Independent Middle East correspondent Jotam Confino has just visited Gaza. He tells Israel in Ten that Hamas is using children as young as four to scout IDF positions along the Yellow Line—and explains why he believes a return to war is inevitable.
A former senior Mossad official says he knows of no Egyptian or Emirati warning before October 7, despite reports that both countries alerted Prime Minister Netanyahu.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Iran could run out of oil to sell within two weeks. He believes the pressure is pushing Tehran towards a deal, but Iranian state media says no talks are planned.
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister is in Washington after reports that Riyadh asked the US for military help against Yemen’s Houthis.
Israel has summoned Spain’s chargé d’affaires over a minister’s support for a Palestinian state “from the river to the sea.”
And the US embassy in Britain has warned Americans of heightened risks to US-linked sites after five men were arrested near RAF Fairford. Police are investigating a possible Iranian link, but have not confirmed a motive.
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