HEADLINES
Netanyahu sets four demands for Iran deal
Gaza board pledges five billion for reconstruction
Israel inflation falls to 1.8%

The time is now 12:02 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In the conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Prime Minister Netanyahu outlined the four components required in an agreement with Iran: removing all enriched uranium from Iran’s borders; removing all equipment for enriching uranium from Iran so that enrichment capabilities are eliminated; ensuring Iran’s ballistic missiles are limited to a range of 300 kilometers; and dismantling the axis of terror, the Iranian proxy network in the region.

In the Disputed Territories (Gaza, Judea and Samaria, East Jerusalem), Gaza board of peace member nations have committed thousands of personnel to the International Stabilization Force to help form a local police force working with the International Stabilization Force and have pledged over five billion dollars for humanitarian and reconstruction efforts in Gaza. An official announcement on personnel and funding is expected at a board meeting Thursday at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace in Washington. The board, of which President Trump is chairman, says it has unlimited potential and will prove to be the most consequential international body in history, and there is discussion of Hamas’s demilitarization beginning as early as March, according to two sources. There is mention of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, described as a technocratic body tasked with governing Gaza. Separately, Netanyahu said at the Conference of Presidents in Jerusalem that we destroyed 150 kilometers of Hamas tunnels in Gaza out of a total estimated 500 kilometers. A video report also shows a force detaining Palestinians near Ezariya, east of Jerusalem. The IDF said Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza is being used as a Hamas headquarters and military post, following Doctors Without Borders’ suspension of noncritical medical activity due to armed presence; the military warned that terrorist organizations have long used hospitals as human shields and called for Hamas’s disarmament.

In the US Policy Concerning Israel, Secretary Rubio described the US strategy in Syria by outlining two choices: let the area fall apart and risk civil war, mass migration, and a terrorist playground, or work with the interim authorities led by President Al-Sharaa and his team, with option two chosen as the more sensible path. Rubio also spoke on Iran, saying, “We’re dealing with radical Shia clerics, people who make geopolitical decisions on the basis of pure theology. It’s a complicated thing. No one’s ever been able to do a successful deal with Iran.”

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, an opinion piece argues that Religious Zionism is under attack from both sides of the political spectrum and within its own ranks. The author supports real societal change through tougher sanctions on the ultra-Orthodox world to push forward reform, while acknowledging concern that pushing too hard could threaten the nationalist-Haredi coalition.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, an opinion piece critiques the return of Naftali Bennett, arguing his campaign relies on opposition to Prime Minister Netanyahu rather than a clear policy platform. It contends there is a lack of substantive proposals on security, economy, and other fronts, leaving real governance questions unanswered despite Bennett’s intelligence and achievements.

In Israeli Economy and Business, Israel’s inflation rate has fallen to 1.8% for the first time in five years, a notable development given the country is at war.

In Uplifting News, a traditional blessing is recited as a sign of gratitude for reaching this moment: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה, repeated as part of the passage.

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