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July 24, 2025 - October 7 War, Day 657 - 50 Hostages remain in captivity
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- Conflicting reports emerged on the likelihood of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that would probably see a limited hostage release and a 60-day halt in fighting.
- Hamas initially turned down the latest US proposal that Israel had agreed to, and instead presented additional demands. Overnight, Hamas presented new options that some said represented a softening of the terror group’s position.
- Israeli media has reported that the main remaining disagreement between Israel and Hamas is over the depth of the buffer zone that Israel will retain along the Gaza border. Israel says that the buffer needs to be at least 4,000 feet deep, while Hamas says it won’t accept anything above 2,600 feet.
- Senior officials, including US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Israel’s Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer, will likely meet in Paris in the coming day or two in an attempt to close gaps, which a senior official said are still quite wide. Prime Minister Netanyahu has recalled the negotiating team in Qatar for consultations.
- Earlier today, Israel’s President Isaac Herzog visited the Gaza Strip where he spoke to IDF commanders and soldiers whom he said are “on the frontline fighting to bring our hostages home, and to remove Hamas’s vast terror network and tunnels aimed at killing our citizens.” He also asked for and received a detailed update on the extensive efforts to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches Gazan citizens.
- Fighting continues in Gaza. Two IDF soldiers were killed in recent days, bringing the total number of fallen troops since the war began to 895. The two were:
- Amit Cohen, 19, from Holon, who was killed in an operational accident in Khan Younis.
- Vladimir Loza, 36, from Ashkelon, according to the military’s initial investigation, was killed in Rafah after an explosion caused a building to collapse. He leaves behind a wife and daughter.
- Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) claims that they have lost contact with a hostage, Rom Breslavsky, whom they were holding. The terror groups insist that they no longer know where Rom is located. The last “sign of life” from him was received by Israel three months ago in a PIJ video. In the past, both Hamas and PIJ have issued statements about hostages “becoming lost” in Gaza, or dying from IDF strikes; however, some of those statements were later proven to be untrue.
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