Defense Minister Israel Katz said the IDF’s recapture of the Netzarim Corridor cuts Gaza in two, isolating Hamas in Gaza City as operations press forward until hostages return.

<p>German authorities arrest three Hamas members in Berlin suspected of planning attacks on Jewish institutions. Weapons including an AK-47 seized during the raid.</p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Yom Kippur in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

<p>Spain’s parliament to debate an arms embargo on Israel next Tuesday, coinciding with the October 7 Hamas massacre anniversary.</p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Yom Kippur in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

<p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Yom Kippur in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

The Religious Council in Ashdod issued an urgent warning this morning to the public who customarily immerse in the sea before Yom Kippur, not to do so after the lifeguards leave.

Trump granted Qatar an unprecedented U.S. security guarantee, including a military response in the event of an attack.

<p>Mahmoud Salameh, an Israeli citizen who had been imprisoned in Jordan for about three months, was returned to Israel this afternoon (Wednesday) and handed over to the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories.</p><p>Following contacts held in recent months with the assistance of the Shin Bet, the Foreign Ministry, and the Israel Police, the citizen was transferred from Jordan to Israel via the Jordan River crossing.</p><p>He will undergo medical examinations, be questioned, and meet with his family. The circumstances of the incident are under review by the security forces.</p>

Israeli journalist Barak Ravid reports that Trump advisers Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were horrified by the strike in Qatar, but saw an opportunity that became the 20-point Gaza peace plan.