Trump: Hamas ’getting the hostages’ for imminent release * Witkoff checks IDF pullout, heads to Hostages Square * Nova survivor takes life * Memorials to female soldiers

[Times of Israel Daily Edition]

Saturday, October 11, 2025

Trump predicts ceasefire will hold, says Hamas ‘getting the hostages now’ before they’re freed Monday By Jacob Magid and Agencies US president confirms he’ll travel to Egypt for meeting with a ‘lot of leaders’ after visiting Israel to address Knesset; Hamas and fellow Palestinian terror groups reject ‘foreign guardianship’ over Gaza   Live updates LIVE: Witkoff and CENTCOM chief visit base in Gaza, reportedly to confirm IDF pullout By ToI Staff Palestinian prisoners moved to other facilities ahead of expected release under deal * NYT: Intercepted Sinwar memo reveals Hamas’s intentions to ‘burn’ kibbutzim, broadcast atrocities   Nova survivor dies by suicide, 2 years after girlfriend was killed in front of him By ToI Staff Roei Shalev’s body found in burning car soon after anniversary of Mapal Adam’s October 7 murder; Nova organization urges awareness of mental toll on survivors, bereaved   ‘Thank you, people of Israel’: Families forum organizes mass rally as hostages set to come home By ToI Staff Atmosphere in Hostages Square turns from somber to hopeful, but forum says struggle won’t end until last captive is freed; Witkoff, Kushner expected to make appearance   Profiles Agencies and ToI Staff The living hostages expected to be released from Gaza under the ceasefire deal Agreement will see return of 20 living hostages and the bodies of 28 others, which implies the deaths of 2 hostages over whose fates Israel had previously expressed ‘grave concern’     The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown Read Here     Gazans’ joy over ceasefire tempered by shock as they return to destroyed homes By Reuters and ToI Staff Some Palestinians say they’re happy to go back ‘to where our homes were, even over the rubble,’ while others lament ‘indescribable’ devastation, uncertain future: ‘It is over — then what?’   Hamas gunmen spotted on Gaza streets, in limited show of force as ceasefire sets in By Nurit Yohanan, Emanuel Fabian and Lazar Berman   After signing Gaza deal, PM threatens return to war if demands not met ‘the easy way’ By Lazar Berman and Emanuel Fabian Netanyahu asserts Hamas will be disarmed whether or not deal holds, claims that his tough stance in talks allowed for deal that frees hostages while leaving IDF controlling most of Gaza   Reporter's notebook October 7 spurs new memorials honoring Israel’s fallen female soldiers By Tal Schneider From Nahal Oz to Petah Tikva’s ‘Daughters of Deborah,’ new monuments reflect Israel’s long-overdue recognition of women’s sacrifice in battle   Top Ops   Gershon Baskin Today is the beginning of ‘the day after’ No one won this war. It’s time to accept that our shared future lies here, in a region that wants a safe Israel and a free Palestine   Danielle Haas Dear American Jews, stop knocking on the country club gates From rejected resumés to events scheduled on High Holidays, it’s time to accept: Those invitations are not going to come     Those We Have Lost Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7 Read Here     Tensions high in Oslo as Norway hosts Israel in high-stakes World Cup soccer qualifier By ToI Staff and Agencies Heavy security in place as thousands expected to protest against Israel over Gaza war; local football federation has been leading push to get Israel banned from international sport   Gaza flotilla activist to be deported after pleading guilty to attacking prison guard By Charlie Summers   Interview Artist behind ‘Daily Postcard’ illustrations of hostages releases hopeful postwar imagery By Jessica Steinberg As Gaza ceasefire takes hold and return of Israeli captives is on the horizon, Zeev ‘Shoshke’ Engelmayer’s latest artwork includes vivid imagined reunions     Day 736 – Haviv Rettig Gur: Israel’s next front is its own fractures listen to the podcast     US Jews who revile Trump’s domestic policies say he deserves praise for Gaza deal By Ron Kampeas Former ADL chief says American Jewish opponents of the president ‘need to walk and chew gum at the same time,’ noting the GOP leader was able to accomplish what Biden could not   Qatar to build air force facility at US base in Idaho in further boosting of ties By Jacob Magid   IDF says strikes in Lebanon destroyed hundreds of Hezbollah construction vehicles By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies 1 reportedly killed, some 300 vehicles blown up; Israeli military says heavy machinery used by Hezbollah to rebuild infrastructure; Lebanese president condemns attacks   Syria’s FM visits Lebanon in bid to rebuild ties after years of strain under Assad By Sally Abou Aljoud   ‘Jewish donors play into all the stereotypes,’ Charlie Kirk wrote in leaked texts before murder By Andrew Lapin Messages over cancelled donations seen as further evidence that Kirk’s frustrations with the behavior of Israel and its supporters were boiling over   RFK Jr. accused of antisemitism over claim that ‘early’ circumcisions lead to autism By PHILISSA CRAMER   MIT president rejects Trump’s ‘priority’ funding offer in exchange for policy changes By Grace Gilson   As anti-Israel bias is mainstreamed in Slovenia, its few Jews feel even more marginalized By Larry Luxner Ahead of its elections, Slovenia is taking unprecedented measures against the Jewish state while largely ignoring antisemitism experienced by its tiny Jewish community   More Headlines   AFP photographer injured in settler attack during West Bank olive harvest By AFP and ToI Staff   Jewish man in Montana assaulted on Oct. 7 anniversary by self-declared Nazi By Grace Gilson

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