US special envoy Steve Witkoff says will announce another country entering the Abraham Accords on Thursday night - Reuters

Footage of Ukrainian "Timur Special Unit" fighting in Pokrovsk released by #Ukraine's military intel (GUR)

Against Venezuela, the U.S. Eyes Cuba as Well foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/03/m...

U.S. seeks UN approval for Gaza security force with broad two-year mandate www.axios.com/2025/11/03/g...

Kyiv's troops advanced further near Dobropillia, north of Pokrovsk, Ukraine's army chief says as he visits frontline

Syrian president Ahmed al-Shara'a expected to visit Washington according to US Envoy Tom Barrack

Netflix's 'A House of Dynamite': A terrifying blast of realism - or just hot air? Some quick thoughts on the new Netflix movie open.substack.com/pub/atimeofm...

Trump administration backs repeal of Caesar Act sanctions on Syria, State Department spokesperson says.

Great Power timeout: Decoding the Trump-Xi meeting Behind the smiles and sound bites lies a tactical truce that changes little but buys time. open.substack.com/pub/atimeofm...

Trump–Putin Budapest summit scrapped after Moscow memo. Russia’s sweeping Ukraine war demands torpedoed the talks per FT www.ft.com/content/d665...

State Department Intelligence Agency Dissented Over Putin’s Appetite for Peace www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

A group of Chinese H-6K bombers and J-10 fighter jets recently flew near Taiwan to practice "confrontation drills", Chinese state media said

Netanyahu-led government is pushing two important draft bills that could significantly impact the Israeli political landscape:

White house says Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on sidelines of APEC summit in South Korea next Thursday

Tariff Tango: The coming Xi-Trump meeting A short analysis of what's at stake in the coming China-US meeting (if it does take place) open.substack.com/pub/atimeofm...

AP reports that the White House rejected a proposal by Venezuelan officials to have Maduro step down in three years, handing power to his Vice President. apnews.com/article/trum...

Russian official says the Trump-Putin call lasted almost 2.5 hours

#Breaking Trump says he agreed to meet with Putin in Budapest

The Houthis have confirmed their Chief of Staff, Mohammed Abdulkarim al-Ghamari was killed in Israeli strikes earlier this year and appointed a new Chief of Staff: Yousuf al-Madani

Sirens are sounding in Eilat warning of a possible drone intrusion

#Breaking Witkoff, alongside Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, speaking at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv amidst "Thank you" chants

Zelensky and Trump discuss the supply of Tomahawk missiles as well as patriots interceptors

The Syrian interior ministry says its forces in the al-Qusayr area managed to seize a shipment of Kornet missiles prepared for smuggling out of the country, It says this is the second operation of its kind within two weeks

Trump is holding a phone call with #Ukraine's President Zelenskiy

Six reasons why a Gaza ceasefire was finally reached My analysis of the successful diplomatic breakthrough - and what's still left unsettled. en.majalla.com/node/327754/...

Witkoff and Kushner at Jerusalem's Western Wall

Israel cabinet meeting to review and approve the deal has started

Trump is likely to visit Israel on Sunday - will make a statement at the Knesset

Ceasefire to start at 12:00 per Israeli TV

Next steps: - Israel is set to sign the agreement this afternoon, - The cabinet will approve the deal in a meeting. - Within 24 hours of this approval, Israeli troops will start withdrawing to negotiated lines in Gaza. - Living hostages will be released within 72 hours, after this withdrawal

Hostage families ask Trump for meeting to thank him personally, and propose he speaks at hostage square in Tel Aviv

So we're back to a deal with phases (despite the fact that the framework presented by Trump did not mention any). These deals always have a weak point, namely the transition between the first and second phase.

Statement by Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu: A great day for Israel. I will convene the government tomorrow in order to approve the agreement, and return all our dear hostages home.

Deal for the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire/hostage-release signed.

A US delegation led by presidential envoy Steve Witkoff will join the negotiations to secure a ceasefire/hostage release agreement according to Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty.

Hamas and Israel's delegations have arrived in Egypt's Sharm El-Sheikh for ceasefire talks

Syrian Electoral Commission: Polling ends in Damascus countryside and some other centers in the governorates

#Israel: PM Netanyahu is due to deliver a statement at 20:00 tonight

#Breaking Trump says he believes Hamas is ready for "lasting peace", calls on Israel to stop bombing Gaza and says "We are already in discussions on details to be worked out"

Al-Jazeera says Hamas has given its response to the mediators (no details as to what the response is)

Israel Prime Minister’s Office on behalf of the Mossad: ‘On Wednesday, a terrorist cell was uncovered in Germany that is suspected of being connected to Hamas and of planning attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets.

The Trump plan faces significant obstacles — Hamas surrender, Israeli coalition fracture, and regional politics. But its ambition matters: for the first time, Gaza’s security and governance are outlined rather than deferred. My new post on Trump's plan atimeofmonstersmh.substack.com/p/trump-solv...

Hamas leaning toward accepting Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan quickly, source tells CBS News www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-g...

Qatar says meeting on Gaza plan to be held with Hamas, then Turkey, on Tuesday

Hamas has begun a series of consultations to discuss US President Donald Trump’s ceasefire/hostage-release proposal, a Palestinian source close to the group told AFP.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu apologized to his Qatari counterpart for #Israel’s attack on #Qatar’s capital Doha during a telephone call from the White House, a source close to Netanyahu told Reuters

WSJ: Xi Is Chasing a Huge Concession From Trump: Opposing Taiwan Independence www.wsj.com/world/china/...

At UN Security Council meeting discussing sanctions against Iran, France says the Europeans "expected concrete and specific gestures" and Iran "did not produce any such gestures." French official says "we sought an immediate agreement, yet Iran preferred to postpone everything"

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