Netanyahu’s Washington visit unravels amid failed ceasefire talks with Hamas and rising demands for a permanent truce. Meanwhile, U.S. armored bulldozers arrive to aid IDF operations as a tragic Hamas ambush in southern Gaza claims the life of an Israeli soldier.
Netanyahu’s DC visit appears to have collapsed after a secret second meeting with Trump, leading Steve Witkoff to cancel his Doha trip and Netanyahu’s team to quietly exit Washington.
At the same time, ceasefire talks with Hamas fell apart over demands for a permanent truce, increased aid, early prisoner swaps, and a full IDF withdrawal from Gaza.
Meanwhile, a long-delayed U.S. shipment of armored bulldozers has arrived in Israel, boosting IDF ground operations. In southern Gaza, a soldier from Yitzhar was killed in a Hamas ambush while operating heavy machinery—terrorists attempted to kidnap him, but he resisted and was fatally shot before Israeli troops intervened.
