decided to pursue a bomb, although Israel says it believes Tehran seeks nuclear arms, and the destruction in October of a secret undeclared nuclear facility would seem to give credence to this.

Maj. Gen. Eyal Zamir named as IDF’s new chief of staff

The Israeli government has named Maj. Gen. (res.) Eyal Zamir as the next chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces, replacing Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi.

Zamir, a former deputy chief of staff and director-general of the Defense Ministry, was the leading candidate for the position since the early days of the war, following Halevi’s acceptance of responsibility for the failures of Oct. 7, reported Ynet.

Zamir, who previously served as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s military secretary, was widely seen as the most experienced and suitable choice. His appointment marks the second time in recent history that a defense ministry director-general has transitioned directly into the IDF’s top position, following Lt. Gen. (res.) Gabi Ashkenazi’s appointment in 2007 after the failures of the Second Lebanon War.

As chief of staff, Zamir will face the immense challenge of rebuilding the IDF after months of intense combat, implementing a long-term restructuring plan and preparing the military for multi-front conflicts rather than the traditional two-front model. He will also have to navigate the political and military complexities surrounding the draft exemption for ultra-Orthodox men, a contentious issue that has placed strain on the IDF’s manpower needs.

Freed U.K.-Israeli hostage Emily Damari tells PM Starmer she was held in U.N. facilities

Released British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari has revealed that Palestinian terrorists kept her in United Nations-funded facilities, the Jewish Chronicle reported.

Damari, speaking on the phone to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, said she had been kept in facilities belonging to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency and denied access to medical treatment.

In the phone call on Friday morning, Damari, 28, and her mother Mandy, thanked the PM and everyone in the U.K. who campaigned for her release.

Starmer said that he was overjoyed by the “heartwarming” images of Damari reuniting with her mother and invited her to visit 10 Downing Street after she recovers from the 15-month ordeal.

On the call, the prime minister enquired about Damari’s condition after her return, to which her mother said she “seems to be doing pretty well psychologically” although she will have a long road ahead of her considering the physical injuries she sustained.

Speaking with Starmer, the mother and daughter urged the British government to increase pressure on Hamas and UNRWA to grant the International Committee of the Red Cross access to the dozens of hostages still held captive in Gaza.

Three hostages, including U.S. citizen released from Hamas captivity

Three hostages abducted during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack were released by Hamas on Saturday under an ongoing ceasefire deal with the terrorist group, returning to Israel 484 days after they were taken from their communities near the Gaza border and kidnapped to the Strip.

Ofer Calderon, 54, and Yarden Bibas, 35, were released to the International Red Cross in south Gaza’s Khan Younis on Saturday morning, and Keith Siegel, 65, was handed over almost two hours later at the Gaza City port, the Times of Israel reported.

The releases were far more controlled than the chaos surrounding the Thursday release of three Israelis and five Thai nationals.

Hamas set up stages at both locations, with Calderon and Bibas freed soon after 8:30 a.m. and Siegel after 10 a.m.

Representatives of the International Red Cross sat at desks on the stages to sign the so-called handover documents produced by the terrorist group.

Anti-Israel organizations hit with class action lawsuit for coordinating traffic blockades

Several anti-Israel organizations that blocked major roadways in Washington D.C. last year were slapped with a class action lawsuit Friday by a legal group representing a traveler trapped in the traffic jam, the Washington Free Beacon reported.

Left-wing groups, including Jewish Voice for Peace, the Palestinian Youth Movement and its fiscal sponsor, the Westchester Political Action Committee Foundation, among others, shut down access to several major roadways in D.C. on Feb. 1, 2024, for close to an hour. A total of 23 anti-Israel activists were arrested on charges of “crowding, obstructing or incommoding.” Three were also charged with resisting arrest.

The keffiyeh-clad activists chained themselves together in the middle of highways while others linked arms with PVC pipes, forming human chains to block roads. Many of the activists held signs that said, “From the River to the Sea, Palestine Must be Free,” and chanted slogans including “We Don’t Want No Jewish State” and “If We Don’t Get It, Shut It Down!”

The Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute filed its lawsuit Friday on behalf of Daniel Faoro, who was trapped by the blockade. They called the traffic jam “perhaps the most disruptive action by anti-Israel activists” and said commuters “were trapped in their vehicles with no inkling as to when their freedom of movement would be restored.”

IRGC unveils new underground missile facility

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy on Saturday revealed a new underground missile facility along the country’s southern coast, AFP reported, citing footage aired by state television.

The unveiling comes just two weeks after the force showcased an underground naval base, according to Israel National News.

“Hundreds of cruise missiles capable of countering enemy destroyers’ electronic warfare are stationed in these underground cities,” the Iranian report stated.

The facility, whose exact location was not disclosed, houses missile systems stored “hundreds of meters underground” and capable of being deployed swiftly.

“These systems and missiles can be armed and fired from hundreds of kilometers away and can hit targets far out at sea,” the report added.
Guards chief General Hossein Salami, accompanied by Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, who leads the naval arm, toured the newly revealed site.

Hamas finally admits death of Oct. 7 mastermind Muhammad Deif

Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida confirmed in a video statement Thursday that Muhammad Deif, the once-elusive commander of the terror group’s military wing, had been killed in an Israeli strike over the summer, the Times of Israel reported.

The terrorist group’s announcement came more than six months after Deif’s killing in a July 13 airstrike, with Hamas previously denying he had been killed. It also admitted the Oct. 7 mastermind had hidden – along with other Hamas commanders – in the middle of refugee tents and civilians on purpose, thinking it would prevent the IDF from targeting him.

Abu Obeida in his video statement also confirmed the deaths during the war of Marwan Issa, the deputy commander of Hamas’s military wing; Ghazi Abu Tama’a, head of combat support; Raad Thabet, the military wing chief of staff; Rafa’a Salameh, commander of the Khan Younis Brigade; Ayman Nofal, commander of the Central Gaza Brigade; and Ahmed Ghandour, commander of the Northern Gaza Brigade.

Retired Israeli Navy commander fears ceasefire, hostage deal contains hidden concessions

Retired Israeli Navy commander Maj.-Gen. (res.) Eliezer “Chayni” Marom, who served until recently as Israel’s Northern Project Coordinator, raised his concerns over Israel’s current ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas, fearing hidden concessions, reported the Jerusalem Post.

Marom’s conversation with two Israeli radio personalities included a discussion about recent remarks made by U.S. President Donald Trump and the ceasefire agreement with Lebanon.

Regarding the ceasefire agreement with Hamas, which is currently in its first stage, Marom expressed concern over possible undisclosed concessions in the hostage deal.

“I hope there is nothing in this agreement which allows Hamas to remain in power. Their sudden generosity over the past week, after the Netzarim incident, when Israel closed the border crossing because they refused to transfer [recently released hostage Arbel] Yehoud to us, raised my suspicions,” he stated.

Marom further questioned whether Israel may have unknowingly compromised on some details that would allow Hamas to remain in power.

Marom then raised a question, asking, “What’s in this agreement that we haven’t been told? Hamas is acting like they got far more than what’s been made public, and that deeply concerns me.”

Syrian interim president heads to Saudi Arabia on first diplomatic trip

Syria’s interim president made his first trip abroad Sunday, traveling to Saudi Arabia in a move likely trying to signal Damascus’s shift away from Iran as its main regional ally, the Times of Israel reported.

Ahmed al-Sharaa, who was once aligned with al-Qaeda, traveled to Riyadh alongside his government’s foreign minister, Asaad al-Shibani. A photo published by the state-run SANA news agency showed the two men on a jet, likely provided by the kingdom, with a Saudi flag visible on the table behind them.

Saudi state television trumpeted the fact the first trip by al-Sharaa, first known internationally by the nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Julani, would make Riyadh his first destination.

Australia witnesses further outbreak of anti-Semitic incidents

A fresh spate of antisemitic incidents has been reported in the Sydney and Perth areas of Australia, following several similar cases on Thursday and amid an investigation into a likely anti-Semitic bomb plot.

In Bondi Beach near Sydney, detectives were searching on Sunday for three men suspected of throwing eggs at a group of Jewish women on Saturday night, the Jewish News Syndicate reported.

Also on Sunday, Australian police said vehicles and residences were damaged overnight with antisemitic graffiti in an area with a significant Jewish community in Sydney in eastern Australia, Reuters reported. The incidents occurred in Kingsford and Randwick, according to the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies.

In the western city of Perth, graffiti featuring a swastika and the text “F**ck JEWS” was painted on a wall, according to the Australian Jewish Association. On X, the Association wrote: “It’s clear the Federal Government has lost control.”

Turkey says it killed 23 Kurdish militants

On Sunday, Turkey said it had killed 23 Kurdish militants in northern Syria, the latest in a series of strikes against them which have continued since U.S. President Donald Trump took office last month, according to Reuters.

The defense ministry said the militants belonged to the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK.

Turkey regards the PKK and YPG to be identical, while the United States views them as separate groups, having banned the PKK as terrorists but recruited the YPG as its main allies in Syria in the campaign against Islamic State.

Ankara has long called on Washington to withdraw support for the YPG, expressing hope Trump would revise the policy of the previous administration of Joe Biden.




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