Israel Brief: Monday, October 6

Hostages first, deterrence steady, sukkot rising: a week of hard bargaining, tight guard, and stubborn joy

Chag sameach and welcome in from erev Sukkot. We are at the hinge of the year and the war. Teams are flying to Egypt, maps are being traded, and every statement now turns on a single condition Israel has set with clarity: no plan moves until all 48 hostages are home.

Watch three fronts. First, Cairo. The window is days, not weeks. Israel’s red line is fi…