IDAN KWELLER

Walla also learned that Shira, Ran Gvili's sister, was invited by Israeli Consul General in New York, Ofir Akunis, to light the fifth Hanukkah candle at the Consulate General. 

A vote of 139 member nations passed the resolution. Only 12 countries voted against the resolution, and 19 others abstained.

The initiative is expected to expand over the coming year, incorporating multiple languages, shorter digital content, and first-person testimonies.

Sources say Washington proposed safe passage for Hamas terrorists in Rafah in exchange for the return of Lt. Hadar Goldin’s remains.

Mexican authorities thwarted an attempted attack on Ambassador Einat Kranz-Neiger.

Vance also cautioned that “there is currently no existing security infrastructure to guarantee Hamas’s disarmament.”

Israeli sources have estimated that this was a mistake, as the body belonged to a Gazan man in an IDF uniform, who was suspected to be a fighter killed in the war.

The deal will not include the release of four high-profile Palestinian prisoners long sought by Hamas in negotiations: Marwan Barghouti, Ahmad Sa’adat, Hassan Salameh, and Abbas al-Sayed.

Hostage and ceasefire deal negotiations are expected to begin on Sunday, with both sides reportedly preparing withdrawal maps.

“I can see before my eyes the end of the war and the release of all the hostages,” American-Palestinian mediator Bishara Bahbah told Walla.