Dear MEPIN readers,
Over the last week, I have had meetings in the Knesset and the Israeli Foreign Ministry, with the IDF Southern and Central command and briefings from military intelligence officers working in Gaza and the West Bank (Judea/Samaria), and learning from the elite Special Operations Engineering (Yahalom) Unit that deals with Hamas’ subterranean tunnel infrastructure. The situation on all fronts is complex and not what you hear from mainstream media.
Please watch the four segments on i24TV discussing:
1. Israel’s major new operation in Gaza and how it affects hostage negotiations
2. Trump’s sidelining of Israel in negotiations with its adversaries
3. The proof Hamas initiated October 7 to derail Saudi normalization.
4. What to make of the Arab state’s recommendations for Gaza
Over the next week, I’ll focus on the northern fronts of Lebanon and Syria. – Eric