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Israel Brief: Monday, October 20

Ceasefire on paper, deterrence in practice. Israel enforces the line, Hamas tests it, and the world shows its tells.

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Uri Zehavi — אורי זהבי
Oct 20, 2025
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Shalom, friends.

Today’s picture is blunt.

Hamas broke the ceasefire and fired across the Yellow Line. Two soldiers, Yaniv Kula, z”l, and Itay Yavetz, z”l, fell in Rafah. The IDF answered across Gaza, including central camps that were previously off-limits while live hostages were there. Jerusalem briefly froze aid, Washington leaned in, and trucks rolled…

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